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Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Mar 26 @ 3:23 AM ET
I’m watching also but I’ll take Cam Fowler .
- SABRES 89


Isn't he like 48?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Mar 26 @ 7:00 AM ET
https://twitter.com/Sabre...amp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Kozak starting to make his way up the list! In a couple years Rousek Kozak Nadeau could make for a interesting 4th line. Speed, Forecheck, scoring, Grit and Nastiness
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 26 @ 8:37 AM ET
https://twitter.com/Sabremetrix/status/1639810034820431874?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Kozak starting to make his way up the list! In a couple years Rousek Kozak Nadeau could make for a interesting 4th line. Speed, Forecheck, scoring, Grit and Nastiness

- Buff36

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Mar 26 @ 8:45 AM ET

- homiedclown

Think Okposo was standing behind the bear, the way he played the 3rd last night. That 8Ball gave him a 20min boost.
IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Mar 26 @ 10:15 AM ET

- homiedclown

TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Mar 26 @ 10:26 AM ET
Sabres in 8 GP at 5v5 since DAL loss:
2.93 xGF/60 (8th)
2.53 xGA/60 (9th)
53.7 xGF% (10th)

Sabres in 64 GP at 5v5 up to DAL loss:
2.69 xGF/60 (17th)
2.90 xGA/60 (26th)
48.1 xGF% (23rd)

Interesting.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Mar 26 @ 10:39 AM ET
Sabres in 8 GP at 5v5 since DAL loss:
2.93 xGF/60 (8th)
2.53 xGA/60 (9th)
53.7 xGF% (10th)

Sabres in 64 GP at 5v5 up to DAL loss:
2.69 xGF/60 (17th)
2.90 xGA/60 (26th)
48.1 xGF% (23rd)

Interesting.

- TheSabresTaco


The Sabres this year are going to be kicking themselves for being so inconsistent

Take away the terrible goaltending. Which is a majority of the problem.

The inconsistency of this team has been horrible. The devils and islanders they play a good game

But then you have the blue jackets game a couple weeks ago where they were sleep walking through the game until the 3rd
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Mar 26 @ 10:55 AM ET
The Sabres this year are going to be kicking themselves for being so inconsistent

Take away the terrible goaltending. Which is a majority of the problem.

The inconsistency of this team has been horrible. The devils and islanders they play a good game

But then you have the blue jackets game a couple weeks ago where they were sleep walking through the game until the 3rd

- Sabretooth9


Weak goaltending, weak defense, weak defensive forwards + a system that exposes all of that is a bad recipe.
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Mar 26 @ 11:04 AM ET
Brooks K, the LIVid golfer

https://twitter.com/David...5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

this is the play that set him off ( perhaps like a Boss hunting 🦏 )
https://twitter.com/NYRan...Frecap-kids-beat-cats-4-3
Ekblad too frequently this season
The_Inkwell
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.29.2006

Mar 26 @ 11:06 AM ET
Weak goaltending, weak defense, weak defensive forwards + a system that exposes all of that is a bad recipe.
- Lunaion


Yesterday's game was either an outlier or these guys know how to play defense but just choose not to most nights.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Mar 26 @ 11:20 AM ET
Yesterday's game was either an outlier or these guys know how to play defense but just choose not to most nights.
- The_Inkwell


Probably a bit of both.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Mar 26 @ 11:22 AM ET
Probably a bit of both.
- Lunaion


The Islanders may have also looked a bit like an old team on the 2nd half of a back to back as well.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 26 @ 11:23 AM ET

- IndianaSabresFan

sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Mar 26 @ 11:29 AM ET
1 game suspension for AJ Greer crosschecking Hoffman to the face and Skinner got 3 games. Man it must be nice to wear a bruins jersey.
https://twitter.com/scott...5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 26 @ 11:34 AM ET
1 game suspension for AJ Green crosschecking Hoffman to the face and Skinner got 3 games. Man it must be nice to wear a bruins jersey.
https://twitter.com/scott...5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

