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The Sabres seem to have given up after the combination of almost every chance they had going in and us being incapable of cashing in anything. Since the 2nd PP it has just spiraled.

Guys, what if Tage isn't actually a giraffe after all?

I think it’s a dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t scenario due to his upcoming contract in conjunction with his skill. So both the team and player have a desire to keep playing.

Easy no, Crouse is a borderline bust whereas Olofsson has top end scoring talent.

It was more his contract than him as a player.

Dahlin, especially in the 3rd played like a man possessed. We had an awful 1st, an okay 2nd, and a dominating 3rd but fell short in the end. I give them credit for fighting to the end but I just wish the puck would find the back of the net.

Year 2 of the Sabres going into a COVID break playing well and leaving it looking like a squad of Mites

I’d be tempted if he weren’t on the Leafs; as such I’d want compensation to take his contract off their hands

He sorta got punk'd by Jones Then the refs ignore a blatant hook on JJ and give us a penalty 5 seconds later. Quinn looked better as the game went on and that makes sense based on his time out and why he was as well.

Give him 1.25 to 1.5 mil for a year to be a depth Dman/emergency forward. While I’d like a sandpaper guy; Pysyk is a pinnacle 6/7 dman since he can slot in anywhere and not leave you wincing every time the puck goes near him.

Aside a few pseudo-retired goalies would Levi be the best Canadian goalie option?

Good God are all Isles games boring as hell and unceasingly annoying

I’m so sick of our rotten luck that we have every freaking game. Pucks bouncing off stansions into scoring positions, hitting legs and never going to our guys, etc. We haven’t played great but we have deserved at least a bit more luck.

1. Refs never made any signal for icing 2. Refs will typically let it go in that situation since Dahlin is skating inside the logo and it’s in the last minute of the game. 2b. Even more so due to the type of shoot in; it was a hard shot versus a bloop. More often than not a player will get that waived as good 3. Refs and Linemen seemed lax most the game on everything

Arguably the saddest part of this game was that a career AHLer in Prow looked more competent than a supposed NHLer in Butcher. Butcher has left me baffled and disappointed throughout this season; I expected at very least a solid offensive defenseman with a burr in his saddle after getting traded via a literal bribe. Instead he’s been merely offensive to watch. Hagg, Pysyk, Miller, etc all have their warts but always seem to at least be making an effort to surpass their shortcomings. Butcher seems to revel in his warts and keep banging his head against a wall instead of looking for the door. I hope we can get Girgs and Cozens back soon, in regards to forwards. Those two are arguably our best 2-way centers and Thompson ends up somewhat neutered by having to play both roles during the entire game. Eakin had an ok game, but he still leaves so much more behind. The line of Eakin, Hayden, and Bjork was torturous to watch since almost any offensive output felt impossible. Hayden works his ass off, but can’t score for the life of him. Bjork is fast, sometimes looks like he might do something but typically screws up. Eakin plays 1 of 2 ways, horridly with endless pain inducing gaffes or occasionally ok with 3/4th of the meat still on the bone. Put them together and you get at best skaters moving fast and existing

Any idea why the faceoff came all the way back down the ice. Dahlin looked to be close enough to the red line and everyone looked onside. Sucks to lose but now we have another game tomorrow night and hopefully we can get some guys back.

NJD benefitted from the break by getting back players and stopping their skid. BUF, just like last season, gets hot and then put into a COVID break. Now we are down to nearly the bottom of the barrel in defenseman. I need them to bounce back but they do have a legitimate reason to be cold. Dahlin Jokiharju Pysyk Miller (out) Hagg (out) Bryson (out) Butcher Fitzgerald Samuelsson (out) Prow

Probably the largest crowd this year

Mighty Wallachia

I think Peterka scores tomorrow, I just have this guy feeling that he’ll hit it off with Tuch and they’ll just go flying up the rink while Thompson awkwardly yells, “Wait for me!” Before Thompson gets a goal as the trailer. Peterka’s goal will be within 4 feet of the net

Dear lord

This is getting absurd, open taxi squads and move on! COVID isn't going to vanish anytime soon and they'll need to just deal with it.

I could see them using the new right to add a minority owner to help run the Business part

Booooooo

1. Bi-weekly testing for all players; Bertuzzi must test daily 2. Every player on COVID Reserve gives your team "1mil" in Short Term Cap Space (Can only be used on players making 1 mil or less) 3. Add Emergency Contract Slots, if a team hits their contract limit and gets COVID problems, they'd be allowed to temporarily go over the Contract Limit 4. Pseudo-Taxi Squads - All Teams can place 4 skater and 1 goalie making under 1.5 mil on a Team's Taxi Squad; players here would be immune from Waivers, can play for the AHL team still but can be accessed if needed 5. Besides that, teams should be smart and make their own general rules on how lax or draconic they want them. Obviously teams that get sick will be at a disadvantage but all teams would be in the same boat. Games can only be delayed in the event either both teams have 6 players on COVID Reserve or 1 team has 9 or more.