T&C Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Housley from the beginning never impressed me as a coach. As a player he was good but like said here, he won't last with this amount of talent on the team and the shoddy way he's coaching them,,, and this goes on down the line to All of the coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Well... not the start I was hoping for. I thought they looked good at times to start the period. But after that 1st goal form Boston it put the Sabres back on their heels. I knew Boston would come out with a big push after last night, though. Lets see how Buffalo responds in the 2nd and 3rd here. Hopefully now everyone should have their feet under them. Some of those opening night jitters should be passing. The young guys should hopefully be settling in, too. And Buffalo should have the advantage as the game goes on. Boston is playing back to back in the 2nd game of the season. I expect them to show some fatigue. Hey, On a positive note, Eichel looked good in the face off circle. He was actually using his body and his power instead of just trying to finesse it like the past few seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Nathan Beaulieu needs to get off my favorite hockey team. And Eichel needs to get his head out of his ass and start playing his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Eichel is awful tonight..Housley gas has taken a team with speed on paper and making them look slow as molasses.Building dead already. New coach on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Hey, our goalie made a save on a breakaway. Is that allowed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 i am never a fire the coach the guy..Housley needs to be fired tonight. His team just does not respond to him. You cannot go 0-4 with a 5 game western swing ...season over again before Halloween 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 No wonder the Sabres haven't scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Can't watch this anymore, switching over to TNF. Yow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 The Sabres need to settle down here and simplify? Guys look jittery out there. Too many bobbled pucks and passes. Guys tripping over their own skates. Too many cute/fancy plays, too. Everyone trying the fancy play instead of the simple one. Sometimes you just need to do what our 4th line is doing - dump and chase, cycle down low and along the boards and create some scoring chances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Just now, BillsFan4 said: The Sabres need to settle down here and simplify? Guys look jittery out there. Too many bobbled pucks and passes. Guys tripping over their own skates. Too many cute/fancy plays, too. Everyone trying the fancy play instead of the simple one. Sometimes you just need to do what our 4th line is doing - dump and chase, cycle down low and along the boards and create some scoring chances. i could not disagree more. They need a new coach who says.."fug my system..go play" Just bet my nephew $100 in beer ( so really $50) Housley not coaching by the time team come home from west coast swing. It will be too late to salvage the season, but at least won't be him coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 "generational talent." If i never hear those words uttered again, it'll be too soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: i could not disagree more. They need a new coach who says.."fug my system..go play" Just bet my nephew $100 in beer ( so really $50) Housley not coaching by the time team come home from west coast swing. It will be too late to salvage the season, but at least won't be him coaching. I don’t know... those first 2 periods I didn’t really see them playing much of a system out there. More than anything I see guys scrambling around out of position, just chasing pucks. I saw too many “just playing” and doing their own thing, completely disregarding the system. That’s been an issue for Buffalo for years. If they would actually stick to the system and cover who they’re supposed to be covering, it could have prevented a couple goals tonight. These last 5 minutes they’ve been doing what I just mentioned - keeping it simple and cycling the puck and this is about the best they’ve looked all game. Edited October 5, 2018 by BillsFan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Just now, BillsFan4 said: I don’t know... those first 2 periods I didn’t really see them playing much of a system out there. More than anything I see guys scrambling around out of position, just chasing pucks. I saw too many “just playing” and doing their own thing, completely disregarding the system. That’s been an issue for Buffalo for years. If they would actually stick to the system and cover who they’re supposed to be covering, it could have prevented a couple goals tonight. These last 5 minutes they’ve been doing what I just mentioned - keeping it simple and cycling the puck and this is the best they’ve looked all game. I think we saying the same thing...but in different ways. I think Housely has them thinking so freaking much, they blow assignments and systems break down. I am done with him..another season down the shitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: I think we saying the same thing...but in different ways. I think Housely has them thinking so freaking much, they blow assignments and systems break down. I am done with him..another season down the shitter 2 periods in and the season's already over? Get a grip. