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lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 18 @ 12:12 PM ET
Whatever you do dont look at our drafts, you wont find toughness there.

Huge hole in this organization.

- sabresfan69


To me, they should be able to pick up a protector from the AHL if they have to. It shouldn't be hard at all. I don't need them to draft for it. This isn't about making the playoffs, that's already been destroyed by this month. It's about protecting our two great players, our 19 year old future great player, and our basket of bltches at the forward position.

The only people who don't understand this most likely didn't watch Peterka get blasted multiple times against Vancouver nor Krebs get boarded against Ottawa. These things don't show up at Naturalstattrick
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 18 @ 12:17 PM ET
Rough news on Eric Comrie. MRI of knee showed some issues and will be out weeks as per GMKA. It’s gonna be UPL and Anderson for a while now. #Sabres

https://twitter.com/hocke...nk6TK2guLBcOWkOtbx9A&s=19
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 18 @ 12:18 PM ET
To me, they should be able to pick up a protector from the AHL if they have to. It shouldn't be hard at all. I don't need them to draft for it. This isn't about making the playoffs, that's already been destroyed by this month. It's about protecting our two great players, our 19 year old future great player, and our basket of bltches at the forward position.

The only people who don't understand this most likely didn't watch Peterka get blasted multiple times against Vancouver nor Krebs get boarded against Ottawa. These things don't show up at Naturalstattrick

- lacaprup



Watching the games vs. Reading analytics

Good post

Peterka getting destroyed won't show up on the analytics

The players saw it, the fans saw it.
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Nov 18 @ 12:20 PM ET
To me, they should be able to pick up a protector from the AHL if they have to. It shouldn't be hard at all. I don't need them to draft for it. This isn't about making the playoffs, that's already been destroyed by this month. It's about protecting our two great players, our 19 year old future great player, and our basket of bltches at the forward position.

The only people who don't understand this most likely didn't watch Peterka get blasted multiple times against Vancouver nor Krebs get boarded against Ottawa. These things don't show up at Naturalstattrick

- lacaprup

The way the NHL is these days you can't waste a roster spot on a "knuckledragger"

Need someone in the E. Kane mold heck even Nicolas Deslauriers would have helped.


I don't disagree with you and this team is lacking some toughness but he has to be able to play hockey too.


Last 10 years we trade away anyone who has toughness Foligno, Des, Kassian just to name a few. Anyone shows an ounce of toughness and they are shipped out
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Nov 18 @ 12:26 PM ET
Rough news on Eric Comrie. MRI of knee showed some issues and will be out weeks as per GMKA. It’s gonna be UPL and Anderson for a while now. #Sabres

https://twitter.com/hocke...nk6TK2guLBcOWkOtbx9A&s=19

- kingcong39


You know it's not a good sign when they say weeks upfront.

Subban hasn't played yet this year. Just a matter of time until the inevitable Houser NHL contract.
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Nov 18 @ 12:28 PM ET
Rough news on Eric Comrie. MRI of knee showed some issues and will be out weeks as per GMKA. It’s gonna be UPL and Anderson for a while now. #Sabres

https://twitter.com/hocke...nk6TK2guLBcOWkOtbx9A&s=19

- kingcong39

6K time to shine. Probably his last chance to show it.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 18 @ 12:30 PM ET
You know it's not a good sign when they say weeks upfront.

Subban hasn't played yet this year. Just a matter of time until the inevitable Houser NHL contract.

- Lunaion


Malcolm Subban gets the start between the pipes tonight 👏

https://twitter.com/Amerk...gmOHYxluxxE-33QQp_Ig&s=19

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 18 @ 12:38 PM ET
You know it's not a good sign when they say weeks upfront.

Subban hasn't played yet this year. Just a matter of time until the inevitable Houser NHL contract.

- Lunaion


Really could use dt31 in the system right now.

Maybe the ef bear 5th round pick we saved, could be used to reaquire tokarski?
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Nov 18 @ 12:41 PM ET
Really could use dt31 in the system right now.

Maybe the ef bear 5th round pick we saved, could be used to reaquire tokarski?

