shrader Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 4 minutes ago, JohnC said: Did I misspell his name or is the deep state sabotaging me? Yeah, make a specific misspelling and it shows up like it did in your post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Did I just see a tacky penalty called on the Canadiens in the last 3 minutes of the game? Must be a full moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Just now, shrader said: Yeah, make a specific misspelling and it shows up like it did in your post It's unamerican to be penalized for bad spelling. It's my right to be illiterate and poorly schooled? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) Edited October 26, 2018 by 26CornerBlitz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Hell of a win, Go Sabres! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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K-9 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 44 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: Wow, what a win!! They pretty much dominated the play from about the last 5 minutes of the 1st period. Have we possibly turned the corner in our rebuild? This really seems like a different team than last year. A 3 game win streak in October?! Is that allowed? lol Here’s a sign we may have turned the corner: we didn’t get all world goaltending and Eichel didn’t have to make the scoresheet in order for us to win, although he played a heckuva game, regardless. If we can continue to get secondary scoring, look out. Mitts needs to just keep doing what he’s doing and not get frustrated. He is showing he belongs in the meantime. You can see him figuring things out and he’s been finding the open areas more and more. Just a matter of time. Of course, I can’t end a post without at least one point of the finger. And it’s pointing squarely at Scandella. He has played like ass all year and is showing no signs of turning it around to this point. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnC Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 18 minutes ago, K-9 said: Here’s a sign we may have turned the corner: we didn’t get all world goaltending and Eichel didn’t have to make the scoresheet in order for us to win, although he played a heckuva game, regardless. If we can continue to get secondary scoring, look out. Mitts needs to just keep doing what he’s doing and not get frustrated. He is showing he belongs in the meantime. You can see him figuring things out and he’s been finding the open areas more and more. Just a matter of time. Of course, I can’t end a post without at least one point of the finger. And it’s pointing squarely at Scandella. He has played like ass all year and is showing no signs of turning it around to this point. Collectively our defense is playing so much better compared to last year. McCabe is steadily getting better and Nelson is a quiet player who just does his job. And although Dahlin hasn't flashed his offensive skills just yet he does play very maturely on defense. In general, the passing and skating has been significantly upgraded from last year. The issue is can Bogo stay healthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, JohnC said: Collectively our defense is playing so much better compared to last year. McCabe is steadily getting better and Nelson is a quiet player who just does his job. And although Dahlin hasn't flashed his offensive skills just yet he does play very maturely on defense. In general, the passing and skating has been significantly upgraded from last year. The issue is can Bogo stay healthy? Can’t tell if this is a defense of Scandella or not. He’s been terrible. I like McCabe, but he has his WTF moments, too. Like failing to stand up Domi on his second goal tonight. Love his offensive game, though. Great point about Bogo. Need him to stay healthy. He’s got an edge to his game that is infectious, I think. Dahlin plays a sublime game. He does so many nondescript key little things during a game he’s easy to overlook. If he doesn’t develop one step further, he’s already a top four pairing in this league. And he’s only 18! I give Housley credit for pairing him with Nelson who, like you said, just plays a steady game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 2 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said: A what?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 2 hours ago, K-9 said: Here’s a sign we may have turned the corner: we didn’t get all world goaltending and Eichel didn’t have to make the scoresheet in order for us to win, although he played a heckuva game, regardless. If we can continue to get secondary scoring, look out. Mitts needs to just keep doing what he’s doing and not get frustrated. He is showing he belongs in the meantime. You can see him figuring things out and he’s been finding the open areas more and more. Just a matter of time. Of course, I can’t end a post without at least one point of the finger. And it’s pointing squarely at Scandella. He has played like ass all year and is showing no signs of turning it around to this point. Totally agree with everything you said. It was great to see us win a game without Eichel carrying the team, or even getting a single point. He still had an impact on the game, though. I really like the way he’s developing. It seems like he’s really embraced the captaincy. He seems very proud to be the “C” and is really starting to take his game to the next level IMO. You aren’t seeing the guy that floated around on too many shifts like previous seasons. He looks like he is really working to become a complete 200ft player. I love the direction he is headed in. We are starting to see the kids true potential. Totally agree on Mittelstadt. It’s only a matter of time until he breaks out. You can see his confidence growing with each game. I love his work ethic on the ice. Kid gives 100% every shift. Man.... when Mittelstadt and Reinhart both really get going like they’re capable of, look out! The Sabres could be a team to be reckoned with. Hopefully this was the game that gets Reinhart consistently scoring again. He’s been playing really well and impacting the game. He just hasn’t scored yet. Hopefully he just needed to get that first one, kinda like Skinner. And Mitts is soo close. It’s coming. No idea what going on with Scandella. He started the year in a funk and it hasn’t gotten any better. He may actually be getting worse... I still have hope that he will pull out of it though. We