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Thanks. I wish more Bills fans knew just how much influence he had in bringing the NFL to where it is today, without the AFL and the merger, who knows how far the league would of went. Also what a great Philanthropist he was.

Ehrhoff's looked liked he's been mailing it in since the trade deadline.

Subban's a scumbag. :censored:

I just heard today that the Sabres have a chance of scoring the least goals in a NHL season since 1936. I'm pretty sure the number they said was 19 goals or less, so the Sabres have 11 games to score 20 goals. Stafford and Ennis are going to need a couple of hatricks. :doh: Doh, I'm sorry, I didn't see the post from JJFIVEOH, that is quoted right above this post.

It would be nice to see Tyler Myers back in the line-up, his ability to start a rush out of his own end has been surely missed. IMO, not being able to gain control of the puck and start any kind of a rush up ice is the biggest problem with this teams offensive woes. I can't understand why some of the defensemen continue to just toss the puck into the neutral zone in hopes of a forward retrieving it, instead of skating a few feet more and gradually moving the puck up. There's very few players on this team that will keep the puck in their possession for more than a second or two, instead they just whack the puck in basically any direction as soon as it hits their sticks. I have a hard time believing that it's all do to a lack of skill, after all these are NHL (some AHL) players, I'd say it's more due to lack of confidence, coaching, or just not giving a ######.

For me I can't say it's hate, but I am extremely frustrated with his play, mainly his effort, or lack of. The expectations for Kassian were for him being a 2nd or 3rd line winger, Hodgson on the other hand, came to the Sabres with talk of being the 1st line center, I would of hoped that Hodgson ended up having more than 13 points than Kassian at this point of the season.

I don't see it, Mettenberger has a big arm and has shown improvement, but I think the days of the "pure pocket passer" are winding down in the NFL, you need a QB that is more mobile and able to roll out, or break out of the pocket if needed, the defensive players are getting way too fast to sit someone back in a pocket without him getting destroyed. More so I think Manuel's intangibles are something that will help him be a successful QB in this league (he has the physical tools). Manuel had 3/4's of a rookie season, the bar has been risen for rookie QB's but the fact is that they are still young kids, that are trying to learn to play probably the hardest position to succeed in, of all sports.

Who the ###### is this Kassian kid ?

Let's see if Nolan can get anything out of these guys for the 3rd period, this is probably the most I've seen so many of the players look uninterested. Maybe a couple of hits might give some of them some kind of spark. The defense looks afraid to challenge anyone.

lol, 3 times within 10 seconds, what was he doing skating in a circle ? Your "#1 center" should not have less puck possession time than John Scott, that's just not a good thing, no matter how many circles he makes in front of the net.

It's not his linemates that have him hanging out around the perimeter and lobbing shots from the far boards, from the blueline or beyond and failing to take possession of the puck or carry it for more than 2 seconds. It's not their fault that the most physical part of his game on most nights is a half hearted stick check. Nolan complimented Hodgson's game when he's within 5 to 10 feet of the net, too bad he doesn't go that close to the net. No matter who his linemates have been they have doubled the effort that he's put in. Sure better linemates would make him better, but how about he tries to make the linemates he does have a little better. I hate bashing Hodgson because he has talent, but what good does talent do, if you're not going to do your best to use it.

The player also has to be willing to get within 5 to10 feet of the net.

Those little crossed Sabres are pretty cool, wish I could see other views, it looks like there's a few subtle things that seem pretty cool. Nice mask.

I was somewhat expecting to see Leino back in the line-up on the 1st or 2nd line. It wouldn't be the first time it has happened this year. I see no reason for Ville Leino to ever be in the Sabres line-up again, I don't care what they are paying him, I do not want one of our young player picking up any of Leino's bad habits (skill set).

Sad to hear, I hope they can get this cancer under control. Kelly may have been an ass at times, but the guy has done so much good for so many people, it would be a big loss for him not to get through this.

Having part of his jaw removed was done last year, I'm not sure what they have done for him after this latest bout.

I'm not for drafting a QB this year unless it's in the late rounds. If they did get one in the mid rounds I like Zach Mettenberger, he may drop into the middle rounds because of an torn ACL and off field problems a couple of years ago, but the kid has come up fast since putting his mind to football. Mettenberger will be a prototypical pocket passer with the big arm, he won't berunning the read option. I really think that this QB class has been overrated and over hyped and wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of the names that people thought would be going early drop.

What gives you the idea that Manuel intends on being a rushing QB ? Of those 53 rushing attempts, 39 were designed runs, which is not unusually high for a QB that can run, but it is not a umber that a "running QB" such as Wilson or Kaepernick have, 79 and 80 designed runs respectively, Fitz ran the ball 35 times by design, in 1 less start. Also if you believe in advanced stats, such as with football outsiders, EJ was 13th in total value for QB rushing and ran for 267 effective yards. For what it's worth Thad Lewis was dead last in total value for QB's with at least 8 designed runs and on 17 attempts, he had -38 effective yards. So bash Manuel all you want about his running, but the numbers show a completely different story. As far as getting on Manuel about taking a hit, by trying to make a play, come on, first off it was an illegal hit, it was it not the smartest play, but it was done by an inexperienced kid trying to make something happen, unfortunately he didn't think that in the NFL, you have players that will take you out, given the chance. If you're going to bash him, find something better than a kid trying to make a play.

Was it the magic of John Scotts helmet that rubbed off on Cory Conacher tonight ? Hackett looked shaky at first, but came through with some tough saves. The strength of his legs when he was in the splits with the Oilers player (Hall ?) whacking away, was very impressive.

Stafford has been playing real good lately, I think a lot of Stafford's problems were that he was part of a core of under achievers, that never pushed each other. That core of Stafford, Roy, Pommers and Vanek all had talent, but never used it to their full potential, or tried to. When Stafford's been with Ennis, he seems to push himself to match the energy of Ennis, instead of floating around and half assing it.

Conacher in the right place at the right time again, nice redirect. It would be nice to see Conacher net a 3rd. Scrivens made a great save on Ennis, good play by Ennis to stay with the puck and find Stafford.

Terrible call against Foligno.

Excellent, I was hoping to see this.

So you are predicting a 1 - 0 win for Buffalo ?