GDT: 1. Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres 7PM ET 1.14.2021

[Snippit]

Who even advised Dahlin to gain weight? What for?

Probably to make him stronger in front of the net...

too bad it came at the expense of his mobility

 

[WeDislikeEich]

Oh well. At least they made a game of it. If not for Staal’s giveaway it may have been going to OT right now.

Lots of rust for sure. It took them a while to get in sync ans it’s still a work in progress. But I thought they got better as the game went on. Not going to overanalyze tonight’s game though. They’ve been off for a long time. Let’s see what they do tomorrow.

 

[Sabreality]

Until that goal, Olofsson was invisible. 5v5 hockey is not his thing.

he needs speed n space, Staal n Sam dont provide that, get him to 1 RW now

 

[jc17]

Optimist says 4 goals wins most game

 

[LongWayDown37]

Lucky goal, whatever

i think this was a good game for us tonight, get the feet under you and go from there. We’re gonna be a better team this year cause we can actually roll 4 lines

I think they sucked. Look like they’re a month away from getting into game shape.

 

[Tatre]

Who even advised Dahlin to gain weight? What for?

He was okay at slamming, but not the big guys. People were hoping for beastly Dahlin.

 

[SundherDome]

Positive, Dahlin might not hit those bonuses

 

[buffalojedwardo]

not mad at all happy with the result, let them be hungry.

 

[Fjordy]

Thicc boi competition

It would be better if he stayed with the same weight, at least he was noticeably lighter and faster

 

[Buffaloed]

Borgen better be off that taxi squad tomorrow.

 

[jc17]

he needs speed n space, Staal n Sam dont provide that, get him to 1 RW now

He didn't look so hot last year with eichel either

 

[Fjordy]

Positive, Dahlin might not hit those bonuses

Trade him for 2nd

 

[buffalojedwardo]

Probably to make him stronger in front of the net...

too bad it came at the expense of his mobility

dude I hate takes like this....so far off cant reference one game.

 

[Sabreality]

He didn't look so hot last year with eichel either

what? he was more than serviceable and provided a little pop

 

[jc17]

Borgen better be off that taxi squad tomorrow.

2C with staal hurt

 

[Paxon]

The second period was an embarrassment but otherwise, they played a very winnable game. Lots of worrisome, familiar sights, though.

 

[Fjordy]

Probably to make him stronger in front of the net...

too bad it came at the expense of his mobility

Apparently this was a serious mistake.

 

[Fezzy126]

Optimist says 4 goals wins most game

Haaaaaaaave you met my friend ted Carter?

 

[Matt Ress]

Not a bad period

 

[SundherDome]

Thicc boi competition

More of this

 

[Snippit]

dude I hate takes like this....so far off cant reference one game.

Well these aren't takes about his abilities as a hockey player, they're takes about physical fitness, which I think are perfectly fine to comment on at any given point. Multiple people observed the same thing tonight: Eichel and Dahlin added size and looked slow. That's just an observation of the present situation and it's probably correct.

 

[jc17]

what? he was more than serviceable and provided a little pop

He was 11th on the team in g/60. Behind guys like Mitts, Okposo, Sheary, Vesey, girgs, lazar, Erod

For a goal scorer, thats not ideal

 

[sabresEH]

Lucky goal, whatever

i think this was a good game for us tonight, get the feet under you and go from there. We’re gonna be a better team this year cause we can actually roll 4 lines

I don’t know that I’d say good game. I get what you’re saying. It could’ve gone a lot worse for a team that hadn’t played in 10 months. And quite honestly that’s what it looked like. It looked like a team that a) hadn’t played in 10 months, and b) has half its forward corps as new players.

I get why Ralph said he’s not gonna coach much tonight. He essentially used tonight as pre season. I’m okay with it. This loss isn’t gonna cost us the season. It’s all about how this team and coaching staff responds.

Lastly, I’d rather put a stinker up to start and continually get better every game rather than start strong and fizzle like we’ve done in previous years.

 

[Paxon]

Golf playing on TV behind Duffer. If this were arthouse cinema I would definitely read into that.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Probably to make him stronger in front of the net...

too bad it came at the expense of his mobility

Not fair to make that judgment based on1 game after nearly a year without playing any competitive hockey. He was sloppy tonight, but so was almost everyone else on the team. These guys are not up to game speed, and it showed.