Official Buffalo Sabres Thread

[digitalmonkey 929]

Pegula not ready to pull the trigger

[ajs510 122]

I mean, the injuries aren't helping but they're a very convenient excuse really. The Sabres organization is so deep that in spite of the injuries they're fielding better players than half the league has on any given night, but they're losing to teams that are supposed to be in the basement of the league and barely competing in the process.They really need one of these in the locker room:

[serge 904]

The more I watch Pegula and the more i listen to him, the more he sounds like a great fan and an owner of a fantasy team...Part of me loves an owner like this as its fun, but not sure if fun gets the job done.Im really not sure if Shero or Mario Lemieux would make those comments, as their team has been decimated with injuries arguably more than the Sabres.

[serge 904]

I like to personally apologize to the fans of the Sabres..I personally jinxed Ryan Miller my picking him in 3 separate pools..One being a keeper.Sorry.

[ajs510 122]

[TheDaveyG 6]

So tonight must be highly anticipated for you Adam, what are your plans for the game tonight? AND, who will you be rooting for?

[ajs510 122]

So tonight must be highly anticipated for you Adam, what are your plans for the game tonight? AND, who will you be rooting for?

Yeah, my buddy the Hawks fan and I got a bunch of people together to go drinking for the game. He ended up a lot happier with the outcome than I did, but I was happy to see Andrew Shaw continue his utter domination of the NHL. We were having a good time with FCHL-style degeneracy, betting penalties, broken sticks, big hits, next goal, it was a good time.

[TheDaveyG 6]

I thought this would have been the game that Kane out of his scoring slump, but I guess not.

[Fenxis 99]

The more I watch Pegula and the more i listen to him, the more he sounds like a great fan and an owner of a fantasy team...Part of me loves an owner like this as its fun, but not sure if fun gets the job done.Im really not sure if Shero or Mario Lemieux would make those comments, as their team has been decimated with injuries arguably more than the Sabres.

Melnik (Sens) was like that at the beginning. After a while Pegula will let the hockey people do the talking.

[serge 904]

So the Buffalo Sabres are last place in the East. If you asked a 100 people to pick the team that would finish last in the East I doubt any of them would say Buffalo.This is actually a good opportunity for the Sabres, who arguably on paper have to talent to compete but are just having a bizarro year with injuries and people having brutal years. Much like the Flyers who finished near the bottom a few years ago, they can become instant contenders by drafting a lottery player and could go from a lottery team to a Cup contender in a very short time.Or they can trade that pick for instant help right away..

[digitalmonkey 929]

I think it's been somewhat of a perfect storm for Buffalo...injuries, Leino sucking, Miller not being Miller, injuries, etc...

[serge 904]

I think it's been somewhat of a perfect storm for Buffalo...injuries, Leino sucking, Miller not being Miller, injuries, etc...

If its not that, then they are in trouble for a LONG time, as they have commited a lot of money for a significant period.We will see how this plays out, but im surprised there has been no movement , firing or anything. We will see what they do deadline time.

[pauld22 0]

So the Buffalo Sabres are last place in the East. If you asked a 100 people to pick the team that would finish last in the East I doubt any of them would say Buffalo.This is actually a good opportunity for the Sabres, who arguably on paper have to talent to compete but are just having a bizarro year with injuries and people having brutal years. Much like the Flyers who finished near the bottom a few years ago, they can become instant contenders by drafting a lottery player and could go from a lottery team to a Cup contender in a very short time.Or they can trade that pick for instant help right away..

In the beginning of the season, when they were winning games in spite of themselves, I kept saying, "Wait until these guys figure out how to play with each other." Then all of the injuries started piling up (I know, all teams go through injuries but 9 {I think} at one point is ridiculous), Miller turned into a sieve, Vanek and Pominville were the only players doing anything offensively, Myers became a pylon, etc etc etc...Now I'm on the same page as serge here. They also need to drop some dead weight before next season (before trade deadline?). Roy, Hecht, Gaustad, Kaleta, Boyes need to find somewhere else to play. If it were only that easy...Oh, and they just beat NJ after getting two huge injuries back (Ehrhoff and Regehr). Crank up the excuse machine again Mrs Black and Pegula. I know that sounds like I'm contradicting myself from above. The injuries played a role but they were no great shakes before they happened either.

