PASabreFan

If he had been attempting to touch or control the puck, he would have easily done so. I think he let it go to allow Dahlin time to tag up.

Glass half full: it was brilliant awareness by Olofsson there. Not sure of glass status: Granato's laissez-faire, stoic, them's the breaks attitude in his presser is both admirable (and closely aligned to how I've always felt about officiating) and absolutely infuriating given the state of the franchise, the depression of the fan base and the stated goal of developing a winning culture.

Possession and control get conflated too easily, and you can blame the language of the rulebook. Olofsson possessed the puck once it went over the line, but only because he was the last player to touch it. He no longer controlled it. Now I want to join a scantily clad inkman in the woods. The league allows a goal that shouldn't have counted the other night, and tonight disallows a goal that should have counted either because the offside review is asinine or the call was blown. You can't make this stuff up.

There didn't seem to be any attempt to gain control of the puck while Dahlin was offside.

Well?

Methinks something to do with ESPN+.

When are names being changed back? Just sayin.

It's a Rick Night. To use a rare Jeanneretism, they're going to be scarcer than hen's teeth from now on.

They did finish the season in 15th place. They went 16-4-4 after that fateful day, on which Elly May was not introduced as co-owner, sat quietly in the front row, made sandwiches after the presser and dutifully accepted her assignment to redecorate the lockerroom.

What's with having to fight traffic merging onto the 33 from I-90 while trying to exit the 33 to go west on I-90? (If it's "the 90," I apologize.) It's Clover Madness.

They were 27-25-6 and five points out of eighth on that fateful day — the day Buddy Ebsen couldn't pick Perreault out of police lineup, said Lindy wasn't going anywhere, challenged the press to tell him what Darcy had done wrong, said of Regier that he could "work with him," urged the Buffalo News to be more positive in its coverage to help the players perform better, and said he liked "hard-working, gritty players."

The run seemed to coincide with rumours of Pegula buying the team. They definitely weren't in last place (defined how?) on 2/22/11.

Did you even read the story?

Barring something viral, I'm guessing he was typing too fast and was already thinking of the #s in Sabres.

A bit strong. They were good. We went to the one in Larkinville.

All I saw was a decal of Cuomo on a mirror. Andrew, to be clear.

Gabriel's Gate has good wings. Paula makes a nice donut.

Dahlin's expression after the goal reminded me of my infamous thread. Derp.

Is there no common sense left? The crossbar is four feet off the ice. Look where the puck contacts the stick and tell me it's not over four feet off the ice. Optical illusions are fun, and for once I'll pull a SwampD. Bucci tipped the league's hand. It had to count.

Went to the game with my nephew. It was cold, and there were at least a few flakes (a lot of them when we got there), which was my dream. All in all it was a dehumanizing and humiliating experience... and that was before they had first and goal at the 6 and got nothing. Seriously, one of out three "humans" who attended that game need to be sucked deep below the Mud Lot and never seen again. Hadn't gone in over 20 years. Things are much worse. I will not be back.

Squirrel!

I suspect Dodo will hang your hat on the bedpost tonight.

For about 20 years it seems. I've enjoyed it tonight. Not sure why.

I can't disagree.