know he’s a better defenseman than the way he’s playing. I am still trying to process the Sabres being a fun team to watch. It weird, in a good way. Honestly, these last couple games actually reminded me, just a little bit, of the ‘05-‘07 Drury/Briere teams. When they were down by a couple you just knew that they would score and tie it up. That’s how the past 2 games felt. I think these 2 games were HUGE for this team. They stick to the game plan/system and it really paid off. I think they needed to see that happen. There have been times in previous years where they played a good game, stuck to the system and lost. They seemed to quickly revert back to old ways after those types of games. These are the types of wins that can really teach the young guys how to win in the NHL. I think this rebuild is finally pointed in the right direction. Guys are buying in and it’s showing. On top of it all, Rochester is playing fantastic and a good number of our better prospects are preforming very well. It’s exciting! I applaud Jason Botterill what for he has done in a relatively short amount of time. I know people wanted him to come in and make big changes last year. But I think he was smart in the way he played it. IMO he did exactly what Brenden Shanahan did in Toronto during his first 2 years. That first year he sat back, watched and evaluated everything while his team had a disastrous season. People yelled for him to make changes. But he took the year to truly evaluate everything and not just make rash decisions. Then that next offseason he acted and made a couple of big changes (Kessel gone. Phaneuf next, etc). I think Botterill did similar. He sat back, watched and evaluated everything. He found out who needed to go, and what needed to change for this team to improve. Then he acted accordingly. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Post-Game Report: 10/25 vs. Montreal Final Score 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG Canadiens (5-2-2) 1 1 1 – – 3 22 Sabres (6-4-0) 1 1 2 – – 4 42 Game Summary Event Summary Top Notes The Sabres erased three separate deficits to win tonight. It was the first time Buffalo has accomplished this feat since Jan. 24, 2017, in a 5-4 win at Nashville. The Sabres have had each of their last 23 games settled in regulation, dating back to March 15 vs. Toronto. It’s the team’s longest stretch of games that were not tied after 60 minutes since they played 30 in a row from Nov. 10, 1979 to Jan. 16, 1980. Jason Pominville scored two goals tonight, recording his 27th career multi-goal game and his first since Oct. 12, 2017 at San Jose. Pominville’s second goal was his 497th point as a member of the Sabres, tying Thomas Vanek to rank 10th in franchise history. The goal also tied Pominville with Dale Hawerchuk for 14th on the team’s all-time leader board in power-play goals (48). Jake McCabe notched two assists tonight and now has five points (1+4) in his last five games, marking the best five-game stretch of his career. With three assists, Jeff Skinner extended his point streak to five games (4+4). Tonight’s Goaltenders Tonight’s Stats Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA Canadiens Niemi L .905 4.06 Sabres Hutton W .864 3.00 Updated Season Stats Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA Canadiens Niemi 2-1-0 .898 3.26 Sabres Hutton 4-4-0 .905 3.07 Post-Game Audio Sabres head coach Phil Housley Sabres forward Jason Pominville Sabres forward Kyle Okposo Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe Canadiens head coach Claude Julien Canadiens forward Max Domi Canadiens defenseman Jordie Benn Canadiens goaltender Antti Niemi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Echo everyone who is pumped! Maybe I was premature on Housley exit, but gots lot of experience being premature. Now for my B word. Scandella needs to be up too for a game or two. I am with @K-9, he is awful. I would post my texts to my nephews about him during game, but 8 of ten words would be x”d out. Also, when does the Swede take over in net? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 1 hour ago, plenzmd1 said: Echo everyone who is pumped! Maybe I was premature on Housley exit, but gots lot of experience being premature. Now for my B word. Scandella needs to be up too for a game or two. I am with @K-9, he is awful. I would post my texts to my nephews about him during game, but 8 of ten words would be x”d out. Also, when does the Swede take over in net? LOL I was just about to post "should we be worried about Hutton?" He definitely seems to be fighting it right now. What a great win. Is this finally the team we suffered for? I was unable to watch until the latter half of the 3rd period but obviously I saw the best part. Really hope they can keep it going at Columbus Saturday so they are playing at home Tuesday night (when I'll be there) on a 4-game streak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 42 shots! 46 the other night! Who are you and what have you done with my Sabres? It is great to see! Let's go Buffalo! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Fun game last night! Love this team. They have really put it together so far. After that opening night lose this is kind of surprising. Remember how they were booed at first? Go Sabres!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Sabres' Bogosian is Healthy Again and Thriving Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - I’ve been saying this since last season ended that we really don’t know what the Sabres have in Zach Bogosian because he hadn’t played one game here healthy. I think we got a glimpse of a healthy Bogosian in San Jose, Anaheim, Los Angeles and now here in Buffalo. In just five games Bogosian, Jake McCabe and Rasmus Ristolainen leads the team in blocks shots with 16 and fights with three. He also played fast and added a goal and an assist. Bogosian is happy and relieved to be healthy, “Yes, I feel good. I think it took me a couple of games to catch up to the game speed, but it just feels nice to be out there playing games again that’s for sure.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Great game Sabres! You guys played amazing! I wish my Habs won but the better team won! I met Carey Price and got a picture and he signed my jersey so I was still happy! My buddy who sat beside me though got hit in the head with a puck so that sucked but he is ok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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