- Boss34


Houser is cheaper. That drives decisions here atm.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 18 @ 12:44 PM ET
Houser is cheaper. That drives decisions here atm.
- Lunaion


Get what you pay for.

I'm pretty excited about upl. Its something this team needs, new blood.

Really looked good last year during our back to back home games vs rangers/ caps maybe?

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 18 @ 12:45 PM ET
Rough news on Eric Comrie. MRI of knee showed some issues and will be out weeks as per GMKA. It’s gonna be UPL and Anderson for a while now. #Sabres

https://twitter.com/hocke...nk6TK2guLBcOWkOtbx9A&s=19

- kingcong39

Dougie Dougie Dougie!!
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 18 @ 12:52 PM ET
6K time to shine. Probably his last chance to show it.
- sabresfan69

Why he's only 23 and hasn't really been given that shot.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Nov 18 @ 12:56 PM ET
Get what you pay for.

I'm pretty excited about upl. Its something this team needs, new blood.

Really looked good last year during our back to back home games vs rangers/ caps maybe?

- Boss34


I want to see UPL too. With the group they have, it can spiral into a goalie crisis really fast. Just one of the reasons I've called this a poorly constructed team.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Nov 18 @ 12:57 PM ET
Why he's only 23 and hasn't really been given that shot.
- Buff36


Hard to imagine it's not Comrie + UPL next year.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 18 @ 12:58 PM ET
https://twitter.com/thomc...amp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Wild!!
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 18 @ 1:01 PM ET
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 18 @ 1:03 PM ET
Hard to imagine it's not Comrie + UPL next year.
- Lunaion

Agreed, glad UPL is getting his chance. Sucks that it has to because of Comrie. And it isn't exactly peaches and cream out on the ice for the Sabres right now.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Nov 18 @ 1:14 PM ET
LoL, I guess I should have went back and added the final line which I omitted;
You can’t judge the effectiveness of physical play by simply counting the number of hits per team. It’s a pretty useless stat

- Ratsreign


That it is
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Nov 18 @ 1:15 PM ET
Savoie showed up last night.

6 points (including a hat trick) against Bedard’s Regina Pats.

Was dynamite the first 6 or 7 games then cooled off.

Hopefully last night is the one that gets him going again
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 18 @ 1:22 PM ET
Bills will be lucky to get to Detroit. Travel Bans all over the place. Policartz said he won't sacrifice needed resources to get Bills players to the Airport. Don't blame him right now, we are getting hammered.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Nov 18 @ 1:50 PM ET
Bills will be lucky to get to Detroit. Travel Bans all over the place. Policartz said he won't sacrifice needed resources to get Bills players to the Airport. Don't blame him right now, we are getting hammered.
- Buff36


I remember 20+ years ago then Broncos were stuck in Denver until late Saturday night, and they flew here. A lot can, and will change in 24 hours. It's only an hour flight from Buffalo to Detroit.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 18 @ 1:55 PM ET
I remember 20+ years ago then Broncos were stuck in Denver until late Saturday night, and they flew here. A lot can, and will change in 24 hours. It's only an hour flight from Buffalo to Detroit.
- buffalofan19

Oh sure, hopefully it does cause I am running out of room for Snow plowing. My Wife had me put up 2 of those metal Christmas Trees made out of lights in are front yard. One was 4ft and one was 6ft, can't see the 4ft one anymore.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Nov 18 @ 1:59 PM ET
Savoie showed up last night.

6 points (including a hat trick) against Bedard’s Regina Pats.

Was dynamite the first 6 or 7 games then cooled off.

Hopefully last night is the one that gets him going again

- Pegullaville


His first career junior hat-trick in like 150 games or something I saw.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Nov 18 @ 2:02 PM ET
Malcolm Subban gets the start between the pipes tonight 👏

https://twitter.com/Amerk...gmOHYxluxxE-33QQp_Ig&s=19


- kingcong39

Probably get hurt in the first 5 minutes of the game.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 18 @ 2:02 PM ET
His first career junior hat-trick in like 150 games or something I saw.
- DirtyDan


so we may be good in 2026?
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