"... a legend and an out-of-work bum look a lot alike, Daddy"
My favorite line in a movie full of classics.
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My favorite line in a movie full of classics.
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The ability to differentiate between causation and correlation is a lost skill.
That said, this team is materially better with less Skinner.
Beerz
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They can be... if our GM did his job. Taking out your leading goal scorer on a team already struggling to score is not something that is a great model for success.
CaliSabresfan24
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1point21Gigawatts
hell's a gigawatt?
Oh did we break a team? I love when we break teams.
Matt Ress
Don't sleep on me
For sure. It was more of a contrast to their normal statue powerplay than to the later ones last night.
SundherDome
Y'all have to much power
Red wings
They are getting caved in on too, two shutouts and allowing a minimum of 4 games.
They are getting caved in on too, two shutouts and allowing a minimum of 4 games.
brian_griffin
"Eric Cartman?"
I stayed out of the GDT since a few hours before game time since I knew I'd be watching on slight delay.
Re: Benson, in addition to the goals, I'll gladly pile on and contrast him with Skinner.
Late-game (mid-3rd?) power play, Sabres up by a handful, Skinner on the left side on the rush (can't recall if he carried the puck in or received a pass from a teammate crossing the blue line near the right neutral-zone faceoff dot) has a clear lane and good look at Reimer, takes his shot from the top of the face-off circle to Reimer's right, misses the net completely and the puck rings around the boards to Reimer's left and out of the offensive zone. The Sabre on Skinner's right (again, may have originally passed to Skinner for the open look) is in the slot (as he should be) at that point, marked by 1 or 2 Wings). Maybe a D-pair change was happening, but there was no Sabre at the right point to cover the ring-around from the missed/wide SOG. Puck leaves the zone and the PP needs to regroup.
In contrast, Benson, killing a penalty earlier in the game (1st period), finds the puck on his stick in the o-zone after a couple flubs back and forth between a couple Wings and another Sabre, yet briefly, calmly, and quickly looks to decide where to send the puck before dumping it deep to the corner to Reimer's left. I assume the d-pairs were changing.
Two totally different situations, one player 55 games into his NHL career, two months shy of his 19th birthday, trusted with PK duties, always aware of his teammates positions, focused on possession. The other will play his 1000th game before the season ends, two months shy of his 32nd birthday, making fewer smart possession plays with the puck each game than the 19yo teammate. I'm not saying Skinner shouldn't have shot the puck. He had a clear lane and look, But in a tie game, or a game the Sabres are trailing, at a minimum shoot to get a rebound kicked out to Reimer's right.
OMG what an awesome outfit - hockey meets rodeo meets Garanimals
Re: Benson, in addition to the goals, I'll gladly pile on and contrast him with Skinner.
Late-game (mid-3rd?) power play, Sabres up by a handful, Skinner on the left side on the rush (can't recall if he carried the puck in or received a pass from a teammate crossing the blue line near the right neutral-zone faceoff dot) has a clear lane and good look at Reimer, takes his shot from the top of the face-off circle to Reimer's right, misses the net completely and the puck rings around the boards to Reimer's left and out of the offensive zone. The Sabre on Skinner's right (again, may have originally passed to Skinner for the open look) is in the slot (as he should be) at that point, marked by 1 or 2 Wings). Maybe a D-pair change was happening, but there was no Sabre at the right point to cover the ring-around from the missed/wide SOG. Puck leaves the zone and the PP needs to regroup.
In contrast, Benson, killing a penalty earlier in the game (1st period), finds the puck on his stick in the o-zone after a couple flubs back and forth between a couple Wings and another Sabre, yet briefly, calmly, and quickly looks to decide where to send the puck before dumping it deep to the corner to Reimer's left. I assume the d-pairs were changing.
Two totally different situations, one player 55 games into his NHL career, two months shy of his 19th birthday, trusted with PK duties, always aware of his teammates positions, focused on possession. The other will play his 1000th game before the season ends, two months shy of his 32nd birthday, making fewer smart possession plays with the puck each game than the 19yo teammate. I'm not saying Skinner shouldn't have shot the puck. He had a clear lane and look, But in a tie game, or a game the Sabres are trailing, at a minimum shoot to get a rebound kicked out to Reimer's right.
Quiet votes for His Holiness Dylan Larkin for the Hart.
1point21Gigawatts
hell's a gigawatt?
Weltschmerz
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What are all this his higness jokes, did the Queen make him a lord or what did I miss?
Back when Eichel was a rookie, NBC Sports was doing a game of the week between Buffalo and Detroit. They went on and on about the US-born future superstar in the game that night... Dylan Larkin, hallowed be his name. They barely gave Jack the time of day. So, we started making jokes about Larkin, his holiness. And then it continued in how they were covered for a while and it just continued to be a thing.
Weltschmerz
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- Apr 22, 2007
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Ah ok I thought something happened recently because I never read that here before, probably missed it somehow.
1point21Gigawatts
hell's a gigawatt?
Are we the only board that’s still beating that horse to death or did other boards do the same?
1point21Gigawatts
hell's a gigawatt?
Beating a horse to death in a good way though.Everyone's a critic.
brian_griffin
"Eric Cartman?"
1point21Gigawatts
hell's a gigawatt?
Doug Prishpreed
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Here’s some questions I’d like answered:
Is Krebs still improving noticeably?
How certain are we that he’ll be better than a typical middle-of-the-road UFA center next season?
Is he even above replacement-level in any role we’ve seen him in so far?
I honestly don’t know the answers to these. To me, he does look great some nights, and makes a lot of bonehead plays other nights. His moneypuck stats and other metrics seem to look awful, even when he has what I consider good games. Which is fairly regularly lately. I like him!
Who is this guy, and how do we use him next season successfully? I need that question answered before we can even figure out what our needs are.
Is Krebs still improving noticeably?
How certain are we that he’ll be better than a typical middle-of-the-road UFA center next season?
Is he even above replacement-level in any role we’ve seen him in so far?
I honestly don’t know the answers to these. To me, he does look great some nights, and makes a lot of bonehead plays other nights. His moneypuck stats and other metrics seem to look awful, even when he has what I consider good games. Which is fairly regularly lately. I like him!
Who is this guy, and how do we use him next season successfully? I need that question answered before we can even figure out what our needs are.
Panthaz89
Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Panthers fan
who the hell cares what the metrics say he's a decent bottom 6er imo. I'm more worried that we still have Bryson in the lineup constantly.
Jacob582
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I think Kevyn has an idea where Krebs needs to be slotted next year (3rd or 4th line?).
If he's unsure I think these remaining games without Mittelstadt will confirm his thoughts.
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