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I think there’s two games and we each have 1 home game

Dahlin truly does hate to lose and even when the odds are a far from even remotely possible he'll continue to go down and defend an empty net.

They could hire Jesus and some of you guys would still have complaints

Thompson can be a 1C, Cozens is akin to a 2C/1W

Why can't he? Not that I don't think there will be a 50-50 split of his time but I highly doubt he's going to outright ignore the Sabres and give it to interns

Talent wise the forwards are pretty close, especially Miller. However our guys have had terrible seasons comparatively. Hughes is faster than Dahlin but Dahlin edges him in physicality by far.

Yes, had a couple nice effort plays and a couple turnovers. A rather mixed bag and likely right up the alley of high effort low effectiveness tonight.

I had mixed feelings on that play particularly; Thompson was tight to the net and DeSmith was way over to Thompson's side. At that point he either had to pass it in hopes of a deflection/tip or try a wrap around and with his wrist issues I'd guess he doesn't trust his ability to role his wrists over. Dahlin did everything he could to tie that game and definitely deserves kudos. (The ENG I'm guessing since he's dead to rights against their best player that he was hoping to surprise his countryman with a diving poke check but it failed) I'm both angry and less annoyed thanks to the last 10 minutes. I both want to give credit for the desperate push they made in the 3rd on the back end of a back to back but also feel angered they lost and didn't exactly play great for about 50min. As the Ben said on Twitter, if this were earlier in the season this would be a game to chuck into the bad pile and move on but we don't exactly have much wiggle room at this point.

Agitation to no end how Vancouver looked disinterested playing Washington but against Buffalo they skate like guns are trained on them.

The interview was recorded prior to the Isles game I believe. I think your spot on about Tuch’s “excuses” Frankly he’s likely very torn over the whole situation as a whole seeing as he’s a vet now and wants to play in the playoffs but also understands we have a very young roster. Any derogatory comments he made always included himself as a part of the problem and solution. My favorite comment though was about how the new baby affected his play due to sleep disruptions. He downplayed it yet still held it as a fact although minimally so. In the end facts do not automatically mean he’s hiding something and making excuses through them. Fact is they have a very young team, experience related problems have shown up many times these past two years. (Primarily in consistency) That doesn’t mean the team is excused of all wrong doing but has to be taken into account. Should they have got a couple more vets, probably, but both can be true.

We also need Toronto begrudgingly enough. If Philly keeps falling, it can eliminate 1 of the Metro teams from being a problem.

Very similar outside his skating which Greenway traded for size and bit more physicality. I’d also say Grier was slightly better offensively in terms of hands but in regards to be a solid defensively responsible forward that PKs like a madman; then yes. Worst part about Greenway is that he was hurt when we got him last year or else we likely make the playoffs with this year’s Greenway.

Well Id say it with emphasis on both. It's the STAN-ley CUP There are many cups but only one Stanley Cup; especially in regards to all sports and even other hockey leagues Also there could also be some degree of front loaded emphasis due to the longer name Lord Stanley's Cup - in this form the emphasis is naturally placed on whose Cup versus Stanley's what?

Depends on if I want to sound like an old Canadian broadcaster or how I want to put the inflexion on it.

I honestly don't see it. How i see it is Okposo saying they practice a bit different and that in Florida they want him to tap into some different skillsets than he did in Buffalo. Florida plays more physical than us so that would be an obvious difference in tactics. My only worry is he'll get another head injury in Florida because our staff would of very likely, if not at least unconsciously, looked to protect him from another head injury via tell him to less physical.

I have always pronounced it Stan lee Cup, is that wrong?

Your time has come

Effectively I've always know the contraction but always believed "would of" was one of those oddball quirks of the English language that was passed down since the Normans invaded England or something lol

Why does this playoff race feel like less of a Nascar race and more of a collection of geriatrics trying to get to the bingo table.

Well I just looked that up since I'm 99% certain you are speaking of me. Holy *****, I never even knew that Would've = Would have obviously but Would of = Is akin to "wood of a tree" and while speaking aloud it makes sense doesn't read correctly. Hopefully I remember this for future posts 🙂

For having been out there as long as they were at the end they certainly battled and crashed the net which is good to see. Sabres seemed to get slowly worked off their game, in part thanks to the refs just letting a lot go after the halfway mark of the game. Detroit has far more dirty players that took advantage of that. Benson literally got cross checked into the net for instance.

Learning how to play defense in theory is the coach’s responsibility. Learning how to actually carry out defensive play on a game to game basis falls on the vets as well as the coaches. A coach can’t go out on the ice and get 1st person information during the game; the vets on the other hand do. You could have a staff of hall of fame coaches and still would need experienced players to help with in game adjustments as well deciphering the coach’s strategy to those finding it difficult to translate to the actual game. Effectively, no matter the coach, a player is more likely to trust his teammate’s judgement than his coach. It’s plainly how our brains work. If your Dad tells you something you should do and your friend tells you something to do whose opinion are you more likely to actually carry out? Logically it should be your Dad, but more often than not children and young adults aren’t going to connect their parents experiences as being valuable. It’s as you grow up where it slowly dawns on you that Mom and Dad actually know stuff (usually)

I also believe the players do want to win and thus would also be good with Levi spot filling the back to back with UPL before going back to Rochester.

I think what he was saying implied he wasn't planning to sign any babysitter vets anymore. He wants vets still but only if they can still play at a beneficial level.

Awesome win and UPL shutout! Cozens played great