BillsPride12 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 32 minutes ago, Greg S said: They will have to prove it next year when the pressure is on. I have seen it to many times when bad teams out of the playoff race start to play well because their is no pressure on them. Lets see them do next year and actually win consistently while in a playoff race. I generally agree but I do think this team legitimately plays with some heart and they have a desire to win. They still need to add more pieces and figure out the goaltending situation before they are a legitimate playoff team IMO but I do think this current group has their heart in it. Kevin Adams better have some tricks up his sleeve to upgrade the talent level going forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 20 hours ago, Nextmanup said: PS: He's right with what he said about that being the loudest game in Buffalo that he ever heard. That building has been SILENT with the worst atmosphere in the league for over a decade now. I and hundreds of other Sabres fans have been bitching about this at Sabres forums since long before we drafted Eichel. I still can't believe we traded away by far our 2 best players (Eichel and Reinhart) and thought that would make the team better somehow.... And yet the Sabres are better now. Just goes to show it's not just talent. It's also chemistry. Reinhart I wish we could have kept but he had enough. Eichel had revealed himself to not be a player to build a team around. Just look at Vegas free falling out of the playoffs since he arrived. As for crowd noise, it's actually been better with fewer people. Seems like the real hockey fans are still going and they appreciate what they are seeing. An engaged 5K are noisier than a bored 19K. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 21 hours ago, Nextmanup said: True, though Edmonton hasn't done a lot with McDavid either... It takes more than a few super stars---and Eichel is a LONG way away from the "generational talent" he was rumored to be. He's probably the 10th best center in the league (or so). Damn fine player, good for 1.3 points per game. Can do a lot of winning with a guy like that, but to think of him as by far the best draft prospect in 20 years, as it turns out, is laughable.... PS: He's right with what he said about that being the loudest game in Buffalo that he ever heard. That building has been SILENT with the worst atmosphere in the league for over a decade now. I and hundreds of other Sabres fans have been bitching about this at Sabres forums since long before we drafted Eichel. Sure, he didn't "say the right thing" but I applaud him for speaking his mind. He's a no-bull#### kind of guy. I still can't believe we traded away by far our 2 best players (Eichel and Reinhart) and thought that would make the team better somehow.... I was impressed with the way Reinhart stepped up last year without Jack and I'm impressed with his production in Florida this year. Sam handled himself with class but I think the Eichel clique needed to go. Too early to tell, but I feel pretty good about the Eichel trade right now. Krebs is really coming into his own and Tuch has been everything that was advertised since day 1. If the picks pan out or can be used as trade pieces, bonus. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Speaking of Reinhart he signed my buddies puck he got from when he was honored as a military vet at the last Panthers game. Guy was super nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 3/14/2022 at 8:44 AM, Greg S said: They will have to prove it next year when the pressure is on. I have seen it to many times when bad teams out of the playoff race start to play well because their is no pressure on them. Lets see them do next year and actually win consistently while in a playoff race. True, but that usually doesn’t happen with the Sabres. In the past how-many-ever seasons it seems like they got worse as the year went on. They’d get hot early then when the pressure was on they’d cave and usually finish out the season pretty poorly. This is the first time in recent memory where it seems like the team is getting better as the year goes on instead of worse. I definitely agree about next season. They need to show real improvement in the standings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 For 2022-23, the Sabres currently have only 15 players under contract. For 2023-24, the Sabres currently have only 5 players under contract. https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/sabres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: For 2022-23, the Sabres currently have only 15 players under contract. For 2023-24, the Sabres currently have only 5 players under contract. https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/sabres People laughed when the Sabres signed players to the minimum this year. But now that have a crap ton of cap space, a gazillion draft picks and the #1-rated group of prospects. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 19 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: True, but that usually doesn’t happen with the Sabres. In the past how-many-ever seasons it seems like they got worse as the year went on. They’d get hot early then when the pressure was on they’d cave and usually finish out the season pretty poorly. This is the first time in recent memory where it seems like the team is getting better as the year goes on instead of worse. I definitely agree about next season. They need to show real improvement in the standings. There are no guarantees but they really give off a vibe of finally becoming a team. I’d give credit to: The coach The willingness of the young guys like Cozens and Dahlin The Vegas dudes The actual leadership of some of the older guys….,specifically Okposo The absence of Eichel’s “locker room presence” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 This team is incapable of stringing together 3 good games in a row. Goodnight 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 9 hours ago, BillsPride12 said: This team is incapable of stringing together 3 good games in a row. Goodnight Win a few games and you're expected to win them all. Better not watch tonight against Calgary then. In other news, Jack Eichel is injuried and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 I missed the game last night... must have been an ugly watch with a 6-1 finish but at this point we can't expect to win all that much. Will be checking out the Flames game tonight though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) No score yet but we are hanging tough... Ooovvverrrtttimme.... Got a point anyways, like it matters lol. Edited March 19, 2022 by T&C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 15 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: Win a few games and you're expected to win them all. Better not watch tonight against Calgary then. In other news, Jack Eichel is injuried and out. Glad I watched that one. Very entertaining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 1 minute ago, 4merper4mer said: Glad I watched that one. Very entertaining. What a way to answer last night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Thompson for the win... this one was fun to watch for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 just a reminder that Tim Murray drafted this kid and Jason Botterill decided he wasn’t even worth offering an entry level contract. He was just traded for TWO 1st round picks and multiple prospects. I know some here feel that Murray was the worst GM ever, but I’d say Botterill was right there with him, if not worse. At least Murray made a few good moves and draft picks. At least he had a vision for the type of team he was building. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Great win last night! I fully expected another butt kicking but the Sabres had other plans! 😂 IMO these are the types of games where you can see the growth of this young team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 1 hour ago, BillsFan4 said: Great win last night! I fully expected another butt kicking but the Sabres had other plans! 😂 IMO these are the types of games where you can see the growth of this young team. Agreed. Was also very impressed how the Sabres completely controlled the puck throughout the entire overtime. Considering they were on a back-to -back and had to be gassed, that was very impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: Great win last night! I fully expected another butt kicking but the Sabres had other plans! 😂 IMO these are the types of games where you can see the growth of this young team. 48 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said: Agreed. Was also very impressed how the Sabres completely controlled the puck throughout the entire overtime. Considering they were on a back-to -back and had to be gassed, that was very impressive. It was a solid win against a really good team. What I noticed throughout was lots of Sabre forwards really hustling their asses off getting back on the back check and players playing, in general, with tenacity. In hockey, it is so obvious to see a hustling player vs. a floating player, especially if you used to play the game yourself. I think Granato has the right sort of makeup of players this time around. Also LOVED the way the Sabres reacted in the outdoor game after that weird Dahlin vs. Matthews incident in front of the net...and the way the Workhorse from White Horse did something about it at the end of the game, just to send a message. Cozens is my favorite Sabre in quite a long time. I can't wait for him to put some weight/muscle on his skinny frame.... Edited March 19, 2022 by Nextmanup 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Tuch is building a house in Clarence as per the BN today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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