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I had a chance encounter with some former Sabres when I delivered furniture to one of the townhouses they lived at back in the day and there were several players there hanging out including Kotalik, Vanek and Roy...we were jus chatting while I set things up for them and I asked them who they thought the player with the most skill on the team was and without hesitation all of them said Connolly.

If he stays healthy he is a very good player at both ends. The problem is his staying healthy.

Meh.

Reading the same thread day after day is the definition of insanity.

It's the stuff that dreams are made of. 😂

Look at the bright side. No “should of” in the last page to read.

Dick Jauron and Pitt vs PIT…another truly thrilling start to my day.

I think there is a new champion for me on the list of most hated internet butchering of the English language. “Could of” now wears the belt. Hell, my phone just tried to autocorrect it right there.

That was one of the best defensive games the Sabres played all year. Every time the Jets had a rush, one or more Sabre got back and diffused the situation. And when the Jets got a shot off UPL saw it clean and only had to make one save. Only one breakaway and UPL stopped it. Someone is getting traded from the goalie room. Unlikely it will be Ellis because of waiver rules. (Sabres have to offer Ellis to any team that made a waiver claim for him plus the Blues.) So one of UPL or Lyon is being shopped. We know scouts and GMs have been at Sabres games.

What are you talking about? That was Mike Mularkey, not Dick Jauron. That's when all we had to do is beat the Steelers backups at home in the final game when they rested everyone, and we would have made the playoffs and we choked it. Jauron went 7-9 three straight seasons and then was fired in the middle of his 4th year at 3-6. In his entire coaching career, he had one magical season in his 3rd year with the Bears where the defense and special teams propelled them to a 13-3 record with abysmal QB play and winning close games in improbable ways every week and then never repeated it again, following that season with a 4-12 record. His overall record as an NFL HC was 60-82, an abysmal .423 winning percentage. His one playoff game was an absolute ass kicking at home against the Eagles where they lost 33-19, were outgained yardage wise 336-184 and had 4 turnovers.

He has one specific issue, health/availability. He's a 1st line talent with Tim Connolly's reliability (Connolly in my opinion could of been a superstar with his skill, I don't see Norris being Connolly level)

He was fine. No mistakes.

He's a dynamic player who can drive play and finish. We just need to pray that he can stay (mostly) healthy.

He’s certainly got some speed to him. I don’t think there was ever a question of skill. It’s all about how long he’s able to stay on the ice to use it. I seem to remember him being our best player in the preseason.

Obviously, he looked great, lots of speed and skill. If he stays healthy he could really be a huge improvement for the team.

Tynan Lawrence is back and has had 5g 2a in the 3 games since his return. He also has +7. This is good because it provides a high end center prospect other than Malhotra or Silov. Malhotra at #5 IMPO is about 10 spots too high. He reminds me of some of the other high floor low ceiling centers I have looked at in the last few year.

I am probably the only one ... but does anyone else have the same problems? A) See @RETURNTOGLORY's username the same way I do? B) Find it hard to concentrate on anything else other than thinking "If only it wasn't all caps, it would fit all in one line?" Or just me?

I remember 2 good and 1 bad play from him. The first good was he won a battle and cut into the middle of the ice and made a nice outlet pass. The second was on the point for the PP, I thought he had good movement and deception. The one bad play he went in stick first and lost the battle in his own zone, felt like a really weak attempt at puck retrieval.

I am not worried about roster spots. Rotation could be an issue because they never seem to manage it right. Yes the defense is playing well. For the most part they have all season. We just have not been converting chances in a number of games. Last night we did. I was doing a dive into the 22-23 Sabres season and how important scoring was given the crap defense they had on the ice that year. I will do it in another thread.

Easy now. In my experience, McDermott uses that phrase -- "it's hard to win in the NFL" -- as a mantra. It's conspicuous and notable. Which is why it wound up rooted in my brain.** ** A brain that sits in a head over which you launch your jokes, evidently.

That’s usually a good sign for a defenseman.

Reading through pages of posts this morning has me wondering if Owen Power played last night? There’s usually a handful of criticisms and complaints about him.

I mean McDavid was invisible against us when we played the Oilers, but apparently OP thinks every great player has great games every night. Some people are so miserable, they have to find things to complain about.

Why would the Jets take the Sabres lightly at home where they usually play well? As you point out in this game, th Sabres thoroughly outsmarted the Jets and simply were the decisively better team. What I found most impressive about Norris was his speed. And he has nifty hands. My preference is to have Tage playing center. Move Tuch to the first line wing with Tage or Norris moved to the other line.