“It Was A Wild Game” | Buffalo Sabres Don Granato Recalls Last Game Against Edmonton | Pregame

“It Was A Wild Game” | Buffalo Sabres Don Granato Recalls Last Game Against Edmonton | Pregame

When you when you think back to the last game against Edmonton in Buffalo a few weeks ago what stands out about the way you’re able to limit some of their top guys oh it was a wild game that’s what stands out that U obviously with the overtime

Goal that Owen scored and then was called back and uh Us coming out I think we had another chance right away but it went to a shootout that that’s in memory um you know uh you never feel like you limit that team because they’re so explosive and and dynamic and uh um you

Certainly go to tonight’s game very aware of how Dynamic and explosive they are and obviously talented generally with the changes to the power play groups what are you looking to get those guys to I guess focus on well I want to snap them out of there you know I

Thought we were stagnant um the other night um in our own heads a little bit and um I guess you can’t be in your own heads a little bit you’re in your own own head a lot and and uh we want to just have a better

Uh um you know attack mentality and uh simplify simple and direct harder so um couple tweaks there obviously Greenway uh was one of them and that’s you know more size and net presence or size down in front of the net with him and and uh talking that’s important what how have

You seen uh bo Byrum really just acclimate and get adjusted these last couple of weeks since he’s arrived yeah and he’s he’s adjusting I mean the potential of of B is significant so so no matter how good he’s been um and he’s been good uh there’s so much more and

You can see that you see it from the bench in the game you see it um you know you watch and you’re like oh boy is he’s going to be so much better as he gets acclimated as acclimation as that process moves on and then obviously post

Game with video and and and just discussions there’s so many opportunities for him and for us uh with a player of his talent um to to uh take you know things to take advantage of and um he’s another fun player to have bringing him in is that a situation if

You can never have enough really talented defenseman on your blue line uh you yeah it’s I mean you love talented defensemen they control the game uh you know not only are they the quarterback uh I say you know if if you’re using analogy of football they’re they’re not

Only the quarterback because they move the the the the puck up the ranker the ball up the field uh but they they’re the top Defender as well you know and and it’s it’s you know and it’s their free safety they’re a you know Defender lineman so um they they play they you

Know there’s so many different hats they fill uh that uh either controls the game or the game will control you um if you’re not good in those positions and and deep in those positions and something that uh Kevin Adams has worked on very hard we’ve had a very very young

Decor and I’m sure we’re we’re we’re you know hundreds and thousands of games below the the other team as far as you look at the top six defenseman we have every night but uh they’re talented and they’re and they’re good and they’re getting better every day and that’s uh

Again it’s a it’s a tougher you know um to to to have that all the the youth but we know these are talented guys and they just keep getting better bringing him a a guy like himim does it take a little pressure off rosmus and and Owen as far

As they have to provide all the offense from the back end it does it takes a lot of pressure off uh both Owen and and Dolls um and it compliments those guys it’s another guy like you as you mentioned it’s a it’s a you know a

Talented uh guy um you know the the the interesting thing is that uh he and Owen power have played just about as many games as each other I think there’s a two game difference so you know we bring in a guy that our perception is this

Guy’s so experienced and uh and he has the experience of playoffs in Stanley Cup uh but as far as sheer game numbers he’s he’s virtually the same his own power that’s how young he is and that’s exciting any lineup changes you’re considering forck uh we will have some

Lineup changes uh Rusk will go in for us uh Robinson out and defensive end will stay the same obviously uh you know uh ukap pekcan has been our our number one and he didn’t play the other night so natural we’ go back to him saw JJ skating with tuck and Thompson what do

You like about the potential for the three of them potential that’s what I like so far I hope I’m telling you what I like after the game uh but potential

Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato spoke with the media ahead of the team’s game against the Edmonton Oilers on March 21, 2024.

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