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The timeout narrative is meaningless. They were simply mentally unprepared. Calgary only dominated on the scoreboard; at any moment the Sabres could have snapped out of their daze and taken control but they didn't. It didn't help that they got two easy goals in the first which I think sealed their fate in the end.

They were booed at the end of the second.

The first period goals from the Sabres also gave them false confidence. They played the second with their minds still half on the beach. This is a winnable game, still. Let's see what happens.

Lazy defensive play. Like they forgot how intense the game is played while on their break. All mental mistakes.

The sound system here is the pits. Having a band at intermission just accentuates how bad it is. I have to admit that I do like the live band.

At the game and the crowd is into it. Seeing this roster play live is a treat. People adamant about needing a heavy hitting D man are wrong. That kind of player would slow down their game.

Totally his YouTube account. Look at this video of dangling - is all of that not in his repertoire? It's almost like a young musician studying his favorite artists and integrating certain elements of their styles into his own. I can totally see a 14 or 15 y/o kid daydreaming about doing this stuff and then going out and practicing it all of the time.

I have a #19 Connolly jersey I may wear Saturday - loud and proud!

Dahlin has made a lot of money off the Sabres already. The guy has bought into the culture, his teammates and - I'm guessing here, but - bringing the Cup to Buffalo. I could see him giving a discount, but also aspiring to be a "100 millionaire", so if I were forced to guess contract terms it would be $10.1 mil x 7 years with a full no-trade clause.

Dahlin is smart and his English is very good for a second language. He either wrote a draft and a copy writer edited it, he was handed a draft and asked to edit it himself (and then his edits were edited), or a content person interviewed him and the result was given to a copy writer. However it was generated he signed off on it. Remember that the theme for Wednesday's game is "choose love". This is clearly a part of that campaign.

Of course they did, but that doesn't mean Dahlin doesn't believe the words credited to him. If you've watched any of his interviews this past season, he's said all of those things many times.

Not with UPL in net. Quinn for the second shooter was a curious choice but I don't blame DG for making it.

poo.

Thompson, wow.

Cool! I like the shoot out.

Someone in the Wild broadcast booth has a crush on Foligno.

Have to be happy with the point on the road-trip.

Hmmm....

Next mistake loses.

This period be like...

Yup. His counter to the Wild's plans to slow down our game.