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When they outscore that night's opponent again.

Per Elite Prospects, yes, they have the youngest team.

Definitely need Samuelsson back. Hopefully it's against the Habs. That would seem to be the most winnable game on the horizon.

2 years older. He'll be 31 very soon. (Didn't realize he was that old. Would've been far less pleased w/ the signing knowing that.) Jags don't usually fare well in their 30s.

Mittelstadt. PotG. Drew the penalty that got the PP they scored the 1st goal on and then potted this one.

On the bright side, no post-game show tonight.

Precisely.

Looked like Ukka Pukka Dooka thought about coming out of the net to beat Steamboat Willie to the puck but saw Jokiharju going full speed and figured he'd be hanging out w/ Comrie if he did.

It REALLY looks like the typical beer league PP. Have a bitch of a time getting it in the zone, then when it finally gets there take a shot off the rush, let it rim out of the zone. Repeat.

Sheesh, Jost just got here. Shouldn't be blaming this on the pressbox guys. 😉

Won't help. TO would score another PP goal and kill any momentum the hit might've generated.

Or, lack thereof.

Well, had his successor not decided winning the Dahlin sweepstakes gave him the opportunity to retool and get rid of the crown jewel of Murray's trades for a return that actually wasn't complete crud 4 years later and also not hired 2 bad coaches there is a non-negligible chance that the team would have eclipsed that total sometime in the last 5 years.

Why exempt Thompson & Dahlin? If Dahlin plays the rush better he doesn't end up giving the Otter the lane he decided to take away right when he was in front of Comrie or failing that if he plays smarter he doesn't drive the Otter through Comrie. Thompson could still stand to improve in his own end. EVERY one of these guys has played a role in the losing streak. They all need to be better, & it could be as simple as not overthinking what they're doing & simply skating their arses off into the spots they need to be and making crisp passes so the rushes they score on when they're going good actually result in high danger chances.

Unless he's FULLY recovered from the injury, hope not. More likely, if they need to spread useful D onto other pairings that Jokiharju ends up back w/ Dahlin. Granato loves him some Henri.

Is that not what that great trade ended up? (Realizing Johnson or the 2nd round draft pick he turns into could still be something 7+ years after that great trade.) What a great trade. Sign us up for another just like it. Tuch can be Okposo; not sure who is Girgensons in that scenario, maybe Cozens? D-men hit their prime later than F's, so Dahlin will still be a stud provided he hasn't lost his "love of the game." Adams & Granato become the next Regier & Ruff as you have to wait for the current prospects to develop before evaluating them, right?

Wait, the Sabres can make a trade of a 1st liner today to get a guy that'll be a 1st liner 4 years from now? Where do we sign up?

Absolutely. And it's why having somehow had Jiricek fall to them would've been so sweet. In 2 years they'd have the best top 4 in the league. And if Jokiharju and Johnson were the 3rd pair, it'd be ridiculously solid. Plus that'd be the time the Russians might be ready to come over as well.

Jokiharju should ONLY see time in the top 4 while Lyubushkin is recovering is recovering. The sooner he is back to 3rd pairing legitimately, the sooner the D will be legit NHL quality.

But back then Perreault was a big man for the league. Pete Mahovlich was an anomaly. There weren't even all that many guys that were even 6'3" much less the "Little M's" 6'5". Not disputing anything you said about Bedard, but all of those guys you described were strong and a couple (Trottier & Gil) were never considered small. (Perreault was the biggest Sabres regular F in '76, Trottier the Aisles 4th biggest regular F, & though Clarke was average height, he was still strong enough to slash the #### out of an opponent for the Phlyers. LaFleur was 6' and Dionne was short but a fireplug.)

Not if he doesn't play better than he's been playing. And just don't trust that he'll be better until we see him actually play better.

Yes. Giving Anderson 3 starts out of 4 and 3-1/2 games out of 4 is a good start towards getting Subban or Hauser in the B&G before the calendar flips.

That stinks. Really have to hope UPL can continue the trend of looking better in the show than in the minors, because if he is what he was in the minors Anderson will be toast before Christmas, maybe before Advent.

Makes sense to drop him off the top pairing his 1st game or 2 back. But hoping he moves back up soon. Power has been playing pretty well, but expect he'll have fewer rookie mistakes (& might even snag a goal or 2) going against the other teams' 2nd & 3rd lines & 2nd pairing. Plus, didn't Dahlin's goal streak stop about the time Muel got injured?

Does this mean we're no longer worried about his "low" rate of point production? Asking for a friend.