Sabres Have No Heart In Must Win Game – Postgame Thoughts & Mini Rant
Hi good evening all the boys don’t show up whatsoever in this game today let’s look at the numbers coming [Applause] up this game today was in my opinion a disgrace guys a disgrace the way we showed up in this game I’m going to show you the numbers
And if you didn’t see the game you’re going to say Wayne sounds like they were in this game they were not mentally in this game whatsoever the numbers say they were right with them that’s just cuz we’re better than them guys but mentally we were not in this game
Whatsoever when push came to shove we let a team that’s 29th in the league and hitting have their way with us physically in this game especially in the second period the second period was probably the worst period I’ve seen the Sabres play in the new year since the new year
It’s been they were that bad guys in the second they were so bad in the second I counted 11 times where they avoided hitting a Player 11 times I counted in that period 11 and I’m talking they’re letting guys skate in our Zone and I I I
I don’t understand Granado as a coach guys I don’t and I’m never going to I want him gone and I’m pissed about the game but I’m more pissed about the coaching in this game he just let a team over there that doesn’t know what they’re doing get back in a game that
They had no business getting back in because the saers kind of had a one- nothing lead on a lucky goal and we just let them climb back in the game and then take over it and we didn’t even have any push back in this game and their fans
Are all convinced now that the Red Wings played a great game I think anybody in the league would have beaten us today is what I’m saying the Sabers were horrible in this game just horrible this is like there definitely their worst performance I’ve seen in months it was they were that
Weak in here today so the better team won this game and the Red Wings deserve this game full marks to them they absolutely without a doubt were the better team in this game all right let’s look at the numbers shots 26 a piece faceoffs 54%
For the Red Wings 46 for the Sabers they were 0 for2 in the power play the sabes are 1 for two they had 26 hits the Sabres had 28 very soft hits I might add uh they had 13 blocks Sabres had 13 blocks they had four giveaways the sabes
Had six but take a look at this they had 14 takeaways we had five shots and goal per period 10 eight Sabers in the first 128 Wings in the second 86 Sabers in the third for that 2626 total even though it said um earlier uh that the Sabres had
Outshot them I waited till the later thing it’s 2626 scoring Thompson from delene and tuck on the power play a very soft goal lucky goal Thompson threw it in front of the net hoping tuck would deflect it tuck was nowhere near to deflect and went through the goalie legs just we scored a
Lucky goal on the power plane that was it today guys uh fiser scores for them from cop and cider to tie it up in the second at 535 that was 1122 when Tage scored in the first 535 and then Kane gets the game winner at 1740 makes it 2 to1 Detroit from
Confr goth Spear and in the third the Sabres had no fight whatsoever sprung from fabri makes it 3 to one then the empty net Raymond from Ranson and cop and that’s your game folks it was too damn easy against a team that didn’t even play that good The
Wings didn’t play good the first 25 minutes of this game we could have smoked them if we were playing our game the wings were just kind of playing like they were scared that the wings were scared they weren’t desperate in the beginning they were scared they were
Making mistakes we were walking in on them and as soon as they started hitting us and there was no push back like the 28 hits in the game this game for the Sabers very leading stat guys believe me the the the the timing of the hits is
Important too you can’t just have hits you have to have timing there’s there’s got to be some timing and the Sabers timing in their hits in the second period was Zero okay that’s on Granado Granado put out a wuss team on the ice in the second period that’s on
Him didn’t take a a a where what is he thinking not taking a timeout please Somebody explain this to me why did Granado not take a time out in that period when we were doing nothing and settled them down and talked to them why why not hey look the Red Wings
Absolutely deserve to win this game without a doubt they were the better team they were the more aggressive team they were the more desperate team and they were the more hungry team and the truth is they did that with a crap coach they got no coaching Detroit they just
Don’t their coach when we were down one nothing’s rolling up his eyes and he’s like like he they Detroit got to get rid of that clown this L long guy they got to get rid of him but we our coaching wasn’t much better is what I’m saying in
This game guys when we can get out coached by a guy that doesn’t know what he’s doing in Detroit with a with a much older team that has no confidence what’s it say about our head coach guys really I’ve seen a team that was not prepared to play the most important game
Of the year that’s what coaching we have right now I’m telling you we got to make a coaching change this off season okay they’re not out we’re not out yet guys but you know when it’s all said and done if we finish three points out who’s to
