Post-Game Talk: Buffalo Sabres @ New York Rangers - 03/24/18

[Machinehead]

Georgiev is my second favorite Bulgarian behind this guy

Happy Rusev Day!

 

[Machinehead]

Unless they win the Lottery, I'm not overly worried.

They need an entire defense and a goalie.

They'll just be bad with Dahlin like Ottawa was just bad with Karlsson.

 

[Pizza]

Don't look now but Vesey could finish the season with 20 goals. It's the Sabres, but how did he look tonite?

 

[JT Kreider]

Pionk quietly has 14 points in 21 games. That's a 56 point pace prorated over 82 games. That's incredible. We might just have a gem here.

If he was a Leaf he would be the talk of the NHL

 

[JT Kreider]

They are neck and neck with us in draft picks, I want them further back.

Just as long as Snow is making those picks Islanders are going nowhere.

 

[Fvital92]

One team cannot tank with an amazing goaltending performance.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Unless they win the Lottery, I'm not overly worried.

They need an entire defense and a goalie.

If Snow is still there, they won’t build a defense.

 

[Machinehead]

The team I'm worried about getting Dahlin is Chicago.

I know everyone makes fun of the #CorgiFor but Chicago is better than they're playing, and the idea of spamming Keith or Dahlin for 45 minutes in playoff games is terrifying.

Them, and the Devils. I never want anything good to happen to the Devils. I want them to fold so their nine fans can cry over not having a team.

 

[Machinehead]

Chicago is also the only team legit tanking.

They're playing worse than they actually are and their lineup decisions are lol.

So f*** them.

 

[bl02]

Pionk quietly has 14 points in 21 games. That's a 56 point pace prorated over 82 games. That's incredible. We might just have a gem here.

we do have a gem here. As we fall lower in draft position he is a consolation tho. top 4 future guy hopefully

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Don't look now but Vesey could finish the season with 20 goals. It's the Sabres, but how did he look tonite?

He looked good, got 3 points. The haters may tell you otherwise.

 

[Ghost of jas]

we do have a gem here. As we fall lower in draft position he is a consolation tho. top 4 future guy hopefully

We aren’t falling. We’re still at 10.

 

[JT Kreider]

The team I'm worried about getting Dahlin is Chicago.

I know everyone makes fun of the #CorgiFor but Chicago is better than they're playing, and the idea of spamming Keith or Dahlin for 45 minutes in playoff games is terrifying.

Them, and the Devils. I never want anything good to happen to the Devils. I want them to fold so their nine fans can cry over not having a team.

I am kind of worried the Devils will get Tavares this summer. He would put them over the top. I would much rather him stay with the Islanders. They sucked with him on the biggest bargain contract in the league. What's going to happen when his cap hit is (more than) doubled?

 

[I Eat Crow]

Another note on Pionk: he looks disturbingly close to Derek Stepan and Kevin Shattenkirk's lovechild

 

[bl02]

They are neck and neck with us in draft picks, I want them further back.

It is bad you're right. they are getting 2 cracks at the top 3. Their first chance looking better than our first chance.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

Why did Vali just say that George's game is a fart?

"Silent but deadly"

 

[Ghost of jas]

Another note on Pionk: he looks disturbingly close to Derek Stepan and Kevin Shattenkirk's lovechild

Thanks for the visual.

 

[Machinehead]

Another note on Pionk: he looks disturbingly close to Derek Stepan and Kevin Shattenkirk's lovechild

But he has hair

 

[bl02]

We aren’t falling. We’re still at 10.

well every loss for the islanders and win for us doesn't help thats for sure. We need the canes and islanders to win. oilers too. The rest no faith in them winning enough to pass us.

 

[Lays]

Has Geo played a game with less than 40 saves?

Yep,2-3 times

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

The team I'm worried about getting Dahlin is Chicago.

I know everyone makes fun of the #CorgiFor but Chicago is better than they're playing, and the idea of spamming Keith or Dahlin for 45 minutes in playoff games is terrifying.

Them, and the Devils. I never want anything good to happen to the Devils. I want them to fold so their nine fans can cry over not having a team.

Keith isn't the same Keith anymore.

Not surprised, hes played so much hockey in the last 8 years.

The only thing that worries me about Dahlin to the Isles is that may be the one thing to get JT to stay. Much easier to sell him on he team when you add a generational D to your squad.

 

[I Eat Crow]

But he has hair

Wait another 5 years...

 

[Machinehead]

I am kind of worried the Devils will get Tavares this summer. He would put them over the top. I would much rather him stay with the Islanders. They sucked with him on the biggest bargain contract in the league. What's going to happen when his cap hit is (more than) doubled?

I physically can't deal with the Devils being good.

f*** their existence.

I'd rather the see Islanders get Dahlin and keep Tavares than see the Devils get a 2nd round draft pick.

 

[Larrybiv]

He looked good, got 3 points. The haters may tell you otherwise.

Jimmy's coming out of his college shell......really starting to get it. Lower expectations for the team I think......has loosened him up a bit......not just scoring but playing better overall. Still gives up the puck almost quite easily though.

 

[eco's bones]

Upstate we got the Buffalo feed---this Brian Duff guy calls Mika Zibanejad 'the Persian Prince'--alluding to his family's Iranian background. It's a bit f***ed up that he felt the need IMO.

Not that we're all that hot but the Sabres are f***ing awful. Half the time they didn't even look interested.

Anyway congrats to Neal Pionk on his first NHL goal and he tacked on another assist. 14 points now in 21 games. Vesey with 2 goals and an assist. Kreider and Zib with a goal and an assist each. Hayes with two assists. Georgiev almost a shutout and with over 40 saves though a load of them were perimeter shots.

Still think though we should send Pionk and Georgiev down and recall Halverson (or Nell) and Zborovskiy. We really don't need the standings points.