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LOL the Sabres resemble nothing of Carolina. Carolina have no depth O but get by in structure and defence. Sabres can score but have no defensive structure. If Adams was trying to build into Carolina he is even more incompetent then we think

Not the start to be hoped for. Need to begin the second with a fury.

2-0 end of 1. Amerks look a step slow this afternoon. Giving up already?

Well, they had a good run...

2-0 Laval

Tage ends the shutout and wins the gold for team USA in OT. First Worlds win for USA since the 1930's.

Uncalled slash on Laval. 1-0 Rocket on the power play.

But, but, stats! But not really.

Just got back from Buffalo. Here you go. PLAYOFF PREVIEW: AMERKS AND ROCKET MEET IN WINNER-TAKE-ALL GAME 5 | Rochester Americans https://share.google/H81sh1cJ10HPNFUlR

Wondering how many of the recent hires received call from the Sabres prior and responded with laughter..

McDavid with an amazing effort. Wow.

A lot of them don't actually live there. Their off season homes are somewhere else entirely.

My thought for today is Adams looked at Carolina and Adams wanted to build the Sabres into Carolina and now we see Carolina fully exposed to their weaknesses and how the Carolina model is a failure. We didn't even get to Carolina. and yet Adams is still in charge.

It’s still funny to me that some people don’t understand this.

My point isn't to crap on Florida, the point is that different players will value different things.

It is but, presuming Canada doesn't celebrate Memorial Day, having the game just after lunchtime in Alberta gives fans attending a chance to get home at a reasonable hour and get a good night's sleep before heading back to the grind in the AM. Lot's of Sunday games end up getting played in the afternoon presumably for that reason.

Yea and I lived in Georgia so I'm well aware of the differences. Couldn't pay me to live in Florida though.

Kind of an odd start time for todays game at 3pm

I've long maintained that the Sabres should have amenities that cater to wives and families so that they build the sort of culture that once they're here, it'll make them more inclined to stay, preferably at a discount. Buy a ski house in Ellicottville, a nice big boat and/or boat house on Lake Erie... This is for all the players and their families to share, and to get to know each other. Hopefully bonds are built to the point where they feel better about putting down roots in the area and potentially signing at a home town discount.

Bennett is a guy I want. Just a solid player than can play middle six C and doesn’t back down from any challenge.

I've lived in western NY, Florida and Ohio. You are underestimating just how expensive WNY is overall - and you're overestimating the value WNY brings in education, insurance and especially government. Ohio and Florida are lapping NY right now....and it breaks my heart. Maybe 20 years ago it was close...but it no longer is.

Both have put up good, but not great, #'s in the AHL. Both have had a cup of coffee in the NHL and neither has done well in their brief opportunity in the show. Still wanted either over Rosen with that pick. But pretty sure Adams didn't go there figuring it'd cost him Portillo (but trading for Levi did that anyway). Maybe he was afraid he'd lose Levi too by grabbing 1 of the 2 "big names" at G in that draft. Don't know the reasoning behind it, but was not a fan of the Rosen pick and even knowing neither of the 2 G's has been a stud yet would still have rather had one of them in the system than Rosen. Both will likely have better NHL careers than him.

And this. Sorry for those who think size and toughness don’t matter. You have to have someone like Tkachuk on your team. And Marchands only comes around once ever quarter century or so. The Sabres need a couple of tough guys to deal with people like this and their players as a whole need to get tougher.

This Panthers team reminds me of a modern — present hockey culture — version of the Philadelphia Flyers at their peak in the mid 70s. Known as the broad street bullies that was not why they won. They were a tough team. Grind it out. Had scorers and could play 200 feet and annoy teams. That’s what the Panthers do. They have offensive talent but they have some really tough forward in Barkov, Tkachuk, etc.