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Sabrez in the locker room pregame: "girls, we can't let the darn football take away from our success...we have to go out there tonight and show this city which team is the real train wreck!"

Is he wearing the stupid puffy vest under the sport coat again? If so I wouldn't draw attention to my fashion nescience either.

Can Boston score 9 tonight?

I bet he smells like patchouli.

Two seasons ago I might believe they had it in them to win out the rest of the season or come close. Not this year by a long shot.

He said many times something like "you can't give the other team the ball at the negative 41" and "holding on to the ball is in the job description ".

McDermott showing his true colors throwing one player under the bus to explain the loss during the post game. Wow. "There was some good coaching." What ever is going on inside that locker room must be really ugly.

Is Josh having a breakdown up there?

There is clearly some sort of internal "culture" problem. McDermott can not keep things together, Diggs stomps around like a little kid on the verge of a tantrum, Josh lately looks like he was told the night before he was going to be a father by a woman whose first name he is unsure of, and there are a large handful of princesses who parade into the stadium in outfits that must take a lot of focus to select, tailor and acquire.

This is the worst part of the game.

And what is the origin of this "sense"?

I was not on board with signing P. Kane and still would not be if it weren't for the obvious fact that our forwards forgot the stick doesn't work when placed up their butts. If the coaches can't figure out how to get the PP solid, then perhaps talent can. I would be alright for 2 years but the guy better not be a princess that affects the team - unless it leads to a coaching staff turnover.

I see. So it's only a coincidence that at the same marker for the past three seasons they have nearly an identical record when in reality, despite what we are seeing, the team is indeed improved and trending toward a playoff berth. Given that; the appropriate action right now would be to hold and see how the team does over the next 15 games.

Another perspective: last year after 15 they were 7th in GF and this year they are 21st.

Last year they were 7-8-0 after 15. The year before that they were 7-6-2. This year 7-7-1. YOY the trend is no trend. In '21 after 15 they were at 45 GF. Last year they were 55 GF. This year they are at 44.

No, I think the frustration is that the team: is not trending, even slowly, above .500 has lost its ability to score no longer seems to be able to pass with a few exceptions, seems afraid to take the puck to the net takes way too many penalties is back to resorting to dump-n-chase incurs too many turn-overs and lacks the ability to retain possession has a horrible record at home All in a year where the stated objective is to make the playoffs. When last year we lost out by 1 point (and 1 game) therefore reinforcing the common sense reasoning that every game/point counts. The latter, especially, should imbue the team with a sense of urgency but we are not seeing that translated to their play. All of these items ostensibly can be addressed through coaching.

Looked that way.

They need to turn over the coaching staff. The Sabres look confused and discombobulated even in the games they win.

Does it seem like there are a lot of commercial breaks for this game?