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Throw gasoline on it and light a match... From the FO to the ticket taker.... Zamboni driver can stay... I think they are sub contracted LOL

Considering how horrible this team is at entries with an outmanned situation, it couldn't be any worse than what they've been doing. Personally, would still pull the goalie, but not until they have control of the puck in the other team's zone. And would have to figure out just what the logistics of it would be, but might get the goalie back in the net when the other team dumps the puck down the ice and repull him after they have control in the other end again. Would work it a bit like a lax line change, obviously you don't want the goalie being the one trying to retrieve the puck from coming off the bench, but have the 2nd or 3rd guy back into the zone go to the bench instead up near the F's door and as soon as he's off the ice have the goalie race out from the other door. Let him come up ice towards the bench as the puck goes back up ice, but he doesn't actually go to the bench until they have control. So, it'd be a hybrid goalie pull. They'd still give up a fair # of ENGs, but not as many; and maybe the extra mechanics would add to the sense of urgency of the guys on the ice. At this point am willing to watch them try almost anything provided Appert isn't drawing it up.

I am preparing myself for a Thompson trade in the off season. I want to be wrong as I fear we will trade a potential future HoF player (see Eichel, Reinhart, ...) His interview last night made me think he is just denying the depth of the problems to get through another miserable season. He cannot really believe they played good enough to win and just needed better breaks. It was a desperate effort by him to try to find a positive when there was none. His line has been really bad for several games in a row and he is fighting himself out there. I am going to suggest he play wing with McLeod at center, adding a more responsible defensive player to his line. Take Greenway off that line.

The NHL has that "to his team" language for the Hart Memorial Trophy. It definitely muddies the waters.

No no. Bring up a 4th goalie. You can never be too sure. Need to play it safe with the goaltending situation

The Sabres have always done a good job of shutting McDavid down, so there's very little reason to watch. At this point I'm hoping they get swept on this trip with the hope it'll result in the entire front office being canned, but that's wishful thinking.

If Östlund is called back up, he will have flown from Winnipeg to Toronto, taken a car service to Rochester. Then taken a bus ride from Rochester to Belleville for tomorrow’s game. Then fly from Ottawa to Vancouver to meet the team on Thursday.

There were a lot of people here who supported it as well. Id go as far as to say a plurality.

Yeah, zero interest staying up for this one. Maybe to see McDavid but even then I don't think so

Yes, they did this.

True, but I have a feeling that decent goalies would be less decent playing behind this team. They are careless with the puck in their zone and the don't fight hard enough to win loose puck battles. Breakouts are much too casual. Turnovers are becoming more frequent. Henrik Lunqvist explained it as politely as it can be said. Playing team defense is hard and they don't seem to want to do it.

You don’t get it…KO and Zemgus were our heart and soul! Tage might as well pipe up now. He doesn’t deserve a roster spot for team USA.

Appreciate the efforts on the possible scenarios. Lots of permutations with 4 weeks remaining. I’ve seen some scenarios if the Bills go 3-1, regardless of winning the East, they are 5 seed and play at Pittsburgh. Only downside is playing Denver if they were to win. Currently, if season ended today, it would a road game againt Jacksonville as a #6 seed, with the winner playing NE or HOU. Talk about a tough home game for New Englands glorious return to the playoffs. Delicious. Either way, three road games as a wildcard and not seeing KC would be the road not taken. As mentioned above - best case to win the East lies with the Bills staying hot, winning all 4 and the Pats falling to Miami.

Maybe they leave UPL in Edmonton.

New GM and HC. Probably trade the whole roster and start a rebuild in earnest. This team has a losers mentality.

5-2 loss

Its a quandry, bring the young players into this cesspool of lazy inept ankle grabbing and teach them how to lose and be happy about it... or insulate them from this garbage in the AHL so hopefully Adams does not destroy their careers.. I guess if I am to choose, you gotta bring em up... because I am not convinced that anything meaningful changes in this FO... so we might as well begin to destroy their careers from the get go then trade them so they can go elsewhere and hopefully be young enough to rehabilitate their careers... I guess this is about.. why do I continue to hope for a Sabres overhaul etc... and more we are going to suck as long as Pegula is here and I have some compassion for the player.

MVP = league’s best player The nuance stuff fans try to argue about who means more to who is hogwash. It’s the league’s best player.

The top lines on the sabres over the past couple of years, Tage and Tuch and guys like that, even strength score a goal about once every 16 to 18 minutes. If you are pressing but stay even strength, maybe it could be slightly better? Once every 15 minutes? If you go by the assumption that the average time when you're down that you pull the goalie is about 2 minutes, that would mean if you never pull the goalie but stay in that situation, you could score a goal once every 6 to 8 games. I do not believe Buffalo has scored a goal this entire year 6 on 5. They might have one 6 on 4. But to go to your original point, it might not be beyond the realm of possibility to actually say they'd be better off Just pressing really hard but not pulling the goalie. In addition to that, if you don't pull your goalie, odds are you will not get scored on by the other team with the goalie in the net... And you have that full 2 minutes to press. If you pull the goaltender though and the other team scores on you 30 seconds later, the game is basically effectively over at that point. The more I think about it as I write this post, I'd almost say... Do not pull the goalie. Go with four four words and one defenseman, have everyone press the opposing team really hard, and if the puck does go into your zone towards then that have your goalie move it up the ice really quickly. With no empty net to shoot at, you might get more icings from the other team, or if they choose to not ice the puck, they might resort to more clutching and grabbing to protect their lead, which could get you a power play. I legitimately think you might be better off doing this then pulling the goalie. Even take it one step further. If you have a goaltender that is extremely good at handling the puck, like Ellis, even if he's not starting, you put him in that so he can get the any Puck sent into your own zone back up the ice quicker.

When I say accountability from the owner, I don't mean him having very frequent long and rambling press conferences. I mean him not hiding behind the general manager When things go bad... I mean him making changes, not when it suits its pocketbook but when it's actually needed. (Which by the way, in the long term might actually be good for his pocketbook)

That is a damn good question. My take is that if the Eagles recover that fumble, it’s Eagles ball. Reason being is the play wouldn’t be over until it is completed. The int and subsequent fumble are part of the continuation of play and the play isn’t over until whistled dead by the ref.

Which team/GM finally slays the dreaded Sabres hydra?

Sometimes they make $6M (Okposo) and then get re-signed for $3M, but to balance out the savings you put $2.5M (Girgensons) on the other wing.

The biggest impact will be on the power play as whatever initial 5-on-5 bonus he and McLeod gave to Quinn seems to have worn its course. This team is currently 21st in PP% (18.1). Like last season, take Zucker out of the PP and it's basically just TNT looking for a one-timer again