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Congrats to the Bandits and all their fans in here! I've only been to a few games over the years, but it's a blast. Full respect to all the players, many of whom have day jobs and families, but keep doing it for the love of the game.

And Carolina is going to be ancient history They have depth scoring, great goaltending, and they hit! I don’t want Edmonton to ever win as long as McDavid is there! Let him suffer

Canes are cooked. Florida headed to the finals for the third straight year. Amazing turnaround for that franchise.

What worked?

When does Adams ever make sense? As to Rosen, he has value. Maybe it's just a 2nd or 3rd pick, maybe it's a depth NHLer, but he has value. The guys had 55 pts in 61 AHL games and has 6 pts (5 goals) in 7 playoff games. He also just turned 22. Savoie got us McLeod and Savoie's production this year was 54 pts in 66 AHL games. His NHL numbers are nearly identical to Rosens 5gms 1 ast -4. He is 21. That said, this is a D thread. Would you trade either of the young Russian D as part of a deal to get a veteran D?

It would be a good place to start. We all know the culture needs a shake up and it doesn’t happen by running it back with the youngest team, an incompetent GM and a below average coaching staff. Adding vets that are beyond their best before dates like Staal and EJ to a bunch of kids doesn’t work when their bodies can’t back up their words. If their hearts aren’t into it (Staal) there is no way the kids will buy what these guys are selling. It’s not like dropping a still great Messier into a Rangers lineup. Even he had a bunch of older winners to back him up. The Zucker signing was a step in the right direction and they need a few more like that. Dudley would bring a winning pedigree and tons of management experience. If brought in, he should be given the reins to get rid of dead weight and bring in some competent people. These people’s standards would be to bring in players who hate to lose, which is such a higher bar than “want to be here”. There are some good pieces in Buffalo, there just needs to be a team builder at the top. Players will come if there are positive changes and the team starts winning. If a guy like Dudley is given the keys to the franchise smart hockey people will want to learn from and work with him. The tide will raise all boats, attracting quality talent to every part of the organization. These guys would not have a soft spot for existing players like Bryson and others, and would just make better roster decisions. The coaching staff would also be changed. I am not saying that Dudley is the messiah, but he would bring way more to the table than the present option. This is my longest post in a long time, not sure why I bothered, because the idiot at the top of the food chain isn’t doing anything.

That 2nd half. It was...

It is a Sabres board. Gotta tie it in somehow. I've now watched the last three of these championships and a bunch of games during season. It's awesome!! So fun. It ain't no Stanley Cup.

The Panthers' PP can be very Sabre-like.

He was drafted four years ago and in the 15 games he has played with the Sabres he has one assist, and is -6. His fancy stats were bad as well Another Jerry Forton Special

Matt Vinc (and the Bandit D) gave up: 4 goals 3 goals 9 goals 10 goals 11 goals and 6 goals in the 6 playoff games they played. Absolutely amazing.

Not a defender… Reinhart out of the lineup tonight. Stepping into the Panthers lineup: Jesper Boqvist. At this point, that’s the level of player I’m hoping Rosén is able to become.

Goalie change for Carolina. Worked in 2005-06. I don’t think it’s gonna be enough this time.

Given the typical score of a NLL game is it safe to assume a shutout in an entire half is somewhat rare? And the Bandits did it in a championship series? Awesome!

Yea.

If even that.

ESPN+ will have it on replay on demand.

The issue here isn’t bringing in similar styled players. I agree that there needs to be a different mix. We can still refashion the defense corps without letting these two young defensemen go. I recommend patience. It will pay dividends.

No he's not. He's destined for the waiver wire.

Congrats Bandits!! Was Adams there pretending like he had something to do with it?😁

It was enjoyable watching the fans having a great time. It seemed that every adult had a beer in their hand. They were really into the game. Compared to the lacrosse fans the hockey fans have been cheated.

Maybe on ESPN+ Gotta bring that up? 🙄 Can't just enjoy a three-pea?

Is this being repeated somewhere? I’d like to see it again

19,000 people at Keybank for a NLL game. Palm trees and taxes

Looks like I'll be ditching the Sabres soon and will be watching some playoffs again with the bandits next season. I watched the Bandits go down then go up, had a bit of a lull and then turned it up to championship level.