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He was trying to score. Maybe putting it onto a leg pad to generate a rebound to the open side is a better move but that's all hindsight since he didn't score from point blank. *shrug*

Because what you see as open net from the angle we're at Mitts sees as completely obfuscated by the goalie. It went over the net because he was trying to pick a corner. This isn't rocket appliances.

Ullmark doing his best to make up for our lack of talent, but...

Called it.

Positive waves! The Bruins are beatable. I think Ullmark gets this one since he's Mr. Saturday.

I don't really see the need to make rules about this stuff. How about we just actually vote for people who best represent us?

You're all welcome ?

I think a lot of people don't fully appreciate where this team was at after the mess GMTM made of it. GMTM's "accelerated rebuild" was his undoing. I'm not going to criticize Botterill too quickly for resisting the temptation to make the same mistakes. His plan is likely longer term than the fans would like. Whatever.

This was bound to happen given the lack of depth in the middle of the roster. It will be interesting to see if anyone is able to rise to meet the opportunity. I think the streak really screwed a lot of people up in the Sabres fan world.

I don't think Botterill has any plans to try to push this team into the playoffs. I suspect that he laid out goals for this team at the beginning of the season and his plan isn't going to change just because they appeared to be exceeding those goals. He has always stated that trades for rentals aren't in the cards and I would expect that to continue to be the case. If he makes any moves this season it will be for younger players on contracts he can control. Can't be missing the forest for the trees.

Ah, got ya.

Agreed. The Heritage Classic was the originator of the Winter Classic and tbh should probably overshadow it. Watching two Canadian teams duke it out outdoors is always good.

Where'd you see that?

I like the Winter Classic, it just sucks when you get two not-great teams playing in it. Ours was so good because the Sabres and Pens were two of the league's best teams at the time. It's really hard to top that. I think they need to knock these "stadium series" games off though. They're diluting the spectacle with that. Just stick to one outdoor game every year.

The trophy is a beer

I don't know why but I'm thinking he tweaked his back or something in the previous game. He probably rested and thought he could go but wore out as the game went on, ultimately pulling himself out. Something that the training staff could work on and he could recover enough in a few days to get back in the game, but the only prescription in the meantime is rest.

A big game from a guy like Thompson would be really really timely.

Honestly, those lines are so jacked up I don't even know what I would consider them to be. I guess that's the #4 line just in terms of probable ice time. Losing Berglund and having Jack and Girgs out really makes things look...not great.

New Year Grace Period. Everyone gets a week to learn to write 2019 on things.

This game could be rough. But sometimes you win games you don't deserve to, and I'd like to hope this game will be one of those.

? I like the move of starting the GDT a day early. Normally it's against the "rules", but we need to get a little hype going. I vowed after the last Florida game that I would never watch another Florida game because they are always awful TV. I will be honoring my vow and taking this game in via radio only.

That was fun

I love the halftime talking heads going over the top with their praise for the Bills. Earn those paychecks gents ?

We were hoping to get to one of these games this weekend but it didn't work out. 3 home games in January bodes well though.