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Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 7 @ 7:43 PM ET
Crosby vs Malone is a slight mismatch too.
- Lunaion


Pilut over Bryson. I’m sticking to it
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 7 @ 7:44 PM ET
Pilut over Bryson. I’m sticking to it
- Sabretooth9


Agreed
The_Inkwell
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.29.2006

Oct 7 @ 7:46 PM ET
Davies and Clague are not it
- Hank Balling


Brutal
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 7 @ 7:49 PM ET
Pilut over Bryson. I’m sticking to it
- Sabretooth9


Don't really care for Bryson, but I think he has a longer leash than that.

Pilut vs Fitz vs both is an interesting call.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 7 @ 8:07 PM ET
Don't really care for Bryson, but I think he has a longer leash than that.

Pilut vs Fitz vs both is an interesting call.

- Lunaion


Easy pass on fitz. He’s a career AHLer
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 7 @ 8:12 PM ET
Hinostroza has had a nice preseason. I’ve only watched 3 preseason games though
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 7 @ 8:12 PM ET
Easy pass on fitz. He’s a career AHLer
- Sabretooth9


Leaning there too, but they clearly like him (too much).
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Oct 7 @ 8:17 PM ET
Denver ran the ball well, everything should be fine.
* they also did a nice job of stopping the run

You gotta be happy with the "state of the broncos"

5 years for russ is gonna leave everyone a bye week (every week) until 2027.

- Boss34


Third part of the equation, the one everyone likes to conveniently leave out when they mock me, is average QB play.

Average QB play is the difference between being 2-3 and 4-1 right now going into Monday night against the Chargers.

I never once said run the ball, stop the run, and have god awful play calling/QB play
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 7 @ 8:22 PM ET
Leaning there too, but they clearly like him (too much).
- Lunaion


I get he’s physical But he can’t pass and isn’t at an NHL level skill level. He always makes bone headed plays
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 7 @ 8:25 PM ET
Comrie has had a rough night. I understand some bad defense has taken place but jeeze
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 7 @ 8:30 PM ET
Comrie has had a rough night. I understand some bad defense has taken place but jeeze
- Sabretooth9


Bet he'd like the last one back, but they've gotten run over tonight.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Oct 7 @ 8:34 PM ET
Hinostroza has had a nice preseason. I’ve only watched 3 preseason games though
- Sabretooth9


You must've missed the horrendous play he made to gift the Penguin their first goal.
IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Oct 7 @ 8:37 PM ET
Comrie has had a rough night. I understand some bad defense has taken place but jeeze
- Sabretooth9

I was just about to ask how he looked. I can’t watch and preseason stats can be misleading. I hope he is at least decent. We need that.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Oct 7 @ 8:39 PM ET
I was just about to ask how he looked. I can’t watch and preseason stats can be misleading. I hope he is at least decent. We need that.
- IndianaSabresFan


In his two games, he's been saddled with poor at best defense makeups and very bad team play.

Tough to make a judgement so far, but fear not, Anderson is sure to produce 50+ games of strong goaltending.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 7 @ 8:42 PM ET
In his two games, he's been saddled with poor at best defense makeups and very bad team play.

Tough to make a judgement so far, but fear not, Anderson is sure to produce 50+ games of strong goaltending.

- kingcong39


Bad breakdowns with Crosby on the ice don't end well.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 7 @ 8:45 PM ET
In his two games, he's been saddled with poor at best defense makeups and very bad team play.

Tough to make a judgement so far, but fear not, Anderson is sure to produce 50+ games of strong goaltending.

- kingcong39


The jackets game was pretty much an AHL roster
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 7 @ 9:03 PM ET
I was just about to ask how he looked. I can’t watch and preseason stats can be misleading. I hope he is at least decent. We need that.
- IndianaSabresFan


The defensive lineup is atrocious but... he's also probably nothing more than a stop gap. TBD how much he stops during that gap.

The rubber starts flying next week with a real roster
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Oct 7 @ 9:20 PM ET
If you have faith in Peterka and his ability to learn on the job then the 14th forward shouldn't threaten his spot. My point was simply that they had an easy opportunity to upgrade Bjork and they chose not to do it. It is what it is now
- Hank Balling


I see what you're saying, but they are simply fine with bjork playing rarely.

They really have an image problem , KA is recently polishing up.

Moves just to upgrade player 22 ...... maybe it makes the Sabres look trigger happy . Guys a vet.

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Oct 7 @ 9:21 PM ET
Third part of the equation, the one everyone likes to conveniently leave out when they mock me, is average QB play.

Average QB play is the difference between being 2-3 and 4-1 right now going into Monday night against the Chargers.

I never once said run the ball, stop the run, and have god awful play calling/QB play

- Pegullaville


That's fair, and I apologize.

I left out the qb part, which wasnt good 🤝
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 7 @ 9:30 PM ET
The defensive lineup is atrocious but... he's also probably nothing more than a stop gap. TBD how much he stops during that gap.

The rubber starts flying next week with a real roster

- Hank Balling


That was dreadful, top to bottom.
The_Inkwell
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.29.2006

Oct 7 @ 9:34 PM ET
That was dreadful, top to bottom.
- Lunaion


Good thing it was run for the bus last preseason game.
bonecrrusher
Buffalo Sabres
Location: QC
Joined: 07.06.2013

Oct 7 @ 9:43 PM ET
Good thing it was run for the bus last preseason game.
- The_Inkwell

i hope i never see clague again
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Oct 7 @ 9:46 PM ET
some good vibes in the burg


for the pens
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Oct 7 @ 10:19 PM ET
some good vibes in the burg


for the pens

- homiedclown


When does age and selling assets year after year catch up with the pens.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 7 @ 10:34 PM ET
When does age and selling assets year after year catch up with the pens.
- Gr8daygo


It already has
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