GDT: Sabres vs Red Wings 1 PM Saturday 10/25 TV:MSG Radio:WGR550 - Back in Black

[Caroline Says ll]

Eventually the second line will get going. I hope we can stay healthy until that happens, because if we have all the other lines rolling like they have been it will make us quite a force.

Honestly despite blowing leads again there was a lot to love about this game. This was a complete game of intense forecheck which made Detroit force a lot. Also our breakouts were great with the support slots perfectly set up which made exits and entries easy.

 

[Chainshot]

Lindy preached guys playing outside their comfort zone. Good to see them buying into that. I thought they locked it down well in the third. Detriot had their chance when the goalie was pulled, but that's puck luck for ya. When a team is battling they way the Sabres were the puck luck seems to favor them.

About 10 minutes into the period the shots were two apiece. I know possession time was a lot more in buffaloes zone but they had only yielded two shots in the first 10 minutes of a period a division rival needed in an important game. Good step.

His two way game has come a long eay this season. Love the way he's battling and getting back. He's turning into a 1st line player before our eyes. And, of course, that blazing speed. I'd like to see him and McLeod race.

Feels like all three of those guys on that first line came out of this From puck drop like they’ve been shot out of a cannon. And it didn’t really dip during the game.

 

[Mattilaus]

Lindy preached guys playing outside their comfort zone. Good to see them buying into that. I thought they locked it down well in the third. Detriot had their chance when the goalie was pulled, but that's puck luck for ya. When a team is battling they way the Sabres were the puck luck seems to favor them.


His two way game has come a long eay this season. Love the way he's battling and getting back. He's turning into a 1st line player before our eyes. And, of course, that blazing speed. I'd like to see him and McLeod race.

Whenever someone brings up posts I always lean towards a "so what? you missed." I didn't see the end of the game, but a lot of the time a player hits the post, it's because there is only a very small window where the net is open or maybe none at all. If your goalie is playing well opponents will hit a lot of posts because they have no choice but to aim for the very small areas where they might slip one through.

Again, not saying that is the case here as I didn't see it. Just saying, good goaltenders get "saved" by the posts more than bad ones due to good positioning and forcing skaters to take lower margin shots. Good teams and players make their own puck luck a lot of the time.

 

[Matt Ress]

Lindy preached guys playing outside their comfort zone. Good to see them buying into that. I thought they locked it down well in the third. Detriot had their chance when the goalie was pulled, but that's puck luck for ya. When a team is battling they way the Sabres were the puck luck seems to favor them.


His two way game has come a long eay this season. Love the way he's battling and getting back. He's turning into a 1st line player before our eyes. And, of course, that blazing speed. I'd like to see him and McLeod race.

JJ saved a goal at the end and he got in the way forcing Kane to ding the post. I didn't remember him being such a good passer. That backdoor to Thompson just ust missed. He is just doing everything right.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

 

[ValJamesDuex]

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[Matt Ress]

Interesting that Paterka had the highest forward ice time. Also, Mal always seems to get quality shots

 

[toddkaz]

 

[elchud]

Very entertaining game, I'm glad we're winning these sorts of games instead of losing them.

This was the game to get a PPG, Detroit is the 2nd worst PK team in the league, Quinn got one, if Cozens could have scored as well that would have been the trifecta.

Kulich was due for a quiet game, I don't think he did anything wrong, but he seems like the obvious choice to sit for Benson. Hope Power isn't injured, but it's good to see Gilbert get a game in if Power is out Monday.

And...I'd give Levi a turn on Monday. Let's make it 4 in a row boys

 

[MayDayMayDay]

Good win today. The Rage of Tage is re-emerging. Didn't like the SHG against, can't afford those. But outside of that, I think we did a good job of limiting Detroit's chances and out hustling them.

Peterka is going to be a problem for the rest of this league.

Seriously - we just need Cozens and that 2nd line to snap out of it.

 

[munkyhead8]

Hope whatever is bothering Power is short-term.

I speculate that he's sick. Sounded like crap in the pregame, and sometime in the 2nd you could see one of the trainers giving him a drink in a coffee cup, which I'm guessing was tea.

 

[Misko]

I feel optimistic after watching this game that Cozens and Quinn can find their mojo again. Nice faceoff win by Cozens for his lone assist and Quinn with a nice cross-ice snipe for the empty netter to ice the game.

Thompson and Dahlin had very nice games, both are starting to have games like this one where it feels like they are taking over and this team needs that to keep winning more games.

Really impressed with Peterka, he's a genuine top line player at this point. Really appreciated his efforts in the dying minute of the game, feels like he was putting his body on the line to block those shots and I think his pressure saved a goal against. Very noticeable on both ends of the puck this game I think.

Quinn and Cozens finding their groove and Benson getting healthy and I think this team might actually become a bit of a problem for most teams. If the Powerplay gets better on that top of that, we might finally have a good season on our hands.