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If Allen does have an injury he's battling through, that could be a real problem. But it didn't seem physical. It was more he either wasn't on the same page with the receivers or he just wasn't seeing defenders in the window. Either of which SHOULD be an easy fix. They need to get Milano back. A lot of the big runs through the heart of the defense would've been shut down if he were in the lineup. They should be ticked. Hopefully they play with a chip on their shoulder vs Minny.

Correct. It's giving them another "we can't simulate this in practice" environment. As much as it is BEYOND frustrating to watch them not do everything possible to give THEIR CHOSEN group its best chance to win today, they are officially in the "we want them to win consistently in the LT and winning today is gravy" phase of the program. Don't see where bringing another D hurts in the LT (w/ the exception that Pilut or other D-man MIGHT get claimed should they all get healthy again, which isn't especially likely at this point) but Adams is only going to bring somebody in if it actually builds toward his LT vision and doesn't merely not hinder it.

Could be. The timing of him going back to "sugar rush" Josh was pretty coincidental.

Tigers looking to maul some Dawgs in 4 weeks. ;) Geaux Tigers! (Stinks that Kelly is the coach. Really dislike that guy.)

Hinostroza wondering if Granato will let him start taking reps on D. ;)

They'll win Tuesday & will be up for Thursday's game too. If they have Dahlin & Lyubushkin vs Vegas really like their chances in that one too. Will have them back on a playoff pace even if they play the normal stinker against the B's.

He was playing well until he forced that faceoff early in the 3rd. Not sure if he retweaked the leg injury there or just got too gassed, but he wasn't the same after that.

Don't you have a waitress to stalk?

On that 1 of 3. ;)

1 of 3. Not exactly 60%. And not sure if it was him or Olofsson that was off. Thought it was Mitts , Rayzor was blaming it on Olofsson.

Umm, the 2 immediately consecutive ones were the Krebs line & then the Cozens line. Mittelstadt had nothing to do with either. Or were you referring to Fitzgerald? ;)

So, they aren't expected to give up any and because they're giving up so few goals against multiplying that really low expected goals against by a big number still results in a low expected goals for. Very LOG Line like indeed. If they can get to the point that they're playing the other teams' top lines and still doing that, that's helping to win a lot of games.

Pretty sure the attempt to add "human drama" is an attempt to get non-sport fans to watch. Doubt it works.

So, does Lyubushkin battle through the leg injury or do they only have 1 of the top 5 D-men and that 1 a rookie? Seems more appropriate for being in Carolina than Tampa. Have seen that movie before.

Best guess is Hinostroza continues to sit tonight, but really don't know.

Which is why it's important to get after Elliott early. If he's on, it'll be a long night. If he isn't, it'll be fun.

Time for Comrie to show us what he has. If the Sabres can get a couple of goals early, Elliott won't be on his game. Looking forward to this one as it could go as you say or the boys could actually pull it off. Or somewhere inbetween.

Wondering that, too.

Any word on whether the lineup stays the same or if Lyubushkin &/or Hinostroza get back in?

Would agree that the majority don't but surely some do. Should a person's entire life be defined by what they did at 12 or 13? Keep him on a short leash and make sure he realizes he burned through pretty much all his mulligans w/ that one act so he will not get the benefit of the doubt in any future action remotely sociopathic. That said, glad he isn't the Sabres issue.

Considering it appears you were the one to lock it, ...

Puck retrieval is definitely important as the 1st goal last night proved. But winning faceoffs CLEANLY in the offensive or defensive zone is more important than that IMHO. That's where defenders get forced into chasing and set plays can actually kind of work because the puck carrier has space and time and new holes almost automatically open up as the defenders chase & react. Thing is, the public faceoff stats don't seem to track that because clean wins happen so infrequently. Probably an issue w/ defining a clean win too, though if you've watched hockey, even if you can't define it, you know it when you see one.

And Dahlin with the meaningless goal.

Amerks up 4-3 off a blast by Weisbach. Biro w/ a nice drop pass to him. Less than 5 minutes left. And now 5-3 Prow from Sheahan & Murray. Just under 4 to go.

Amerks tie it on the PP off a great rush by Rousek. Getting outshot 26-14, but tied 4 minutes into the 3rd.