GDT: Game 5: HABS @ SABRES Oct 23, 2023 – 7:00PM ET. RDS, SN

[Lafleurs Guy]

I know people are trashing Allen on that goal but that was a fantastic shot by Skinner.

 

[Habssince89]

All in all a good road period. You can see the difference in skill though.

Yeah buffalo is years ahead of us in terms of development. Suzuki not playing well is definitely what's making things look so bad skillwise.

I am liking slaf getting good chances and he had a little inside pass to Monahan that to me was an indicator of him starting to really use his judgement.

7-4 in shots I think that's indicative of a attrition type game. Maybe the 2nd will open things up more.

 

[Habit11]

Gallagher and Pezz are the only forwards with less ice time than Slaf. Ridiculous.

The team needs to sooner than later move him up the 1st line at EV and PP. This team has zero expectations and the 14mins a night he’s been getting is not enough.

 

[Redux91]

I'll say it again, I want Kovalev as the PP coach hehe

It's funny you say that
As Kovalev had a notorious line one day something to the effect of "pass ... backwards..? LOL get out of my sight"

I wonder what he thinks of this drop pass,
I bet he'd chuck a water bottle at the person, like wtf are you doing

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Holy Crap Matheson is some kind of BAD.

This is the Mike Matheson who was kicked out of Florida and the reason why he was traded for Petry.

He's like Josh Anderson but as d-man. All speed no brain

 

[OldCraig71]

All in all a good road period. You can see the difference in skill though.

3 shots.

 

[Tuggy]

They NEED to change the powerplay up. Would it really hurt to try something different like Slaf with Suzuki and/or Caufield?

 

[Rapala]

I know people are trashing Allen on that goal but that was a fantastic shot by Skinner.

He and Matheson were so BAD on that goal.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

our roster is bottom of the league tier haha..not hard to understand

It could be better than that if they stopped dressing worthless veterans.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Suzuki clearly took his offseason nutritional tips from David Savard. The guy comes into camp with moobs every year and nobody says a thing.

For real, he’s what 5’10 250?

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

They NEED to change the powerplay up. Would it really hurt to try something different like Slaf with Suzuki and/or Caufield?

Burrows is an idiot and MSL is the type of coach to give icetime at the vets. The man is scared to sit a player like Gallagher or Savard.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Will Gallagher be benched for that lazy ass penalty?

Of course not.

If you want that chair you have to score every game from the 4th line for a month.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

The team is NOT gabage. There are a lot of good players on the team not being used properly.

Bro is straight up delusional

 

[Redux91]

He’s better than this for sure. And he’s streaky. He’ll pick it up. I just wish we’d see more consistency to his game.

I'd like to see him with a much better team personally (uhh, I don't mean traded lol)
But you're right, the consistency is just not there right now.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

He and Matheson were so BAD on that goal.

What are they supposed to do. Skinner was almost behind the net. Should hve been an easy stop.

 

[Seb]

It really sucks for Suzuki that Dach got injured, he won't be able to have shit games for the rest of the season without impacting the team.

 

[zx81]

They have better options but seem to want and live and die with some vets that clearly don't belong on either PP unit

Yeah but IMO it's more than the players used. The whole transition game has to be trashed. The formation in the opponent's zone is also bad. Simply put, awful coaching.

 

[Habssince89]

They NEED to change the powerplay up. Would it really hurt to try something different like Slaf with Suzuki and/or Caufield?

Exactly. Suzuki Monahan CC Slaf with Matheson/Barron. Load up already, it's the PP!

2nd wave
Ylonen-Newhook-Anderson
Xhekaj-matheson/barron

 

[FLHabs]

It's funny you say that
As Kovalev had a notorious line one day something to the effect of "pass ... backwards..? LOL get out of my sight"

I wonder what he thinks of this drop pass,
I bet he'd chuck a water bottle at the person, like wtf are you doing

Haha, I didn't know he said that. What I hate about the drop pass is that it's the ONLY play. If they varied the entries it would make sense, but they use it all the freaking time

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Will Gallagher be benched for that lazy ass penalty?

Of course not.

If you want that chair you have to score every game from the 4th line for a month.

No.

Coaches are terrified of punishing vets, especially now.

Just wait, maybe in 5-10 years players will get scratched, or benched for being terrible and they'll cry and pout to the media about it after 1 time.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I'd like to see him with a much better team personally (uhh, I don't mean traded lol)
But you're right, the consistency is just not there right now.

Well this is what I was saying. A number one is a number one no matter what. They elevate everyone. I just don’t see that with him. I se him as a great number two.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

What are they supposed to do. Skinner was almost behind the net. Should hve been an easy stop.

If Matheson was not looking at Savard's ass during that PK maybe he could have blocked Skinner or try to put pressure on him.

 

[EveryDay]

Matheson doesn't look like the Matheson of the pre-season.....

Burrows should be fired, he didn't change anything again this year for zone entries and it's pathetic.

Gallagher..... Worst player in the NHL and MSL have a man crush on him, it's depressing.

I really like the Barron-Xhekaj in the 1st period.

 

[morhilane]

So using the new NHL stats tools, the Sabres are slower than last year. Below the 50th percentile this season, they were 96 percentile last year (in term of kph, it's almost 10kph under).

 

[Goldenhands]

Gallagher and Pezz are the only forwards with less ice time than Slaf. Ridiculous.

St-Louis coaching like an old dinosaure, nothing new under the sun, doesnt want the vets to turn back on him, effraid to lose the room...