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Also, going to say it right now: Benson is captain material.

We waited nearly two periods for that last three minutes, which was...

Did you think the uniform colors changed, too?

Why not?

Tonight's Battle on Ice: Buffalo Sabres Face Off Against Anaheim Ducks The Buffalo Sabres are ready to take on the Anaheim Ducks tonight at the Honda Center. Here's your quick guide to the game: Puck Drop: 10:00 PM EST (actually more like 10:07 PM). Watch Live: Tune in via Victory+, MSG-B, KCOP-13, ESPN+ coverage for those out of the Buffalo area, WGR550. Current Standings: Sabres 9-9-1 / Ducks 8-8-2. Sabres Lineup (without Jeff Skinner): Peterka - McLeod - Tuch Benson - Cozens - Lafferty Zucker - Kulich - Quinn Malenstyn - Krebs - Aube-Kubel Players to Watch: Rasmus Dahlin continues to be a key figure for the Sabres, both defensively and in contributing to the scoreboard. JJ Peterka has stepped up his game, aiming to make an impact in Skinner's absence. The Sabres, adapting to life post-Skinner, will need to rely on their depth and emerging talents to challenge the Ducks. With a focus on teamwork and execution, this game is crucial for both teams looking to climb up in their respective conferences. Buffalo needs this game to regain the 8th wildcard slot. Meanwhile, the Ducks are well below the waterline in their division and need this game to stay relevant.

They're playing inspired hockey!

See I stayed up to see a goal and it happened while I had the dog out to potty. Now I have to bail.

That was an okay period. Their PP was confident with no signs of limpness; just couldn't penetrate.

Where was the defense? Let me guess, 25 was down low.

Given that you are one of the self-appointed representatives of that coalition, I bid you make it so.

Are you saying that we don't need Mitts now? Does that mean we can put an end to that narrative?

I think they actually played with heated emotion for the last part of the third and into OT.

They needed to come back like that.

I don't think I've seen that strategy employed before. And I have watched a lot of hockey.

Now this game has some spice.

Boo.

Can't believe Power wasn't stapled to the bench after the Bluez goal. He sucks at defense.

The Zabres had the same exact points on this day last year but were in the 7th Wild Card slot instead of being in this year's 6th.

"Narrative" as in a story-line that transcends a single poster's opinion and exists in more than a few posts. So, just because you may think this-or-that about a subject and say so in a post, that doesn't make it a narrative. If you maintain this view on a particular subject across your posts over a certain amount of time it could become a personal narrative. If someone posits a view on a subject which is adopted by others and referenced routinely over a length of time, that becomes a narrative proper. A good example is the Mitts trade. There are two competing narratives: A) he wasn't the right guy for the team and would not have been offered a good contract so he had to go B) Mitts was a big loss and the return of Byram wasn't worth it. It doesn't matter what the individual thinks so long as these two threads of thought/story lines exist which makes them narratives. So, @That Aud Smell is looking for a thread-of-thought, held up by multiple people over time, that competes with the narrative that KA is unqualified for the job. He is not looking for your personal position or opinion, but rather the amalgamated opinion of many people promoted over time.