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Supposedly LA is looking for a cheap 3rd goalie type with Copley going to LTIR; Comrie come on down!

My only issue with this has to be the insistence on NJ and FLA making substantial moves being instrumental. NJ hasn’t exactly looked great this year and Meier has been a borderline bust so far for the Devils. Florida however is a oddball due to their locale and taxes being an immediate draw but furthermore there’s zero chance we make a trade on par with the Tkachuk deal. Part of the issue we find ourselves in is the inability to supplement the core with still effective vets while simultaneously gaining some degree of backbone. Problem being players that fit that role either are disinterested in coming here, washed up, or not available. Additionally said players either want absurd contracts or already have them. TSN said Lindholm turned down 8x9mil practically in the off-season which more or less sinks that ship. One of the few players who’d fit this role to a T is Boone Jenner whom happens to already be the captain of Columbus and unlikely available to begin with.

Well Tage just broke his hand so I’d prefer him not fight anyone.

When our PP looks poised, we don’t get calls. When the PP looks terrible we get 5 PPs

Feels like some players whom have a bit of moxxy lose it if they are penalized or straight up beaten up. Want to kill a team’s willingness to fight? Give the a freaking penalty every freaking time they are in a scrum and potentially a PK for their trouble. The team is moderately soft akin to a Toronto but we seem to be the only team to get endlessly punished for daring to even try to be even slightly mean. Just a rough night in general. UPL played well until UPL’s literal oppsie seemed to gut the team and then Arizona went full on LAK from the 2010s with the full on mugging and board play shtick. Our passes were always an inch off and/or bouncing like a freaking basketball. See ya all on Tuesday

Team didn’t deserve to win tonight with that 3rd effort but the refs certainly gave us no help. Benson is awesome They looked completely out of gas by the end of the 3rd.

For instance Tuch getting dropped without the puck off the draw

Feels like they can’t pierce into the house without being mugged and when the refs stay quiet the Sabres get softer

I think Thompson is still slowly healing because his shot is very shotgun like instead of sniper like since his return.

I think part of their difference is skating speed. Quinn is a far quicker skater than Benson and as such Benson has had to work far harder on his IQ in order make up for his lack of elite speed.

This team truly is an enigma; you could honestly convince me we have two teams and that they alternate who's playing. Benson could easily become something akin to either Skinner with Defensive play or even Marchand

I'm honestly about as tired of the Sabres losing as I am of the Sabres getting screwed by officials. That's the 4th or 5th time this year that we get the sole penalty in a scrum. We have yet to get a PP from any scrum.

Can we hire Lundquist as an advisor

Well after the period from hell, we are somehow down only 2.

Benson!

Not saying they are blameless

Feels like the 20 min delay likely killed the Sabres energy and with the altitude they are having a terrible time going

So why did the game take so long to start?

Call a goddamn timeout

Well Erik wasn't being sat against his old team, the back up thing really doesn't make a difference

Mostly a one sided affair for us which was a nice change of pace. Robinson has been great so far since he knows what he is capable of and embraces it fully. My guess is they were hoping to see if Murray could be a net front guy on PP2 but we only had 1 true PP opportunity. Otherwise he is truly a solid AHL player who just doesn’t have the skating speed to compete at this level. I think Girgs has been hurt most of the year seeing as the 4th line looks like last year again where Krebs and Girgs would fly around while Okposo would play the trailer/ 3rd man. He may be slow but he still has some vet savvy. Levi looked solid, he’d want the 1st goal back but it was off a terrible giveaway. The 2nd was more on his teammates not covering his back. He’s been last season Levi since returning. Team as a whole has looked more akin to their end of season selves in the past three games. Still snakebitten but a threat to whomever plays us. Now play that way over the trip and get 4/5pts out of the trip and really get back into the race. Hopefully the losing streak was akin to March last year and the rest of the season will be the good Sabres.

The Robinson hit shouldn’t have been a major, just look at the non-call by E. Kane or the absurdity of Cousins hit in todays game between FLA and CBJ. If you want to call a major here, you need to do the same for Kane’s play. Otherwise the hit needs to be as egregious as Cousins. Robinson stops almost entirely then shoves Barron. Boarding, sure but not a major worthy boarding.

Now I want to kill that pad

Feels like they want to kill that left pad

Whomever is the PP guy needs to be fired