GDT: #65 - SABRES at SENATORS – FRI MAR 6 @ 7:30PM ET – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR

[Broken Glass]

Actual post from Arizona's tank thread:

"Buffalo has done many things. They actually sent down one of their young D that was playing well because he still was able to do so without going through waivers. Players have said they're not okay with tanking in Buffalo going back to last summer, like Stewart. The league must be embarrassed.

Ted Nolan isn't afraid to rock the boat. Be funny if he or someone else in that organization came out and said they're tanking, forcing the league to take away the pick or make them pick 30th."

 

[Moskau]

Mike Harrington ‏@BNHarrington 4m4 minutes ago

Lindback at .917 through two games. Stopped 66 of 72. Much better than he was in Dallas. #Sabres

It's infuriating. If our goaltending was even 1/4th as terrible as Arizona's and Edmonton's this would be in the bag and I could actually enjoy watching Forsberg and Hammond give up some of these goals.

 

[Kublakhan]

delete

 

[Paxon]

Actual post from Arizona's tank thread:

"Buffalo has done many things. They actually sent down one of their young D that was playing well because he still was able to do so without going through waivers. Players have said they're not okay with tanking in Buffalo going back to last summer, like Stewart. The league must be embarrassed.

Ted Nolan isn't afraid to rock the boat. Be funny if he or someone else in that organization came out and said they're tanking, forcing the league to take away the pick or make them pick 30th."

Chris Stewart didn't say anything like that I'm aware of.

 

[Beerz]

Chris Stewart didn't say anything like that I'm aware of.

They all have. Which should be expected when dumbass reporters bring it up

 

[Eichel 9]

Actual post from Arizona's tank thread:

"Buffalo has done many things. They actually sent down one of their young D that was playing well because he still was able to do so without going through waivers. Players have said they're not okay with tanking in Buffalo going back to last summer, like Stewart. The league must be embarrassed.

Ted Nolan isn't afraid to rock the boat. Be funny if he or someone else in that organization came out and said they're tanking, forcing the league to take away the pick or make them pick 30th."

He is right about the Pysyk point though, luckily the main board & media don't pay attention enough to actually notice that type of stuff.

Everyone talks about Neuvirth, but Psysk not playing in the NHL is an obvious tank move by Murray.

 

[EichHart]

Perfect game. Played hard and regulation loss. Can't beat it.

 

[Beerz]

He is right about the Pysyk point though, luckily the main board & media don't pay attention enough to actually notice that type of stuff.

Everyone talks about Neuvirth, but Psysk not playing in the NHL is an obvious tank move by Murray.

Pysyk being up wouldn't change much. I doubt it was a driving force

 

[Mit Yarrum]

Perfect game. Played hard and regulation loss. Can't beat it.

Agreed.

 

[Paxon]

They all have. Which should be expected when dumbass reporters bring it up

They all say players don't tank. Which players have said what management has done is wrong?

 

[Eichel 9]

Pysyk being up wouldn't change much. I doubt it was a driving force

There is no reason for him not to be in the NHL though other than that though, he was our best dman the last callup he got.

 

[BloFan4Life]

It's infuriating. If our goaltending was even 1/4th as terrible as Arizona's and Edmonton's this would be in the bag and I could actually enjoy watching Forsberg and Hammond give up some of these goals.

It's not the goaltending, its the defense and system.

 

[Kublakhan]

what do they say about Mike Smith jumping away from pucks,honest save attempt??

 

[Beerz]

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl 4m4 minutes ago

Sabres goalie Chad Johnson might be done for season with lower-body injury, coach Ted Nolan says. Welcome to Buffalo.

 

[joshjull]

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl 4m4 minutes ago

Sabres goalie Chad Johnson might be done for season with lower-body injury, coach Ted Nolan says. Welcome to Buffalo.

Johnson's had a great week.

 

[Moskau]

It's not the goaltending, its the defense and system.

Yeah no. You clearly haven't watched Edmonton or Arizona.

 

[Paxon]

Poor guy. He probably would have rebounded a bit here.

 

[ZeroPT*]

Actual post from Arizona's tank thread:

"Buffalo has done many things. They actually sent down one of their young D that was playing well because he still was able to do so without going through waivers. Players have said they're not okay with tanking in Buffalo going back to last summer, like Stewart. The league must be embarrassed.

Ted Nolan isn't afraid to rock the boat. Be funny if he or someone else in that organization came out and said they're tanking, forcing the league to take away the pick or make them pick 30th."

First time a non Sabres fan mentions Pysyk. That and the Aekera trade are two I'd go after if I were a non Sabres fan with rustled jimmies over tanking.

The league approved the trades and Gary Bettman said what the team isn't doing anything wrong.
But I still have an irrational fear that I wake up and I see
"Confirmed with link, Sabres to pick 30th"

 

[Moskau]

Poor guy. He probably would have rebounded a bit here.

Yep. He was bad on Long Island but he was fairly good last season. I was actually a bit scared he could get on a roll. Now it's Lindbacks chance.

 

[Eichel 9]

First time a non Sabres fan mentions Pysyk. That and the Aekera trade are two I'd go after if I were a non Sabres fan with rustled jimmies over tanking.

The league approved the trades and Gary Bettman said what the team isn't doing anything wrong.
But I still have an irrational fear that I wake up and I see
"Confirmed with link, Sabres to pick 30th"

How was the Sekera trade tanking?

 

[Beerz]

They all say players don't tank. Which players have said what management has done is wrong?

None if you put it like that.

 

[Paxon]

None if you put it like that.

Not trying to be pedantic either, it just seems like people (such as the Arizona poster in question) read quotes from players like "I don't play to lose" which is a completely generic response to the questions they get and then act like it's players speaking out against Sabres management.

 

[Beerz]

Not trying to be pedantic either, it just seems like people (such as the Arizona poster in question) read quotes from players like "I don't play to lose" which is a completely generic response to the questions they get and then act like it's players speaking out against Sabres management.

Agreed.

 

[BloFan4Life]

Yeah no. You clearly haven't watched Edmonton or Arizona.

Devin Dubnyk
3.36 GAA .894 save % with Edmonton
2.72 GAA .916 save % with Arizona
1.62 GAA .938 save % with Minnesota

End thread/

 

[yahhockey]

I see Varone had two points but how was the rest of his game?