Post-Game Talk (GBU): Buffalo Sabres at Nashville Predators 8PM 1/18/20

[Chainshot]

Montour remains so uncomfortable on the power play.

 

[Chainshot]

Dunno why Montour is always the defenseman on PP2 when he isn't good on the PP.

Thinking the same thing.

 

[dang111]

No shots on goal vs the worst PK in the league? Nice

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Why blue on road? Does NHL switch color scheme back to the “old way” in 2nd half of season?

Home team can request to wear their whites at home if the road team agrees. Preds wanted to wear their winter classic jerseys. (It's the same thing when the Sabres want to wear the 50th season whites at home).

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

Thinking the same thing.

Jokiharju has gotten very limited opportunity (they've scored at least twice in his limited attempts) and they haven't tried Pilut at all.

 

[Howie Hodge]

Come on Sabres!!!

Antibiotics for Howie, so drinking is not an option tonight!!

Well an option if I decide I despise my stomach tonight - jk....

 

[Chainshot]

Colin Blackwell. There’s a name for ya

Him and Hagel both playing. It’s funny that Lazar is being celebrated as a straightforward, physical effort player and the team needs more. And those two guys are both straightforward, physical effort players Botterill chose not to retain.

 

[Chainshot]

Jokiharju has gotten very limited opportunity (they've scored at least twice in his limited attempts) and they haven't tried Pilut at all.

IKR? I don’t get some of their lack of roster optimization. Moving the puck up the ice and filling a lane on the rush are prime Montour skills. Set-piece passing? Not so much.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Jokiharju has gotten very limited opportunity (they've scored at least twice in his limited attempts) and they haven't tried Pilut at all.

hoping that’ll change in the second half? We have a good enough sample size on Montour, get some practices with joker, see how that goes, then maybe try pilut if it’s still meh.

 

[Ace]

I mean he didn’t even take a stride from touching the puck to getting laid out.

NHL 20 lets you get away with that every time

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

I thought Turris touched the puck there. Could be wrong.

 

[dortt]

How was that interference? Nashville touched the puck!

 

[valet]

Turris played the puck with his skate right as Dahlin checked him. Not really a penalty.

 

[Chainshot]

Frolik must be wondering at the marvel of being on the wing with ERod and Sheary.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

IKR? I don’t get some of their lack of roster optimization. Moving the puck up the ice and filling a lane on the rush are prime Montour skills. Set-piece passing? Not so much.

to be fair, that’s mostly what stands out about joker as well, but we also haven’t seen how he’d operate on the PP whereas we know what Montour brings. Kinda similar to Rhino/eichel pairing, we seem afraid to shake things up

 

[dang111]

RK gonna bench Dahlin for the entire 3rd because of that.

 

[Chainshot]

Dahlin fills in the guy playing the puck and it is a penalty. Great.

 

[Fezzy126]

if you're touching the puck while being hit it's interference?

 

[SundherDome]

He played and had the puck .. no?

 

[Dirty Dog]

That seemed like a good hockey play by dahlin but oh well, guess not

 

[HaNotsri]

Just started watching, what have I missed? 0 shots can’t be right?

 

[buffalojedwardo]

puck was on his skate tic tac call!!

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Jokiharju has gotten very limited opportunity (they've scored at least twice in his limited attempts) and they haven't tried Pilut at all.

Be careful what you wish for...it could be Bogosian instead!

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Turris played the puck with his skate right as Dahlin checked him. Not really a penalty.

I understand the call 100%, but turris being weak on his skates.. if Dahlin keeps his hands together I’d be angrier about the penalty

 

[Chainshot]

to be fair, that’s mostly what stands out about joker as well, but we also haven’t seen how he’d operate on the PP whereas we know what Montour brings. Kinda similar to Rhino/eichel pairing, we seem afraid to shake things up

He had some quality shifts in Dahlin’s absence. Joker is much more about passing the puck smartly to freedom. Montour is more feet and speed.