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What exactly would you have gotten for KO?

Really liked the energy and work from VO, which I don't always see. Didn't find the net but was skating harder than normal. Good to see.

Hell of a shift by 53-37-89 and it pays off. Strong by 71 at the beginning of it as well.

Bad decision by Cozens cost us. A weak shot attempt at the end of a shift leading to a 2 on 1. Terrible.

In chicago for the game tomorrow and am at a bar with Donnie, Kevyn, Brad May and likely other Sabres people that I'm not aware of. I say this to support not firing them, they seem to be having a good time. That is all.

Tough night for Power to add to a real deflating start to the season.

I get the math, and agree with the bolded. My point is that it's pretty easy to blame the goalie when you lose 6-5. UPL isn't the answer now and may never be and that's fine, but all goals aren't created equal and 4 of those tonight were no doubters, never had a chance. To your point about the math.. had he made one of those saves and the sabres won 5-4, that really doesn't change much about his game tonight. They had too many high danger chances and scored on a bunch of them.

Addressed by others, but look at each goal. Yeah the line is bad, but which of those do you want stopped? Maybe the first (though Samuelsson is just standing at the far post watching). Second and third are not on him. Maybe the 4th he could have controlled the rebound on the initial stuff better? Fifth no chance and the 6th we talked about. He wasn't good, but most of those are in the net regardless of who's tending it.

Everyone complaining about UPL but that last goal, Tuch has to know that it's three on three and you can't let Stamkos walk into the slot alone. Perfect shot by a hall of famer.

Agree, I dont know if it was nerves or immaturity or what, but Johnson didn't look or sound comfortable at all IMO.

NHL network rankings had him at #50. Seems like a great deal at 106.

Thank you both!

Awesome. I know RJ night was earlier in the month, but does anyone know if anything special will be happening on Friday for his last game? I'm traveling in from Jersey to see it and just curious if they'll be doing anything.

Understand what you're saying but I don't agree here. It's not all that uncommon for a player to "ask out," be it publicly or behind closed doors. Almost never does that player refuse to play. Are you saying that you think if the Sabres let Jack get his surgery and he became healthy, he would not have suited up for the Sabres?

Agree that you can make the "correct" decision and still end up being wrong (hitting on 15 in blackjack vs a 10, for example). Still, my question is around when it would be fair to litigate that decision from the Sabres perspective. Agree on everything else.

Bit of a change of subject here but didn't want to start a new thread re: Jack. When do we think it'll be fair to decide whether or not the Sabres were "right" or "wrong" with their medical stance on Jack's surgery? Are they already wrong because he got his surgery and is playing now? Will it take some time to determine if this surgery does indeed cause him problems down the line? I'm not all that familiar with the differences of the two surgeries, but curious on thoughts here.

I see bits and pieces of the interview, but can't find a video of the whole thing. Does anyone have that?

Noooooooo. Worse than losing any single player -- RJ is the Sabres.

That's like saying "you still get sick even while vaccinated." Do you think we're better off with or without regulatory approval? Perfect is not the enemy of good.

If they went through the same testing concurrently, they would have been FDA approved and not emergency use. No?

Of course not. I'm claiming (stating?) that there's a clear distinction between FDA approval and emergency use, and much of that distinction is based on the rigorous testing and trials process that these vaccines have not gone through.

I think the difference here is that this is an experimental vaccine, where those were not. There's a reason that there is a rigorous testing and trials process for vaccines, and this one did not go through that. I think many people who have taken more thoroughly vetted vaccines in the past who are not taking this one will point to that.

That's fair I guess, I just don't know how to be a sports fan that way. And again, losing interest in the (Sabres) wasn't really my target -- it was choosing another team to root for and then coming back to the Sabres. Semantics, maybe.

I'm not talking about deciding to not pay money to see the product (go to games, buy jerseys, even spend large amounts of time to watch). That certainly happens and I can sympathize, I do it too. But to go root for another team when yours is struggling, then come back when it's not is a foreign concept to me. That's how I took the scenario that the OP laid out, and that's why my original comment discussed sticking with one team as opposed to changing teams.

You're right, I probably worded that poorly. It doesn't bother me any if people treat sports and their teams that way. It just feels a lot less fulfilling to me if you only participate in the ups and pretend like you don't care on the downs. How good can the ups really be if you view it like that?