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And the winner for Levi.

Tuch it home.

Thank you. Quinn should always be the 2nd shooter.

Have Quinn one of the 1st 3 this time please.

What a move by Levi to keep from having that hit the back of his leg.

Fudge.

Can people please not post the scores of the other 3 games in this thread. Some people actually are planning on watching at least parts of them. There is a perfectly good Around the NHL thread that they can go into or perhaps somebody could staro a playoff watch thread. Thanks.

Can somebody on the coaching staff PLEASE tell the team to stop deflecting the mother blanking puck. Just let Levi stop it. You don't have to try to stop it for him. That's Power's 4th point of the night. 3A's for the good guys and 1G for the bad guys.

Nice to finally be on the receiving end of that instead of the giving for a change.

Actually the 3rd and 4th goals were both by Luke Mittelstadt. Oops. And Cooley just made it 5-2 with an empty netter with about 3 minutes left. And Cooley with another empty netter. 6-2. 103 seconds away from the championship game Saturday.

And the other brother just made it 4-2. Guessing we don't have Johnson in the lineup against the Canes.

Minnesota just went up 3-2 early in the 3rd over BU on the PP. Mittelstadt's little brother.

Expecting a fun one tonight. Sabres scoring 5 or 6 and only giving up 1 or 2. The dream doesn't die tonight.

Close to Webster's but with less new blood. Skinner - Thompson - Tuch Quinn - Cozens - Peterka Mittelstadt - Krebs - Savoie Greenway - stepan - Girgensons Jost If they go 14, Rousek. Samuelsson - Dahlin Power - Hannifan Jokiharju - Lyubushkin Stillman, Clague If they only go 7 Clague joins Johnson and Bryson in Ra-cha-cha. Varlamov Levi

Know it was up from last year. Would guess that this year it was around 8k. And that was probably split out as 6k full seasons, and the other 2k in partial season equivalents. Basing those estimates on in buliding attendance.

Used to save them up for the 3 years they'd keep them in the account and then buy a jersey and maybe a shirt if there was anything left over. Since they make us spend them all the year they're issued, probably won't be buying any more jerseys. Which costs the Sabres money because if I buy a jersey for 1 kid, will pretty much also buy 1 for the other. But hey, at least the Sabres are saving themselves from earning the interest they'd earn on the money that isn't getting spent right away. Unless they expect another exodus of season ticket holders that is a really shortsighted decision on their part.

Could put them towards a 27. Once UPL is gone, it becomes a collectors item. ;)

What was originally supposed to be happening about now or maybe a year or 2 ago. So much for that plan. ;)

Probably would've too in hindsight. Was merely pointing out that most everybody's favorite forward whipping boy would've been the guy going into the lineup had Tage not dressed. And, yes, shame on Granato, but also shame on Thompson and the trainers that had been working with Tage. They seem to have given Granato bad information about how ready Tage was to play. And this is an issue that should get more consideration; especially as Sabres fans. Truly believe the Sabres would've won in '93 had either LaFontaine stayed healthy or if Muckler had been smart enough to play Hasek instead of an injured Fuhr. And believe the latter would've made it more of a certainty. Also believe that the Sabres wouldn't have beaten Ottawa in '97 had Hasek played through the injury that was bothering him. Everybody hated Hasek for "quitting" on the team, but if he had played, doubt they would've pulled out the only series they've ever won in a game 7.

Hoping you're wrong. Expecting you're not. Still would bring in a vet with a track record on a 2 year deal. Trade one of the others and send the worst of the 3 remaining to Ra-cha-cha at the end of camp.

Good question. Thought he might pull him slightly before that as with the ability to legally ice the puck, should the Cats have cleared their zone in the effective 5v5 he'd've been able to work that stretch pass off the end boards trying to get Tuch behind the D.

IF they don't make a move for a vet to pair wtih Levi, would rather have Comrie as the backup but expect there is less likelihood somebody would claim him off waivers. So, would expect that UPL and Levi (not necessarily in that order) would be the tandem. It just makes too much sense to bring in Gerber to Levi's Ward to believe Adams doesn't at least look for one. Saros would be the dream, but don't see any way that Adams would pay what it would cost to get him. Varlamov could be the guy they pencil in. Doesn't cost anything but cap space and he would definitely be able to shoulder the load should Levi falter. He's already used to being the really good backup to to a top guy so as long as he can get past the kid barely being old enough to buy vodka, it could work. Plus, maybe he misses having goal support. No he can't. He's under contract to the Sabres on an ELC and wasn't on the Amerks roster on the trade deadline.

As have said elsewhere, would like to see a good vet on a 2 year (or 3 year if necessary) deal and have an open competition between the 4. Plan on trading UPL or Comrie and one of the other 3 ends up in Ra-cha-cha. But the best 2 of the 4 get kept and stay in Buffalo. Expect they would've liked to have Levi in Ra-cha-cha to start the next year. But if he keeps doing in the NHL what he's done everywhere else, can't see the point of having him in Ra-cha-cha. And, back to this season, would play him every remaining game as long as they are still alive in the playoff chase. The players on the team deserve tha.t much

Said it in the game day thread, but if they let Okposo go back to Minny and trade Olofsson for what they can get, then they have 2 openings on the roster. Pencil Savoie into one and bring in a true 4C for the other and then Jost becomes the usual 13th F with Greenway occassionally taking his place depending upon opponent if a summer of recovery doesn't get him playing the way Granato expects him to play. Bring in ideally a 4D but at minimum a 4/5D bumping Stillman to the 7. Would make Clague the 8, Johnson (presuming he signs, it seems he will) the 9, and Bryson is the 10. Would like to see them bring in the best vet netminder that's willing to be on a 2 or 3 year deal (or is already on a deal with 2 years remaining) and either let the 4 goalies duke it out or trade one of UPL or Comrie and let the 3 duke it out. If Levi spends the bulk of the season in Buffalo, expect them in the playoffs. Make the modest moves above and they could do some serious damage. All the kids are going to be better next year than they were this year. And guys like Rousek and Kulich will be viable injury call ups. The future really is bright.

He definitely doesn't have faith in his shot at present. Wouldn't be at all surprising if he expects to bounce off guys should he try to get physical with them right now. Am sure with more strength he'll gain faith in his shot. Hoping it gets him to be a less gentle giant as well.