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It is different game now. Less nuances and less gut feel. Past strategy that relied on good defense, base running, hit and run, etc., is less and less part of the game. Just about every decision is traced to analytics and what the laptop says.

I am sure it would have been a thrilling game to see, unless you took the train in.

You haven’t even noticed his nose? That thing is just waiting to get Folignoed.

Any one got any thoughts on Jagger Joshua’s PIMs being way down this season. I know it’s early and maybe it just a small sample size but it seems odd for a guy who drops the gloves pretty regularly.

I can't get a feeling for Kesserling at all yet. Like nothing good or bad. Maybe thats a bad thing in that I don't notice him making good plays. Maybe thats a good thing that I don't notice him making bad plays.

Note, if you only got a loser point in every game you'd be 0-0-82. In the offseason, the GM would say "We were really competitive. We were a .500 hockey team last year." And the fans would tell the GM, "Go to hell. We never won a single game. We finished 10 points back of the final wild card and are drafting #9 overall." You have to win more game than you lose except in extremely rare cases as @bg17 notes below. When you do lose, get the loser points if you can. It's like in the NFL. In 2010, the Seahawks went 2-6 vs. the AFC West and NFC South... but the rest of their division also sucked against those like opponents. They won their division with a 7-9 record (and won their home playoff game). They then got trounced in the divisional round (they scored 21 points in the 4th quarter and lost by two scores) -- because they weren't a good team (yet). If they'd have been competing for the wild card they'd have finished as the 8th seed and 3 games back.

Do they ever score on anything other than home runs anymore? I don’t recognize that game anytime I turn it on.

Explains why his passes were off in the BJ game. Hope it's nothing too serious.

No to Power trade. Open to Bryam but I like how he is currently playing.

I estimate that Thompson needs to get 40 for this team to succeed, unless they get secondary scoring from lots of places. Then mid to upper 30s could be enough. Benson could get 20 given all that he creates. His shot is still not strong, but he gets in the greasy areas enough. He’s just not catching breaks.

Wouldn't say the crowds are bigger in general than they were last year at this time, maybe a bit. Last night was a sellout because it was "Hockey Fights Cancer Night" which is always a big draw as Roswell makes sure there are a lot of bodies in the building. Plus it was a Saturday night game which also draws well and it was one of the last chances people will have to watch Ovechkin play in person. Add all those up and you get a sellout. But WOULD say, the crowd has been louder this season, even in games where we've only had ~14k in the barn, we've been able to get loud at times. And, them winning more often than not at home helps feed the crowd participation which also helps feed the team playing well. Once in a while, those feedback loops work in our favor. 😉

The bonus point doesn’t go to the loser, it goes to the OT winner. That’s what happens when you create an artificial decider for ties. I don’t think people are focusing on that point. When you start so horribly, you have to get back to .500 before you get to .580 or whatever. It’s an easily recognizable point. No one is going to be able to look at the standings and say “hey, .580”.

If there was ever a game that illustrated how slim the line between winning and losing can be, I don’t remember it. There were literally three plays within fifteen minutes that could have gone either way. I turned down a chance to be there but I’m not sure if that’s a bad thing.

I’ve been down on Tage this year but that OT last night was a clinic on leadership. He never gave up and the blocked shot was the cherry on top of an incredibly gutsy shift

Yep. And get pulling Bichette to get the pinch runner in there, but if you are "all in" to win in the 10th WHY leave the #7 hitter who was 0-4 at the time in the lineup with bases loaded and only 1 out? Why not use a power hitter as a pinch hitter to get a sacrifice and drive that pinch runner in? You still have the guy with 30 hits coming up after him if that doesn't work. They ALMOST got the run leaving him in, but it just seemed there'd be a better chance to force in a run if somebody with power was at the plate there.

23-24 Islanders made the playoffs with 39 wins - the same number as the Sabres. NYI had 16 loser points. They all count. Now, just win baby!

You'll get over it. I know i do when people attack me personally.

I’m certainly not saying it is easy. Frankly, having looked at PuckPedia for “that trade” that would work for the Sabres and the other team, I couldn’t give you an example right now of one that fits. But, I think there’s a reasonable argument that having Power and Byram making a combined $14.5 million is not great cap allocation when you have Dahlin as your undisputed #1 d-man. This is perhaps further magnified if Samuelsson is seen as the best partner for Dahlin. Trading Power or Byram would not be without risk. But for the right forward it could absolutely make the Sabres a better team.

I will do my best to let you get one 😜😂

No. That will never be good enough in a normal season. One point a game gives you 82 points and well out of the wild card. 95 is the number to be in contention

💯. Agree with all you said…just added some lyrics from Bad, by U2.

I don’t know about you but I would gladly take a loser point than lose in regulation and get nada.

desperation, separation Condemnation, resignation In temptation, isolation. Let it go.

If you got a loser point for every game of the season you would not be in the playoffs. Instead, you would be on the couch watching other teams playing in those post games.

Yeah, Yahoo doesn't just drop the "wrong" player. That sounds like a 'PEBCAK' error...Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard. Try taking over an abandoned team which was seemingly drafted by Helen Keller who came to the keyboard wearing oven mitts and then seeing next to nothing available on the waiver wire to improve the squad. This is a dead team walking. I'm just hoping to win a game or two somewhere to spoil someone's season...but even that is looking like a stretch. I already spoiled JujFish's day so that's a start. 😇