[serge 904]

what a brutal season for the Sabres. Your coach breaks three ribs in practice?Thats terrible.

[pauld22 0]

what a brutal season for the Sabres. Your coach breaks three ribs in practice?Thats terrible.

He missed practice Tuesday and might not be behind the bench for Wednesday's game. Kinda hard to bark out instructions with broken ribs I guess. If he can't James Patrick will take his place until he can get back.I would guess he would be upstairs watching and possibly head down to the locker room between periods? Sound right?Vanek is still out too. These tickets sounded great when I bought them at the beginning of the year.

[troyomac 0]

Wow 6-0. Looks like Vanek and Ruff are the problem.

[serge 904]

Wow 6-0. Looks like Vanek and Ruff are the problem.

No ..The secret service has started initiative KILL THE BEAR..Bruins struggling ever since Thomas snubbed the White House.

[serge 904]

WTF is going on in the Sabres game..An unanswered 6 goals..WOW

[ajs510 122]

WTF is going on in the Sabres game..An unanswered 6 goals..WOW

...........seven.

[pauld22 0]

Eastern Conference standings on February 18th....EASTERN DIV GP W L OT P ROW GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY S/O L10 STREAK1 * - NY RANGERS ATL 56 37 14 5 79 - 159 110 +49 18-7-2 19-7-3 - 7-2-1 LOST 12 * - BOSTON NE 56 35 19 2 72 - 191 129 +62 18-10-2 17-9-0 - 4-6-0 LOST 13 * - FLORIDA SE 57 27 19 11 65 - 146 154 -8 14-7-7 13-12-4 - 5-4-1 LOST 24 PHILADELPHIA ATL 57 32 18 7 71 - 192 166 +26 14-9-5 18-9-2 - 4-4-2 WON 15 NEW JERSEY ATL 57 33 20 4 70 - 163 155 +8 16-10-3 17-10-1 - 7-1-2 WON 26 PITTSBURGH ATL 57 32 20 5 69 - 178 147 +31 17-8-2 15-12-3 - 6-3-1 LOST 17 OTTAWA NE 60 30 22 8 68 - 179 181 -2 15-11-3 15-11-5 - 3-5-2 WON 28 TORONTO NE 58 29 23 6 64 - 177 171 +6 16-9-4 13-14-2 - 5-4-1 WON 19 WASHINGTON SE 57 29 23 5 63 - 159 158 +1 19-8-2 10-15-3 - 4-4-2 WON 110 WINNIPEG SE 60 28 26 6 62 - 148 166 -18 17-9-2 11-17-4 - 6-4-0 WON 211 MONTRÉAL NE 59 24 25 10 58 - 161 153 +8 11-12-8 13-13-2 - 5-4-1 WON 112 TAMPA BAY SE 57 25 26 6 56 - 162 191 -29 16-9-2 9-17-4 - 5-3-2 WON 113 NY ISLANDERS ATL 57 24 25 8 56 - 138 162 -24 12-13-5 12-12-3 - 5-3-2 LOST 114 CAROLINA SE 58 22 25 11 55 - 150 173 -23 15-12-3 7-13-8 - 6-1-3 WON 215 BUFFALO NE 58 24 27 7 55 - 144 169 -25 13-11-7 11-16-0 - 5-3-2 OT 1Tied for last in the conference after 58 games.Eastern Conference standings on March 27th....EASTERN DIV GP W L OT P ROW GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY S/O L10 STREAK1 X - NY RANGERS ATL 75 47 21 7 101 43 206 168 +38 26-10-2 21-11-5 4-5 5-5-0 WON 12 * - BOSTON NE 75 44 28 3 91 36 244 184 +60 22-13-2 22-15-1 8-2 5-5-0 WON 23 * - FLORIDA SE 75 36 24 15 87 31 186 206 -20 20-9-10 16-15-5 5-10 5-2-3 OT 24 X - PITTSBURGH ATL 76 47 23 6 100 38 256 200 +56 27-9-2 20-14-4 9-3 7-2-1 LOST 15 X - PHILADELPHIA ATL 76 44 24 8 96 40 241 213 +28 21-12-5 23-12-3 4-6 6-3-1 LOST 16 NEW JERSEY ATL 77 43 28 6 92 31 208 201 +7 21-13-4 22-15-2 12-4 5-4-1 WON 17 OTTAWA NE 77 39 28 10 88 34 236 227 +9 20-15-4 19-13-6 5-4 5-3-2 WON 28 BUFFALO NE 77 38 29 10 86 31 202 210 -8 20-11-8 18-18-2 7-6 7-1-2 WON 59 WASHINGTON SE 77 38 31 8 84 36 206 219 -13 24-11-4 14-20-4 2-4 5-3-2 LOST 110 WINNIPEG SE 76 35 33 8 78 31 205 223 -18 23-12-4 12-21-4 4-4 4-6-0 LOST 211 TAMPA BAY SE 75 35 33 7 77 32 214 255 -41 23-14-2 12-19-5 3-3 4-5-1 WON 312 CAROLINA SE 77 31 31 15 77 31 205 228 -23 19-13-6 12-18-9 0-6 6-4-0 WON 113 NY ISLANDERS ATL 76 32 33 11 75 25 185 227 -42 15-16-6 17-17-5 7-4 4-4-2 WON 214 TORONTO NE 77 33 35 9 75 29 217 242 -25 16-15-7 17-20-2 4-5 3-5-2 LOST 115 MONTRÉAL NE 76 29 34 13 71 24 197 211 -14 14-15-9 15-19-4 5-9 4-3-3 LOST 1Sole possession of 8th place after 77 games.38 days, 19 games, 32 points. This has been a screwy season....tables are from nhl dot com

