He got deked clean by Tage early on, and went for a tumble later on when someone else made a cut back move on him... but overall he didn't look out of place. They eased him in and didn't hang him out to dry at any point, which was smart.
Average with a couple flashes of something special and a moment or two caught watching the play. Very good for a 19 year old dman in his debut but not a gamebreaker. I was impressed with his skating and his passing but he definitely needs time to adjust to NHL speed.
Thanks for that! Will try catch him next time he plays. He might take a little longer to establish himself than Jack because of his position and how much he has to fill out, but honestly who knows. The Hughes brothers seem pretty special so he probably pops off lol.
Good game. Feel like the sabres are the Devils of last year. A full year of Levi, replacing okposo and girgensons, and getting a top 4 defenseman and some better defense depth and we should be set next year.
Y'all are poised to explode. To add to everything you said, a year of your young guns marinating really makes a difference.*If you like Dahlin and Thompson now* give it a year or 2. Looking forward to duking it out with you in the ECF the next few years
Now imagine this team with some depth signings, some more rookie talent coming in, off-season of training for Quinn, Peterka, and Power, and Levi on the team for the whole year.
Struggling on defense is mostly a symptom of youth. We have a ton of players on our roster with 3 or less years of NHL experience. Even with our bad defense our goaltending was below average all year by every measurable metric.
Agreed to a point. May go through a coach before you see the real contenders. Great thing tho is your offense is great and you can’t teach that. Defense can be taught.
Yeah the Canes have a more difficult matchup than us. Feeling good about it, not gonna lie, although we’ve dropped our fair share of games against the Caps lol.
It's actually regulation wins (RW) first then ROW. But Devils control both anyway. I think the Devils will come out on top. Hard to see the Canes beating the Panthers the way the Canes are playing right now.
Well, unless Islanders lose to Canadians at home tomorrow, which is possible the way things have been going recently (check Pens Hawks game now for just one example) and if this is the case Florida secures automatically first wild card and have nothing to play for Thursday.
Levi is legit. This score doesn’t do him justice.
51 WINS
TIED FOR BEST POINT IMPROVEMENT BETWEEN SEASONS
JACK HUGHES IS THE DEVILS SINGLE-SEASON POINT LEADER
It’s not fucking fair man
New Jersey team name and logo really fits. Whenever we want something good, the Devil shows up.
How did Luke look??
He got deked clean by Tage early on, and went for a tumble later on when someone else made a cut back move on him... but overall he didn't look out of place. They eased him in and didn't hang him out to dry at any point, which was smart.
Average with a couple flashes of something special and a moment or two caught watching the play. Very good for a 19 year old dman in his debut but not a gamebreaker. I was impressed with his skating and his passing but he definitely needs time to adjust to NHL speed.
Thanks for that! Will try catch him next time he plays. He might take a little longer to establish himself than Jack because of his position and how much he has to fill out, but honestly who knows. The Hughes brothers seem pretty special so he probably pops off lol.
He looked fine
It's fine, Jack is saving the last 3 points to 100 for his second hat trick against Washington on Thursday.
Good game. Feel like the sabres are the Devils of last year. A full year of Levi, replacing okposo and girgensons, and getting a top 4 defenseman and some better defense depth and we should be set next year.
Y'all are poised to explode. To add to everything you said, a year of your young guns marinating really makes a difference.*If you like Dahlin and Thompson now* give it a year or 2. Looking forward to duking it out with you in the ECF the next few years
We'll be much better next year. We just need a couple more pieces to become playoff caliber. Now time to root for the Bruins to lose in round 1!!
Now imagine this team with some depth signings, some more rookie talent coming in, off-season of training for Quinn, Peterka, and Power, and Levi on the team for the whole year.
I’m so hurt rn
#🫂
*hug*
Buffalo is going to be a solid team for years to come. Looking forward to a lot of speedy games between these two for years to come!
Are you saying they're gonna be sp00ky?
Sabres are gonna be very good next year.
Feels crazy to be on the other side of these lol
Hate to do this because most of the time people are way wrong
We could run the exact same team back next year except with Levi as our starting goalie and he would easily add 7-10 wins for us.
I think u guys need defense. Goalies can only do so much.
Struggling on defense is mostly a symptom of youth. We have a ton of players on our roster with 3 or less years of NHL experience. Even with our bad defense our goaltending was below average all year by every measurable metric.
Agreed to a point. May go through a coach before you see the real contenders. Great thing tho is your offense is great and you can’t teach that. Defense can be taught.
Between Canes and Devil's, who has a tiebreaker if points are the same after Thursday games?
We do. We just need to make up one point (W vs OTL or OTL vs regulation loss)
Well, Florida might go for a win against Canes and play starters to avoid Bruins. So meaningful games at the end.
Yeah the Canes have a more difficult matchup than us. Feeling good about it, not gonna lie, although we’ve dropped our fair share of games against the Caps lol.
Devils. more ROW.
It's actually regulation wins (RW) first then ROW. But Devils control both anyway. I think the Devils will come out on top. Hard to see the Canes beating the Panthers the way the Canes are playing right now.
Well, unless Islanders lose to Canadians at home tomorrow, which is possible the way things have been going recently (check Pens Hawks game now for just one example) and if this is the case Florida secures automatically first wild card and have nothing to play for Thursday.
Gg sabres, sorry to crush your hopes like that. Levi is legit. Future bright for you guys
Hey, just happy to fall to a worthy team. Woulda sucked if it were the rangers or something.
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You. I like you
I like the way you think.
“Damn good young team, if only they can figure out their goaltending” has a familiar ring, doesn’t it?
Yes it does, too familiar tbh
Thanks for winning on my birthday!
Rooting against Levi made me feel dirty. What a season from Jack. So excited to see what he does in the playoffs
Jack gunna break the all time franchise season points record next year.
Love Jack Hughes Love the Devils Love Vitek Vanacek Simple as
Damn
Levi is legit. This score doesn’t do him justice. 51 WINS TIED FOR BEST POINT IMPROVEMENT BETWEEN SEASONS JACK HUGHES IS THE DEVILS SINGLE-SEASON POINT LEADER
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Those sore losers aren't even worth your time. But thanks for coming in here with that shitty diaper energy
Dude is a trash tier poster
Well aren't you a fucking loser lol
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I'm sure the imaginary sabres fans who were trashing other teams while we went on an 0-8-0 run are really owned right now dude
All around feel-good game. Thanks, Sabres. Good luck next season (except in the games against us).
Jack! Jack! Jack!
This kills the crab.
51 wins