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Interesting. They appear to be a direct ship company that will print anything on a shirt. Shipping is $4.99 but it's coming from overseas I think (7-12 day transit time). Might be worth pulling the trigger... debating.

This is a good point. It’s been a long time since I thought about Bylsma’s system. My very amateur evaluation is that Bylsma struggles to communicate that playing defensively responsible hockey does not mean playing passively. I think this is something we struggled with last year. Teams that play good defensively, defend with vigour, strength, aggression. It’s not a task for the meek. A less than sound structure, implemented by a coach who does not possess the best modern communication skills, on a youthful, inexperienced, and not yet physically developed team, is a bad combination.

They have, but the consistency in the recent past is Wilford. This podcast seems to indict that the system is broken or not being followed which is as good as being broken. To Weave's point. Bylsma had a complex system. On paper it might have been great but in execution it was a failure. We've talked consistently about the forwards being part of the problem with defensive zone coverage. All 5 skaters play a part in defending and keeping the puck out of high danger areas. The goalie cannot do anything about where the shot comes from, they can only attempt to stop it. But, if the goalie cannot anticipate where the shot will come from or is faced with continued low percentage save situations they will look bad. It makes sense that it would snowball. Hockey, more than any other sport in my opinion, cannot be won by having a single deficient skater in a position. It's not to say that everyone on the ice has to be an incredible hockey player, but if you have one skater that doesn't mix well with the other 4 they will be left trying to cover those deficiencies. Of course having bad defensive system does not mean the goalies are not also responsible, just that it's hard to know how good they can be when they have to compensate for the bad defensive system.

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They have changed too. We’ve been through several iterations of Asst Coaches since Bylsma dared to install a defensively responsible system and was roundly criticized for it.

Hmmm the goalies have changed, the players have changed yet the defensive coverage continues to be bad. Its almost like the people that oversee the systems all still being employed might be the bigger problem

R.I.P. Art. 98 is an impressive life.

Wholesale vegetable prices rose 38.9% in July. Well done, President Moron. https://www.axios.com/2025/08/14/inflation-vegetables-ppi

Yet another example. Erase and re-write history. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-reviewing-smithsonian-exhibits-make-sure-align-trumps-visi-rcna224588

As Perrault and Promo eluded to, the forwards need to be just as adept at defense as the defenseman. Based on the eye test, the forwards have done a much worse job than the defenseman at playing actual defense. It’s about being a team player and putting forth effort where little reward is offered. Playing sound D as a forward isn’t going to get you $7 million a season. Scoring 30 goals will though. Guess which path most of our forwards for the last decade have chosen. It’s why players like Zucker and Greenway stick out. They understand the job at both ends of the ice. Glad they were resigned. Glad the team is coveting more defensive minded forwards.

RIP Art.

Pete or PASabresFan or Stoner?

I wasn't able to read the link. But from the comments that have been made the underlying issue/question is whether our blueline unit is better with the additions made this offseason. Will the additions of Kesserling and Simmons upgrade the unit? If Kesserling becomes I suitable partner for Power, I think it will be an upgrade to that Power pairing. Will keeping Byram instead of trading him add to the unit? I would say yes. And will Samuelsson get healthy, regain his confidence and stabilize his game? As a third pairing player I think that would be a better situation for him. Will a Byrum/Dahling coupling turn out to be an upper echelon #1 pairing? With Dahlin it should be. On paper, the hope is that we will have three pairings where the players are slotted where they should be and not above what they are capable of.

Turns out beating Arizona would have been the better move.

i’ll admit: i looked at their detailed breakdown. i can’t quite follow the bouncing ball of how they come up with that figure of ~30M guaranteed over 3 seasons.

I mean except during the early tank years where the goalies almost cost us from playing so well.

Every "dud" Sabres goalie magically gets better when they leave. There's a reason. Also D includes the forwards.

There actually could be some news soon about an event. Whether it involves Jim remains to be seen. My name should be engraved on the Cup.

He went on at length one night about split pea soup. Art didn't take himself too seriously, a trait young sports personalities should think about adopting. It's sports. It's supposed to be fun. Oh yeah, Art once said he dated a gal from Bradford, PA.

I get it, but $24/mo? I'm pumping kW back into the grid which they sell to other customers.... that should easily offset any maintenance costs at my location.

He was the first sports talk-radio host I would listen to on WGR. I didn't listen often, and I'm not sure if he only said this once or twice, but I still hear him in my head saying "Ottawa-Ottawa-Ottawa-Ottawa" when someone brings up the Senators.

So the short blunt version would be - D has sucked for years in Buffalo.

It was for sure. I don't know if he was ever asked about it later (when he might have been honest) but I have to think he had some information that made him think he could get the guy out. False information obviously, but he must have been going on something at the time. Speaking of Tretiak, it's not "communist" any more obviously but rumor has it that Clarke's friendship with Tretiak is why Philly got Michkov out and no other team actually had the same shot. Not substantiated, but Clarke and Tretiak being good friends is true so it seems quite possible.

Thanks for posting. I was going to as well. Really drove home the point that what goes on in front of the goalie matters as much as the goalie. The Eric Comrie story was telling. Let's hope the Sabres defensive moves fix this issue.

Can we shoot for Sept 3rd for draft night? Also, I propose 90 seconds per pick. We did 60 last year and the draft was less than an hour…I didn’t even finish my first drink by the end of it. Just a thought.