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Hopeless. We are DOOMED!!!

I have a hunch there will be a lot of blazing going on at home today.

Somewhere, @pi2000is smiling and nodding his head in approval.

No, he is serviceable at best. Same goes for Bryson, Fitz, Pilut and and other AHL level D man we’ve been forced to play.

Cozens threatened to retire if forced to play with Mitts and VO on the same line.

I don’t care if Cozens gets more ice time, he is now saddled with two worse players. I view that as a negative for him. And we are talking past each other, so never mind.

It’s called sarcasm.

Risto would kick Reaves’s ass.

I’m not saying his TOI is gonna drop at all. I’m saying that by playing with Mitts and VO, Cozens is playing with two lesser players than Quinn and Peterka. And those two lesser players have shown they are a disaster when paired together to boot.

I’m surprised because the Devils were the best team I’ve seen in person this year when they beat us earlier.

Playing with Mitts and VO is such a worse opportunity for Cozens as opposed to playing with Quinn and JJP, so yeah, it’s a demotion from where I’m standing.

The NHL Game Center stats show we were outshot 17-1 vs. Colorado and 23-5 vs. Vegas in those third periods, for a total of 40-6 in both games. I’ve seen different numbers posted in this thread. Are you guys getting stats from a different source? Are the NHL game stats not reliable? Thanks.

He’s what we hoped many players would be, not just Eichel, who probably came the closest.

That’s a demotion for Cozens more than it is a promotion for Jost. It has become increasingly hard to watch Mitts and VO on the same line.

Richard award or not, just seeing Tage mentioned with McDavid is a testament to how far he’s come and what a scoring threat he is in this league. Can’t remember the last time we had a player like that. Early 90s?

That’s one helluva good question. Anderson is our number two, regardless, so he stays. Oopie needs to play, whether here or in the A and we need a definitive answer on Comrie. It’s a dilemma to be sure, but I gotta lean towards your take and send Oopie back to the A and keep playing regularly, perhaps even experiencing putting a team on his back to the playoffs and beyond.

I understand it’s common for desperate teams to push hard and I can respect playing a more defensive game to protect a lead, but is it common to be outshot 40-6 like we were in the third periods vs. Colorado and Vegas? There is sitting back and then there is being utterly dominated. On the other hand, I don’t think it’s common to have three AHL defensemen in the mix trying to protect leads against good teams, either.

Didn't mean to imply that you were. It's all good. I just don't wanna engage in a discussion on what's intuitive or not when it comes to anything Sabres. For crissakes, this is the Sabres and nothing about them being successful is intuitive in the least.

As long as the winning streaks are longer than the losing streaks... We are at four in a row and counting. Be nice to get a little cushion to pad the occasional loss or two. What we can't have is another 8 game losing streak or anything that comes close, obviously.

I understand all that. Intuitive or not, let me enjoy the possibilities of the trend line continuing.

Like I said, I'm looking forward to it. Whether it takes five more consecutive or a little longer, it's gonna happen. As long as we avoid any losing streaks of course.

Liking the divergence of the blue and gray lines and looking forward to the intersection of the blue with the gold.

FFS! Read my follow up posts.

Yes, in the final three minutes. I was commenting on a couple unDahlin like plays earlier than that. I know exhaustion when I see it and he and Mule should be commended for their sheer will to gut out those last three minutes. Let's move on.

No need to belabor the point. Let's move on. But just to be clear, there is no bigger fan of Dahlin than I am.