GDT: Buffalo Sabres @ New Jersey Devils- Sun Feb 17 6:00PM

Howie Hodge

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Sep 16, 2017
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Just "lack of execution tonight."

Thanks Rob, sure we'll start doing that in time to save this season...:thumbu:

And here I was thinking we just aren't very good.
 

GrierIsGod123

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Oct 22, 2009
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One last thing...

Can anyone honestly tell me with a straight face that Rasmus Ristolainen has to be on this team?

At least one GM will value him way more than what he is.

Get gone
I'm so ready for this. He's a common denominator in a lot of bad hockey and doesn't appear to get better.
 
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Ralonzo

Я хочу!
Nov 6, 2006
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It took every one of these guys working together to lose this one.
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GellMann

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Dec 16, 2014
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Good coaches get mediocre teams into the playoffs.
I don't disagree that this team could maybe be ~5 points better with a GREAT coach.

But this team's problems have been scapegoated by themselves enough. We need to stop losing top 6 players, and start adding them. We need to start losing non-NHLers, and not using them on 2 different lines comprising half of the game. THEN we will be good in a manner that means something.
 

CrazyPsycho

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Sep 25, 2003
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One last thing...

Can anyone honestly tell me with a straight face that Rasmus Ristolainen has to be on this team?

At least one GM will value him way more than what he is.

Get gone

Hes 6ft4 rhd...apparently thats good enough for some people
 
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OneBuffalo

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Fire Housley! If he doesn't get fired and if moves aren't made to help this team offensively, then GMJB can be fired too. Those 2 first round picks won't help us next season. It does us nothing Get these damn picks traded for some help right now. Do something! This is ridiculous. They are a bottom 5 team if they get only .500 of the points they acquired during the 10 game winning streak. That's unacceptable.
 

Not Sure

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Feb 8, 2016
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One last thing...

Can anyone honestly tell me with a straight face that Rasmus Ristolainen has to be on this team?

At least one GM will value him way more than what he is.

Get gone

I'm probably one of the few who actually like Risto for what he brings, not for what the coach wants him to do though. If Risto was deployed as a middle pairing physical defenseman, and a 1B power play specialist, I think hed be fine.

Playing him like a 1D over and over expecting different results is insanity. At this point just trade him for another first and a decent defensive prosect. Try to get someone like Juolevi for him, or package him with something else for an upgrade.
 
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GellMann

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I'm probably one of the few who actually like Risto for what he brings, not for what the coach wants him to do though. If Risto was deployed as a middle pairing physical defenseman, and a 1B power play specialist, I think hed be fine.

Playing him like a 1D over and over expecting different results is insanity. At this point just trade him for another first and a decent defensive prosect. Try to get someone like Juolevi for him, or package him with something else for an upgrade.
I can't believe we're still waiting to see Risto as a 20 minute, 2nd pair, offensively-used defenseman. This team would be a lot better shouldering his load over other pairings, because sure, he "exists" in those tough minutes, but anybody can vomit pucks to the other teams' D standing at neutral ice and cross check people moments after they've scored on us. He could actually have positive value to the team if we felt like trying to get it out of him.
 

CrazyPsycho

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I can't believe we're still waiting to see Risto as a 20 minute, 2nd pair, offensively-used defenseman. This team would be a lot better shouldering his load over other pairings, because sure, he "exists" in those tough minutes, but anybody can vomit pucks to the other teams' D standing at neutral ice and cross check people moments after they've scored on us. He could actually have positive value to the team if we felt like trying to get it out of him.

How can he be used offensively if all he does is randomly throw pucks
 

GellMann

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Dec 16, 2014
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How can he be used offensively if all he does is randomly throw pucks
What I mean by that, is stick him out there when he's far away from his own net. His o-zone tendencies are more conducive to the Sabres retaining the puck than his d-zone ones by orders of magnitude.
 

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