GDT: #55 – Sabres at Maple Leafs – Sat Feb 11, 7:00PM ET – MSG-B

[joshjull]

Sabres twitter throwing down.

 

[sabresfan129103]

People around here called it at the end of the 1st. They basically played 40 minutes of prevent with the last 20 being a straight up turtle shell.

 

[Aladyyn]

5on5 Corsi was basically even after 2, but the Leafs ended the game with 26 more shot attempts.

Utter joke.

 

[jc17]

Of course salty leafs fans weighing in on the tweet.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Sabres twitter throwing down.

amazing.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

How many games are you saying would be in that handful?

10 in a season. I'd be shocked if he got 50 career games.

You never say never. Paul Byron is one guy I remember thinking there is just no way. I respect that guy as much as anybody in the NHL. The talent is decent but he's tiny. His determination is unreal.

Evan is a major, major long shot. He's got another couple of years maybe before he's a career AHLer, if that.

 

[Sabre Dance]

I know everyone hates how Bylsma coached after the 1st but we see a lot of coaches do that. Sabres have been the beneficiary of conservative coaches with the lead.

I really dont know what is the best way to play it. They won the game so I cant say he made the wrong choice.

 

[OkimLom]

10 in a season. I'd be shocked if he got 50 career games.

You never say never. Paul Byron is one guy I remember thinking there is just no way. I respect that guy as much as anybody in the NHL. The talent is decent but he's tiny. His determination is unreal.

Evan is a major, major long shot. He's got another couple of years maybe before he's a career AHLer, if that.

He's 23 years old. He has plenty of time.

 

[Rayban*]

Good game guys Eichle and Kane really tore it up.

 

[Aladyyn]

I know everyone hates how Bylsma coached after the 1st but we see a lot of coaches do that. Sabres have been the beneficiary of conservative coaches with the lead.

I really dont know what is the best way to play it. They won the game so I cant say he made the wrong choice.

No team does it as hard as we do. Dallas did it that one time against us tho

 

[joshjull]

I know everyone hates how Bylsma coached after the 1st but we see a lot of coaches do that. Sabres have been the beneficiary of conservative coaches with the lead.

I really dont know what is the best way to play it. They won the game so I cant say he made the wrong choice.

Teams don't get obliterated in possession like that. And disco does it even when we're not leading.

 

[OkimLom]

I know everyone hates how Bylsma coached after the 1st but we see a lot of coaches do that. Sabres have been the beneficiary of conservative coaches with the lead.

I really dont know what is the best way to play it. They won the game so I cant say he made the wrong choice.

You see coaches play prevent when there's like 10 minutes left in the game. Not 40.

 

[Sabre Dance]

You see coaches play prevent when there's like 10 minutes left in the game. Not 40.

Yeah, thats true.

 

[sincerity0]

I know everyone hates how Bylsma coached after the 1st but we see a lot of coaches do that. Sabres have been the beneficiary of conservative coaches with the lead.

I really dont know what is the best way to play it. They won the game so I cant say he made the wrong choice.

There's a massive difference between doing it with 10 minutes left, and doing it for 40 minutes. I can understand telling the guys to reduce the risk while up 3-0 in the second. In the third this team stopped forechecking and it was completely unnecessary

 

[Eichel Tower]

There's a massive difference between doing it with 10 minutes left, and doing it for 40 minutes. I can understand telling the guys to reduce the risk while up 3-0 in the second. In the third this team stopped forechecking and it was completely unnecessary

The turning point for the 05-06 Sabres was the 10-1 LA game. That's when everyone realized how good that team could be. They were relentless and didn't care about "not losing" the game, never sitting back into a defensive minded game. I don't think disco dan has that kind of game in his coaching arsenal. To him big leads are about conservation, not widening them. We need a coach who keeps Proud Mary burnin.

 

[AustonsNostrils]

In the 3rd the Eichel line had control of the puck in the Leafs zone below or parallel to the face-off dots, opportunity to create a scoring chance - I couldn't believe it they just gave up the puck and went off for a line change.

 

[Kyndig]

BREAKING: Sabres rebuild now OFFICIALLY ahead of the Maple Leafs.

Is that how this works?

Matthews with 0 points and Eichel with 3 points. Mathews not in Eichels league...I think thats how you do it.

