Hard to create offense when you can't get out of your own end
- Buff36

The Sabres offense is way more to blame for the amount of shots they give up.

They are a bad transition team outside of a few forwards and do not have sustained offensive pressure.

The defense is constantly being attacked in their zone because our forwards barely control the puck.

One of the biggest problems for the Sabres over the years has been team defense. And that includes back checking forwards and defensive awareness from blueliners. A lot of heat on Dell for last night but look at where the Stars shots came from. Almost exclusively from the top of the circle on down. A veteran team like the Stars knew where to attack a weak Sabres defense.
- Michael Pachla

Totally agree. Team defence has to improve. The offence looks like it is heading in the right direction. No doubt there is a bright future ahead.

The Sabres offense is way more to blame for the amount of shots they give up.

They are a bad transition team outside of a few forwards and do not have sustained offensive pressure.

The defense is constantly being attacked in their zone because our forwards barely control the puck.
- sbroads24

Sustained possession is not something this Sabres team has been doing and that is the forwards fault. There is one line that seems to be able to hang on to the puck and that's it.

RIP to Louie Anderson...

"and in a couple years I will make assistant manager, and that's when the big bucks start coming in"

Hard to create offense when you can't get out of your own end
- Buff36

Whos fault is that, just say.

Totally agree. Team defence has to improve. The offence looks like it is heading in the right direction. No doubt there is a bright future ahead.
- Camel

Team GF/60 is 25th. Their xGF/60 is 31st. Considering the injury circus and the lack of scoring talent we've had basically all year, this adds up. Having Mitts Thompson and Cozens should be fun, along with adding Quinn Krebs Tuch. Olofsson died. Skinner's relevant so that's cool. Everyone else on offense is just a turd in the toilet.

Totally agree. Team defence has to improve. The offence looks like it is heading in the right direction. No doubt there is a bright future ahead.
- Camel

very bright as witnessed last night...and they need to focus on putting the best possible team they can on the ice beginning next year...one thing we all agree upon, which is very unusual to begin with, is that they need to upgrade goaltending...another thing we all agree upon (which is even more scary for these threads) is that they need to get a bona fide top-four defender

The Sabres offense is way more to blame for the amount of shots they give up.

They are a bad transition team outside of a few forwards and do not have sustained offensive pressure.

- sbroads24

Do you think this is why we also don't get many PP opportunities per game? We're only averaging 2.65 PP attempts/game this season and I feel like this explains it.

Whos fault is that, just say.
- ImThatGuy

Dell

RIP to Louie Anderson...

"and in a couple years I will make assistant manager, and that's when the big bucks start coming in"
- Stripes77

McDowell's 😂

"They got the Golden Arches, mine is the Golden Arcs. They got the Big Mac, I got the Big Mick."

Do you think this is why we also don't get many PP opportunities per game? We're only averaging 2.65 PP attempts/game this season and I feel like this explains it.
- The_Inkwell

For sure

The Thompson line (whoever he’s with ) is the only consistent offensive line on the team.

The Sabres offense is way more to blame for the amount of shots they give up.

They are a bad transition team outside of a few forwards and do not have sustained offensive pressure.

The defense is constantly being attacked in their zone because our forwards barely control the puck.
- sbroads24

They go hand in hand, that's why it's called team defense. Horrible passing in your zone makes any transition game hard.

Whos fault is that, just say.
- ImThatGuy

The team

Whos fault is that, just say.
- ImThatGuy

He's been analytically excellent for over a month. Even relative to his teammates, he's been playing at an exceptional level. This Dahlin would be at least a #2 defenseman on all 32 teams.

He's been analytically excellent for over a month.
- TheSabresTaco

And I pretty much said he's been good throughout the last month, but damn don't bring up anything else.

Would you rather pay Kadri 7m for 6 years or trade both Floridas and Vegas 1sts this year for Travis Konecny?
- washedup20

I wouldn't give up both firsts for him. Good player, but that's steep imo. Don't know why it would have to be either or, but I get your point on would have to probably overpay Kadri to come. He is a tough player to play against though, and most likely the duration of the contract amount wouldn't be an issue cap wise, at least not until the last 2 years.

And I pretty much said he's been good throughout the last month, but damn don't bring up anything else.
- Buff36

Not sure what's going on with the Dahlin hyperbole around here. All I know is that he's a great player and he's established a pattern of being a diesel engine in 5 degree weather.

Not sure what's going on with the Dahlin hyperbole around here. All I know is that he's a great player and he's established a pattern of being a diesel engine in 5 degree weather.
- TheSabresTaco

Sure he has, now let's keep it going. He's been very good for stretches before.

And I pretty much said he's been good throughout the last month, but damn don't bring up anything else.
- Buff36

You know how it goes around here. Say something once or a hundred times (Quinn) it gets brought up til the end of time. I'm already bracing for the Quinn is a bad pick to be throw at me 30 times a year. All you can do sometimes is just go ehh bad take, I'll eat it.

You know how it goes around here. Say something once or a hundred times (Quinn) it gets brought up til the end of time. I'm already bracing for the Quinn is a bad pick to be throw at me 30 times a year. All you can do sometimes is just go ehh bad take, I'll eat it.
- SDSabre

There is bad take from months ago and then there is blaming Dahlin for the loss last night.........

There is bad take from months ago and then there is blaming Dahlin for the loss last night.........
- ImThatGuy

And who blamed him for the loss

You know how it goes around here. Say something once or a hundred times (Quinn) it gets brought up til the end of time. I'm already bracing for the Quinn is a bad pick to be throw at me 30 times a year. All you can do sometimes is just go ehh bad take, I'll eat it.
- SDSabre

And who blamed him for the loss
- Buff36

You last night:

"Yeah you know maybe if he covers his guy in front we end in a tie or he doesn't miss that puck at Center,Tyler doesn't get that shot of that goes of Pee boy. But hey he had points."

You last night:

"Yeah you know maybe if he covers his guy in front we end in a tie or he doesn't miss that puck at Center,Tyler doesn't get that shot of that goes of Pee boy. But hey he had points."
- ImThatGuy

I said that because you were blaming Dell

You know how it goes around here. Say something once or a hundred times (Quinn) it gets brought up til the end of time. I'm already bracing for the Quinn is a bad pick to be throw at me 30 times a year. All you can do sometimes is just go ehh bad take, I'll eat it.
- SDSabre

The Quinn bashing was extensive and undeserved, at (frank)ing best.