GDT: Preseason Game 2: Sabres at Bruins, 7:00 pm

[ValJamesDuex]

Kozak can drive my 4th line next year

 

[Matt Ress]

Was hoping NATO would be more of an impact but he is just starting his first AHL season.

Been rooting for Murray for years but it's not going to happen

Liked Cedar banging, Stillman played a lot and he's not always great with the puck but generally plays a simple physical game. Thought Cecconi was a nice surprise. Can't wait for Mike Barney jr and Connor West Herr to come up.

Levi, Benny and the regulars were great.

 

[dortt]

I thought Cooley looked better than Comrie did the other night.

nearly anyone looks better than Comrie

 

[Gabrielor]

Missed most of the Sabres game. Who looked good? Who didn't?

 

[MOGlLNY]

Missed most of the Sabres game. Who looked good? Who didn't?

Benson good

 

[Zman5778]

Missed most of the Sabres game. Who looked good? Who didn't?

Good -- Levi, Cooley, Benson, Biro, I thought Clague was quietly solid

Not so good -- Kozak, Lindgren had some tough moments

Kulich was mostly invisible. Rosen had some really good shifts early but fell off. Murray has Lucic-level speed.

 

[Dingo44]

 

[3headeddragon]

Isn't that decimal point in the wrong spot.

 

[OkimLom]

Watching Stillman making high school hockey level poor decisions with the puck, I want to never see him dress for the Sabres again. I don’t care about the simple game he plays, or how he’s a physical guy, those sort of reads shouldn’t be happening anywhere close to a NHL rink.

 

[beerme1]

I hate Jack Edwards with a passion. However, I did laugh when he said the Sabres have a goalie now after Levi made a flurry of saves. I made some comment to my wife like hey, that asshole figured it out. We're on our way!

 

[MOGlLNY]

Watching Stillman making high school hockey level poor decisions with the puck, I want to never see him dress for the Sabres again. I don’t care about the simple game he plays, or how he’s a physical guy, those sort of reads shouldn’t be happening anywhere close to a NHL rink.

It was bad

 

[HOOats]

I imagine Adams and Co. had the type of skating, positioning, and compete shown tonight by Levi in mind when declining to acquire every forgettable goalie thought to be available over the summer. He got better over the summer. I think the kid's a star, so I'm just going to enjoy the ride.

Benson is a maniac - he's so good at so many things that help his teammates. How he fills out physically will decide between Canadian National Team level or just perennial all star quality.

Also, my seat was fully intact with all cup holders present and accounted for.

 

[beerme1]

I imagine Adams and Co. had the type of skating, positioning, and compete shown tonight by Levi in mind when declining to acquire every forgettable goalie thought to be available over the summer. He got better over the summer. I think the kid's a star, so I'm just going to enjoy the ride.

Benson is a maniac - he's so good at so many things that help his teammates. How he fills out physically will decide between Canadian National Team level or just perennial all star quality.

Also, my seat was fully intact with all cup holders present and accounted for.

Ya man! LOL at the end! You had a good seat then. I think there 18,000 that don't fit that description.

 

[Zman5778]

Watching Stillman making high school hockey level poor decisions with the puck, I want to never see him dress for the Sabres again. I don’t care about the simple game he plays, or how he’s a physical guy, those sort of reads shouldn’t be happening anywhere close to a NHL rink.

I nearly put Stillman in the bad category, but he did make a lot of solid plays. Yeah, he makes a couple of dumb decisions per game -- but I don't think he makes so many that he needs to be shot into the sun.

And it's preseason. Tage/Skinner/Dahlin/etc made plays that they'd never make in the regular season, just to see how they'd work. Hell, Sammy made a couple of plays tonight that he wouldn't make in the regular season. Use the preseason as a way to test new things.

 

[truthbluth]

I nearly put Stillman in the bad category, but he did make a lot of solid plays. Yeah, he makes a couple of dumb decisions per game -- but I don't think he makes so many that he needs to be shot into the sun.

And it's preseason. Tage/Skinner/Dahlin/etc made plays that they'd never make in the regular season, just to see how they'd work. Hell, Sammy made a couple of plays tonight that he wouldn't make in the regular season. Use the preseason as a way to test new things.

Only watched about 15 minutes, but Tage and Skinner looked atrocious.

 

[debaser66]

NATO according to jack edwards

Whats NATO?
Not Another Try Out?
;-)

 

[Dingo44]

I just realized this should have said Bruins at Sabres...

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Kulich Man]

Could not ask for a better night from the only player who really mattered. Levi was superb.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I didn’t watch it, only the highlights. But man, I love Cooley’s set up.

 

[Dingo44]

I didn’t watch it, only the highlights. But man, I love Cooley’s set up.

Cooley actually looked really good.

 

[OkimLom]

I nearly put Stillman in the bad category, but he did make a lot of solid plays. Yeah, he makes a couple of dumb decisions per game -- but I don't think he makes so many that he needs to be shot into the sun.

And it's preseason. Tage/Skinner/Dahlin/etc made plays that they'd never make in the regular season, just to see how they'd work. Hell, Sammy made a couple of plays tonight that he wouldn't make in the regular season. Use the preseason as a way to test new things.

I completely understand that. And I factored that in, and I even wrote off some of the mistakes as such. But there were plays he made, like completely skating onto his partner's side of the ice, right in front of his partner, while the play was transitioning up the ice into Buffalo's zone, just to take a hit on the guy against the bench, while his forwards were backchecking. Then there were the passes right to the opponent when the open guy was available if he reversed direction.

It wasn't a case of trying things out, it was bad plays against lesser competition that shouldn't be made when you are fighting for a spot, and he's fighting for a #7 or #8 spot on the team.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Cooley actually looked really good.

He did from what I saw in the highlights. But I meant his pads. Colour pads >>>> white pads

 

[Matt Ress]

I completely understand that. And I factored that in, and I even wrote off some of the mistakes as such. But there were plays he made, like completely skating onto his partner's side of the ice, right in front of his partner, while the play was transitioning up the ice into Buffalo's zone, just to take a hit on the guy against the bench, while his forwards were backchecking. Then there were the passes right to the opponent when the open guy was available if he reversed direction.

It wasn't a case of trying things out, it was bad plays against lesser competition that shouldn't be made when you are fighting for a spot, and he's fighting for a #7 or #8 spot on the team.

Far from perfect game from Stillman but I don't think he and Cecconi worked well together. They both had trouble moving the puck out. Stillman was on the ice for the Boston goal but the other D, Lindgren was all over the place all night.

Nobody really talking about Mittelstadt but I thought he had an expected but very good game.

 

[Zman5778]

Far from perfect game from Stillman but I don't think he and Cecconi worked well together. They both had trouble moving the puck out. Stillman was on the ice for the Boston goal but the other D, Lindgren was all over the place all night.

That's a pretty solid point there. Stillman and Cecconi kind of play the same style game (more simple and rugged), and I think they're both used to playing with a guy that's more mobile and puck-moving.

And yeah, Lindgren was kind of like the defensive version of Ennis -- feet always moving, but who knows where they take him.