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IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jan 26 @ 3:47 PM ET
Did pachla get murdered?
- jochfr


A saw a guy on the Capitol steps, looked just like him.
Maybe he is in the Fed Pen.
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Jan 26 @ 3:50 PM ET
im excited to see the savior Matt Irwin play tonight
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 26 @ 3:51 PM ET
im excited to see the savior Matt Irwin play tonight
- SabresFaninIndiana


Who’s he in for?
Is Cozens back in the lineup?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jan 26 @ 3:52 PM ET
Who’s he in for?
Is Cozens back in the lineup?

- jdfitz77

Joker
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Jan 26 @ 3:53 PM ET
Joker
- Buff36


Injured or the Ralph rotation... cause if not injured, Dahlin needs a night off a heck of a lot more than joker...
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Jan 26 @ 3:54 PM ET
Who’s he in for?
Is Cozens back in the lineup?

- jdfitz77

joker with a minor injury will sit.. and supposedly cozens is back in for fatty.. i felt they should have kept fatty in and taken out one of the other boat anchors to give him some time
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Jan 26 @ 3:55 PM ET
Injured or the Ralph rotation... cause if not injured, Dahlin needs a night off a heck of a lot more than joker...
- Gr8daygo

minor injury. Dahlin has flashes of good and horrible. need more consistency from him
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 26 @ 3:56 PM ET
joker with a minor injury will sit.. and supposedly cozens is back in for fatty.. i felt they should have kept fatty in and taken out one of the other boat anchors to give him some time
- SabresFaninIndiana


Thanks sir
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jan 26 @ 4:00 PM ET
tim thomas



I am not against upgrading the goalie position by the way, i just am curious what it will cost and will it actually be an upgrade if our D keeps making horrible turnovers

- SabresFaninIndiana


I feel bad for that guy. Hockey (frank)ed him up bad. Its never good when parts of your brain are getting 5% oxygen

https://apnews.com/articl...35563303b028294912736d048

Hell of a player though
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jan 26 @ 4:04 PM ET
New Garth blog called "supple rist"


Enjoy
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 26 @ 4:07 PM ET
New Garth blog called "supple rist"


Enjoy

- jcragcrumple


🤮🤮🤮
I can’t even remember the last time i read a
Garth blog
It’s had to have been at least 10years
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jan 26 @ 4:07 PM ET
^THIS
- jdfitz77


Can someone quantify this?
Pretty chart and all, but how many goals more have they let in than what is expected?
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 26 @ 4:09 PM ET
Can someone quantify this?
Pretty chart and all, but how many goals more have they let in than what is expected?

- IonSabres


Im assuming it won’t be a ton, bc it’s only a handful of games....

But Sbroads made the initial post
I’m sure he can find the exact data
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jan 26 @ 4:11 PM ET
🤮🤮🤮
I can’t even remember the last time i read a
Garth blog
It’s had to have been at least 10years

- jdfitz77

Mark Pino is my Name, and poopty blogging is my game!!!
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jan 26 @ 4:13 PM ET
Injured or the Ralph rotation... cause if not injured, Dahlin needs a night off a heck of a lot more than joker...
- Gr8daygo

Minor injury, said he could still play, see how he feels during pre-game skate.
Chris16
Buffalo Sabres
Location: CT
Joined: 06.22.2012

Jan 26 @ 4:13 PM ET
joker with a minor injury will sit.. and supposedly cozens is back in for fatty.. i felt they should have kept fatty in and taken out one of the other boat anchors to give him some time
- SabresFaninIndiana


I thought Snickerstat looked ok last game. I'd also like to see him get a few consecutive games before we banish him to bustchester.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 26 @ 4:19 PM ET
Mark Pino is my Name, and poopty blogging is my game!!!
- Buff36


Lol
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Jan 26 @ 4:22 PM ET
I thought Snickerstat looked ok last game. I'd also like to see him get a few consecutive games before we banish him to bustchester.
- Chris16

agreed.. he didn't shine but also didn't fall on his face
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jan 26 @ 4:30 PM ET
Every single team makes blunders