I almost turned off the game at the end of the first knowing thats how they would play for 40 minutes. WTG Bylsma

 

[sincerity0]

The turning point for the 05-06 Sabres was the 10-1 LA game. That's when everyone realized how good that team could be. They were relentless and didn't care about "not losing" the game, never sitting back into a defensive minded game. I don't think disco dan has that kind of game in his coaching arsenal. To him big leads are about conservation, not widening them. We need a coach who keeps Proud Mary burnin.

Exactly -- I want "my" team to go out there and lay the kill shot on any team they play. We're up 2 with a period to go? Lets make it three. The second a teams lays off the gas and plays prevent theyre giving the other team exactly what they need -- the puck and easy zone access.

Not that it is always necessary but keeping the peddle to the metal and beating the leafs 5-0 or 6-0 would have been nice. Play the game that was working so well.

How many times as Bills fans have we seen our coaches tell the QB to "play safe," "dont turn the ball over?" Look where that has gotten us over the last 17 years. Go out there and be confident and play a full 60 minutes.

The way this team plays with a lead is clearly an indication that it still lacks confidence that they can maintain the lead. It may not be all on Bylsma but its evident that he is telling them to play passively.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

You can't compare 05-06 Sabres to any current Sabres squad. That was an incredible team with literally 4 scoring lines filled with good players. That was our best chance for a cup Regier dumb lucked his way into that team but my God they were down right incredible. I never felt worried Down by 2 at any point of the game. I think it was after a game against Philly where Grier scored with a few seconds left to win and a Flyer said that the Sabres had 4 #1 lines.

 

[Sinter Klaas]

Got to do something about the shots against, Lehner isn't always going to save this team's bacon. Also, the 1 power play a game streak disparity can't last forever, can it?

 

[Zip15]

You see coaches play prevent when there's like 10 minutes left in the game. Not 40.

We didn't play it for 40 minutes. We played it for 20. Still too long, but we weren't "preventing" in the 2nd.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Playing back on your heels doesn't work out well, very often. Disco was lucky the whole strategy didn't blow up in his face.

Still, its ALWAYS great to beat the Leafs!!!

 

[DatGuy]

lol, I didn't know we had 60 scouts in this forum.

You guy talk like you know what the coaching staff is telling to the players. Anyone else notice that the leafs had a hard time getting to the middle of the ice in the third and the only real optertunities the leafs had where scrambles infront of the net? The leafs can take 100 shots from the outside that's the point, if one goes in than that's on the goalie.

Also Dan has a cup, you know, the thing you win when you win four playoff rounds? Stop with the bloody negativity towards him. So many people want his head. It has been less than 2 years, and his coaching a rebuilding team. He is coaching to the teams strengths, the sabres are not a run and gun hockey team.

Anyways they are back home tomorrow vs Vancouver so hopefully they get some good rest and are ready.

 

[schpaff]

lol, I didn't know we had 60 scouts in this forum.

You guy talk like you know what the coaching staff is telling to the players. Anyone else notice that the leafs had a hard time getting to the middle of the ice in the third and the only real optertunities the leafs had where scrambles infront of the net? The leafs can take 100 shots from the outside that's the point, if one goes in than that's on the goalie.

Also Dan has a cup, you know, the thing you win when you win four playoff rounds? Stop with the bloody negativity towards him. So many people want his head. It has been less than 2 years, and his coaching a rebuilding team. He is coaching to the teams streghts, the sabres are not a run and run hockey team.

Anyways they are back home tomorrow vs Vancouver so hopefully they get some good rest and are ready.

Burp!

 

[Jame]

lol, I didn't know we had 60 scouts in this forum.

You guy talk like you know what the coaching staff is telling to the players. Anyone else notice that the leafs had a hard time getting to the middle of the ice in the third and the only real optertunities the leafs had where scrambles infront of the net? The leafs can take 100 shots from the outside that's the point, if one goes in than that's on the goalie.

Also Dan has a cup, you know, the thing you win when you win four playoff rounds? Stop with the bloody negativity towards him. So many people want his head. It has been less than 2 years, and his coaching a rebuilding team. He is coaching to the teams streghts, the sabres are not a run and run hockey team.

Anyways they are back home tomorrow vs Vancouver so hopefully they get some good rest and are ready.

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