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6 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Great news on Benson.  Terrible news on Kesselring.  With his injury, we have yet to really see what Adams’ vision for the defense so far this season. Â
ÂWe really need a better “7th” D over Bryson and Johnson.
While I have zero interest in giving Adams any more time, I do feel ever so slightly bad for him in regards to Kesselring. Unlike Norris, Kesselring wasn’t injury prone in the slightest.
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8 hours ago, Sabres73 said:
Elliotte Friedman today saying nobody will be out of it at Thanksgiving like in past years because of the parity and closeness in the standings, particularly in the Eastern Conference. He's correct.
Pretty much
If we win tomorrow as well as the Ducks beat Boston
The Division will look like this
DET 20 GP - 25pts Â
BOS 22 GP - 24pts
MTL 19 GP - 23pts
TBL 19 GP - 22pts
OTT 19 GP - 22pts
FLA 19 GP - 21pts
TOR 20 GP - 20pts
BUF 20 GP - 20pts
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That is absurdly closeÂ
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Reminded me of the Florida game from earlier this year; a full 60min effort where we all but dominated a team.
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Ellis is #1G for now until teams get a book on him.Â
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Both Dahlin and Thompson looking like the top tier players they are supposed to be thus far
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1 hour ago, Sidc3000 said:
They are almost mathematically out of it right now. I believe I heard today that they need to be at 102 (give or take) point pace to get into the playoffs which is near impossible.Â
Let's string 3 wins in a row and get to 20pts in 20 games and work from there
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Just now, Taro T said:
And the captain with 2 assists.
Welcome back Ras!!!
He also looked like typical Dahlin
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Tage had a burr in his saddle tonight for sure. He got shoved down a couple times and hip checked once but it honestly just seemed to get him angrier and more willing to just play heavy. Loved him literally throwing DeBrincat off him; he's like "Get the ***** off me midget, I've got a defensive defenseman looking for a winner to pass it to!"
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Frankly I agree with Ruff, both sides have done those mass changes all night; the refs calling us on it with 2:30 left is asinineÂ
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Kesserling looks to be missing
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Boys, the refs are drunk
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The refs aren’t good either; Greenway is just supposed to let a guy hold his hand I guess?Â
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When it rains, it pours.
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Feel for radio people; love hearing from great players but DONT INTERVIEW DURING THE GAMEÂ
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I highly doubt Pegula would sell the team versus have his eldest take over. Then she would likely hire someone like a Shanahan to run the team’s hockey department while she runs the business/ownership responsibility. You’d just need to find a way to let Terry be around and feel seen without having him interfere. Then he’d be happy and we would be too
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52 minutes ago, Doohickie said:
Pure speculation: I wonder if maybe she had a follow-up surgery or some other procedure and he felt he needed to be there for her. The procedure went well, she recovered and it's time to return. If it was known ahead of time and there was significant risk involved, it could have been why it was affecting his play earlier, and why he's all smiles now.
Unsure if it had to be an operation or just merely a very important appointment. For instance, finding out if the heart is working right and isn’t being rejected and thus can start working it some to retrain her body and actually recover.
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3 hours ago, Taro T said:
Yeah, they didn't give Lehner the support he needed and they apparently didn't give Ullmark the support he felt he needed. Good to see they learned from those experiences and gave Dahlin the support and leeway he needed.
Has to also go a long way in inner player circles to dispel the 'wow, they didn't let Eichel get the surgery he wanted, what a horrible place to play' vibes. We can hope at any rate.
Wrong, they did get Lehner therapy for his depression issues. The Isles did better though by sending him to alcohol treatment.
Ullmark was happy with the Sabres treatment of him during his mourning. He even made note to mention that in his article that the Sabres treated him well but he wanted to get a fresh start in a different venue because it reminded him too much of his Dad. (In part)
Besides the whole Eichel thing, we’ve actually had a good track record with treating players well. Tage and his wife were also helped for instance.
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This team truly is cursed….
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Even when they work hard and start creating a stick breaks or a puck inexplicably hits a divet and hops a stick.
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6 hours ago, pi2000 said:
“Just because your name’s Devon Levi doesn’t mean you can’t get pulled,” Leone said. “I know he’s a really good goalie but it’s not about him, it’s about the team. We believe in him, but at the same time part of your development is, we need a save.”
Like this Leone guy; demands from his players and isn't afraid to call out our golden goose for a lack of steady play.
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My guess is Dahlin will be back and forth this year and possibly over the summer they'll return to the U.S. and finish her Year 1 Plus here. You are recommended not to travel until 1 year after the surgery so I'd imagine that's what they'll wait for. Then as long as she recovered well they'd be back in Buffalo
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27 minutes ago, Thorny said:
Striking that amidst the cavalcade of shite we are on pace for about the same about points as we did every other year under Adams. Really says something about his performance the years we didn’t suffer an ungodly amount of injuriesÂ
78 point GM on average, rain sleet or shineÂ
Glass half full would say we must be better this year then because we are still around the same with all these issues. However close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.Â
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3 hours ago, Taro T said:
Wadr, disagree quite vehemently.
Pomminstein was played on a line he wasn't still capable of playing on for an entire season and he wore out quickly his last year as a Sabre. He SHOULD've been used as a 3rd liner. But rather than that, he was used quite a bit on Eichel's line. He did very well there for about 10 games and then crashed to earth.
It was good to move on from him when they did.
Yes he was certainly over-played but as a 3rd liner he was a fine player. We just put him on the Top line. Also Pommers did well 1-20 and 60-82 approximately while he didn’t exist 21 to 59
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5 hours ago, Doohickie said:
I don't know all the medical stuff, but I know imaging tech is like any other electronics based tech... continually improved/refreshed. I've heard that the software that helps detect anomalies has improved by leaps and bounds (mostly articles I've seen about cancer detection). Also I would think that team doctors are more inclined to request blood tests and imaging than in the past simply because of the availability of these tools and knowing what severe bruising can do. I would bet that 10 or more years ago, this testing was used primarily if a player is showing symptoms but now it's used more routinely. If you look more, you're likely to find more. Which is great news; you don't want an issue to fester and get worse if you can treat it early. (Didn't clotting hasten... Mair's retirement? Or was is Kaleta? Or...?)
I thought it was McCormick to be honest
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3 hours ago, Doohickie said:
That would be just like the trade that sent him there: When we brought back the Corpse of Pominville. No thanks.
Pommers actually played rather well here when he returned. A solid 3rd line guy who still could play at a decent level. Hell we should of brought him back 1 more year instead of trading for Vesey.
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12 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:
9 days? That's crazy. Doctors haven't figured it out? Stuff with this team just gets weirder and weirder.Â
I’d imagine most team doctors have specialties that mostly focus on Sports Medicine as well as a guy who does concussions and the like.
I doubt their immediate staff has doctors that specialize in sudden unusual blood clots or serious viral illnesses. Those would likely require the player to be sent to a specialist.Â
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Even so, win tonight and you finish the 1st quarter of the season with 20pts in 20 games. With all the issues, injuries and roster upheaval; thats at very least an ok start. Every 20 games you want 24 pts for a  playoff pace.
At 20 pts we’d need to average about 25.3 pts a 20 game set. (The 2 remainders are gravy games) At the slightly higher number we still have a solid chance of achieving our goal. Effectively you need to flip 3 losses into 1 win and 2 OTLs.Â