Pre-Game Talk: Dallas Stars @ Buffalo Sabres 3PM 10.14.2019

[jcbeze]

Dislike afternoon games.

Most people don't have off on Columbus Day.

But most people do get vacation days

 

[Dreakon13]

I took the day off to go to this one. Go Sabres!

 

[NotABadPeriod]

But most people do get vacation days

I took a vacation day for a totally unrelated personal reason which occupied my morning. So this is a lovely coincidence that I get to spend my afternoon watching hockey!

 

[Dahlin 2 Eichel]

It’s a good way for me to kill the day as the snow and roads are still not good around here. Another excuse to stay home and eat more turkey.

 

[Weltschmerz]

Bishop is our kryptonit, we'll still win somehow.

 

[Aladyyn]

I personally love early games outside of the weekend and think the NHL should have more of them

 

[sfoote]

I expect to see adjustments in the PP after going 0fer against the panthers. Teams are quickly picking up what works against BUF.

Teams are quickly picking up what works against BUF. ???? did you mean to write team? they've played 5 games, they haven't scored a pp in one of those, the last one, so now it's time to shake up the pp?? . So I guess your definition of quickly is 4 games. I want to see Rasmus, Jack, Sam, Victor, and Jeff for 99% of the first team pp unit this year, barring injuries.

 

[sabresEH]

Teams are quickly picking up what works against BUF. ???? did you mean to write team? they've played 5 games, they haven't scored a pp in one of those, the last one, so now it's time to shake up the pp?? . So I guess your definition of quickly is 4 games. I want to see Rasmus, Jack, Sam, Victor, and Jeff for 99% of the first team pp unit this year, barring injuries.

I think the poster meant adjustments by the players and not who the players are. Everyone seems to be looking to get Olofsson the shot on the PP which has been working. Maybe right now the guys decide to shoot a little more if they are cheating on Olofsson. Try to create some traffic in front if the cross ice pass isn’t working etc.

 

[joshjull]

 

[sufferer]

They definitely need to work the puck down low to Reinhart to open things up a bit, Skinner seems a bit superfluous. With that said, PP#1 is the least of my worries.

Hintz is the guy to look out for.

 

[Dubi Doo]

This is going to be a tough game. Dallas should break out of this funk soon. It's just a matter of when.

Oh damn, I didnt realize they had Sekera. He was a good defenseman for us. I wonder how he's doing with the Stars?

 

[Thorton02]

This is going to be a tough game. Dallas should break out of this funk soon. It's just a matter of when.

Oh damn, I didnt realize they had Sekera. He was a good defenseman for us. I wonder how he's doing with the Stars?

Injured, or soon to be injured.

 

[Paxon]

I expect to see adjustments in the PP after going 0fer against the panthers. Teams are quickly picking up what works against BUF.

Even the greatest PP imaginable is going to have plenty of scoreless games. I wouldn't worry about it until it is a trend.

 

[Snippit]

So how long does it take for Benn to run Eichel

 

[sabrebuild]

I don’t believe this to be true at all. We are running a PP with a lot of skill. We will have dominate games and not dominate games on the PP. can’t expect to run at 64% all the time.

If teams could solve buffalos PP in 4 games then why has it been 10 years to solve the Ovi PP.

Agreed, they could have had a couple in Florida. Reinhart gave Olofsson an open net that VO seems to never miss.

This pp should kill it moat of the year, Olofsson and Dahlin are perfect adds of playmaking and finishing opposite of Eichel. With low finishers like Reinhart and Skinner,. I'm not really sure what is a good game plan against them. Play fast and tight, and every guy on the ice is capable of either embarrassing you with a deke or making a quick pass to an extremely dangerous player.

Play soft and everyone but Skinner can make a perfect pass thru traffic.

Damn that pp is fun.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Chainshot]

Dahlin and Heiskanen... FIGHT!

 

[sabrebuild]

Dahlin and Heiskanen... FIGHT!

The main boards would implode.

 

[brian_griffin]

I really don’t understand why they insist on doing the Columbus Day game during the day. 80% of society still has to go to work.

Yeah, I’m the old man yelling at clouds.

well, those hockey fans with little kid hockey fans have a great matinee opportunity which doesn’t come that often for them.

I took a vacation day for a totally unrelated personal reason which occupied my morning. So this is a lovely coincidence that I get to spend my afternoon watching hockey!

I originally thought this game was on road start of west coast trip.

Was traveling for work last week / 60 hour week decided to take today off to catch up at home, dentist apt., dr. Apt, truck maintenance, have new fridge delivered. Sabres game is a bonus. Unfortunately fridge delivery delayed and caused me to miss truck apt and delivery now delayed til late afternoon so probably 2nd period of game.

 

[Chainshot]

The main boards would implode.

Thinking more Mortal Combat, less actual fisticuffs.

 

[Chainshot]

So how long does it take for Benn to run Eichel

I was thinking, how long does it take Jack to run Benn? He's been dishing the payback this season, may as well take it back a bit and get it in first.

 

[sabrebuild]

Thinking more Mortal Combat, less actual fisticuffs.

I'm with you on both.

I'm predicting a two point night for each of them and then an online blood bath.

 

[Chainshot]

I'm with you on both.

I'm predicting a two point night for each of them and then an online blood bath.

It will come down to someone parsing out primary vs. secondary assists or something.

 

[Coachcorner]

I liked Olofsson on the power play. It didn't work out last game but I hope Kreuger sticks with it. Olofsson seems deadly in the slot.

He Krueger ain't takin no loss sire. He kepsing it treal, I mean real and keeping it together, I mean y'all ain't even losing like never. Y'all ain't losing. This team doing thangs and moving thangs. Oloffson finna show his skill thang tonight for surely again. He one of the best rookies in the world. His family proud son. Real proud. Do your thang and make a challenge. Invest.
Hutton is btw winning 15 of his like 22 last starts in buffalo. Dat there some hard dirt baby.

 

[sabrebuild]

It will come down to someone parsing out primary vs. secondary assists or something.

Dahlin rub out on the wall was average, but Miro's poke check was next level... Or the opposite variation.

I don't think I've liked two young defenders this much and saw so many weird arguments.