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Finally, another Sabers game I can watch because I live in North PGH. Hope Pens are still feeling the jet lag from their road trip. Let's Go Bflo keep climbing them standings.

Memorial Win. For that loss in the SC finals

They need to make the home games an advantage. Are they trying to put on too much of a show for the home crowd since they seem to play smarter and more that way on the road (dump and chase). Seems like they should have this down by now in both practice and execution. Islanders Sat and they deftly play the defense first style. Let's hope they figure this out quickly or they will be playing to sparse home team crowds.

The Power of positive thinking, am I right? Wishful thinking but still positive. Pragmatic thinking. Like the Lineup LGR4GM posted a few back. The home record needs to start chalking up Dubs in these next 4 games can't have last years record at end of the year and expect to be a playoff team. Lets go.....

Well that definitely appears to happen more with the Amerks than I hear /read about with the Sabre's but of course I'm an out-of-town voyeur so maybe I'm just missing out on that insider information.

Time to go Buff-a-lo. I am looking forward to seeing how this team has matured. Just a few new faces on both O and D and hoping the practice times with these lines and pairing hit the ice running the Rangers out of the building.

May the force be with us this year.

My favorite Sabre all time. I hope he finds solace with the large family he still hopefully surrounds himself with.

This was the one I was going to also pick. I still remember his 4-5 goal game he had against the Quebec Nordiques and the 3 Stasny brothers. He a was one of the best power forwards we ever had. I was very happy for him when he finally got his SC with Tampa, but it should have been with us.

I haven't posted in a long time but never stopped following or keeping up reading here off and on. I like your summary and would just add that what a difference having a good analytics department and solid hockey leadership make for a positive feeling about this year's selections along with the previous body of work over the last few years. It really does feel different with what's being done with this team.

I put this SS diversion down for awhile what with the state of the team, covid and the country although still a lurker reading off and on. With this last move my self imposed exile is now over. Sans the Goalie debate it feels like the first time in a long time we actually have a hockey team we can feel positive and talk about. Given the initial reaction to the KA replacement mine included who knew. Actually looking forward to this coming hockey season.

1. Sam 2. Sam Just a better all around player based on what I have seen.

FIFY

Watched yesterday, Best all around game in a long time. Will record and watch later tonight and hope for more of the same. Makes watching what Jbotts does or doesn't do by Trade Tuesday a potential real Ash Wednesday. Let's Go Buffalo, Entertain us.

This is where I am on this as well. So necessary turnover begins again. I hope for better days when we can get off this tread mill of mediocrity.

Yeah, bugs me how did one of the few remaining wealthy Buffalo family's(Jacobs) with a local headquartered national Company(Delaware North) not end up with a Buffalo team. Only other I still know of is the Rich's.

I have Center ice because I am an out of town fan that I bought for Sabres games. I also get treated locally to all Pens games. The difference I see like last nights Pens vs. Flyers OT or later watching the end of the VGK vs Canes because I like hockey is like night and day, kids vs men compared to Sabres. The secrets out, the rest of the league knows we are soft and if you step up the Physical play we shy away and wilt. Even hurt ourselves when we do try and check(See Skinner injury) Crosby was out for months and Sullivan had the Pens playing like a team and even excelling while Sid was out. If the Sabres had lost Jack for 2 months November till Jan. they would be in last place. I don't ever remember a time like this when so many of us long time die hard fans felt this way for this long...It does just numb you to the whole team and has me leaning to just watching the Pens for the rest of this season because I like to watch Hockey what the Sabres provide is a cruel joke of an excuse for that.

Social gathering? GM Impeachment? Roster Surgery? or GDT? Hmmm, I'll with GDT, God Dam Time hockeys back, now please Sabres entertain us... Lets Go Buffalo....show us you came ready for this...

http://www.westsenecabee.com/articles/west-seneca-native-reflects-on-dual-career-in-hockey-hoaxes/?view=getnewpost. Paging PA... Story snippet; "While Wieland considers himself a Sabres fan and says that he will be for life, he is dismayed about the direction the organization has taken over the course of the past decade. The team has not made the playoffs since 2011, the longest streak in the NHL. They haven’t won a playoff series since 2007, and don’t appear likely to change that in the near future. He lays the blame squarely at the feet of Terry Pegula, who bought the team in 2011." In my company the top guy is always ultimately responsible for the performance, I wonder if that's why he shifted it to the wife..

Still a fan always a fan and been watching outside the GDT. Hard enough to watch sometimes alone w/o additional negativity that just brings me down. For all the hand wringing I think Frolik and Lazar are solid contributors and playing a more defensive first game. An effective PP and PK is perfect experience for a team to make a playoff push. And one last positive for me leaving me a bit excited is to see what the line-up will look like and perform with Skinner and Olof back in. Lets Go Buffalo, make the break something that has us all looking forward when you get back to playing.

Waking to the smell of bacon and coffee.

NYE, turn the calendar game. Out with the old, in with the new. Whats a fan do, when old is new. Look for signs of future hope, talent and no quit. Lets go Buffalo. Ground the lightening

I'm out don't want to taint the lingering after glow of a great Sunday night Bills game with this lame a$$ effort.