Post-Game Talk (GBU): Untitled

[sabremike]

They simply must beat both the Islanders and the Rangers.

Housley vs Trotz is a far bigger mismatch than Bambi vs Godzilla so I'm not really liking our chances on Tuesday. And assuming MegaBus doesn't cancel my bus at the last minute I will be there to witness what is likely to be a total debacle live and in person. Yay.

 

[Howie Hodge]

G: Housley will eventually be fired.
B: He isn’t fired yet.
U: He was hired at all.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Alternative thread title suggestion: "Cool your jets"

G:
Team played well for the most part. Well enough to win even, just not well enough to beat Hellebyuck. We had chances we didn't bury, and it came back to bite us in the ass.

B:
0 points

 

[CrazyPsycho]

At least the Canes lost too

 

[Not Sure]

G: Housley will eventually be fired.
B: He isn’t fired yet.
U: He was hired at all.

If he isnt fired soon we will become the new Edmonton Oilers. Ownership is too infatuated with ex-players, and having people in power that they can control. I have defended the Pegulas in the past, and still am happy that they saved the team, but the way things are happening you can look back and see where it all went wrong like a trail of breadcrumbs.

As soon as the Bill's were in the fold the sabres became an afterthought, and ownership went from focusing on a building a championship team, to focusing on building a sports empire. Too many moving parts, no plan or focus, the need to have people who wont rock the boat and cause problems, too much energy is needed just to maintain order, not enough left over to move forward.

 

[sufferer]

They simply must beat both the Islanders and the Rangers.

They might be able to beat the rags, but they'll be in tough.

 

[Howie Hodge]

This will be remembered as the season that almost was.

Oh no; make no mistake, it was! Well for 10 games it was..!!

 

[Jumpinjackflash]

Maybe this brings us a step closer to firing Phil, that's the best thing to come out of this game. Also, why even bother pulling the goalie? It seems like everytime we do it kills momentum and bites us in the ass. Leave the goalie in there and play aggressive instead of pulling the goalie and having guys play back to protect the net.

Thats a bit of an overreaction I'd say considering it worked a couple games ago against Carolina and numerous times earlier in the season

 

[old kummelweck]

Eichel has been brutal in the d zone

 

[CrankyJay]

Good: loved Hutton in this game. Smooth and solid. Let’s hope that Hutton is back to stay.

Dude needs to stay in the net.

 

[MagnumForce2]

I like Jet Lag for the thread title

 

[OkimLom]

Eichel has been brutal in the d zone

Major reason why Wheeler was open for the GWG, and major reason why Aho had plenty of time in the Carolina game to find Faulk.

He’s been really bad lately in other areas as well. Can’t receive a pass from our guys for some reason.

 

[5 Minute Major]

I like B-b-b-b-beaten by the Jets.

 

[Hasekperreault23]

Dahlin played terribly in this one.

I think he is gassed would tighten up his ice time for a few games

 

[snoop244]

Major reason why Wheeler was open for the GWG, and major reason why Aho had plenty of time in the Carolina game to find Faulk.

He’s been really bad lately in other areas as well. Can’t receive a pass from our guys for some reason.

Dahlin had Wheeler and then just let him go. Both goals were pretty much his fault.

 

[BuffaloGooner]

Now that we lost, we’ll see Smith in for ERod and Nate the Great in for Pilut

 

[HaNotsri]

Housley vs Trotz is a far bigger mismatch than Bambi vs Godzilla so I'm not really liking our chances on Tuesday. And assuming MegaBus doesn't cancel my bus at the last minute I will be there to witness what is likely to be a total debacle live and in person. Yay.

Bambi cooks parts of himself as Godzillas dinner and then tricks him into having potatoes with the steak in hope of Godzilla choking on said potato.*
What other possible positive outcomes are there?

*Completely missing the fact that Godzilla is a carnivore and has a huge mouth.

 

[buffalojedwardo]

Thats as good as this group can play

was thinking the same thing when watching...even though we played them well Winnipeg is a wayyy better team.

 

[sabres4ever]

1. We should start setting picks often starting next game. If the NHL won't call them, then we need to take advantage of them.

2. I don't want to see Ristolainen on this team any longer going forward. He's just not part of our future.

 

[buffalojedwardo]

Im most frustrated that Botts/Phil refuse to ice their best possible team every night.

Maybe didnt matter today, but maybe Smith/Olofsson get a goal that Vlad/Pommer/Okposo never will

Agreed. I hate the cautious approach they're taking! Since our winning streak we haven't exactly had our shit together. When's the last time we've even won a back to back? Bring the youth up already, you owe it to us fans. We've watched enough poorly iced teams.

 

[K8fool]

Thats as good as this group can play

Almost.. they can clean it up and Jets are a cheap team with picks ..slewfoot etc.. We were predictable and tentative on pp with physical team denying entry.. No consolation but played well , didnt finish ..and kids were forced into key mistakes.. Im still in .. Watching progress ..learning..

 

[GellMann]

I wouldn't say that I want to trade Risto. But somebody needs to reprogram him. His first 4 years in the league, it was enough, good, even, to just flip the puck out without a care in the world.

But willingly tossing possession away should no longer be acceptable, especially when Mark Scheifele is on the ice. He needs to work this out of his game. He's a passable passer when he chooses to do that, but far too often he doesn't even take a second to see if he's got teammates available, and now that Bylsma is gone, they usually are.

 

[K8fool]

I wouldn't say that I want to trade Risto. But somebody needs to reprogram him. His first 4 years in the league, it was enough, good, even, to just flip the puck out without a care in the world.

But willingly tossing possession away should no longer be acceptable, especially when Mark Scheifele is on the ice. He needs to work this out of his game. He's a passable passer when he chooses to do that, but far too often he doesn't even take a second to see if he's got teammates available, and now that Bylsma is gone, they usually are.

He should be in front of the net on PP2 he is strong on the puck..

 

[ZZamboni]

Good: loved Hutton in this game. Smooth and solid. Let’s hope that Hutton is back to stay.

Yea, he played well. Glad he had a nice game. We need both goalies to be steady and pretty consistent.

 

[buffalowing88]

I want Housley fired too but we should at least acknowledge that he was a pretty hot commodity when we signed him. I don't think hiring him in the first place was necessarily a bad call.