The new defensive depth is a combined -8 through 4 games, the old one identified the problem, the guy signed for 3 years escalates the problem.

Who is going to sit them down and discuss how they can help the team, Father Kyle or Uncle Gus?
- Theguywiththething

Grandpa EJ

Oh god...


@LLysowski
Significant changes to the Sabres’ lines at practice:



Defense pairs are the same.
- Lunaion

of course they are

I’m not one for emotional roller coasters.

Wake me up when we have played a full 10 game sample size (which would still only be roughly 12% of the season).

I haven’t even watched one second of Sabres hockey yet this year.

Maybe they were waiting for me to get back from destroying my liver in Mexico
- Swedish_Jesus

You at the deadline

"I'll reserve judgment until they're out of the playoffs"

You in July

"It's July i'll wait until the offseason is over to judge"

You last week

"It's one game"

You today

"I'll give it ten games"

Just say you don't actually care if they win and are already preparing to call their 2024 1st rounder the next best thing

@LLysowski
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Zach Benson and Devon Levi are the only Sabres not skating at practice this morning.
- Lunaion

cue the benson going back to the peg rumors

This worked in a small sample size last year.

Swap Benson or even Savoie in for Olofsson and I actually don’t mind it.

It’s worth trying.
- Swedish_Jesus

Guess I want to hear why Benson is out first. If VO goes in tomorrow, I'm not going to like it, even if he's hurt. If Benson 'would benefit from watching a game from the press box' and 'we wanted to get Vicky back in', I might vomit.

cue the benson going back to the peg rumors
- homiedclown

well he should be

You at the deadline

"I'll reserve judgment until they're out of the playoffs"

You in July

"It's July i'll wait until the offseason is over to judge"

You last week

"It's one game"

You today

"I'll give it ten games"

Just say you don't actually care if they win and are already preparing to call their 2024 1st rounder the next best thing
- sbroads24

No I can just do basic math.

There were bills fans that thought the world was ending after Week 1 against the Jets (roughly 5% of the NFL season) how did that work out?

Guess I want to hear why Benson is out first. If VO goes in tomorrow, I'm not going to like it, even if he's hurt. If Benson 'would benefit from watching a game from the press box' and 'we wanted to get Vicky back in', I might vomit.
- Lunaion

he gets pushed around too easily , hes not big enough

I remember about 35% into an NHL season when I thought the Blues were handing the Sabres a top 15 pick in the NHL draft in the ROR trade and we all know how that ended.

Maybe just give it time ?

he gets pushed around too easily , hes not big enough
- hubie

He's been one of their best players so far. Size has not been a big issue.

No I can just do basic math.

There were bills fans that thought the world was ending after Week 1 against the Jets (roughly 5% of the NFL season) how did that work ?
- Swedish_Jesus

they were off by 4 weeks

You at the deadline

"I'll reserve judgment until they're out of the playoffs"

You in July

"It's July i'll wait until the offseason is over to judge"

You last week

"It's one game"

You today

"I'll give it ten games"

Just say you don't actually care if they win and are already preparing to call their 2024 1st rounder the next best thing
- sbroads24

“No excuses summer” was a key driver here as well.

he gets pushed around too easily , hes not big enough
- hubie

is he a long and short term upgrade from olofsson?

I remember about 35% into an NHL season when I thought the Blues were handing the Sabres a top 15 pick in the NHL draft in the ROR trade and we all know how that ended.

Maybe just give it time ?
- Swedish_Jesus

Why does a group that has been together for multiple years, need time?

“No excuses summer” was a key driver here as well.
- ImThatGuy

it was 6K's fault though

No I can just do basic math.

There were bills fans that thought the world was ending after Week 1 against the Jets (roughly 5% of the NFL season) how did that work out?
- Swedish_Jesus

Well, I wasn’t one of those, and the Bills have a 5 year history now of being good.

I also can do basic math

Bad goaltending again + no significant additions on D minus Quinn = no playoffs

Why does a group that has been together for multiple years, need time?
- Theguywiththething

because they were confused by the system opening night

pay attention

For the Amerks? Yeah. Which is what the plan should have been.

I’d start UPL. Levi needs a break
- sbroads24

Agreed

Well, I wasn’t one of those, and the Bills have a 5 year history now of being good.

I also can do basic math

Bad goaltending again + no significant additions on D minus Quinn = no playoffs
- sbroads24

sure looks like the sabres are taking that dreaded step backwards this season

He's been one of their best players so far. Size has not been a big issue.
- Lunaion

two goals last night directly from him and lack of size

two goals last night directly from him and lack of size
- hubie

is it too much to ask the goalie to make a save?


that was the drum banged last season

Why does a group that has been together for multiple years, need time?
- Theguywiththething

A Sabres win on Saturday and they will be 1 point back of Tampa, and potentially 2 points back of Toronto and Florida.

The Sabres currently have the exact same points percentage as the Oilers who many have predicted to do all of the way this year.

Pepperidge farm remembers when the Sabres were dead in the water have losing 8 in a row last year and had only played 2 meaningful games in March and they were mathematically eliminated the last week of the season

sure looks like the sabres are taking that dreaded step backwards this season
- homiedclown

Gotta love how they switch back and fourth each year between having no power play to only scoring on the power play and having no 5v5 goals

sure looks like the sabres are taking that dreaded step backwards this season
- homiedclown

I really hope they just do a 180 and start playing well and prove me dead wrong.

But this is exactly what I anticipated. Scoring regression and Levi needing some seasoning before being a workhorse

two goals last night directly from him and lack of size
- hubie

1 where he lost it at their blue line sure what was the other? They all had problem holding the puck last night though