[mrdannyg 274]

Eastern Conference standings on February 18th....EASTERN DIV GP W L OT P ROW GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY S/O L10 STREAK1 * - NY RANGERS ATL 56 37 14 5 79 - 159 110 +49 18-7-2 19-7-3 - 7-2-1 LOST 12 * - BOSTON NE 56 35 19 2 72 - 191 129 +62 18-10-2 17-9-0 - 4-6-0 LOST 13 * - FLORIDA SE 57 27 19 11 65 - 146 154 -8 14-7-7 13-12-4 - 5-4-1 LOST 24 PHILADELPHIA ATL 57 32 18 7 71 - 192 166 +26 14-9-5 18-9-2 - 4-4-2 WON 15 NEW JERSEY ATL 57 33 20 4 70 - 163 155 +8 16-10-3 17-10-1 - 7-1-2 WON 26 PITTSBURGH ATL 57 32 20 5 69 - 178 147 +31 17-8-2 15-12-3 - 6-3-1 LOST 17 OTTAWA NE 60 30 22 8 68 - 179 181 -2 15-11-3 15-11-5 - 3-5-2 WON 28 TORONTO NE 58 29 23 6 64 - 177 171 +6 16-9-4 13-14-2 - 5-4-1 WON 19 WASHINGTON SE 57 29 23 5 63 - 159 158 +1 19-8-2 10-15-3 - 4-4-2 WON 110 WINNIPEG SE 60 28 26 6 62 - 148 166 -18 17-9-2 11-17-4 - 6-4-0 WON 211 MONTRÉAL NE 59 24 25 10 58 - 161 153 +8 11-12-8 13-13-2 - 5-4-1 WON 112 TAMPA BAY SE 57 25 26 6 56 - 162 191 -29 16-9-2 9-17-4 - 5-3-2 WON 113 NY ISLANDERS ATL 57 24 25 8 56 - 138 162 -24 12-13-5 12-12-3 - 5-3-2 LOST 114 CAROLINA SE 58 22 25 11 55 - 150 173 -23 15-12-3 7-13-8 - 6-1-3 WON 215 BUFFALO NE 58 24 27 7 55 - 144 169 -25 13-11-7 11-16-0 - 5-3-2 OT 1Tied for last in the conference after 58 games.Eastern Conference standings on March 27th....EASTERN DIV GP W L OT P ROW GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY S/O L10 STREAK1 X - NY RANGERS ATL 75 47 21 7 101 43 206 168 +38 26-10-2 21-11-5 4-5 5-5-0 WON 12 * - BOSTON NE 75 44 28 3 91 36 244 184 +60 22-13-2 22-15-1 8-2 5-5-0 WON 23 * - FLORIDA SE 75 36 24 15 87 31 186 206 -20 20-9-10 16-15-5 5-10 5-2-3 OT 24 X - PITTSBURGH ATL 76 47 23 6 100 38 256 200 +56 27-9-2 20-14-4 9-3 7-2-1 LOST 15 X - PHILADELPHIA ATL 76 44 24 8 96 40 241 213 +28 21-12-5 23-12-3 4-6 6-3-1 LOST 16 NEW JERSEY ATL 77 43 28 6 92 31 208 201 +7 21-13-4 22-15-2 12-4 5-4-1 WON 17 OTTAWA NE 77 39 28 10 88 34 236 227 +9 20-15-4 19-13-6 5-4 5-3-2 WON 28 BUFFALO