Are the Buffalo Sabres a legitimate Stanley Cup contender? | Full Episode
The Buffalo Sabres continue to be the NHL’s hottest team, Sean, Frank and Sean ask if they truly are a Stanley Cup contender this season, they discuss the fading Detroit Red Wings with their playoff hopes quickly vanishing, they breakdown the controversial goaltender interference and ejection of Nathan MacKinnon on Connor Ingram and the Edmonton Oilers beating Western giants Vegas and Colorado in back to back games.
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0:00 Intro
5:08 – Are the Detroit Red Wings trending towards missing another playoff?
5:36 – Red Wings center depth is an issue
8:40 – Red Wings needed to improve their blueline
12:15 – Are the Buffalo Sabres a true Stanley Cup contender this season?
18:55 – Can the Sabres goaltending compete with the rest of the East?
22:36 – Nathan MacKinnon ejected from game vs the Oilers for Goaltender Interference
29:26 – Jared Bednar took issue with the ejection. Does he have a case?
30:34 – The Oilers are clicking again after back to back wins over Vegas and the Avalanche
36:33 – Alex Ovechkin is 2 goals away from becoming the 2nd NHL player to record 1000 regular season and playoff goals (Wayne Gretzky)
41:06 – The defending President Trophy winning Winnipeg Jets 6 game point streak is snapped and are a long-shot to get a playoff spot in the West
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8 Comments
as a sabres fan, they have been on my do not watch list for a while. Been 20 years since Ive felt this way about them. Lets go boys.
The time the sabres played TB prior to the March 8th game Vasilevskiy got pieced up so bad they pulled him and put Johansson in. Jo somewhat stopped the offense. They thought they'd have a better chance starting him because he was doing better keeping the pucks out. It could have been worse with Vasi in net if the prior game was any indicator.
Sometimes it's not the employees but a toxic boss. As soon as the rumors started circulating that Adams was going to be relieved, the team came together. They kept it going and adults have been brought in to run the team. Adams let the Sabres miss the playoffs by one point a few yrs ago, Jarmo during a post trade deadline interview said he wanted to show the team he had faith in them and brought in players to help. THAT is an example of how to run a team. Adams whined about how difficult it was to get players, Jarmo saw an area of need and while Parayko didn't happen, he kept looking and brought in some protection. I really liked the was SJ played the Sabres last night. Another physical game, that's 2 in a row and the Sabres are building up their stamina for a playoff series with B2B games like that.
Lindy Ruff, COY! Ruff also had a team of racehorses like this once before, in 2005-06. He gets it I think.
In my opinion, hockey is the most underrated sport in the world and has the best fan community in my opinion. It is also the best sport to watch if you are watching female athletes, as I watch the PWHL from time to time and it's so much better than watching a WNBA game!
Scoreboard. 29-5-2 beginning the day after losing in Calgary 7-4 on December 8th. They're two points back of Carolina for 1st overall in the Eastern Conference.
20:08 With all due respect, this is an L take. The last time the Sabres faced Vasilevskiy they scored 5 goals in 2 periods and ran him out of the building.
Sabres played in Tampa on Feb 28th against Vas. Sabres scored the 1st 5 goals and won 6-2.
Sabres played the night before and beat the Panthers. Sabres are 8-0 since the Olympic break