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Tonight your Buffalo Sabres face off against the San Jose Sharks! BUF is 3-3 with 6 points We are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. Our leading scorers are Eichel with 5 points and Eichel/Sheary with 3 goals SJS is 2-3-1 with 5 points They are coming off a 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. Their leading scorers are Evander Kane and Kevin Labanc with 5 points and Evander Kane with 4 goals

On a more positive note, Eichel played well and Dahlin already looks like a defensive stalwart. My 2 favorite plays by Dahlin were the one where he harassed MacKinnon at the line and broke up that play and in the 3rd when he outplayed Landeskog and MacKinnon for the puck . Even his assist was just a very heady pinch Colorado had a gold horseshoe up their *** I don't feel we deserved to win by any means but 6-1 wasn't indicative of the game as a whole. It was more of a 4-2 or 5-3 game but we didn't get any bounces and they got opportune ones. I can't blame Scandella for the 4th goal, the ref skates in front of his pass, blocks it and then effectively kicks it into open space where the Colorado guy was just about there.

Why was Jack on the other side of the PP Why was Larsson back? We ran out of juice by the end, we poured on pressure and had 0 luck and eventually we just wore out. Nelson was a train wreck

Kinda of a gray area in goalie interference since Okposo played the puck as he went into the goal. Zadorov is pushing him some and you can see Okposo trying to avoid contact.

Since the near end of the 1st we have been the better team.

Gets caught in the refs skates

Larsson is still day to day so roster wise we are fine presently

How the hell does Tennyson keep making the team out of camp?

I would still say its safer to guess Buffalo > than either of them

Team Predictions Sabres' Final Record: 37-33-12 86PTS 5th in the Atlantic Total Goals Scored: about 250 Total Goals Allowed: about 275 Power Play Ranking: middle PK Ranking: middle All-Star Players: Eichel Award Winners/Finalists: Dahlin (Calder Finalist), Mittlestadt (5th place in Calder) Player Predictions Top 3 goal scorers 1.) Skinner - 37g 2.) Eichel - 31g 3.) Reinhart - 25g Top 3 point totals 1.) Eichel - 93pts 2.) Skinner - 70 pts 3.) Reinhart - 65 pts Sabres' best rookie: Dahlin 15g26a for 41pts/ Mittlestadt 19g35a for 54pts Biggest surprise: Dahlin's scoring, Pominville is useful Biggest disappointment: Bogo continues his trend of 50% seasonal starts and Beaulieu flames out by December How many games/wins for the goalies? Ullmark: 12-15-7 Hutton: 25-18-5 other(injuries): Hunwick doesn't play more than 10 games Who is passing us in the Atlantic Flagg? MTL? I honestly don't see it unless Price plays like he did a few years ago regardless of the Finish guy with lots of Ks in his name.

Eichel might have a cold

5-1 Pens

I'd start the year Skinner-Eichel-Reinhart Sheary-Berglund-Thompson Mitts-ERod-Okposo (At least until Mitts starts to look more confident and stops trying to force things) Girgs-Sobotka-Pommers/Bailey

Fun fact: Marleau’s play on Dahlin was a very fascinating event since Marleau had been in the NHL playing games before Dahlin was even conceived.

If only he had speed, he’d be amazing.

Housley says that they are easing Bogosian in due to his surgery

That condition should be contested by the Sabres. They shouldn’t be allowed to play with a pick they already promised us. Not to mention, if they miss the playoffs in theory they could not defer

What if it’s for Draisital, Nurse and a 1st

Christ this was sad, I feel so bad for him and his family. I'm glad to see the Sabres were very supportive and that he's now on a better path.

That was rather odd

Poor Mitts needs to reset and calm down; he's playing enraged to the point he can't properly function. Boston's players were mugging Sabres without any calls at times. Dahlin and Mitts were interfered with at least 5 times each without calls. Dahlin was high-sticked at the end of the game Glad to see them outshoot them though.

Mittlestadt was quiet but still played a solid game overall. Plus that back check in the 3rd was a beautiful thing to see.

Aside from the mini-goal hangovers the Sabres have looked very fun to watch. Dahlin looks as advertised, Nylander has looked like the guy we've wanted him to be, Mitts seems fine and simultaneously was determined to get Dahlin a goal, Olofsson's shot.... all I have to say.... Tage looks seasoned and calm, Asplund has looked great. Overall a fun game to watch thus far. Johnsson has had a very solid game as well.

Hell, the Sabres themselves may be hoping for this.....

What I'm saying is the NHL doesn't care if the Sabres choose to make money or not; it just doesn't allow 2 NHL teams to play a game and broadcast it without the NHL getting a cut in advertising. It's ass backwards thinking but the NHL corporate couldn't care less about out of town fans unless they pay for their content.