After another blowout loss at home, Sneaky Joe is ready to declare the Sabres season dead, and is blaming it all on the goaltending. The most recent example, Craig Anderson giving up six goals in two periods to Nashville.
Plus, Connor McDavid steals Joe’s take on needing better international hockey tourneys. And why Joe is rooting for the New Jersey Devils in the playoffs.
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18 Comments
Joe the collapse of the last quarter of the season is on the level of a mine cave-in . Total failure.
I'm waiting for KA and Donnie to give out participation trophies?
I would blame coaching for not recognizing our goaltending issues and adapting our system around it. Defense and goalies are a lot to blame about
Goalies are supposed to be the last line of defense for a team not the entirety of it. Don't blame the goalies for the teams total lack of any physical or defensive play man.
I feel like someone needs to get angry and throw a chair or something…
Most of the weight falls on our system and lack of veteran defense. We have a very young defense core. Goalies yes sure but not at 100%. Our PK sucks and defensive breakdowns allow breakaways a few times a game.
Cannot just blame it on the goaltending. Defensively we are terrible.
The goalies aren't the ones who are not scoring, not hitting, not forechecking and not skatng hard every shift. The Mr. Softee trucks in WNY should plaster there trucks with the team logo in honor of the softest team in the NHL! what a bunch of wusses
Yeah Joe, the season is over for the sabres. Come and join the red wings to sit in the same couch. Each team had different paths that lead to the same result even though you think the sabres are good and the red wings are bad. Good and bad are not absolutes.
Ultimately it's the fault of the owner for handcuffing the GM into not being able to acquire a proper #1 goalie.
To play the "fearless" way, you can't be scared that 12% of the shots on goal, should you mess up, will go in. So, yeah, D is bad, but it's related to playing in reaction to the low probability of some good saves. We were a bellcow goalie away from making the playoffs.
It's so sad & pathetic that the team was closer than ever to making the playoffs for 1st timesince 2011, especially this late in season. Then to see how shitty they played with playoffs on the line is such a disgrace. This team should be absolutely ashamed. A chance for playoffs and your D plus goalies decide to play their worse hockey of the season. DISGUSTING UNACCEPTABLE!!!!
Upl had a some games this year where he stood on his head and looked incredible. I agree he cannot be the guy for next year. But I think the move is to put him in Rochester and let him be the guy down there and I think he’ll flourish.
UPL was inconsistent in Rochester too
No evidence about UPL….average fan thinks he is next Igor….Houser has better stats…..Subban definitely has better stats….
Let's see if they Hang Levi out to dry to start his NHL career.
Blaming goalies is a bit premature. A goaler can't stop what you can't defend. Bottom 3 D either didn't play well enough or showed they aren't NHL caliber, though I believe Boosh was playing injured since his hit in EDM.
In baseball you never get hurt, in hockey you never want to see your 10 million dollar guy blow out a knee in some international event! Baseball is lame, haven’t watch it in 20 years.
Dont just blame the goaltending as the bigger issue is the D structure which is BRUTAL and has been all season long! Giving up way too many odd man rushes and breakaways ! Also this team is WAY TOO SOFT in front of both nets and on the forecheck ! SOFT COACH + SOFT PRACTICES = SOFT TEAM! 😡😡
Marty Wilford needs to be replaced immediately! Also please trade Bryson and Jokiharju as they are terrible not to mention being too SOFT!
See if ex Sabres Jay Mckee would be interested in becoming an NHL assistant coach . Hes been a head coach in the OHL in Kitchener and Hamilton and he has had some success. Won the OHL championship last year. If hes not interested then please hire an EXPERIENCED D coach ,preferably one who has won a stanley cup. Speaking of assistant coaches , hopefully Mike Peca is up in Buffalo next season to help with the forwards
Ps keep dreaming Joe as Canada would CRUSH the USA in the World Cup! 😁😁
Thanks for your podcasts, love your work!