Post-Game Talk (GBU): The scoring scared the Devil out of them!

[Gabrielor]

G:
The d pairs. All the right people where they should be. It was perfect. (As it can be right now)
Thompson was an impact player. The next level is star. Will he get there?
A lot of guys who needed a point got one
Sobotka
Pilut
Dahlin
Rodrigues
Skinner's snipe
Bogosian

B
Hutton looked shaky, but he did have some key saves when we needed them. He also had post help.
Okposo

U
Penalty bias against the Sabres is a thing very starting to bother me.


Great win, in a way we needed to win. Get Jack back Friday, and let's start the run again!

Pilut Risto 4life
Dahlin Righty 4life

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[enthusiast]

Had to win this one, and they did. Team depth finally showed up for once. No complaints.

 

[DatGuy]

Wait.....scoring was spread out and every line contributed? who knew....

 

[Chainshot]

Stepping on a team when they're down is so un-Sabre-like that it's refreshing when they do so.

Funny that 14 guys picked up a point tonight. Maybe this gives Housley the confidence to put Thompson up with Skinner when Jack returns so he can work that Reinhart line in since it was at least dangerous even if they didn't convert on a fistful of quality chances.

 

[Zman5778]

Outstanding:
Pilut-Risto
Dahlin-Bogo
Thompson
Skinner
Reinhart
Sheary

Good:
ERod
Mitts potting one

Meh:
Sobotka. Punching above his weight, big time. Would be fine in a 4th line role, I'd think.

Bad:
Scandella -- He's hit the Rivet cliff, methinks.


Ugly:
Devils effort in the last 10 min of the 2nd

 

[Gabrielor]

CF 5v5
BOGOSIAN	23	11	12	67.65%
DAHLIN	27	14	13	65.85%
SCANDELLA	18	10	8	64.29%
MCCABE	15	9	6	62.50%
RISTOLAINEN	15	11	4	57.69%
PILUT	14	11	3	56.00%

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Perfect placement.

 

[ValJames]

G: All, special shout out to the D pairings, Tage, and the Smith-Larsson-Okposo line

Hutton needs his All-Star break for a good rest

 

[Tsyolin]

G:
Thompson
Erod
Skinner
Hutton
Pilut
Smith
Larry
Reinhart's positioning

B:
Eh I won't beat a dead horse, you know who they are.

U:
No ugly tonight, still plenty of missed good chances but for once they actually buried a few of em.

 

[Maut]

Echoing everyone else's sentiments, an absolute must win and even though they were down early the came up big in the 2nd. Would have liked to see a goal in the 1st or 3rd but we'll take it. Still a long way to go and we need to put a few games like this together.

 

[Chainshot]

CF 5v5
BOGOSIAN	23	11	12	67.65%
DAHLIN	27	14	13	65.85%
SCANDELLA	18	10	8	64.29%
MCCABE	15	9	6	62.50%
RISTOLAINEN	15	11	4	57.69%
PILUT	14	11	3	56.00%

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Perfect placement.

The ToI splits on D were also really solid. Bogo just under 22 minutes to top them is a nice way to balance things.

 

[MackAttack26]

Good: Arguably the best all around team game of the season at a key time.

 

[Goathead]

It’s really amazing how much our defence has done a complete 360 from last year. So much better!

Thompson was a impact player the whole game

 

[Chainshot]

Ugly: Typo of "New Jersey Kink aid" search results.

 

[oldgoalie]

Ugly: Typo of "New Jersey Kink aid" search results.

Lol. Kids around?

 

[Chainshot]

Lol. Kids around?

Nah, I'm solo this week. Texting the lad about the scoring though. Not sure if he was able to find the feed.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Great game to watch. I still want pominville out of the lineup badly for Nylander...

 

[Club]

Missed most of the game, but glad we came out with a win!

On to the next, boyos!

 

[CatsforReinhart]

Thompson controlled the play every time he was on the ice. Wanted him to get one.

 

[Man of Principles]

I like Smith's game. He knows how to get in scoring position and gets good opportunities consistently. Awesome to see him get rewarded. Good chance a lot of those start going in for him.

 

[Revelate]

Will be verrrrry interesting to see who comes out of the lineup next game of Eichel is back.

 

[Yatzhee]

5-1 says it all. They came in and did their jobs well.
Can't wait for Eichel to return, but in the interim, a win is a win.

 

[CatsforReinhart]

Tage Thompson 11 shot attempts

 

[Chainshot]

This may have been Sheary's best game as a Sabre, even if he only wound up with an assist.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Ugly: Typo of "New Jersey Kink aid" search results.

May I suggest either Jersey Shore or The Real Housewives of New Jersey?

 

[Chainshot]

May I suggest Jersey Shore?

The tandem of Kinkaid and Blackwood is the most juvenile source of amusement of any tandem in the league.