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mhp
Buffalo Sabres
Location: PROUD MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION SINCE 1975!!!! , SD
Joined: 01.14.2008

Dec 3 @ 9:10 AM ET
Just getting started
- Buff36


All I can do is laugh at this point. It sucks that this team's goaltending is deflating these kids. Good job Kim.
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Dec 3 @ 9:10 AM ET
So all the picks traded away in that time might not have helped us. And most of these nobody's have been parts of TEAMS that have done a lot more than the Sabres have, and in there own way have helped those teams reach the Cup or playoffs.
- Buff36


Yeah, but we brought in good players with track records who played well here and after they left. This BS arguement we "rushed" the last rebuild is just that: BS.

We happened in the last rebuild was our tank players - you know the ones we gladly lost for - have all been NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Dec 3 @ 9:11 AM ET
Yep (frank) you to everyone rooting for my team to lose. Including the people running my team.
- lacaprup


Scream it from a mountain top, nobody cares cause fortunately this isn't your team.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Dec 3 @ 9:11 AM ET
You do not build a team through trades and free agency.
- Powerslave

disagree on trades.

Free agency yes, because the NHL free agency is trash.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Dec 3 @ 9:13 AM ET
disagree on trades.

Free agency yes, because the NHL free agency is trash.

- ImThatGuy



The key word here is "build". No one builds their core through trades.
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Dec 3 @ 9:15 AM ET
The key word here is "build". No one builds their core through trades.
- Powerslave


Except maybe Vegas lol
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Dec 3 @ 9:16 AM ET
Scream it from a mountain top, nobody cares cause fortunately this isn't your team.
- RhinoFan


Yes, thank god it's owned by people who want to lose every year.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 3 @ 9:18 AM ET
But at the end of the day he was a minus for the night and was yet again a defensive liability. Look Dahlin has great offensive upside but he is bad at defense.

What good is he if he scores 40 points and ends up being a minus player?

- hehateme

Plus minus is incredibly irrelevant

Dahlin isn’t “giving up goals” he’s not a goalie

Also, he was a -1 last night

Olofsson was a -4. Didn’t hear a peep from anyone on how the Panthers scoring goals was his fault at all
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 3 @ 9:18 AM ET
All I can do is laugh at this point. It sucks that this team's goaltending is deflating these kids. Good job Kim.
- mhp

Fix the defense and help the goaltending. Dell blows but giving up 43 shots a game doesn't help
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Dec 3 @ 9:18 AM ET
Yes, thank god it's owned by people who want to lose every year.
- lacaprup


It's what we all want. We truly just pray the losing never ever ends. I am going to go the Washington game this weekend and root for Ovi.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Dec 3 @ 9:20 AM ET
i actually made it through an entire yoko ono song last night
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Dec 3 @ 9:20 AM ET
It's what we all want. We truly just pray the losing never ever ends. I am going to go the Washington game this weekend and root for Ovi.
- RhinoFan


poop, I started rooting for OV in Sabres Caps games 7 years ago when he signed my jersey. When you're that good (an actual generational talent) you go beyond the laundry.
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Dec 3 @ 9:22 AM ET
You do not build a team through trades and free agency.
- Powerslave



You are correct! You build 90% of your team in the draft and plug a few holes with trades and Free agency.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Dec 3 @ 9:28 AM ET
Plus minus is incredibly irrelevant

Dahlin isn’t “giving up goals” he’s not a goalie

Also, he was a -1 last night

Olofsson was a -4. Didn’t hear a peep from anyone on how the Panthers scoring goals was his fault at all

- sbroads24



Yea but that doesnt matter, he was hurt recently so he is obviously not up to speed.

Plus Dahlin probably did something stupid causing VO to be on the ice for a goal.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 3 @ 9:28 AM ET
i actually made it through an entire yoko ono song last night
- Michael Pachla

https://youtu.be/ckCVBPf3-DQ
For you Pach's
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Dec 3 @ 9:28 AM ET
All I can do is laugh at this point. It sucks that this team's goaltending is deflating these kids. Good job Kim.
- mhp



While goaltending is the stand out issue to me last nights game shed light to what Granato has hid well since Krueger left. This team doesn’t know how to hold a lead.

The players don’t sound as mentally fatigued which is an indication of healthier locker room but this roster is missing a spark plug, a killer instinct and goaltending.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 3 @ 9:30 AM ET
Yea but that doesnt matter, he was hurt recently so he is obviously not up to speed.

Plus Dahlin probably did something stupid causing VO to be on the ice for a goal.

- ImThatGuy

Well with Olofsson being hurt and not up to speed, what's Dahlin's excuse.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 3 @ 9:31 AM ET
While goaltending is the stand out issue to me last nights game shed light to what Granato has hid well since Krueger left. This team doesn’t know how to hold a lead.

The players don’t sound as mentally fatigued which is an indication of healthier locker room but this roster is missing a spark plug, a killer instinct and goaltending.

- washedup20

Good Post
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Dec 3 @ 9:32 AM ET
https://youtu.be/ckCVBPf3-DQ
For you Pach's

- Buff36

oh my...that was celine dion compared to this one from last night:

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 3 @ 9:35 AM ET
oh my...that was celine dion compared to this one from last night:


- Michael Pachla

Can't get through the beginning
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Dec 3 @ 9:35 AM ET
While goaltending is the stand out issue to me last nights game shed light to what Granato has hid well since Krueger left. This team doesn’t know how to hold a lead.

The players don’t sound as mentally fatigued which is an indication of healthier locker room but this roster is missing a spark plug, a killer instinct and goaltending.

- washedup20

there's a book on the sabres...teams know who they are and what they do under granato...they're getting caved, it's costing them games and the problem, as pham pointed out post-game, is that donnie meatballs isn't doing anything to counter that....the question is, why?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 3 @ 9:37 AM ET
there's a book on the sabres...teams know who they are and what they do under granato...they're getting caved, it's costing them games and the problem, as pham pointed out post-game, is that donnie meatballs isn't doing anything to counter that....the question is, why?
- Michael Pachla

Maybe he is and the players just don't get it right away.
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Dec 3 @ 9:38 AM ET
I really pray to baby Jesus that GMKA grows a set and trades for a REAL NHL goalie for the future. IMO, I fear UPL is not going to be good maybe a good back up but not a good starter.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Dec 3 @ 9:39 AM ET
Can't get through the beginning
- Buff36

exactly...i muscled through it and made it out without too much of a scar and actually kinda got what she was doing...I think

that said, it was a killer set on my drive home:

got hooked by this from john lennon and (i found out this morning) frank zappa on a song recorded live at the fillmore in '71 (yes, yoko is in it)'

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sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 3 @ 9:41 AM ET
Yea but that doesnt matter, he was hurt recently so he is obviously not up to speed.

Plus Dahlin probably did something stupid causing VO to be on the ice for a goal.

- ImThatGuy

I just can’t even begin to figure out how someone watches that game yesterday and thinks Dahlin was a problem

He’s played well lately.

I got on him a few weeks ago. But he’s been fine and contributing almost every game lately
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