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I agree. And it has to be a fight where both parties agree to go, and no staged fighting. Cody McCormick was known for that. Staged fights just for a momentum swing stopped having an impact and are useless.

Does it go over swamp land?

I cringe at players who want contracts in a contract year who are putting up career numbers, as in they are putting out because they ARE in a contract year. Granted, Skinner is putting up career numbers, but he has always been a top notch scorer even when he was playing in crappy teams and had subpar linemates. I still don't think these guys should be getting paid this much, but superstars who get their big payday seem to get them when they are 28-30 years old. Skinner isn't that old. He will want 8 years, and without giving him that he will look elsewhere. There might be talent coming up through the pipelines, or here already and just needs more time. But, if you're a freshly rebuilt team and have found a potential combo that will set team records, do you mess with that? It's not often I say this, but, PAY THE MAN HIS MONEY! And let's move on. If cap becomes an issue, Skinner shouldn't be the casualty. I'm guessing 8/72

They've got a long term commitment to the arena, they're not going anywhere for a while.

It's no secret that I have a 2nd team, the Panthers. They went on a complete tear last year after the all-star break, becoming the team with the most points not to make the playoffs. Finishing off the season 23-8-2. Trochek got hurt, which was a major loss. But now the team has no heart. Is the team that weak where the loss of one player makes that much of a difference? Granted, Lou was hurt for a while and Reimer absolutely blows. But does the loss of heart come from coaching? Does Tallon wait it out until next year to see if things fix itself? They're loaded with talent, I hate to see the team get broken up. But where do things go from here?

They might be 1st in yards allowed, but they're 20th in points allowed.

Weather prevented me from going into town to watch football. Almost 2' of snow. So I'm stuck listening to the game. It's been a long time since I've listened to a Bills game. My god, Mark Kelso is a miserable crybaby POS. I can't stand him, he ***** about every single play. Am I the only one who thinks that way?

Thanks. I didn't hear about that.

The article states the Sabres signed a 12 year deal with MSG. Didn't Pegula have plans to start his own network starting next year?

As much as I can't stand when the Sabres get a nationally televised game, it is nice to hear a broadcasting crew that is unbiased and to hear their point of view. Regis McGuire is super smart and Marv Albert Jr is ten times the announcer Doc Emrick is.

For sure!

Not to take anything away from Miller, but Miller got a lot of his wins in shootouts. Beezer played in the day of ties with no shootouts. Beezer had 119 ties. Let's just assume a 50% win percentage in shootouts, that's another 60 wins.

I agree 100%. And it pains me to see others criticize him for what he's done. He's a rookie with no talent around him. QB's don't just come into the league and dominate off the bat. Every great current aging QB spent time either on the bench, or a couple of years losing and learning from their mistakes. Guys like Mahomes are exceptions to the rule.

Josh Allen is the very least of the Bills' concerns at the moment.

Not bad, 11 penalties, 3 more were declined, 1 more was offsetting. And there's still 8 minutes left.

This time last year, there were 91. But it does seem like there are more one goal games.

That Lightning-Panthers game was the worst officiated game I have seen all season, by far. With that said, James Reimer shouldn't be anywhere near an NHL arena. Probably AHL too.

That's the way I see it too. For the first couple of years it almost seemed like he because he got the impression that he had to be the savior. Now that he's got some talent around him he's accepted a different role. If your forwards are hot, stick with what's working. I'm sure if Skinner goes into a scoring slump, him and Skinner might switch roles. He's 4th in the NHL in assists. I'm not concerned.

I just watched the end of the game. What the hell was Ristolainen thinking on that OT goal? Did he think play had stopped? One thing I've noticed over the years, the Sabres have an incredibly bad habit of NOT peppering goaltenders who aren't that good. They beat elite goaltenders and lose to crappy ones.

Panthers are 2nd in the league in SOG per game. They're also 2nd worst in save percentage.

Pysyk, sorry.

They've been moving him all over the place. He's actually been a healthy scratch for almost half the season. Reimer has been beyond awful this year.

At least many Sabres had their worst game of the season. If you're gonna lose, get them out of the way and regroup.

I think the Sabres had more turnovers tonight than they've had all season combined.