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Another well written NHL Rule, Mamba Number 81. For the purpose of this rule, the point of last contact with the puck by the team in possession shall be used to determine whether icing has occurred or not. As such, the team in possession must “gain the line” in order for the icing to be nullified. “Gaining the line” shall mean that the puck, while on the player’s stick (not the player’s skate) must make contact with the center red line in order to nullify a potential icing.

So you want to repeat the past? He had 3 number 1 picks in 2022 and our GM traded none of the picks on draft day or prior. No one is trading a top 2 or 3 first rounder for mid and late round first rounders.

Didn't say drove. Said pushed. An even weaker term, directed, might apply. But once you do any of that, the deal is almost sealed as these guys are master manipulators (the players, not the league teehee).

If we trade Tuch, I want a Doan equivalent coming back. I don’t want a 1st round pick from a team likely to make the playoffs.

I am not fine with it. So how about this. Wake up the owner, tell him to give a damm about his team, and maybe the rest of the league will too.

Draisatl 100% knew what he was doing there. He has nothing to lose at that point. That brings up another issue from the last two games to keep an eye on. The two goalie runnings have been very blatant. Yes, penalties were called both times, but is it now open season on Sabre goalies? The team is going to have to do something very soon to end that.

Quinn had a bright future (talent?), until he didn’t. So I don’t know what to believe anymore. Maybe we overvalue our players.

Once the genie is out of the bottle, you're not getting him back in.

Ugh. Man. Reviews of icing? It's always been a "close enough" call. It's technically missed all the time. What a nightmare you are proposing. The linesmen and video guys (and coaches) have a tough enough job as it is. FTR like everybody else I want to see offside reviews go away.

We have had, and still have, plenty of players with god-given talent, but never a good goalie and never enough good veteran leadership. Anyway, I think this team should be ranked above average when it comes to talent alone, BUT, why do we always suck? Obviously, KA's philosophy of putting together a winning team has been a total failure. When it comes to a winning philosophy, I think the new US mens soccer coach nailed it last week during an interview when asked about his player selection for the World Cup this summer. He said that his philosophy of player selection is inspired by what Herb Brooks said in the movie Miracle on Ice: "I'm not looking for the best players. I'm looking for the RIGHT players."

Won this time. But it seems we get the dirty end of the stick far more often. Are you fine with that?

Thanks you for using the word boat

Eventually, probably very soon, Tuch, Thompson and Dahlin are going to want out. That's 3 first-round picks that would come back. If they could get that in the same season, they could then trade up to the #1 spot if they don't win the lottery. I hope none of this happens and they add to heart and toughness to this roster along with some defensive coaching. How is Marty Wilford still employed? Power is a huge problem as he hasn't an ounce of toughness/strength/anger/hate/meanness in his body at 6-5 and he's defensively unaware nearly 100 percent of the time. He is constantly pushed off the puck by smaller players. First overall? What a terrible pick he's turned out to be, and he's an 8 Million dollar boat anchor dragging this team down.

I watch very little NHL hockey outside of the Sabres, so I have a hard time gauging the talent on other teams. I can say that most nights, when the Sabres play with heart, effort, and grit, they are successful and they are capable of competing with, and beating, most teams. I've said this in other posts - I believe that the Sabres are mentally fragile. They can't get that 3rd win in a row, even if playing the worst teams in the league. They can't overcome a lost challenge or a soft goal let in by UPL. I suppose you could argue that giving up a 3-0 lead in the third period is the DEFINITION of being mentally fragile, but I do give kudos to them last night for facing adversity (bad officiating, goalie concussion, last-second goal against) and still coming out with the win. I tried to watch the game very late and slept through most of it, so most of my observations about the game are from this board and not from the little that I actually saw. I have always been a Lindy Ruff fan (both as a player and as a coach and just a person - I have never met him, but I understand he's a great guy), but I think the game may have passed him by and it's possible that a different coach may be able to get more consistent play out of this roster. Granato squeezed a little bit more out of it than Lindy has, and Lindy has some new pieces that Granato didn't have; plus, the younger core guys are more experienced now than they were under Granato. I wonder if a top flight coach could do a lot more with this team. Somewhat in Lindy's defense is the fact that he's been saddled with a poor assistant coaching staff that was not of his choosing...but why in the world did he agree to that? Bottom line, I DO think the talent is sufficient to be a playoff team, although not to contend for the Stanley Cup.

I assume that Lindy didn't challenge the last Oilers' goal for one of two reasons: 1) Coaches challenges are not allowed in the final minute, per league rules (thought I saw that above in this thread); OR 2) Even if he could challenge it, if he challenges and loses, which, given the track record and the Sabres' luck, and, well, the NHL, the challenge would have been lost. Then, the Sabres would have had to kill a 4-3 PP for two minutes of OT against the league's top PP, almost certainly giving up the OT goal. By not challenging, they still got the 1 point and the realistic opportunity for the 2nd point, which they earned. Edmonton is in the Western Conference, so them getting a point was inconsequential to the Sabres. I gave up watching Monday Night Football (a matchup of 2 good teams that ended up being a very good game) to watch the debacle in Calgary, then chose to not watch most of this game, that they actually won...I guess I need to make better decisions in the future.

Put Gilliam in to run over the spy and break Allen loose.

Lets talk about the New England Game! Go Bills! Need a game plan against a defense that will spy on QB1, keep Him in the pocket, match up one on one with the wide outs, and stop the run. What will the defense do against Maye?

Both my kids are on the college path... as their high school culture still plays upon the old adages of a degree being the be all end all. One is in 1st year, one will start in 2027. Both my kids work hard, but it's a supply and demand world and the supply of average college grads greatly exceeds the number of good tradespeople. I've been absolutely clear that unless they're ready to really hustle through school and their early working years, they are not going to have the lifestyle they have now.

I’ve posted this before but I know a NHL scout who was Florida at the time and I was speaking to him on Levi and how excited I was about him. He quickly, and I mean quickly, told me to not get my hopes up on him. He clearly wasn’t on board with that pick.

It’s bizzaro world in my view at just how high the % of kids went to college and got worthless degrees. When I started my journey I was in my mid 20’s, so many of my younger years friends and peers chose college, now many of them are like dam your doing great. What they didn’t see was the drive, the commitment, the dedication to stick with it, learn from my mistakes and always push forward with field specific knowledge. It does eat up time, but the eye on the prize is what drove me to where I am at now. Something many of the young I’ve noticed severely lack.

I knew Doan could become a very good player but he is exceeding what I thought his ceiling could be. He is a building block. He will still become stronger, smarter, and better.

Let them BOTH be reviewable; but the review has a limit of 30 seconds (maybe a minute) of observation and if you can't determine conclusively that the call was wrong then the call stands as originally called. What's really dumb is a coach can challenge a "missed play stoppage" such as the puck hitting the netting above the glass or a missed hand pass but a blown icing call ISN'T a "missed play stoppage." This league, quite often, stinks.

I'm in a similar field. Protection and Control in the utility sector. We work on the equipment that makes the lights go out. We don't have any official recognition as a trade, but it's specialized work. With enough experience you can go pretty much anywhere as we're in such short supply.

Doan is awesome. I need this team to pull their heads out of their ***** so guys like him want to stay.

“Where Would You Rather Be Than Right Here, Right Now”……. GO BILLS!!!