Luukkonen having a bad year behind a bad team
Nothing is going right for the Sabres this season, as their losing streak reaches 13. Included in those struggles is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s regression from last season. Sneaky Joe looks to separate UPL’s performance from the team’s performance in front of him, which when looking at the numbers, doesn’t look to good.
Plus, Zach Benson is moving down the lineup, as the Sabres look to end their streak against the Islanders.
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26 Comments
We all know the Sabres need VETERANS on this team right now ! Go get Kreider or Saad and take on the entire salary to lower the price!
Seasons Greetings Sabres' fans. Hope Santa is better to you than terrible Terry!
Adams has done a crap job structuring this team…no problem trading Savoie but use him to get a top 4 RHD that plays defence first, right now trade Jokiharju for DeSharnais bc it's the best you can do to get a physical RHD at this point of the season, not a top 4 but neither is Jokiharju. I think you have to trade for 2 wingers on second line, might help get Cozens out of his funk. Get some vets, Kreider, Nelson etc
Love Bensons heart but he is dumped on his keyster every shift. Lafferty and Kubel were terrible signs but what do you want when you don't have no palm trees lol Adams has done crap to improve this team. He must have something on Pegs to still be the GM. Bring in Burkie is all I can say
Goalie stats like gaa and save % are team stats, not individual
HOPE I'M WRONG BUT I BELIEVE THE BUFFALO SPORTS FABBASE WILL BE SUFFERING MORE HEARTBRAKE WITH THE BILLS A MONTH FROM NOW WHEN THE BILLS AGAIN , GET BOUNCED OUT OF THE NFL PLAYOFFS BY K.C. OR BALTIMORE. THAT WILL REALLY STING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SABRES BEING ON A 30 GAME LOSING STREAK BY THEN.
You would have a down season too playing with this feeble D and the pathetic offense back checking
Keep Byrum, trade Power. We bought out Skinner because he didnt play any D. Power is a defensman & doesnt play any D. He will never be a good D man in this league. Only chance he has is if they move him up to a forward position which wouldnt happen either. Trade him now while he is worth something.
Dont make a trade at this point. The moment is gone. Just stick it out and see if players rebound next year.
Had offense 2 years ago, had good goal tending last year and now we have neither. Sad.
Levi needs to stay in the minors for another 2 years. Bringing him up only if there is an injury. Sabres ruin to many player bringing them in to early & not letting them develop in the minors. Benson, Cozens, Quinn, Kulich, Levi, Krebs & thats justvthe current roster. The list goes on if you wanna talk about past players. So sad
Nobody cares lol
Here's a big trade: Cozens, Byram and Krebs to Utah for Schmaltz, Crouse and Kesselring,
Time to fire up the TANK ! Lets go Buffalo to get Porter Martone ! He's not only 6'3 200lbs at 18 HE PLAYS LIKE HE'S THAT BIG he plays like a man. He not only tailors his game to copy Brady/Matt Tkachuk and Corey Perry BUT he plays like them. Imagine having an ALPHA forward playing with the talent the Sabres have. It's what we lack a player that will pull the rest of the team into the battle instead of cowering.
Why is it that my OCD caught the betting odds on screen were different? He was talking about the Sabres/Islander odds, but on screen it was Sabres/Leafs. No one in chat even noticed or mentioned it. As far as Sabres go, I am tired of talking about Buffalo and this team. Just lose this so we "might" see some action in the trade market (I hope its a total management overhaul and a trade or 2 tbh). If management doesn't get some big shakeup, then it will be the same old same old.
I hate how SOFT this league has become! We don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, so we’re going to give teams that make it to OT a “Participation Trophy” Point if you end up losing!
I’m sorry to be “mean”, but if one team gets a “W” for a Win, then the other team deserves an “L” and ZERO Points for it!!
If a team doesn’t like that, fight harder for the WIN and understand that you shouldn’t get a “Pity Point” for a LOSS!
Levi was solid in his last game (the first leafs game i think) He only let in 4 goals…. out of an expected 5.5 while he was in net. (seriously the Leafs killed us that game) I think he and UPL have the same problem. They can both be a bit streaky and tend to do worse the less they play.
I’m not a fan of the GSAX stat. It’s based on opinion, not fact.
To say that a goalie should have saved a goal or stopped a shot that he had no chance on is speculative at best.
A save is a save and a goal against is a goal against. To add a “gray area” to a black and white position is nonsense.
The goalie either saved the shot or he didn’t. It’s that simple.
Blackhawks have 3 good goalies, take one and Seth Jones, send us someone good.
I'm noticing very little chemistry & a lot of panicking. Especially on the power play & defensive zone. We don't play well as a team. Miscommunication on the ice all the time. Everyone or a few need to step up regardless of age or experience. 2 for 38 on the PP?? Wtf is that. Makes no sense to pull a goalie at all. We can't capitalize on the PP. Until that changes the losing will unfortunately continue. 3 out of 26 possible points 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Luuu s having a bad year ,2 bad game s trade em and hell have a cup to drink out of
Our offense isn't beating back-ups goalie 😳 🙄
When stats suggest both goalies are having down years at the same time….is the real reason not clearly obvious???
Kevin Addams, the team representative says in an interview, " Buffalos not a destination city, wtf, remove this clown immediately. I've watched the NHL from my hometown of Boston since 1964, the Sabres have had some great players and some really good teams, btw, Buffalo is a great American city, 15 minutes from Niagara falls, I've always enjoyed watching the Sabres. You guys deserve a representative who's actually speaking positively on behalf of your NHL team and city. Go Sabres 🇺🇸🏒
Joe's so clever with the 30 days since last win. With another loss added to the pile Joe hasn't won a parlay since 12/11/2023. So that makes 377 days since Joe's last win. Keep up the comedy portion of the show.
This second line has no idea how to play defensive hockey,hard to watch,don’t block shots,don’t win battles,Awful
Everyone looking at Buffalo in the offseason: "You've got some good pieces here to build on and are just a few moves away from being in the playoffs again."
Sabres' ownership: "That's not how things are done here."
The Sabres should try to acquire Olivier from Columbus, he’s one of the toughest players, but has ability too. I’d give up anything too get more physical!!’