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I can't blame Eichel, he was literally one of the few players that seemed to be trying most of the game. It was the 1st and 4th lines that played alright, the middle 6 need to be switched back.

Still not really interested in trading Risto, especially to a divisional rival. As I said before in the off-season, I’d want a trade akin to Draisital for Risto. He’s a 24 year old gritty RHD who can play well on the PP, has above average skating ability, and still has a long career ahead of him.

I'm disappointed we lost but feel even more reassured that the team is different. In the past they would of folded up their tents at the end of 2 and been easily swatted away by CBJ during the 3rd. Instead we tied it back up, had opportunities to score in 3rd to take the lead and just fell short on a sniper shot by Panarin. We got another point in the standings, EVERY POINT COUNTS!!!!!

Once I read how he said MTL just had an off night and saw he was a TSN reporter I just went, he's not trustworthy

Something I wonder, to add to LTS's point, is if ROR was too brutally honest and potentially nitpicky. When you are a bad team, having trouble winning, the last thing you need is someone continuously bickering about everything you do. For all we know ROR's suggestions and critiques may of put more than a few players into a state of over-analysis of their play and thus making them play really slow. His comment about losing his love for the game made me curious if that is how he usually talks and that his scripted post-game comments were exactly that, scripted. While a great player, he may have constantly been looking to make everyone else more like him, and some players will never be able to play that way regardless of how hard they try. So I believe his presence in the locker room likely soured over the years. If you are having a rough time, would you really want to be told about it every morning when you go to practice? So while we don't want the players to live in a bubble, we also don't want to subject them to torture. Think of this scenario, we lose 4 or 5 straight then get a lucky win. In theory if ROR continued to harp they were lucky and lost their last 4/5, other players might become either angry, lose their hope, or at minimum lose the good feelings from a win. In the end a win is a win, regardless if it was lucky or not. What you want to do is ride that wave while improving along the way; critique is good but not if it literally sucks the life out of everything. I think that might be part of the problem Flagg ends up with on the board; analytics are a great tool and very eye opening. However, being reminded about how bad we are over and over again can get on people's nerves. So what if ROR was Flagg on steroids? Nothing against you Flagg, you may not always be the most optimistic poster but you seem like a good guy and I do love reading your informative posts; but unlike a forum where I can choose to ignore negative things if I'm not up to dealing with reality in full; imagine being in a locker room where you can't? That's just what I'm thinking. I agree though with you Flagg, we didn't get enough for ROR on a player to player stand point.

Great win! 3 comebacks and they never stopped going after Montreal after about the 10 min mark of the 1st. Amazingly Eichel had 0 points but was on the ice for 3 of 4 goals.

I also think he may like the acquisitions of Sheary and Skinner as they give him something to use on his left side. Eichel seems to have more trust in Skinner than he had in Kane to not throw the puck at the net aimlessly.

Great comeback, and Berglund had been out there over a minute at that point

That is strange to say the least

Probably my biggest gripe about yesterday, besides that PK, Risto should of been played sparingly

Regardless of rather or not yours or Eleven's information is true, most fans don't exactly care or have any interest in how other teams fair. Most of us Sabres fans are constantly being harassed by other teams' fans elsewhere on the internet thus even though your argument may be very sound; no one really wants to hear it. You, of all people, should know how toxic the HFboards are against the Sabres. We are constantly put down, and stepped on by everyone thus we tend to be a little defensive of our star players. JJ, there is nothing wrong with liking two teams; that being said it may not be wise to hype your Panthers here seeing as they are division rivals and most of us would rather watch them crash and burn for that fact alone. To be perfectly honest, if every team, but Buffalo, could get a non-lethal illness that only lasted one full season and that helped us win a Cup I'd be happy. Then I could actually not feel angered by the other 30 teams, when they have success.

Quick question, who else heard "Rock n roll part 2" in the 3rd period? I thought the NHL banned that song, guess Vegas doesn't care lol For those who don't know, this song.....

Sabres played well in the 2nd, a bounce never goes our way and that seems to really discourage the team as the game wears on. Skinner and Mitts hit posts on grand plays and Mitts made an all star pass to Okposo and he failed to score on it...... Jack wore out by the end, he was flying most of the game but seemed to peter out as his minutes per shift increased. Risto needs Scandella to play a lot better, Risto is supposed to be the offensive guy not the defensive stalwart. Dahlin had his ups and downs. Housely needs to fix the PP, it is not only killing us in the not scoring department but also seems to be wearing on the players' minds

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

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