GDT: Battle of the Blue and Whites - Sabres at Blues, 3:00 EST

[toddkaz]

That goal by Kulich is just so smart. He just oozes talent.

 

[Chainshot]

is it possible the Jan 11th game could be at the same time as the Bills playoff game?

I would figure they flex it one way or the other.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

I was going to say UPL is a given

maybe the press box was drinking ? Insane that they did not give him one

 

[MagnumForce2]

UPL should have been the 1st Star of the Game.

 

[Fjordsen]

 

[sabremike]

Outshot 37-16... feels like some Nolan 1.0 Sabres where they scratch their way to a win while watching their tender stand on his head to get them there.

The improbable 2-1 Win vs the Caps in DC I was in attendance for in November 2014 comes to mind.

 

[Fjordsen]

The second line was cold, but Quinn made good decisions at PP.

 

[sabremike]

 

[Yultron]

Kulich is the X factor that this team has been missing

 

[Sabre the Win]

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Cozens again on the wrong side of a win.

What... is....wrong....with.....this....guy?

7 million dollars and hes an absolute hole most nights.

 

[Fjordsen]

Cozens again on the wrong side of a win.

What... is....wrong....with.....this....guy?

7 million dollars and hes an absolute hole most nights.

Who knows, but I think Quinn has the highest IQ of his line and at the very least he will always be useful on PP and maybe even be really good at 5v5 with better partners.

 

[DapperCam]

The heroic march to 9th in the conference begins!

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Biggest question is whether if we can finally win more then 3 in a row....

 

[5 Minute Major]

The heroic march to 9th in the conference begins!

Sit back and enjoy the next 3 games and then re-evaluate

 

[rams]

Nice to see kids contributing big.

In the last three games... Kulich 4 pts, Quinn 6 pts, Cozens 4 pts.

Dahlin 7 pts and Luukkonen leading the way.

 

[Chainshot]

Cozens again on the wrong side of a win.

What... is....wrong....with.....this....guy?

7 million dollars and hes an absolute hole most nights.

I mean, all three of the non-Kulich lines got kicked in the teeth today.

We can hope they figure out how to get back the puck transporter from his first year and a half, but it seems like it's got to be on RW. He's just not getting it done at center, even back with his security blankets of Peterka and Quinn. And not for nothing but those two have had ups and downs as well that it always seems like one is carrying the other two. For a time a couple years ago it was Cozens carrying them. Then it was Quinn carrying. Then Peterka. They need all three to unf*** themselves, but at this point, the plan needs to adapt to move him to the wing or replace him all together.

 

[Bobby Bottle Service]

Didn't see the game, but moneypuck was not a fan of the Sabres today. Stoked to get another W, but this is a sign that the current success is unsustainable.

Hoping the team proves me wrong.

 

[toddkaz]

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Benson's advanced stats last few games seem to be near the top almost every game.

 

[Zman5778]

I mean, all three of the non-Kulich lines got kicked in the teeth today.

We can hope they figure out how to get back the puck transporter from his first year and a half, but it seems like it's got to be on RW. He's just not getting it done at center, even back with his security blankets of Peterka and Quinn. And not for nothing but those two have had ups and downs as well that it always seems like one is carrying the other two. For a time a couple years ago it was Cozens carrying them. Then it was Quinn carrying. Then Peterka. They need all three to unf*** themselves, but at this point, the plan needs to adapt to move him to the wing or replace him all together.

I wonder if it's time to reward Kulich a bit and put him at center between Cozens and take your pick while Krebs and Benson get the other one.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Didn't see the game, but moneypuck was not a fan of the Sabres today. Stoked to get another W, but this is a sign that the current success is unsustainable.

Hoping the team proves me wrong.

The fact that St. Louis lost and Binnington only faced 16 shots backs that up.

 

[Zman5778]

Didn't see the game, but moneypuck was not a fan of the Sabres today. Stoked to get another W, but this is a sign that the current success is unsustainable.

Hoping the team proves me wrong.

We capitalized on the few chances we had and UPL was a brick wall reinforced with lead.

If we play the way we did today.....yeah, that's unsustainable. I consider it a bit of karma for some games earlier in the year that we probably deserved a point or two in but got nothing.

 

[Ace]

Benson doesn’t get an assist because he misses the puck but his positioning boxes out the Blues player and allows Kulich to get the puck and hit full speed quickly. This is one of those things Benson is naturally good at that many people struggle with. He knows where to be on the ice…and ends up in a strong position on the puck all the time. It’s not luck or an accident. His feel of the game is elite. The level of smart where he doesn’t have to think because he’s already there.

 

[Chainshot]

I wonder if it's time to reward Kulich a bit and put him at center between Cozens and take your pick while Krebs and Benson get the other one.

I don't know - it's part of "hey, this works" right now so shuffling that around might make all of the lines not work. Which... hey, we've seen a bit of that already.

 

[Ace]

I wonder if it's time to reward Kulich a bit and put him at center between Cozens and take your pick while Krebs and Benson get the other one.

We have very different definitions of what a reward is. This is more of a “oh yeah hotshot…let’s see you keep it going with Cozens out there” thing

If you want to give him more ice time…just give his line more ice time, they’ve earned it. The not so young anymore kid line hasn’t.

 

[Zman5778]

We have very different definitions of what a reward is. This is more of a “oh yeah hotshot…let’s see you keep it going with Cozens out there” thing

You sir........you have a very good point.