Blame for that mostly the coach mostly the coach he hasn’t had us ready at least 20 games this year to play how many times have we come out in games guys and we’re not prepared in the F first few minutes were we today h it was a lucky goal by Thompson really
It’s you know we scored a lucky goal on a power plane that’s all we did in this game I mean what did we expect UPL to rescue us and he was UPL wasn’t bad in this game he wasn’t spectacular but he wasn’t bad his numbers were average today but
He’s entitled he’s carried us we you know there’s got to be a a a time where there there’s a sensible approach like I couldn’t understand the second period I could not understand how we’re just letting them skate and we have a we have a guy lined
Up okay this is just one example I think it was Kane before he scored right before he scored and he got the puck back again we had him lined up we don’t take him out and instead he passes the puck so what’s the guy do he
Turns and goes the other way instead of finishing his hit on him when I see that crap I know you I know we’re losing I know we’re losing I mean if I know how can they not know I can’t grasp it I just can’t in my
Head I can’t grasp how in a game like this the Sabers didn’t throw 5050 hits to win this game like how where were they physically today this 28 hit thing is very misleading like I’m saying very misleading they were love TAPS at least 20 of them there was no physical play by
The Sabers team not like there should have been in a game like this and they came at us physically and they looked faster than us that old team looked faster than our young Team guys there is no excuse for that I don’t care what the scenario is I don’t care
If they’ve lost seven in a row but I’ll tell you what I would I I feel better we lost this way guys and if we would have outshot them 45 to 20 and Rymer would have stood on his head all day and that’s the only reason we lost I feel
Better losing this way at least I know the better team won today you know what I mean the Detroit were the better team in this game they they came up with much more heart much more desire much more fearlessness you know not in the beginning they were like
Little scared children in the beginning Detroit because they’re waiting they’re waiting to get beaten again and then once they scored it’s kind of like they said okay maybe you know maybe today is our day where we can finally get a game once this once they had the game put
Away when it was 2 to one guys I don’t know about you I didn’t think we were tying it there was no push back at all and it wasn’t because Detroit it’s because we suck today we would have lost today to Anaheim we would have lost
To Chicago we would have lost to all those teams today the way the Sabers looked in this one guys I got no answer for you really how bad we played I’m more worried about how bad we played in this game than anything so now we go on the west we got
To sweep it out we got to sweep it out it’s the only way to get back in this even if we go three and one or two and two it’s not good enough it’s not good enough and I I’m not going to go guys I’m going to tell you right now I’m not
Going to go see what Granado says I can’t stand I I even when we were winning I won’t listen to him no more okay that’s when I know I’m fed up with a coach when I don’t even want to watch the post games I don’t want to hear no
More Granado I don’t I don’t this year I’m I’m up to there with Granado this year we’re two games over now we’re one game over we lose next game we’ve never beaten Seattle yet so perfect opportunity lies in front of us for that but are the Sabers going to show up FL
Again or are we going to be in the dressing well we never beaten these guys like come on you know I I I’m ashamed of them today I I hate to say it guys I just am today I’m really ashamed of the Sabers today not of our fan base you guys were
Good man you guys were hoping for the best and rightfully so cuz we were right there knocking on the door but to say ah we’re not ready yet and walk away is kind of how it feels right I mean where’s the courage where’s the guts where’s the drive where’s the
Desperation I didn’t see it that’s on the coach okay today’s on the coach we can about all the players we want it’s on Granado this team was not ready to win the biggest game of the season we weren’t ready isn’t a coach’s job to have a team
Ready I don’t know it’s my opinion you’re supposed to have the team ready not just say come on guys you know like you’re supposed to have the team ready ready mentally not just give out the sword every time we win come on like there should have been more desperation
Today I would have called a timeout I would have screamed at them bitching at them in that second period I would have called a timeout in the middle of that second I I I grenado doesn’t have the right instincts guys he keeps waiting for the players to bail him out that’s
How it feels for me as a fan I feel like he always waits for the talent to bail him out his poor decision-making he’s a lousy coach he’s a good coach but he’s a lousy coach when it comes to Stanley Cup coach no chance no chance we need we need proper
