The Sabres look really good

[John Eichel da GOAT]

I am/was/probably still will be one of the biggest haters on the moves this organization has made over the past decade, but I'll admit they look very good. Only 2 games in and a ton of time to regress, but

Eichel looks good
Dahlin looks good
Skinner looks good
Olofsson looks good
Johansson looks good
The jerseys look good
Hell even Okposo is on the board.

Well see what they do agains tthe Lightning, Leafs, Caps and Bruins, but im impressed early.

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[Timbo Slice]

Nope. Stop. Sabres suck. Nothing to see here.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Ya they started out hot last year too.

Hope they keep it up though. Bills are looking good, time for the Sabres to step it up

 

[CowbellConray]

The defensive game through all three zones is a big improvement from last season.

Outshooting the devil's 27-12 right now through two

 

[DearDiary]

They're winning the cup

 

[Moskau]

Ya they started out hot last year too.

Hope they keep it up though. Bills are looking good, time for the Sabres to step it up

Even during the 10 game win streak last season they never looked half as competent as they have this season. But it's Buffalo so something is bound to happen.

 

[Senor Catface]

Was it last year they were something like 17-7-3 at one point?

 

[EpochLink]

They were good last year at the start as well.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Was it last year they were something like 17-7-3 at one point?

Yeah, but they didn't look good doing it. Granted it's only been 5 periods, but they look like a whole new team this year.

 

[Cellee]

Gotta check out the highlights for those jerseys, they are beauties.

 

[Panthaz89]

At least this time they are winning while outchancing without the goalies bailing them out early both games it's the opposing goalies under a flurry of great chances.

 

[OneBuffalo]

Ya they started out hot last year too.

Hope they keep it up though. Bills are looking good, time for the Sabres to step it up

They did? They started 4-4-0. 9 of the 10 wins in the 10 game winning streak were by 1 goal, 7 of them being in OT, and 3 winning in a SO. They were winning games, but were getting dominated. These first two games against Pitt and NJ, they've utterly dominated the games. They are scoring goals, and they are not allowing shots on Hutton. NJ has 12 shots going into the 3rd, and Pitt had a normal 29 shots two nights ago. Krueger has them playing MUCH different than "I'm a HOF player, so you must play my way" Housley.

 

[Derg12]

We still have 80 games to revert to the mean. Nothing to see here, folks. Move along. Same as it ever was.

 

[Incognito]

Didn't the Sabres have a 10 game winning streak or something like that last season?

 

[Frank the Tank]

I guess reminding the Sabres players how many seasons it has been without the Cup in giant numbers at center ice is working.

 

[aufheben]

Call me when they look scary good.

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

Didn't the Sabres have a 10 game winning streak or something like that last season?

Yes, but like a few so far have stated, they looked like trash doing it. Mostly 1 goal victories while losing the corsi game and being outshot nearly every time. I researched it a bit deeper and they played backups coincidentally very often during that streak. One of those streaks where everything went their way.

They actually look competent now.

 

[Metroid]

Remember their 10 game winning streak last year?

 

[OneBuffalo]

Remember their 10 game winning streak last year?

You mean when they were utterly dominated in 8 of those games but were the beneficiaries of winning 7 overtime games and 3 of them in a SO?

 

[Tage2Tuch]

Ya they started out hot last year too.

Hope they keep it up though. Bills are looking good, time for the Sabres to step it up

Not really, we started 6-4-2. 6 wins in first 12.

We had a Patrick Laine season.

We dominated November and that was it.


So far they’ve looked like they’ve had structure but there’s a lot of hockey to be played.

 

[Metroid]

You mean when they were utterly dominated in 8 of those games but were the beneficiaries of winning 7 overtime games and 3 of them in a SO?

Sure.
Two games. Still early.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Not really, we started 6-4-2. 6 wins in first 12.

We had a Patrick Laine season.

We dominated November and that was i


So far they’ve looked like they’ve had structure but there’s a lot of hockey to be played.

Well that’s good to hear. Miss seeing Buffalo in the mix. I like Ralph Kreuger, hope he does well. Edmonton botched that situation and the Sabres are the beneficiary.

 

[Tage2Tuch]

Remember their 10 game winning streak last year?

Different coach. Different players, (olofsson Johansson miller vesey Jokiharju) more mature players. (Dahlin looks really good) Reinhart Eichel and the depth here have been great. Way too touch of a division to do damage though. And early.

I don’t think they make the playoffs but anyone can say “remember that time they Did good then got bad”, what are you suggesting the team sucks out of the gate and try and pull a blues type season.

Way to early for a thread though. That’s for sure.

 

[Zats Muccarello]

How does Vesey look though?

 

[Montag DP]

Remember their 10 game winning streak last year?

No, I don't think anyone has mentioned that yet.