- sabresfan69





when did he switch sports?
SoCalPucks
San Jose Sharks
Location: Ice-O-Plex, CA
Joined: 03.20.2012

Mar 26 @ 11:59 AM ET

- IndianaSabresFan



I’ve seen angrier.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Mar 26 @ 12:10 PM ET
I’ve seen angrier.
- SoCalPucks


homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 26 @ 12:12 PM ET
I’ve seen angrier.
- SoCalPucks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o45zc3dA5Q
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Mar 26 @ 12:17 PM ET
Sabres in 8 GP at 5v5 since DAL loss:
2.93 xGF/60 (8th)
2.53 xGA/60 (9th)
53.7 xGF% (10th)

Sabres in 64 GP at 5v5 up to DAL loss:
2.69 xGF/60 (17th)
2.90 xGA/60 (26th)
48.1 xGF% (23rd)

Interesting.

- TheSabresTaco


They were top 12 for xGF% for a good chunk of the season overall. I think they were around 20-22 for xGA as well if I’m not mistaken and hovering around 49.5-50 xGF.

The last 15-20 games when teams started to trap them prior to the Dallas gamethey had a lot of trouble, also coincided with the kid line going cold and eventually being split up all together.

The past 8 games remind me of when the team stared 7-3, just not getting results. They have put together strong stretches, just need to be more consistent.

Oh, and not get the worst goaltending in the league
IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Mar 26 @ 1:29 PM ET




when did he switch sports?

- homiedclown

Same time this guy did.

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

Mar 26 @ 1:30 PM ET
Sabres in 8 GP at 5v5 since DAL loss:
2.93 xGF/60 (8th)
2.53 xGA/60 (9th)
53.7 xGF% (10th)

Sabres in 64 GP at 5v5 up to DAL loss:
2.69 xGF/60 (17th)
2.90 xGA/60 (26th)
48.1 xGF% (23rd)

Interesting.

- TheSabresTaco

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

Mar 26 @ 1:33 PM ET
They were top 12 for xGF% for a good chunk of the season overall. I think they were around 20-22 for xGA as well if I’m not mistaken and hovering around 49.5-50 xGF.

The last 15-20 games when teams started to trap them prior to the Dallas gamethey had a lot of trouble, also coincided with the kid line going cold and eventually being split up all together.

The past 8 games remind me of when the team stared 7-3, just not getting results. They have put together strong stretches, just need to be more consistent.

Oh, and not get the worst goaltending in the league

- Swedish_Jesus

They have a playoff caliber forward core and top end of the defense.

The fact that they screwed up the bottom of the D and goaltending so badly that they won’t make the playoffs is infuriating.
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Mar 26 @ 1:34 PM ET
Sabres in 8 GP at 5v5 since DAL loss:
2.93 xGF/60 (8th)
2.53 xGA/60 (9th)
53.7 xGF% (10th)

Sabres in 64 GP at 5v5 up to DAL loss:
2.69 xGF/60 (17th)
2.90 xGA/60 (26th)
48.1 xGF% (23rd)

Interesting.

- TheSabresTaco



Expected stats. Anyone who watched the Bruins game and thinks the Sabres were the better team just with worse goaltending needs to return their eyes. And, then in the Nashville debacle, the Preds just coasted through the 3rd period because they had already won the game. (And that was a Preds team sans Roman Josi)
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

Mar 26 @ 2:25 PM ET
I apologize if this is old news, but I just saw it yesterday. The NHL announced that it signed a 10-year deal with Fanatics to be its new jersey manufacturer, replacing Adidas. I'm not much of a jersey/memorabilia collector, but the ones that I've seen hate this move.
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Mar 26 @ 2:48 PM ET
I apologize if this is old news, but I just saw it yesterday. The NHL announced that it signed a 10-year deal with Fanatics to be its new jersey manufacturer, replacing Adidas. I'm not much of a jersey/memorabilia collector, but the ones that I've seen hate this move.
- buffalofan19


I don't know much about it except people hate this for some reason.
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