darksabre

The only question that remains for me is this: does Sam belong in the NHL? I agree with you that Sam/Pominville should be interchangeable. Ideally we wouldn't be in bad shape if Reinhart was a Pommers replacement. The problem is: Sam has regressed. He's getting beaten out for the job by a guy 13 years older than him. That really shouldn't be happening at this point in Sam's career. But it is. And it's a problem. I think Sam has been told something simple: You're 6'1" and nearly 200lbs. Start playing like it. Sam has the smarts, but he needs to make up for his lack of speed by being much much stronger on the puck. I think he's capable of getting there, but I think his attitude/work ethic is holding him back. It's why I think he should have spent a year in the A getting his ass kicked by a bunch of plugs. I don't like the trope of saying someone needs to "act like a man", but Sam falls right into that slot for me. I need to see a little more David Krejci work ethic outta him.

I've been saying this since the off-season. I need smarter players for Jack, and that's why I like Pommers with him. I need guys who complement Jack, not guys who Jack has to work harder for.

He was better than Darcy, and that's all that really mattered. He was a bad GM when it came to communication/management. He wasn't in tune with what was going on with the players and coaches. That's what got him canned.

Video scouting destroyed our farm system.

I really wanted him to come here. So bummed he didn't.

If Pouliot had cashed in on any one of his magnificent opportunities then maybe we're celebrating a win. Sucks to lose a pretty well played game like this.

Would be nice if we could score.

Can't buy a goal

I can't find a single stream that isn't a lagged out mess tonight. Guess I'll go watch something else.

Rubbish US anthem.

Effing video scouting sunk our battleship.

Ink is always DTF DOWN TO FROWN

Woah, I hadn't even noticed that. Good thing I set my lineups this morning.

Dang

One of the most negative people on this forum doesn't want me to be negative? That's rich.

I don't care what any over-agers do in the A. At all.

Because undrafted college free agents don't typically pan out? Maybe CJ is going to make the jump. I'll believe it when I see it.

Varrone was stupid good in the AHL at 23 too. It didn't mean anything.

I have no expectations for the Bills. They have been bad for my entire life. To get excited about them or enjoy them as a team is nearly impossible. I might find the capacity if they were to make the playoffs. Right now I only watch them out of a sense of obligation, like staying in a broken marriage until the kids are off to college. Forgive those of us who find no joy in being "in the hunt" for the bajillionth time. The Bills are still essentially a coin flip to make the playoffs, so really, there's nothing to be excited about at all.

Who the eff is Walter Football?

What are the odds that is who McBeane like?

The forum's resident dinosaur will not move on.

Ah yes, Sabres Legend Matt D'Agostini

Twitter is a weird place. I regularly interact with John McCain's son Jack, who I find to be a good guy and have a lot in common with. But it's hard for me to not hold my dislike of his father against him. I feel bad for the crap people say to him when they don't like what his dad does in politics, like he has any control over it. But I get their side of it too. I guess I'd rather assume that Jack is his own man. He doesn't stump for his dad, which I find honorable.

Had a fun sequence during our scrimmage tonight. I'm starting to get comfortable on my skates again so I'm starting to make some plays. Anyway, our goalie came wayyyy out of the net to play the puck and botched it. I saw he couldn't get back in time so I skated hard for the net and got there just in time to make a kick save on a shot from the high slot. The bench is howling. So I go after the guy with the puck in the corner, strip it, take it up the boards, chip it around the defender at the point, and then around the weak side defender at center ice who had slid over to cover up, skated in and put a shot on net. I didn't score but was pretty pleased with myself going from our net to theirs without completely screwing it up :blush: