Jesus I just looked at the two games today. Talk about two god awful, who gives a (frank) matchups. I guess maybe people on the West Coast care about San Fran and Seattle (even though it's a rout), but how many really?

How much pressure to succeed is there really?

We were dead last 120 games ago.

Expectations are unrealistic to actually make the playoffs.
- Boss34

expectations can change if the team overachieves

we have 5 guys in the top 46 for nhl scoring

that may not have happened this late in a season since the great one was skating for the oilers in the 80s when there was 21 teams instead of 32

Jesus I just looked at the two games today. Talk about two god awful, who gives a (frank) matchups. I guess maybe people on the West Coast care about San Fran and Seattle (even though it's a rout), but how many really?
- lacaprup

jag/charger game will be fun

either team could beat the chiefs with their A game

How much pressure to succeed is there really?

We were dead last 120 games ago.

Expectations are unrealistic to actually make the playoffs.
- Boss34

Really wasn't any pressure to make the playoffs in the beginning. But as this team started exceeding those expectations it should have changed a bit.

we have 5 guys in the top 46 for nhl scoring

that may not have happened this late in a season since the great one was skating for the oilers in the 80s when there was 21 teams instead of 32
- homiedclown

Don’t forget the Norris candidate and what power has done as a rookie.

Adam’s SHOULD get this team a d man!

I can deal with the 3 goalie rotation.

I can deal with the forward rotation to make 3 goalies work.

I have had enough of the defensive Jerry rotation. We know what we have in Boosh, Pilut, Bryson, Joker, Clague

All he is doing in running power and dahlin into the ice with unsustainable ice time.

Grow a pair and make a swing for a d man!

Samuelsson. Dahlin
Power. Upgrade
Pick a Jerry. Joker.

Is that too much to ask?

Not sure if jerseys are available for sale, I think it may be just the players wearing them in warmups tonight (probably will be an auction for them).
There are tshirts that come with the ticket package, and I think you can buy the shirt separately.

Edit, from Panthers site
“ During warmups, Panthers players will debut custom ¡Vamos Gatos! warmup jerseys exclusively designed by local artist Carlos Solano, which will be available for purchase immediately following warmups at FLA Live Arena's Inside the Boards. Limited-edition Carlos Solano-designed ¡Vamos Gatos! t-shirts and pucks will also be available to purchase at FlaPanthers.givesmart.com, with all proceeds benefiting the Florida Panthers Foundation.”
- Ratsreign

Lets Go Cats! Straight to the bottom of the Atlantic. Milwaukee Deep. Fraud Team.

Really wasn't any pressure to make the playoffs in the beginning. But as this team started exceeding those expectations it should have changed a bit.
- Buff36

Weren't the expectations/models putting them around 85 points? They are at an 86 point pace. Better extend the staff before it's too late.

Weren't the expectations/models putting them around 85 points? They are at an 86 point pace. Better extend the staff before it's too late.
- Lunaion

a week ago we were looking as if the corner was turned


now we look like a team waiting to draft Colby Barlow

jag/charger game will be fun

either team could beat the chiefs with their A game
- homiedclown

I know the Jags have the stud QB in the making, but what a nothing franchise... I suppose we all start somewhere.

a week ago we were looking as if the corner was turned

now we look like a team waiting to draft Colby Barlow
- homiedclown

He'd be a damn good prospect for them to take, as would the kid from Hamburg, among others.

With Krebs on #Amerks rostwer and Girgensons not here, #Sabres look this way:
Skinner-Thompson-Tuch
Quinn-Cozens-Peterka
Mittelstadt-Jost-Olofsson
Okposo-Asplund-Hinostroza (your change for today)
---
Samuelsson-Dahlin
Power-Jokiharju
Bryson-Lyubushkin

https://twitter.com/ByMHa...HfHEi5vk5RVcYSmcX6vQ&s=19

It’s UPL in goal tonight for #Sabres here in Nashville.

https://twitter.com/ByMHa...z7fyV3WH45vuEuA884nw&s=19

With Krebs on #Amerks rostwer and Girgensons not here, #Sabres look this way:
Skinner-Thompson-Tuch
Quinn-Cozens-Peterka
Mittelstadt-Jost-Olofsson
Okposo-Asplund-Hinostroza (your change for today)
---
Samuelsson-Dahlin
Power-Jokiharju
Bryson-Lyubushkin

https://twitter.com/ByMHa...HfHEi5vk5RVcYSmcX6vQ&s=19

It’s UPL in goal tonight for #Sabres here in Nashville.

https://twitter.com/ByMHa...z7fyV3WH45vuEuA884nw&s=19
- kingcong39

It’s time to throw the lines in a blender

It’s time to throw the lines in a blender
- sbroads24

Maybe watching from a box did something for the kids.
Looks like we're getting Sarros tonight, too. No rest for the wicked.