NE 77 38 29 10 86 31 202 210 -8 20-11-8 18-18-2 7-6 7-1-2 WON 59 WASHINGTON SE 77 38 31 8 84 36 206 219 -13 24-11-4 14-20-4 2-4 5-3-2 LOST 110 WINNIPEG SE 76 35 33 8 78 31 205 223 -18 23-12-4 12-21-4 4-4 4-6-0 LOST 211 TAMPA BAY SE 75 35 33 7 77 32 214 255 -41 23-14-2 12-19-5 3-3 4-5-1 WON 312 CAROLINA SE 77 31 31 15 77 31 205 228 -23 19-13-6 12-18-9 0-6 6-4-0 WON 113 NY ISLANDERS ATL 76 32 33 11 75 25 185 227 -42 15-16-6 17-17-5 7-4 4-4-2 WON 214 TORONTO NE 77 33 35 9 75 29 217 242 -25 16-15-7 17-20-2 4-5 3-5-2 LOST 115 MONTRÉAL NE 76 29 34 13 71 24 197 211 -14 14-15-9 15-19-4 5-9 4-3-3 LOST 1Sole possession of 8th place after 77 games.38 days, 19 games, 32 points. This has been a screwy season....tables are from nhl dot com

14-2-3 for 31 points. Pretty insane. Good for them - would be amazing t osee Washington not even make the playoffs.

[ajs510 122]

I was the loudest voice in the room saying it couldn't be done...and then they went out there after the All-Star break and showed me it could.Simply amazing second half for Buffalo...hoping it continues well into the playoffs.

[Zach6668 513]

2nd only to the Pens in points % since the ASG.

[ajs510 122]

Ryan Miller has gained Buffalo at least a point in the standings in every start except the Winnipeg game dating back to February 17th. 14-1-4 record in that span.

[pauld22 0]

I was the loudest voice in the room saying it couldn't be done...and then they went out there after the All-Star break and showed me it could.Simply amazing second half for Buffalo...hoping it continues well into the playoffs.

We could have sung a duet. A drunken, mono-syllabic, off key duet; but a duet non-the-less.

Ryan Miller has gained Buffalo at least a point in the standings in every start except the Winnipeg game dating back to February 17th. 14-1-4 record in that span.

Stafford - Ennis - Foligno haven't hurt either.17 goals, 21 assists, +32 in the last 9 games.30 different players have scored a goal for the team this year too.