Coaching in a game like this we need a torella behind our backs today screaming at us not tolerating us slacking and not playing physical when when when they’re it’s 1-1 and we’re not hitting we’re avoiding hitting them I was like oh my God I was screaming my stepfather was here
Watching it with me and he goes what is going on with them I said I don’t know like the this is they’re going to lose today I could tell just watching them right now when it was one-1 guys I knew the game was over I hate those type of
Games anybody would have beaten us today Detroit’s all saying we’re so back now like Detroit fans are so delusional guys they’re right up there with other fan bases that are very delusional they’re the American version of the Toronto mels when it comes to franchises like the delusion they go through over there you
Didn’t beat a very good team today Detroit trust me you know you didn’t beat a very good team at all this was not a good team that showed up to play you today this was a crap Sabers team that showed up today this wasn’t a good team this team could have gotten
Beaten by 80% of the league easily today the way we played no physical Play No desperation where’s the heart where was the heart today guys come on they know they’re ripping the hearts out of their their fans by playing like this shame on them that’s how I feel today guys shame
On the sabes the way they play today they should be ashamed of themselves and I’m not talking all but the majority of that team like Tage looks lost guys he looks lost I don’t understand them this year the guy doesn’t know what he’s doing it looks like all of a sudden I
Know he scored but big deal like you got a lucky goal you know we’ve been begging the guy just to get 20 25 goals this year it’s like come on so I we might need a fresh year to get this thing really on track and a
Fresh coach guys we need a new coach I know I’m ranting but my God I’m pissed off today I am I don’t like when I see an effort like that I’d rather guys no joke I I’d rather lose a game 6 to one where we were in that game
But everything went wrong in this game it’s not everything went wrong against us we just didn’t care the sabes look like they didn’t care they didn’t want to throw the body I seen them flinching when Detroit was coming at them like what the hell is that that’s
Granado this is what bugs me about Granado system it’s soft and weak when it comes to physical play he’s a good teacher he is he’s good he’s good teaching offense he’s good developing players he’s good at being a voice of reason when you want to talk to him but
He’s not a good head coach he’s not a good head coach you need a prick that’s going to get in your face and bring out the Best of You by you hating his guts on some nights and this is not the guy that does that you watch
Detroit’s going to fire that coach you watch before we’ll fire Granado watch I guarantee it even though they’re in front of us you watch I guarantee that guy is getting fired over there cuz he looks lost their coach man that guy looks like he’s on plan nine he’s way
Out there he’s in another forget another planet he’s in another galaxy that coach he’s way out there so they didn’t need a coach today to beat us over there is what I’m saying that’s pretty sad you know I’m pissed off ticked off I’m disappointed I’m not giving up but I I I
I hate setbacks like this when I felt like it was avoidable today that’s how I feel I feel betrayed you know I feel like like it could have been avoided all we had to do was show up have the guts to play hard and and and like we do on
Some nights where we’re fearless and we came into this game with fear like what kind of head coach do we have that IES that today anyway I’m pissed I’m leaving it there it’s been a long enough video sorry if I ranted but guys it’s how I’m
Feeling we need a we need a coaching change this this is proof to me I don’t care if we win all next four games we need a coaching change this offseason we need a new voice behind that bench and get rid of that whole staff I’m sick of looking at
Them all of them I I I I don’t even like looking at what they look like like it bothers me it does guys that’s how I feel as a fan I’m sick of the whole coaching staff in Buffalo you know Granado with the dumb look in his face like he doesn’t know
How to react it’s like I’m done all right I’m done too I’m done here guys anyway hang in there we’ll see what happens on this West trip hopefully we sweep out all four games and kill everybody how I’m feeling see you in the next Video
I am sure you are as sickened as I was watching this game and yes I watched it painfully right to the very last second even after the empty net goal..I wanted to remind myself why I been hating on Granato this season just to be sure I didn’t forget why..thanks for watching 👍
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23 Comments
I heard Dahlin say in a interview I caught, physical play wastes our energy… That's Granato talking through him
He took them as far as he could take them at the end of last season! Adams is losing my trust in his decision making with regards to keeping the fan base from saying "the same old Sabres". Get rid of Granato, he's not a guy that can challenge them to raise their level of play to meet the situation. Not happy with Dahlin either , he looked lost at times tonight.