Weren't the expectations/models putting them around 85 points? They are at an 86 point pace. Better extend the staff before it's too late.
- Lunaion

Sure, but I am sure they weren't expecting so many to blow past expectations on the ice. Could have making 1 D move taken away a few more High Danger shots, or bad turnovers that have led to costing us games. Are goaltending is shoddy at times, but are Defense or team defense is horrible. Once teams take away the boards or our fast break we are pretty much toast. We don't handle puck pressure in our zone very well.

Sure, but I am sure they weren't expecting so many to blow past expectations on the ice. Could have making 1 D move taken away a few more High Danger shots, or bad turnovers that have led to costing us games. Are goaltending is shoddy at times, but are Defense or team defense is horrible. Once teams take away the boards or our fast break we are pretty much toast. We don't handle puck pressure in our zone very well.
- Buff36

Sounds a bit like you want them to play a bit more of a defensive style.

Their style of play means more high quality chances against.

It's also why a defenseman like Lyubushkin was a bad fit.

His style of play is almost like it's 4 against 5 offensively while he's on the ice.

That kind of defender doesn't work with the style of play they seem to want to play.

Sounds a bit like you want them to play a bit more of a defensive style.

Their style of play means more high quality chances against.

It's also why a defenseman like Lyubushkin was a bad fit.

His style of play is almost like it's 4 against 5 offensively while he's on the ice.

That kind of defender doesn't work with the style of play they seem to want to play.
- kingcong39

Well when you have a known weak spot, usually you try and make things around that a bit stronger to offset that.

Well when you have a known weak spot, usually you try and make things around that a bit stronger to offset that.
- Buff36

Think everyone agrees that the defense needs an upgrade.

I'm not entirely sure the classic stay at home defender is the answer, unless he's an excellent skater, due to the Sabres desired style of play.

Think everyone agrees that the defense needs an upgrade.

I'm not entirely sure the classic stay at home defender is the answer, unless he's an excellent skater, due to the Sabres desired style of play.
- kingcong39

I am starting to agree, they need a strong skater that can play a 2 way game. Dumba might fit and a younger guy Fabbro, don't like him but Klingberg.

I am starting to agree, they need a strong skater that can play a 2 way game. Dumba might fit and a younger guy Fabbro, don't like him but Klingberg.
- Buff36

The way they call the rules now makes it difficult for defenders to clear the front of the net, as you can't just endlessly hammer the forwards.

They need a defender that can keep up with the pace the Sabres play, and roam from a skating perspective like Power and Dahlin do, so when those 2 do roam, the other defender can get back in time to break up any opposing rush chance.

The way they call the rules now makes it difficult for defenders to clear the front of the net, as you can't just endlessly hammer the forwards.

They need a defender that can keep up with the pace the Sabres play, and roam from a skating perspective like Power and Dahlin do, so when those 2 do roam, the other defender can get back in time to break up any opposing rush chance.
- kingcong39

Yeah pretty much agree, hard to find and eat those kind of minutes.

Yeah, hard to find and eat those kind of minutes.
- Buff36

It's a unicorn ask, but it's why the name Devon Toews comes up as a point of reference.

It's a unicorn ask, but it's why the name Devon Toews comes up as a point of reference.
- kingcong39

There's teams that have young RD that could fit the bill, and RD that are blocking them. It's can you pry them away and are you willing to pay a price.

$350 for 2 seats.
Better be worth that.
I usually get free tickets.

$350 for 2 seats.
Better be worth that.
I usually get free tickets.
- jochfr

For tonight's game.

expectations can change if the team overachieves

we have 5 guys in the top 46 for nhl scoring

that may not have happened this late in a season since the great one was skating for the oilers in the 80s when there was 21 teams instead of 32
- homiedclown

Reasonable post.

Going into the season though, goaltending.....was an issue