PASabreFan

Lindy said they didn't respect the Flames.

Kudos to Duff for being appropriately serious.

Tage's comments about taking the Flames lightly is a real indictment of Ruff and Dahlin.

Is this as bad as the Colorado Collapse?

I hate not playing to the whistle.

Steve Carell?

Wasting a remarkable amount of goodwill from the fans. Decent crowd tonight.

68flush.com I got nothin'.

Like the Marty pop in. There have been some nice improvements to the broadcast this year.

The Sabres have upped the attractiveness level of fans who sit behind the bench.

The Sabres put the odd in odd man rush.

I'm sure the league had a meeting before the season. "Gentlemen, we need to stop the Buffalo Sabres..."

Speaking of blood clots. Talk about being penny wise and pound foolish.

Duff is the biggest gaslighter out there for the Sabres. Marty is more objective. Tough call but not the biggest gripe fans should have.

Duffer too.

Marty defends the call.

The stick contact was the issue.

Yep. There is no playoff spot in November. This happens every year about this time. But it probably makes sense. Two to four points out after 20 games extrapolates to 8 to 16 out at season's end. This is not "we're right there."

2-4 points out? Nah. Tonight gets them to a point a game pace. Not nearly enough. But, yes, they will have weathered two storms. The optimism at roughly the quarter pole is they have a chance. After two 10 pt. segments, they need a 14 or a 16.

But is Appert a "fine" young man?

matter teed me up... This is the first Sabres home game the day after a Bills game this season. Last year they went 1-3, allowing six goals in the three losses. Take the under +175 3.5 goals and a prop bet of a Sabre leaving the game carrying an appendage (5:2 his own).

The answer, as always, is found in M*A*S*H. Terry reenacts a scene from Season 4 and has his answer.

Pray and tune up your sarcasm meter. It's a horrible spot for a fan. We're already hearing, "Yeah, there's no way they can make up x points in 64 games" snark. There's not no way, but it'll be very tough. Just don't see a point in a heroic run to 84 points.