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These new kickoffs, what happened s if they need a holder? Do they get someone off the sideline who then has to sprint off the field?

If Belchetz continues to improve, he's a hard player to pass up.

Once again Josh passes up the run for a first down and throws a crappy pass.

Clifton isn't good at hockey. It's pretty straight forward. This is the crap I constantly rail against. The idea that just cuz you hit stuff you're good at hockey.

Beane’s lack of good drafting in the top 3 rounds is one of the main reasons we have not made it to the show. In addition, when you have a defensive coach who can’t get his side of the ball proficient, and the offense is regressing, is a recipe for mediocrity. NE from top down is already surpassing us and they aren’t even fully built yet. With the clock ticking on JA’s prime, the window is closing,

Ya, but he'd be a stud and worth way more. You saw tonight what a beast Thompson can be when he decides to play physical. He played angry and had the fight in him and thus dominated. If he brought that every night and dragged others into the same style this team might be something. A player with Quinn's speed and skill plus Greenway's physicality would be the perfect power forward. Quinn unfortunately is a total wuss.

I'd also add a strength coach can't change players who need one in a few months. It takes years of dedicated work and effort.

We really do suck this year in all aspects of the game, especially Josh! How's marriage treating you?

Why? Why would you not fair catch that? WTF is wrong with this teams brains? Decision making on the field is worst in the league right now, hands down. Just terrible.

Why? Why did he try that? He could have had the first down himself had he kept forward motion.

Also isn't playing Bryson going against his greatest strength. I thought they signed him cause he had such a positive attitude being in the press box?

I tend to agree, but even if they didn’t make the playoffs I wouldn’t be upset. They need cost controlled help, a higher draft pick in both the 1st and 2nd rd would definitely help. I’d also look to trade to get another 2nd. But I have 0 faith that Beane can get the picks right.

BAAAM! And today we've developed a downfield passing game!

Guilty. It’s Kesselring.

I’m not as confident as in years past they will even make the playoffs. Rough schedule ahead and they are regressing rapidly. This seems different than just a rough patch as years past.

I think someone hit the reset button on Josh. Looks like rookie Allen.

Agreed. Hopefully they can get things figured out by the playoffs. I'm confident that they will.

Every game forward is a battle for this team, even the Jets game. I recognized this season as a retool year, so I wasn’t overly concerned, but the amount of positions that need to be addressed because Beane whiffed in multiple drafts with first and second rd picks is definitely a grave concern. I’m questioning Beane’s ability to GM, it’s not a good track record.

Seeing that I'm banned from 2BD for two months...GO BILLS!

Johnson has also reliably played on the right side in college and thus far in the NHL. Earlier this season he had a shaky game, and took a penalty for being too physical (Ruff basically benched him as a result), but I have no doubt he'll give a better game-in/game-out performance defensively than Bryson.

I still dont' understand why Ryan Johnson isn't used. He doesn't have much time, but to my eyes, he certainly has performed better than a typical 3rd pair D-man in the time he has here His analytics, again VERY limited time this season, support that. When he has been on the ice, the team has only allowed 1 goal every 26 minutes. (its one goal every 15 minutes for Dahlin and Power, every 14.7 minutes for Byram). He is the only D-man on the team with a positive number in expected goals for vs allowed. I know, he has very limited time, but I never really thought he was bad out there.

This Quinnway player, with their combined salaries, would make $7.375M for the next two seasons. Just caught the highlights. Yup -- the Sabres D did what they could to blindly centering to the opposition (Timmons), only lightly pressured (Byram), lost battle (Dahlin), and unable to take the pass (Samuelsson) to give away the game. Ellis even made a very good initial save on the Byram turnover. The goalie was hung out to dry the first half of the game. TNT was able to take advantage of DeBrincat on the rush goal and again in OT. We need to see him use his size and strength more against actual defensemen who are not the size of Bryson. With Dahlin back they're allowed to win again -- it just took them a little while to remember that and get warmed up. Glad they even got the extra point. Now, go win some games in regulation.

Interference I believe

I guess i am not sure why 95 points has to be the number. It has been 91 the past 2 years and 92 the year before that. The East is more balanced than ever. The number this year could be 89. Still they are not in a good place and getting to that number is going to be difficult.