We make less of them than most teams

- sbroads24

ullmark stops 6/7 shots in shootouts


we should have 4 points from that alone, we have 3






game 1, probably losing due to a clunker though the staal turnover turned what could have been a close game, to over


game 2, lose 2-1
ullmark stops 19 of 21
0/5 on pp

I don't blame ullmark for that loss


game 3
6-1 win, no issues on goalie


game 4

3-0 loss
sabres goalies stop 29-31
0-3 on pp
0 goals scored

can't blame that on the goalies


game 5
drop 4-3 in shootout
0-2 on pp

ullmark saves 32 of 35
kills a penalty in ot
stops first 3 shootout attempts, caps score on the 4th and game is over as sabres are 0-4 in shootout

I don't blame ullmark for that loss, more on the pp and lack of scoring in shootout

game 6 we won

ullmark stops 31-34
allows 1 5 on 5 goal and stops all 3 shots in shootout

sabres 0 even strength goals



aside from game 1, I still can't see where goaltending cost us


if we don't score in 60 minutes, goes 0-3 on pp and goalies stop 29-31, not on them


if we lose a game 2-1 and go 0-5 on pp and goalie stops 19-21, not on him there


Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Jan 26 @ 4:31 PM ET
joker with a minor injury will sit.. and supposedly cozens is back in for fatty.. i felt they should have kept fatty in and taken out one of the other boat anchors to give him some time
- SabresFaninIndiana


I agree. Would have kept fatty and cozens and sat an Eakin or rider. Oh well... any line combos? Will Ralph stick with the end of the last game....

Olo. Jack. Samson
Hall. Staal. Cozens.

I haven’t really like jack and hall together...
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jan 26 @ 4:32 PM ET
Agreed
But none of that has to do with mediocre goaltending

They are 40th and 44th out of 60 eligible goalies in goals saved above expected.

- jdfitz77

6/7 in shootouts

pretty sure that's top 10 and not in the stats to fit your agenda


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

Jan 26 @ 4:33 PM ET
Or having poor goaltending!
No one is saying it’s the ONLY reason we’re losing
We’re saying if we upgrade goaltending we’ll be better
It’s not all that complicated

- jdfitz77

how many games did we have poor goaltending?

1


game 1



bigger issues
coaching
5 on 5 goals
pp
penalty kill
shootout attempts
dahlin

to name a few
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Jan 26 @ 4:35 PM ET
ullmark stops 6/7 shots in shootouts


we should have 4 points from that alone, we have 3






game 1, probably losing due to a clunker though the staal turnover turned what could have been a close game, to over


game 2, lose 2-1
ullmark stops 19 of 21
0/5 on pp

I don't blame ullmark for that loss


game 3
6-1 win, no issues on goalie


game 4

3-0 loss
sabres goalies stop 29-31
0-3 on pp
0 goals scored

can't blame that on the goalies


game 5
drop 4-3 in shootout
0-2 on pp

ullmark saves 32 of 35
kills a penalty in ot
stops first 3 shootout attempts, caps score on the 4th and game is over as sabres are 0-4 in shootout

I don't blame ullmark for that loss, more on the pp and lack of scoring in shootout

game 6 we won

ullmark stops 31-34
allows 1 5 on 5 goal and stops all 3 shots in shootout

sabres 0 even strength goals



aside from game 1, I still can't see where goaltending cost us


if we don't score in 60 minutes, goes 0-3 on pp and goalies stop 29-31, not on them


if we lose a game 2-1 and go 0-5 on pp and goalie stops 19-21, not on him there

- homiedclown



Special teams don’t matter!

Also, FIX THE FRANKING SPECIAL TEAMS!

And go trade for that assistant coach that coached the pp under bylsma... top pp in the league with far less talent.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jan 26 @ 4:36 PM ET
I agree. Would have kept fatty and cozens and sat an Eakin or rider. Oh well... any line combos? Will Ralph stick with the end of the last game....

Olo. Jack. Samson
Hall. Staal. Cozens.

I haven’t really like jack and hall together...

- Gr8daygo


I really like Jack and olo together. 👊
Why not try some :

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

Jan 26 @ 4:36 PM ET
Can someone quantify this?
Pretty chart and all, but how many goals more have they let in than what is expected?

- IonSabres

At even strength our expected goals against us 10.1

Our actual goals against is 15

On PK -

Expected goals against is 2.2
Goals against is - 3

They’ve been worse at EV than on the PK so far
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