GDT: #73 - Leafs vs. Sabres at 7 PM ET on MSG-B and WGR

[jc17]

Never heard Botts in an interview before. Quite self-serving and evasive, which is to be expected I suppose.

The interviewer (Mike Schopp?) asked some decent, probing questions about Tage's utilization and lineup decisions, but Botts bafflegabbed him pretty easily, and the followups were weak. Would like to hear his answers to questions posed by a knowledgeable, relentless hockey guy.

They played Phil's comments from earlier in the day. He really is a milquetoast, happy-talk individual. The Sabres are in for an enormous shock if a no-nonsense, demanding coach takes over. Might be just what they need.

I don't like schopp for the most part but he's been the only buffalo sports media i've heard so far ask challenging and relevant questions.

He was holding nothing back when talking to rob ray last week. And other guys "don't hold back" but they ask asinine questions so its irrelevant

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Looking fwd to seeing Alex Nylander tonight. Also looking for a good game. Leafs and their fans are this close to going over a cliff which is quite entertaining to see in itself.

 

[Kyndig]

Leafs have been hot garbage lately. Easy turnaround game for them in typical Buffalo fashion.

 

[SabresSharks]

Looking fwd to seeing Alex Nylander tonight. Also looking for a good game. Leafs and their fans are this close to going over a cliff which is quite entertaining to see in itself.

Fans of 30 teams can agree on that.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

Yes at 445-5, I saw a sea of Blue. 90% of Leafs jerseys were the Blue ones. I saw 2 Sabres fans, a father and son wearing a jersey. Quite sad how this team has fallen. A substantial goaltending drop, continued horrid coaching and continued horrid secondary scoring led to this f*** up of a season. We will have 3 60+ scorers since what, Roy,Poms and Vanek? Of those 3 one is a ppg+ and other a 40 goal scorer. 2 40+ dmen. But when you rely on 2 guys to score the goals you cannot sustain. Like Colorado, Buffalo could not make it as a 1 line team.

 

[Goathead]

Really hoping for another good showing from Alex. I think it will be difficult for him tonight though with the speed of the leafs

 

[SabresSharks]

"Tage has been a consistent forward with us." Okay, Phil.

Invest 5 minutes to listen to those 2 clips, imagine the same voice and personality in practice, in the dressing room, and behind the bench, and tell me which team is (probably) getting better leadership.

 

[tsujimoto74]

"Tage has been a consistent forward with us." Okay, Phil.

Invest 5 minutes to listen to those 2 clips, imagine the same voice and personality in practice, in the dressing room, and behind the bench, and tell me which team is (probably) getting better leadership.

I mean, he's not wrong. Tage Thompson has consistently been a forward on the Buffalo Sabres. And pretty consistently awful at it, too.

I'm not sure I can take another season of Housley if he's not canned this summer.

 

[Bobby Bottle Service]

Shaky start, Nylander with the pass into the skates.

 

[SabresSharks]

I mean, he's not wrong. Tage Thompson has consistently been a forward on the Buffalo Sabres. And pretty consistently awful at it, too.

I'm not sure I can take another season of Housley if he's not canned this summer.

Him and Mitts should have both spent most of the season in Rochester, developing with, and contributing to, an excellent team down there. Their saving grace is you have to dress 12 forwards somehow. What a hopelessly thin forward crew.

 

[CrazyPsycho]

Leafs with about 1000x more intensity

 

[tsujimoto74]

Good to see the refs still aren't calling interference. Otherwise it might've been a penalty to haul Thompson down after he got rid of the puck.

 

[Panthaz89]

Feels like the Sabres D outside of Montour hasn't scored at all in the second half of the season...

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Shooting it high and wide on a glorious chance in the slot: A Buffalo Sabres tradition unlike any other.

 

[Snippit]

So many line mismatches lol

 

[CrazyPsycho]

This is gonna be a thrashing isnt it

 

[Panthaz89]

Nelson and Scandella getting WORKED.

 

[Chainshot]

Nelson and Scandella getting WORKED.

Sheary didn't help.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

That's a horseshit call. What was Larry supposed to do?

 

[Panthaz89]

not sure how he's supposed to avoid contact....

 

[tsujimoto74]

lol jesus, NHL reffing is embarrassing

 

[Gabrielor]

Bullshit call.

 

[valet]

lol how is Larry supposed to avoid the goalie with marleau forcing him into the net?

 

[MackAttack26]

ERod fan club.

 

[Goathead]

Rodrigues is a gem