Yep i would definitely say Granato has to be shown the door, bring in a REAL coach
This team is just too young to win in the league. None of them have ever won anything and they don’t care if they win or lose because they don’t even know what the playoffs are. They were all smiles at the end of the game no one cared that they lost. Going to need another 3 years and some vets added before this team is ready to be considered a middle to upper middle level team.
At 4:48 left in the first period, all six Sabres players on the ice are looking at the Detroit player with the puck. I just don’t understand.
🎉 We have to get rid of Granado
They weren't ready for how pissed off Red Wings would get. I vividly see the turning point of this game – Greenway mocking the Red Wings, with a huge smile on his face, after Ben Cheriot (?) came after him, but the ref stepped in. That was the very start of 2nd period, right before they scored.
Felt like Sabres were missing a spark, felt like they needed to stand up for themselves, they were getting bullied.
Didn't help that the officiating was bad in general, bad both ways.
These last games have to be considered as playoff games – it's do or die. You either show up or pack your vacation bags.
Our PP is an embarrassment
We looked entitled out there. No one skating….. Freaking annoying… Greenway was invisible. We need him to play hard. And what's with no one shooting the puck?
As a Buffalo fan, I can’t help but to admire what Philly has been able to do with Tortarella. Makes ya think.
The coaching staff looks like the three stooges haha
I missed most of the game tbh, I had it on but was doing some things around the house. So I heard the first goal. I did see a terrible non call against Chariot for dropping the gloves and Greenway didn't drop them so we could get the 5 mins on the PP. After hearing your take on the game Wayne, I'm glad I didn't get to see it. This is why I absolutely hate early games over weekends. The whole day had me thinking they just blew their best chance to setup for this hard western swing we have coming. I'm laughing now because I commented on your morning pre game video that I was expecting a hard hitting and 1 or 2 fights in this. Guess I expected what every other team would do except this team.
Great game by that “washed up” kane though. A true leader out there today. Something the sabres didn’t have today.
The sabres desperately need muscle and some sand paper but they will never have it under this GM and coach. How is any of this still surprising? It’s par for the course. The Sabres are exactly where they are supposed to be right now. A team that is fighting for 9th place at best.
Next year though. Next year for sure.
Awful coaching, awful conditioning, like they couldn't answer the bell in the 2nd and 3rd
Chin up Man. This team needs a Maurice moment; Last year, Panthers are in T.O., late in the season, national broadcast, and the team's doggin' it, when they're s'posed to be fighting for a playoff spot; Maurice lost his mind on his team. they turned it around right after that and got in. It's the difference between coaching a team full of MEN and coaching a team full of boys; Need to start treating these boys like men.
Aren't you the same guy who slammed negative commenters a week ago when this bum team started winning a bit ?? This is how the Sabres roll … THEY SUCK SO EMBRACE IT
Question to anyone:
1) Who played hard and played well?
2) Who played soft and blew?
This is why I'm not getting excited for a possible late run. Sadly this season was lost months ago and now we are just prolonging the inevitable fate of another year of missed playoffs. Sure we may have been looking good as of late but it's too little too late. And even if someway somehow they pull a miracle put their ass, granato has no clue how to prep this team for a playoff match and they would just get ran over in the first round. Granato has to go, he's taken this team as far as he could
Still gotta believe. They called Levi up maybe he could steal us a couple
I was so mad. Shots on goal: Jost 3 in 9 min. Cozens, Skinner, Tuch and Tage: combined ice time 75 min and 4 shots. You cannot score if you don't shoot. That in such an important game is shocking and annoying. Being outcoached again, but also the players are not ready. I cannot imagine a playoff game, they would be destroyed by anybody, even the Leafs.
Wayne, I could not agree more. Granato is infuriating!! No heart is demonstrated through no push back by his team. They refuse to take the body w conviction! Continually get bullied and check out in games. Granato has neutered this team. F**k !!!!!! How does Granato have a job?!? Wayne thank you for recognizing and speaking the truth of this long term issue.
Look at Clifton. Granato has taken away his game. The guy came to us as a physical player w some offensive upside. The guy barely hits anyone at this point.
And do we not think Granato is an extension of both Adams and Pegula in terms of being a physical team?!? This feels like an organizational issue at this point.