GBU Levi Flames Out - Loss 4-3 at Home to Calgary 10/19/23

[ottsabrefan]

Is it too early to start studying up on the draft? The team has no concept of team D, lacks intensity, and can no longer seem to consistently generate scoring chances.

They should get Levi away from this mess and send him down. He made some great saves tonight but also needs to stand on his head too much for this team and he is not at that level yet to do so (as some of those goals showed).

 

[sabresfan129103]

Levi was pretty bad. Probably time to give one of the other guys a shot and see what they can do.

 

[jd1970]

Ok.

I remember Scotty Bowman.with a bunch of high draft picks getting canned.
These guys have done squat.

 

[5 Minute Major]

Whether we make the playoffs or not this team is hardly in a bad position going forward.

Well, that is debatable. And how long of playing in front of no fans can this franchise absorb? And I’m not blaming the fans.

 

[Chainshot]

The issues that have been issues are still issues

And that's the issue.

 

[oldgoalie]

Kea is such a waste and he calls it badly for both teams.

I would have gone with Comrie tonight. If ANY of the three stinkers had gone in with any other goalie on this roster, pitchforks and torches and bricks would have been out in force.

I’ll play along. Levi had a terrible game. He looked unsettled, twitchy and nervous. Three of those shots had no business finding the net. Should have given Comrie tonight, and saved Levi for Montreal. Aside from that, most of the veterans are playing like shit. When your two new guys and an 18 year old rookie are your best players, something is definitely wrong.

 

[Gabrielor]

I'd love to know the team's home record in blue and gold since the start of last season. It feels like it's about 5-30-1.

17-20-4 last year.
1-2-0 this year.

 

[5 Minute Major]

Is it too early to start studying up on the draft? The team has no concept of team D, lacks intensity, and can no longer seem to consistently generate scoring chances.

They should get Levi away from this mess and send him down. He made some great saves tonight but also needs to stand on his head too much for this team and he is not at that level yet to do so (as some of those goals showed).

He made some saves that looked great because he was so damned out of position. That one late comes to mind when he went down and left the top half of the net open. Luckily for him the Flames player let him off the hook.

 

[Buff15Sabres]

U- Levi was the difference tonight. Shaky all game and that 4th goal was a grade A softie. At least he (probably) didn't allow that full rink icing to go in.

 

[Chainshot]

They didn't play like men tonight. They played like boys.

 

[Ace]

You know it was a bad night when the postgame starts by crediting the Sabres for “getting their powerplay going”. They went 1 for 5. 1 for 15 on the year.

 

[SharkInABoloTie]

I'm upset I let this team have any sway over my emotions or happiness.

 

[Ace]

I just take solace in the fact that Levi can take his pads off, reflect on his hard night…and get sage advice from UPL or Eric Comrie.

 

[oldgoalie]

I just take solace in the fact that Levi can take his pads off, reflect on his hard night…and get sage advice from UPL or Eric Comrie.

And as of today, Andy.

 

[Dirty Dog]

It’s still extremely early, so I’m not going to make big picture comments and I still believe in this team.

But I’ll make a small picture comment and say that was an unacceptable performance. Very very disappointing game

 

[Beerz]

Craig Anderson is going to come back isnt he?

This liasion shit is to just get him in shape undercover

 

[MOGlLNY]

 

[Gabrielor]

EJ's quote is funny, because they can't score right now either.

They have 9 goals on the season.

 

[Ace]

Johnson is talking about the team defense commitment again. It troubles me that the legit plan seems to have been to take the worst defensive players in the world…but they can score like mad…not replace any of them…and then ask them to commit to team defense while generating almost nothing offensively at even strength.

If you want to play that game…this is not the roster.

 

[Sabreality]

Poor Joker had a fantastic game and it was this one lol

 

[sabremike]

Remember Granato saying teaching defense would be the easy part?

 

[Ace]

EJ's quote is funny, because they can't score right now either.

They have 9 goals on the season.

They aren’t generating anything. They’ve been trying to play defense. These players aren’t capable of it.

 

[ottsabrefan]

He made some saves that looked great because he was so damned out of position. That one late comes to mind when he went down and left the top half of the net open. Luckily for him the Flames player let him off the hook.

He also made great saves on two breakaways and the 2 on 1 on the Tuch giveaway, amungst others. It probably would have been better for him to have stopped the weak ones and given up the breakaways, but the net result would be the same.

The way we play, we need grade A goaltending to win and if we don’t get it we won’t as we give up a shit ton of grade A scoring chances in what seems like every game. You can’t expect a goalie with 10 NHL games to fix the team D. He is not Miller…yet.

 

[enthusiast]

I wonder if there’s any consequence in mind for coaching or management if they don’t make it to the playoffs this year

 

[DapperCam]

He also made great saves on two breakaways and the 2 on 1 on the Tuch giveaway, amungst others. I know he let in some soft ones but we give up a shit ton of grade A scoring chances in what seems like every game. You can’t expect a goalie with 10 NHL games to fix the team D. He is not Miller…yet.

It is interesting. In an alternate universe he could have let in 0 softies, but allowed a goal on the break aways and everyone would feel a lot better about it.

Might be a good opportunity to reflect and let another goalie grab a start.