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Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2026 4:16 pm
by practice
It would be hard to draw up a mor le excruciating final 2 mins for SNES fans, down to the late obviously no chance but still there's a chance faceoff with 2 seconds on the clock
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2026 4:29 pm
by practice
At about 2:30 left Stu makes one his famous zone entries controls the puck through the centre of the ice basically into the far corner then skates back along the wall to the point then does an imitation Quinn Hughes kinda stop and change direction to his forehand kinda sloppy/tired but no one was checking him close anyway, so he has a bit of time to think, then he fires a pass at Batherson who is skating up the wall basically to the area Stu occupies and he has to make a real skill take and touch to even keep the play alive. Then it's 30 seconds of crazy hard work by exhausted SNES that end in nothing. Then they don't put a player out for the 6 on 5
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2026 4:34 pm
by practice
Josh Doan is so good, shame his dad ran a scam consultancy to steal Auston Matthews signing bonus while on MLSE payroll
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 8:20 am
by practice
Oilers kinda got crushed
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 11:10 am
by Alexei Ca$hin
So did Vegas
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 4:32 pm
by sutterfamily
SNES Canes second period is predictably a shit show. I don't understand not even giving Taylor Hall a fine for a direct head hit that concussed the Sens best player. It wasn't a five-alarm hit or anything but it's still a headshot.
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 5:09 pm
by Cacophony
Greig is a real piece of garbage.
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 5:17 pm
by sutterfamily
What's the record for most 5-on-3's in a series without scoring a goal. Gotta be close to this?
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 6:08 pm
by neuartillery
Cacophony wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2026 5:09 pm
Greig is a real piece of garbage.
Easily my second most loathed SNE after Brady
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 6:09 pm
by neuartillery
sutterfamily wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2026 5:17 pm
What's the record for most 5-on-3's in a series without scoring a goal. Gotta be close to this?
How much of this was Sando being out vs. some missing element in the unit?
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 6:22 pm
by practice
Well at least cousins laid a pretty good hit on that dman
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 6:23 pm
by practice
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 10:43 pm
by sutterfamily
Grand Moff Larkin wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2026 6:09 pm
How much of this was Sando being out vs. some missing element in the unit?
Uhh, I mean they missed Sanderson today obviously (and Zub after game 1, a healthy Chabot, a healthy Kleven, etc) but I don't think that was the thing. Feels like the missing element - they had chances to:
- tie game 1
- win game 2
- tie game 3
- win game 4
and nobody could convert. Canes second line was so good, first line was pretty bad except for those two empty netters today.
Tkachuk was pretty bad most of the series. Stutzle was trying to do too much, made some very bad plays.
The power play was SO bad + credit to Canes PK. I'm literally glad I don't have to watch another one!
Not sure what the answer(s) is/are but they were not up to the Canes standard. I dunno - try not to finish in the WC next year? Some kind of trade for a goal-scorer? (I have a hare-brained maybe idea that they should try to trade Brady to Dallas for Robertson)
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 10:43 pm
by sutterfamily
At the very least, it was good to know that Ullmark can absolutely be the goalie they need.
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 10:44 pm
by sutterfamily
At least I got to take out the pain on the ice - my team swept our bear league finals 2 games to 0 for the championship
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 10:50 pm
by Alexei Ca$hin
I didn't even watch the game today. Such a disappointment
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2026 7:23 am
by sutterfamily
Grand Moff Larkin wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2026 6:08 pm
Cacophony wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2026 5:09 pm
Greig is a real piece of garbage.
Easily my second most loathed SNE after Brady
Pretty impressive for Brady to top the Riddler, considering that Grieg is unquestionably the much dirtier player.
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2026 8:40 am
by neuartillery
The difference is that Brady is obnoxious to look at even when he’s not doing something dirty.
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2026 8:25 pm
by Alexei Ca$hin
What was that great Daryl Sutter quote?
A waste of 8 days
Re: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2026 4:33 am
by practice
surprised at the call on the Ducks GWG