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too many double negative not sure what you are saying kinda like the Sabres.

Good news Ottowa winning now we need AZ to beat the Oil in OT.

Russia is loaded with former NHL stars... U.S. not so much... really they were schooled.

WTF, listening on ride back from MA, only 0-1 get out of car bring a couple of things up and down 0-4 omfg make trades now and be done with season... holy crap Batman :(

Yeh now a shot from the point needs to be tipped to go in or a heavy screen. Not only pads bigger, so are the goalies and more athletic than that Minnesota pillon. Also now D packs it in. Not often you see that much standing around except on a Penalty kill.

Backlund signs with Calgary for 6 years and 32.1 or 5.35 per year. https://www.nhl.com/news/mikael-backlund-signs-six-year-321-million-contract-with-flames/c-296050378

Alway thought he looks like a young Matthew Broderick imo..

Disagree Sam has speed and uses it occassionally. Lately we have seen him try to take pucks to the net on the rush unsucessfully but he starting to do it and has had couple of breaks one he pulled up on. But since then he is trying drive to the net. Guy just appears to have never done it before. Betting he figures it out.

I am not sure, a healthy Mario was a beast... Gretzky a better passer, but Mario was faster and 6-4. Both better than Sid, Sid has gotten tougher as he has gotten older and still has skills. Interesting debate and throw in non athlete except hockey McDavid and hmmm

That being said guys like Jari Kurri, Paul Coffey a D, Messier, Anderson could all skate and Fuhr was not a totally a stand up goalie.

. And I think that would be expected of a rookie coach with a suckass team. I think again slowly the team is getting better and he is learning how to counter another teams moves. Last nite was an effort issue.

Please stop with fire Phil crap. You are right though... who would do better with this lack of talent, lazy, no goaltender crap heap. Dont think anyone till the talent is improved and TM really screwed up with his trades and less than adequate talent eval, especially on D. Sabres traded McNabb, Zadorov and Psyk. Id take all three over McCabe, Gorges and Franson and a oft injured Bogo. Kane while a good trade piece sucks at passing and giving away picks for Lehner was just stupid as I said originally. So as much as I hate to say it.. the Sabres are still tanking and its gonna be hard to find guys (prospects) other teams will trade for this teams current flotsam. So now again patience is needed despite our frustrations. If a couple guys develop as JBotts intends maybe the turn around will happen sooner but Im not holding my breath after TM screw ups.

Like last nite was same old same old

Phil isn't going anywhere. His system works... Now JBots just needs to find the players... If if Larrson and Big Z are on anywhere but the 4th line next year, JBotts will have failed not Housley. It means that not enough talent was brought in. I am ok with keeping Joefson and Wilson too but the rest can go of GA's list,

Sabres played with lead feet tonight, except Lehner. Holy crap forwards looked out of sink. Something about Gorges being in there stunk the whole place up. That being said. Sabres preserved there stahlin for Dahlin as Ottowa was getting way to close in the standings. Heck even AZ won. So it was a 4 point night in the carrion league... Still a rough game to watch.

Chicago and Ottowa make minor league deal Tweet taken down maybe error

Yeh I have one scheduled next week :( Almost like the gas mask training we had in the US Senate post anthrax... surreal.

Yeah thought about building a tiny home for same reason or modifying an airstream so I can pull to a piece of property with a small cabin when I want rest for a while kinda like a docking station :)

Baptiste may make it. Hes starting to get it. They other two???

Interesting conundrum. Especially in what is considered a deep though not high end draft. If Sabres dont pick in top 4 still plenty of guys out there. If Sabres could trade with Isles.. say Kane and Lehner for picks and prospects might be very good. Doubt they make it to playoffs. Any other teams on the cusp that willing to give up a number 1 and still fail to make playoffs ?

not rediculous... ours in Pelham ma on 3.1 acres... 2600 sq feet plus 2300 sq foot basement, pool, sun room, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths 2 living rooms, vaulted ceilings and 2 fireplaces with vermont castings stoves, hot tub and soon to be 600 sq foot lofft above 3 car garage goes for around $400,000. Very good school district.

Depends on the Ranch house, have a special needs son who is wobbly sometimes on his feet so we have a contemporary ranch open floor plan for living room kitchen and diningbroom is nice. Bedrooms are in the back sequestered so hard to notice untill you go back a long hallway. Again depends on layout. PS porches on ranches tend to be really nice, especially if you have french doors opening up on them.

I dont think his game so much as his work in the corners and on his feet, hes staying on them more and avoiding checks. Now guys are looking for his sick passes. But because of his better corner/board work he is creating more space for himself. He thus is able to better play his game which imo hasnt changed. PS he appears faster. Still needs to work on his forechecking... still drive-byes too much. Still not so much change in his game as NHL maturity. This beat me to it. PS now he just needs to drive the net more and shoot occasionally on breaks especially, which will open up more space for himself.

Actually at 53 PA, Im in your boat... which is why I like instigating and walking away once the mess is created :)

Hmmm Jack creates too much pressure/ego on the team? Possibly.... Francis needs to lighten up?