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There's a pre 2015 draft youtube video of Eichel saying Buffalo I'm coming for you while pounding a beer. Was he legal aged at the time? I'm not so sure.Then there's Kane's well-known love of bars, parties and partying. And of course O'Reilly's first action as a Sabre was drunkenly crashing into a Tim Horton's. I haven't heard about Reinhart except as a tag-along or other prominent players.. But it might explain some of the uneven performances. So maybe Houston we have a problem. But think about that Tyler Seguin deal that the Bruins would probably rather have back before you deal any partiers.

Thank you to Phil Housley for reuniting Reinhart with Eichel and Kane. See, we told you so.

I haven't watched for awhile and I'll take your word that maybe he's rounding into shape, but who gives a 7 year contract to someone who is almost 30? Seems the Sabres never learn.

1. Eichel and Reinhart. 2. Buffalo sports will be cursed until the Pegulas leave town.

Send him to Rochester!

Leave Jack alone! You're lucky he even performs for you bastards.

Growing pains...

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Jack was brought to Buffalo like a piece of prized meat. Before he got to the NHL, all he knew was winning. All he has known in the NHL is the Buffalo Sabres and losing, losing, losing. He is young, inexperienced and immature. But at the same time, he is being ruined by Buffalo by not being inserted in an NHL caliber lineup year after year... Constant losing does this to a person. Frustrating!

If you have that experience, things should be a small adjustment . But if you're going from street to skating, then it takes longer. I have weak feet and it took an extra long time to get adjusted.

https://www.inlineskates.com/Buying-Guide-for-Inline-Hockey-Wheels/buying-guide-3-4-2013,default,pg.html

Yeah, you know Randy and Eric? Old pals of mine. I used to play there on Lathrop St. in Buffalo before they built the rink in West Seneca. You can also buy DVDs on rollerblading; I'm pretty sure they have tutorials on youtube also. A couple things with stopping on rollers. Use your stick. Make tiny U's or 8s on your skates. The small the U, the faster the stop. It takes practice.

Always the optimist (except when it comes to Pegula). I salute you.

I haven't heard that and plenty of guys crosstrain in the summer on wheels...I wouldn't know about screwing up your skating stride but I don't ice skate. They are different and you have to learn the differences. Stopping is one of them. Changing and cleaning wheels and rotors is another. There will be new things to learn, like what wheels to use for what body type and what skating surface. For a rocker you put two bigger wheels in the back and two smaller ones up front. I use 80mm in the back and 76mm up front. You can get a good used pair of rollerblades to start on craigslist or ebay. Mission and Bauer come to mind. Research each model.

I'm at the ancient age of almost 58 although I tell my hockey buddies I'm 37...and some of them believe it because I look younger. I was a street hockey only player until I was 45 and then learned how to rollerblade (it wasn't easy and I'm still learning) with the help of a coach who traded lessons for putting my progress on his website... http://coachchic.com/category/skills/in-line_roller-hockey/page/20/ (Articles about me are listed here but PM me if you want the username/PW in order to read the whole thing) Now I play roller hockey 1-2x a week. Court time is easy; you don't have to travel 50,000 miles at 3 in the morning. You can practice easily on your own in parking lots, tennis courts etc. Many ice hockey players crosstrain with roller.I'm not going to start ice at this stage but roller is a blast once you learn how to skate. I'm in pickup leagues only, play ALL YEAR LONG (every year) and look forward to it each and every time. American Indoor St. Hockey in West Seneca is Buffalo's roller hockey place but I'm sure there are others.

I'd love to see an all WNY team. They'd give 1000%.

I didn't see the game last night but think about his scouting report on tsn. Buffalo definitely bribed this guy to be here for 7 years...and last year's injury is the latest in a long list, including detached retina and who knows what else because of the secrets of last spring/summer... TSN SCOUTING REPORT: Assets Has terrific scoring ability and the mentality of a sniper. Can play a big man's game when necessary and owns an excellent skating stride. Possesses a lethal shot and a pretty good nose for the net. Flaws Doesn't know how good he can be, which can be frustrating for his coaches. Tends to wear down over the course of an 82-game schedule, so durability is a concern. His defensive game is only average. Career potential Inconsistent, talented scoring winger.

Is Kyle Okposo finished? I wonder.

Speaking of the expression "coattail rider" Sam Reinhart comes to mind, but not in a bad way. He is a productive player once you get him in the right place, alongside a major talent.. I think he can only function as Eichel's wingman or maybe O'Reillys and giving him his own line with such thin talent is pure folly. It's got to stop Now. The point that he can't elevate mediocre players is already made.

He says the word "unfortunate" a lot. And he's right. This team has rotten luck. On top of the on and off effort and overall bad talent.

The overall talent level on this team isn't good enough to surround Young Samson with good enough players to be on his own line. Until they can surround him with talent, he needs to be with other highly talented players in order to function. They can't just surround him with a bunch of pluggers and expect him to be productive.

Reinhart needs to be with Eichel or OReilly period. He s too weak to be C on his own line at this point.

I didnt watch tonite (illegally) but the whole defense is hurt except Scandella and McCabe. What do you expect? Still, the lineup has the ring of a minor league team. I'd hold off giving Botterill a nickname just yet. Didn't work for GMTM.

Turtle race.

I've been around since 1967-8 and saw the Bisons win the AHL championship in their final year. I remember the euphoria in the city being the top dog in our hockey universe. PA, I also feel that the fans who have been here since the beginning should have more respect or whatever it is you call it. I feel like I've been disrespected on numerous occasions by some s****y a***ed commentators who have a lot less hockey watching (and playing) experience. I don't care about these people and have since finally made the move to block them. But seeing opinions that you don't agree with shouldn't encourage a game of pile-on. Heres where I disagree a bit with you PA...The Buffalo Sabres have always been a loser organization. I think they always will be too, when or if Pegula sells the team and that will be to another city. We who have been here so long have to have rose colored glasses to candy coat the situattion... the fact is that even when they're winners, ultimately when the time comes to put up or shut up for the championship, they shut up. 2020 will be 50 years without a championship folks, the ultimate goal for any franchise in any sport. If you don't win in the end, you are nothing but a loser. There is no consolation prizes handed out like they give these entitled kids with their loser trophies in school. If they had remained in the AHL, they would have been multiple cup winners by now but when they made the jump to the NHL and were handed the prize trophy, poor Gilbert Perreault -- who left his heart in Montreal, they had to compete with the big boys...and when that happens and you're not equipped, you are bound to take hard falls. Poor fans! Buffalo's biggest mistake from that time and now -- was not believing in hiring Buffalo guys to run the team and populate the team. They failed to hire their old homegrown coach Fred Shero, who in four years was to trounce them in the Stanley Cup finals. Meanwhile first coach Imlach was a heart attack victim by 72-73. The biggest mistakes have been not getting blood and guts players and coaches who would give their eyes, nose, teeth and heart for the city of Buffalo. Buffalo is a hockey rich city. The fact that (I've mentioned this before) that the Sabres' greatest moment was an exhibition game (12-6 against the Red Army in 1976) tells me what I need to know about this so-called organization, for whom being good to very good has become a way of life in the best of times. It has become comfortable to be very good but not the best here. And losing? Comfortably numb. From my persepective now the Sabres' dreadful decline under the Pegulas has tested my loyalty to the limit. But I am under no illusion that this is a winner organization. Otherwise we would have had a championship or two already. For all the futility and banging our heads against the wall, it might be the ultimate irony that the Las Vegas Knights might be the first expansion team to win a championship.