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 who wants to bet we hear.." we started playing our game in the 3rd" Just now, Alaska Darin said: 2 periods in and the season's already over? Get a grip. yes it is if Housley stays on. 4 points out in October = season over. Tell me why you think this team will not be 4 pts out with a 5 game western swing coming up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbillsfan2206 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 23 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: I think we saying the same thing...but in different ways. I think Housely has them thinking so freaking much, they blow assignments and systems break down. I am done with him..another season down the shitter Wow. Talk about your all time overreaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 19 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said: 2 periods in and the season's already over? Get a grip. They could all take a dump at center ice and look better than how they are playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 17 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: who wants to bet we hear.." we started playing our game in the 3rd" yes it is if Housley stays on. 4 points out in October = season over. Tell me why you think this team will not be 4 pts out with a 5 game western swing coming up Well, we will know by Halloween as the historical data surrounding that date and where you are in the standings strongly correlates as to whether you make the playoffs or not. Housley has to go, I agree. There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO COME OUT FLAT for your opener, AT HOME, in front of fans HUNGRY for some sign of life and improvement. That's on him, imo. Perhaps he should cancel tomorrow's practice seeing as how well that worked already this week. Me, I'd bag skate this sorry group of losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) ? Better days ahead ladies and gentlemen...better days ahead! 25 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said: 2 periods in and the season's already over? Get a grip. Of course...its a statistically significant sample size (now three periods, that's a whole friggin game you know)... I think we bring in Tre White. He was unscored upon in HS. Edited October 5, 2018 by JoeF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Just now, PromoTheRobot said: They could all take a dump at center ice and look better than how they are playing. Why not just say “I know nothing about hockey?” Maybe you’re just pretending the last 3 seasons didn’t happen? The effort was fine, but they looked like a bunch a guys who haven’t played much together because...get this...THEY HAVEN'T PLAYED MUCH TOGETHER. Boston is a very good team who got wrecked last night and came out as a pissed off veteran team should have. Once again, the schedule makers screw the Sabres. Everyone needs to understand this isn’t a sprint and it’s going to take some time for all these new players and combos to gel.. If you didn’t see improvement over the last 3 seasons, that’s your problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, Seanbillsfan2206 said: Wow. Talk about your all time overreaction. Jack "compete level needs to be higher" "its hard to win games in the NHL" NHL season is one month long in many respects..they got 5 out west coming up..they look like crap..as they did ALL last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I understand that with so many changes we need to wait a bit to see it all take shape. I’m just not sure I have the stomach to watch while I’m waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said: Why not just say “I know nothing about hockey?” Maybe you’re just pretending the last 3 seasons didn’t happen? The effort was fine, but they looked like a bunch a guys who haven’t played much together because...get this...THEY HAVEN'T PLAYED MUCH TOGETHER. Boston is a very good team who got wrecked last night and came out as a pissed off veteran team should have. Once again, the schedule makers screw the Sabres. Everyone needs to understand this isn’t a sprint and it’s going to take some time for all these new players and combos to gel.. If you didn’t see improvement over the last 3 seasons, that’s your problem. so the schedule makes screwed the Sabres by having the Bruins play back to back for the Sabres home opener? Wow!!!!! Again, its the way they look and compete..they got nothing. And 4 out at Halloween, season over. Season is a marathon after that when yur team is out of playoff contention again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubs Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 That was really really disappointing. Not encouraging at all. Getting the sense Housley is a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: calling it now..Housley does not make it home from the Western swing..new coach after this 4 game home stand I agree. I told my buddy this morning if they start the season with a dud and don’t get at least 4 points on this 4 game homestand, Phil is gone. He sucks as a coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 He's done..can see it in his presser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 34 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: so the schedule makes screwed the Sabres by having the Bruins play back to back for the Sabres home opener? Wow!!!!! Again, its the way they look and compete..they got nothing. And 4 out at Halloween, season over. Season is a marathon after that when yur team is out of playoff contention again Next year Boston can play three straight road nights just to screw over the Sabres home opener. Biggest LOL of the decade.... I’ve used the Hallowe’en effect for years now, it doesn’t change the fact that a team that just plain sucks from day one wouldn’t make the playoffs anyways.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 18 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: He's done..can see it in his presser Missed the presser. Did he have a pulse? We'd do just as well with this guy behind the bench: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I was sorely disappointed by Eichel's game. IMO, "generational' is just a flat out the wrong term to use with him at this stage of his development. Austin Matthews in TOR is light year's ahead of Jack as a player right now, which is vexing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Alaska Darin said: 2 periods in and the season's already over? Get a grip. 2/3 of a game is longer than most Bills fans lasted this season! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Post-Game Report: 10/4 vs. Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 9 hours ago, dubs said: That was really really disappointing. Not encouraging at all. Getting the sense Housley is a problem 9 hours ago, zow2 said: I agree. I told my buddy this morning if they start the season with a dud and don’t get at least 4 points on this 4 game homestand, Phil is gone. He sucks as a coach 9 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: He's done..can see it in his presser Agree completely. Bots is not going to allow this to go more than a few games. If they don't win 2 of the next 3 at home I think Wowie Housley is out the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnC Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 hours ago, eball said: Agree completely. Bots is not going to allow this to go more than a few games. If they don't win 2 of the next 3 at home I think Wowie Housley is out the door. Let's not get carried away. Believing that Housley is going to be sent packing so quickly understandably reflects a frustration more than it does a reality. The Sabres came out flat on opening day. That's disappointing. But that is more attributable to the better and more experienced Bruin team that played a tight game and took advantage of glaring mistakes by our defensemen. The Sabre roster has significantly been altered. It is going to take time to develop some chemistry and cohesion. Let's at least wait to see how this homestand plays out before jumping off a bridge. For those people who are critical of Housely I'm not going to say you are wrong. I'm just not sure about him. But drawing any conclusions about him or the team from one dud game against a better team is a tad premature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 37 minutes ago, JohnC said: For those people who are critical of Housely I'm not going to say you are wrong. I'm just not sure about him. But drawing any conclusions about him or the team from one dud game against a better team is a tad premature. Yes, cooler heads would suggest to let it play out a bit. Yet, in the first intermission interview, Sheary let it slip that perhaps Sabres weren't ready for the intensity that Bruins brought in the 1st period after getting blown out the night before. That's pretty damning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) https://www.nhl.com/sabres/video/phil-housley-postgame-10418/t-277437090/c-61606303 I thought Housley was dead on in his post game presser (he usually is...). I had many of the same observations during the game. Getting too cute/fancy, over passing, refusing to take what the other team is giving you. Refusing to dump and chase. Refusing to backcheck properly. Blowing their assignments. He’s right that these veterans need to make a choice to play the way the coaches are asking them to. Sadly, our main guys seem to be the biggest problem as far as that’s concerned. Like Eichel trying to skate through FOUR Bruins at the blue line. Sometimes you just have to take what the other team is giving you. That’s why our 4th line was our most effective much of the night. What good is a coaching change going to do if these players simply refuse to follow a game plan? It was an issue with bylsma and it’s still an issue now. We could have the best coach in the world, but if the players simply refuse to do what the coach is asking, it won’t matter who the coach is. Remember when everyone was convinced that firing bylsma would solve the Sabres problems? Honestly, IMO they probably shouldn’t have fired bylsma when they did because I feel like it sent a bad message to the players. They wouldn’t follow bylsma’s game plan, didn’t seem to like him much and didn’t listen to him. In the end, they were rewarded for it. I am not saying Housley is the answer at head coach. He sure hasn’t shown that he is. But I guess I am still of the opinion that it’s more of a player issue than a coaching one. We’ve seen them play well when they stick to the game plan. But it just hasn’t happened enough over the last 3+ years. If this was a new issue under Housley, I would totally be on the “fire the coach” bandwagon. But it’s not a new issue. It has been an issue through 2 different coaches now. When you are seeing a lot of the same mistakes, from the same guys, under multiple different coaches, that to me says it’s a player issue. I think some of theee players have been given free reign from day 1, didn’t have to earn anything and have been rewarded for it. Edited October 5, 2018 by BillsFan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 23 minutes ago, GG said: Yes, cooler heads would suggest to let it play out a bit. Yet, in the first intermission interview, Sheary let it slip that perhaps Sabres weren't ready for the intensity that Bruins brought in the 1st period after getting blown out the night before. That's pretty damning that's not a conspiracy by the NHL to sink the Sabres by handing them a team that played the night before actually the B's lost 7-0 so they had half a tank in reserve when they got on the plane (or bus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Housley just hasn't earned the right to be given the benefit of the doubt. The Sabres weren't supposed to be horrible last season and he coached them to dead last place. They start out this season, home opener, with these great additions to the lineup and enthusiasm from the city and they lay an egg. I agree with the folks that say he sounds like a disappointed dad, more than a leader of men. I was reading a stat this morning that said the Sabres dating back to the end of last season have lost 5 straight overall, and lost 6 in a row on home ice, including 3 shutouts. They must win two of the next three home game on this homestand. If not, things get ugly. If they lose all 4, Botts will furious and Housley won't see the west coast trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 22 minutes ago, GG said: Yes, cooler heads would suggest to let it play out a bit. Yet, in the first intermission interview, Sheary let it slip that perhaps Sabres weren't ready for the intensity that Bruins brought in the 1st period after getting blown out the night before. That's pretty damning I'm reserving judgment for the next two home games. The Bruins came out hot after a disappointing opener. I fully expect the Sabres to give a good effort against the Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 33 minutes ago, snafu said: I'm reserving judgment for the next two home games. The Bruins came out hot after a disappointing opener. I fully expect the Sabres to give a good effort against the Rangers. The Bruins did not look that good to me at all. The Sabres simply looked worse after the first 10 minutes which weren't bad. The Bruins first goal was lucky inasmuch as the flow had been going the other way and the just got a bounce to start a rush. After that, woof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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