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Nice stops there.

No. Mitts trying to get back and then Peterka jumped early. Mitts wasn't going to the bench until he saw Peterka hop over the boards. You don't come off the ice when the puck is on a breakaway against you.

What a tough penalty to take. Gotta kill it off.

Nuts. Right off Dahlin's stick.

Way to make up for the previous bad pinch on the previous shift.

For whatever it is worth, NHL Network was giving Dahlin a realistic shot of winning it.

Friedman also said that though the Otters are looking, there is nothing imminent on that front for them.

Any idea how big his staff was to be able to come up with that nonobvious at ALL observation? ;)

THIS. So much this. Whether we agree with it or not. And whether it is costing a CHANCE to make the playoffs THIS year. This is where we are at. Am leaning toward expecting a 3rd pairing type D being brought in for a 4th rounder or a middling prospect. But don't expect any more of the future capital to be spent on this season. IF a Timo Meier type deal makes sense, we'll see that big trade, but really not expecting something like that until NEXT offseason. That'll be when they've identified their TRUE core pieces (and they won't necessarily be what people expect) and gaps and when cap management becomes a thing and Adams has to prove adept at ALL aspects of GMing.

Personnally would rather Comrie get the start. But guessing Anderson gets tonight's start.

So, does Anderson get the start tonight? That's the guess.

He might be an alternate, but DeLuca is still its captain. His absence shouldn't be disqualifying.

But before that move they only had $16 MM in cap space with 6-9 spots to fill including needing to re-sign DeBrincat next season. Stutzle's and Zub's raises kick in. Talbot isn't under contract next year either.

The black tar dumps aren't bad. No odor. Now formula dumps ... ewwwwww.

FTFY. 18 years and counting.

When the Sabres are good, it'll be 70-30 good guys.

Rogers crew (Friedman) says Otters are looking for D but nothing is imminent. Seems Chicago is looking to get towards (above) next years cap floor. Rogers crew (Friedman) says Otters are looking for D but nothing is imminent. Seems Chicago is looking to get towards (above) next years cap floor.

Yes. Continue to improve the on-ice product.

The Sabres were very close in '99-'01 and probably should've been in the finals in '98 too. Except the refs REALLY horked that series against the Caps. Detroit would've killed them but they might've won 1 or 2 games as Hasek stood on his head. Can't convince this kid they'd've not been champs in '01 had they managed to get past Pittsburgh. The Sabres were Joisey's kryptonite that year and they'd won in Denver with Biron between the pipes. Would've been a tough final, but Sabres should've been the better team. Though Sabres expectations are lower now, they've had some really good teams through the years.

Wuld expect the Sabres to bring in another D man this trade deadline or off-season who repaces Bryson in the top 6 and ideally pushes Jokiharju to third pairing. Expect Johnson gets some action this year as that will be the carrot to get him to sign. Expect Bryson ends up the 7 next year and Johnson finds himself in Ra-cha-cha initially, but would expect Johnson to get called up after an injury sometime after Christmas but before the AS break.

Helloooooo.

Bummer. Always tricky selling tix. Best advice is watch prices to get an idea of what you can get for yours and put them on the market ASAP next time you try.

Mittelstadt - thought he'd be better as a C than a W. Thought he'd play the way he has lately or maybe even better but did not expect the truly rough start he had and again, didn't expect he'd need to go to W to get stuff figured out again. UPL - thought he had an outside chance of figuring stuff out, but didn't expect him to get the mental block he has out of his head. He's done a pretty good job of that and has played well at times, but am concerned that he's starting to get back into his own head again. The double hip surgery really messed with his head. Krebs - he's got a lot more moxy than expected. @PerreaultForever has seen him as a solid 3rd liner in a 200' role if he gains a bit more strength. Thought he was too small to do that, but he's really shown that with a bit more strength and experience he'll be a good player. Pilut - thought he'be an adequate 6. He's not. He's an 8 at best. Adams - wasn't sure that he actually didn't want a nice lottery ticket for Bedard. Am convinced he doesn't want that and do believe he expects this team to be VERY good next year.

Very possibly.

In the off season we both wanted to see 2 D brougnt in. Only one top 6 guy was brought in. They would be better if they had another top 4 guy. But it is what it is. Expect we might see a D-man brought in. Just don't have a good feel though for what will be brought in. Am not as dowm on Lyubushkin as you are, but we would be much better off if he and Jokiharju were the 3rd pairing. And actually expect Bousch to be much better for the Sabres next year with being healthy and having a year of experience in this "system."