GDT: Sabres vs Bruins: It Ends Tonight

[Mattilaus]

Our old friend, Kris Baker, has a TV gig now? That’s awesome. Some arc to go from HFboard poster to Sabres intermission guy.

Does anyone know what’s going on with the TV talent shakeup?

Other ones probably had to go on stress leave due to the team.

 

[SundherDome]

The 4th liners Adams heavily invested in really looks like 4th liners. Who would have thought?

I don't understand how adding multiple bad players helps us win games must be some multi dimensional strategy Adams is working on.

Malenstyn has been very good. Lafferty and NAK were throwing the body, crashing the net and stirring shit up with everyone in the pre-season and then the puck dropped on the regular season, they did it for two games in Europe and then completely disappeared

 

[stokes84]

I disagree on the coaching. Too many low hockey IQ players making dumb decisions.

Thompson, Krebs (as a winger), Power, Peterka, Cozens (as a center), Jokiharju are all average to below average hockey IQ players who do dumb things with the puck. And when they do, it puts other players out of position. And you get what we are seeing.

But without the puck. That’s coaching.

 

[HaNotsri]

Triple goalie interference on the goal. Before the first shot he skates into Reimer.

 

[MagnumForce2]

Man, Boston looks like shit

Game is very winnable

 

[HaNotsri]

Malenstyn has been very good. Lafferty and NAK were throwing the body, crashing the net and stirring shit up with everyone in the pre-season and then the puck dropped on the regular season, they did it for two games in Europe and then completely disappeared

I'd say Malenstyn has been ok. He's better than Girgensons at least.
We have one center with average hockey iq on the team and lack half a top 6.
Five years and Adams tries to solve things by changing 4th line and now we have our worse-than-4th-line players leading the team. Krebs on the powerplay is hockey s*domy.

 

[Beerz]

Other ones probably had to go on stress leave due to the team.

Even Brian Duff sounds defeated

 

[Beerz]

I despise Dan Dunleavy

 

[Der Jaeger]

But without the puck. That’s coaching.

A lot of what happens without the puck is a dumb decision putting everyone else out of position. Then everyone is scrambling to get back into position.

I put nearly all of this on dumb players. How many coaches have the same players and can’t find success? What’s the common denominator?

How many puck overplays does Thompson make to where it’s just him? How many times does Power play weak without the puck, where it’s just him?

 

[SundherDome]

Its why we bought out Skinner so we could put Peyton Krebs on powerplay

Its honestly an upgrade

 

[stokes84]

A lot of what happens without the puck is a dumb decision putting everyone else out of position. Then everyone is scrambling to get back into position.

I put nearly all of this on dumb players. How many coaches have the same players and can’t find success? What’s the common denominator?

How many puck overplays does Thompson make to where it’s just him? How many times does Power play weak without the puck, where it’s just him?

Lots of teams have dumb players. Somehow other teams get their dumb players to fit into their systems.

 

[Beerz]

Its honestly an upgrade

What the hell was Cozens doing on that

 

[Der Jaeger]

Lots of teams have dumb players. Somehow other teams get their dumb players to fit into their systems.

Which good teams have lots of dumb players? List ones which are winning.

 

[stokes84]

Which good teams have lots of dumb players? List ones which are winning.

I remember everyone thinking Brandon Montour and Evan Rodrigues were just dumb players.

 

[Beerz]

Garden is about as alive as KBC

 

[stokes84]

Okay, Malenstyn might just flatly be a dumb player. I can buy that.

 

[Zman5778]

Boston keeps coughing up the puck and we're not even getting close on putting one in on Korpi.

This team is truly in their own heads.

 

[HaNotsri]

I remember everyone thinking Brandon Montour and Evan Rodrigues were just dumb players.

Montour just looked defeated. E-rod always played pretty smart but never got a real chance.

Okay, Malenstyn might just flatly be a dumb player. I can buy that.

But he can skate in a straight line!!!

 

[Beerz]

I remember everyone thinking Brandon Montour and Evan Rodrigues were just dumb players.

Montour has had 1 kick ass year. I don't get the love for this guy

 

[stokes84]

Montour has had 1 kick ass year. I don't get the love for this guy

He went from being a dumb player in Buffalo to being a key player on a cup champ. The point is that it is hard to evaluate who is actually worthwhile because the franchise is so dysfunctional.

 

[toddkaz]

This team is so flat. Literally not one player is taking the lead on Buffalo. They are just going through the motions.

 

[SundherDome]

Which good teams have lots of dumb players? List ones which are winning.

Las Vegas has always struck me as a team with immense talent and a lot of dumb players

 

[Mattilaus]

Montour just looked defeated. E-rod always played pretty smart but never got a real chance.


But he can skate in a straight line!!!

I honestly feel like Erod got screwed a bit by being Eichel's linemate in college. He was overshadowed and then when he came here he was seen as someone who was brought in to appease Eichel instead of a good player on his own.

 

[Beerz]

He went from being a dumb player in Buffalo to being a key player on a cup champ.

And the Cup Champs moved on from him.
This happens to just about every team every year.. it is such a Buffalo thing to harp on such things.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

Lots of teams have dumb players. Somehow other teams get their dumb players to fit into their system.

Sure, if their best players have McDavid level of talent to compensate for the dumbness or elite hockey sense. We have neither.