LTS

Nope.. This is.

That was the third breakaway in a row. Hagelin scored on the third goal, Crosby on the 4th and 5th on breakaways. Porous defense by the Quackers. And yes.. he's good.

When the GDT opener is more entertaining the the game itself.

So much for Stafford's raise next year. :)

To not have NHL success is not because they don't know how to win. The talent level is different and they may not be good enough to win but it's not that they don't know how to do it, they just can't. It's not a matter of working out right, eating right, playing the system right. It's a matter of them not having the ability to put all of it together.

I did see that. But his pass attempt is nearly the same angle as his shot off the goalie's pad and in. They are prepared for the puck on that side. Just saying I'd like to see him perhaps change it up and that's not the only repetitive move he's tried to make. He's learning but I'd like to see it a little faster. I'm not saying he's not great to watch but those repeated attempts almost come across as arrogance. He's too good to consider him too stupid to know what he's doing.

Players know how to win. These guys have all won throughout their hockey careers. This concept of "learning to win" seems a bit far-fetched to me. I guess it's me. Some guys know how to win better but that's life. The team is remarkably better as they should be and they have holes to fill. I have no complaints.

At what point this season do we simply not even bother to replay to WC's GDT? Pure masterpiece. Busy tonight so I will probably miss the game. Go Sabres.. I'd prefer someone to take 63 and knock him around this time.

I almost want to give him Kane because the guy has been flying. But Gio? I don't know. I guess we'll have to go with DDB being incompetent in some way. Hell, he would have been better served putting Moulson out there as some coaches will do just to give the guy a chance to put the puck in the net for once. They are... but it was expected each time by the defenders. Leading to turnovers. Hopefully so. But I'm not a fan of fail at it 3 times just to try and bait some other team in the 4th time. Given the defenders were already looking for him to wrap it when he went behind his best course of action would have been to attempt that move in one of the past 3 attempts. Creativity isn't flowing as I would hope yet. He persists in his patterns, like skating down the wall and trying that weak back pass off the boards which also is starting to result in turnovers. I'm not ashamed for being critical with reason. Eichel is not infallible. I can point out numerous repetitive mistakes (as I did above with the board drop pass) that players are picking up on. Eichel is incredibly talented but I can see points where he appears almost arrogant in the way he plays. He SHOULD expect that he can make those plays, he SHOULD also expect that the players on the ice will catch on when he tries the same thing too often. I'm as jacked as anyone when he does something new. When he comes into the zone and makes a perfect backhand flip pass to a teammate I'm legitimately stoked that he's on the Sabres. At the same time, when he falls into the trap of making the same moves and it results in turnovers I hope for more. I am sure the coaches spoke to him on the one goal. He was out of position the entire time in his defensive zone. He floated too high to the point and when he realized it he turned and ended up right on top of Johnson. So close that his stick tangled with Johnson and he could not get it over to try and deflect the puck from the shooter.

I never thought about that. I didn't play hockey growing up but I skated a lot and even though I played volleyball (a sport for many rolled ankles) I never injured my ankles (I rolled them but was never injured from it).

Love every bit of this. Great thinking.

I'll try to post this while still laughing at the gifs above. There is a single explanation I have for that shootout selection. There is a belief in the front office that 1 point is better than 2 this season. The Sabres will be good, but not THAT good yet. I'm going back to laughing at the gifs. It makes me feel better. Also, Eichel is hanging onto the past. How many times is he going to attempt the wrap around attempt he had success with in Ottawa? I think I saw it twice last night and at least once in Montreal. It's like.. ooo, this worked once. Meh

Thanks, I hadn't seen this and in my opinion changes everything. The team should be punished. But at the same time there needs to be a change in protocol. This would depend on your belief that a concussed player should be responsible for their actions. If you believe this then you believe they are not mentally defected to a point of making poor decisions. I think the onus has to be removed from the players and the team and placed onto the officials. Why wouldn't the spotter call the timekeeper to notify the officiating crew that the player is to be removed from the bench and tested? If the team fails to comply it's a 2min delay of game penalty and additional delay of game penalties stack if the team refuses. The NFL officials have the ability to send a player off the field if they suspect a concussion occurred. It is up to the independent physician to determine if they need the evaluation protocol. Knowing what I know about concussion, I don't think any blame can be placed on a player. Their instincts are to clear their path (which Wideman did). His instinct is to get on the ice. This is all he's ever done. Given how many people don't remember the events surrounding their concussion I think its safe to say they are not in control anymore. Perhaps a lineman needs to step in when a suspected head hit occurs and escort the player to the bench? He clearly got up slowly and appeared to have been shaken up a bit.

I disagree here. From a pure stats perspective McGinn is not going to lift your team up but his dependability shouldn't be overlooked. I've been a fan of his since San Jose. He's not out of place on ANY line. There aren't a lot of players like that. Perhaps the Sabres will have a few more of those like Larsson and Schaller too, but to date I think McGinn brings a little bit of that extra to the table. They should trade him. It's the right thing to do for the Sabres and for McGinn. I just hope he's one of those players that comes back.

44 trucks 63. 82 trucks 63 55 trucks 63 47 trucks 63 I'm good.

Let's bring some positives to the table: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Video-Corey-Crawford-Babysits-Pair-of-Lucky-Blackhawks-Fans--367538291.html

I think they realized it when they acquired Mitchell and Flynn. I thought they were universally known as Harbingers of the Tank.

So, just to recap. We're all Leafs fans now?

Just happy to be back into the season again. This might be the most interesting month of the season for Buffalo.

Or an idiot. But we know which it really is.

I would imagine it might be more like "Hey Toronto, Winter Classic or ASG?" Toronto: We'll take the outdoor game. Our entire team gets to play in it. The EA NHL cover was fantastic work. Too bad the game itself won't be worthy enough of such greatness.

"Hey Leafs fans, our location in Buffalo is great for you. We have all kinds of hotels and food not to mention hockey. Blah Blah Blah" Sabres marketing to local business owners: "Hey, check it out, we are working to draw in more out of town fans to help boost your business. Care to advertise with the Sabres?" I'm struggling to imagine just how people seem to be getting so worked up over nothing.

I caught a few minutes of things while trying to get some work done. The kid had it on and was glued to the screen so I heard when SCott scored... twice. He loved it and I guess if the kids are who should love it then it's working.

Misplaced rage. Leafs fans don't buy season tickets I would suspect. Therefore, in order to make an appreciable dent as they do they must use the resale market. From a pure ticket sales perspective the Sabres don't care because the ticket for that seat was sold to the STH. However, since the STH is likely to sell a good amount of games the Sabres are in favor of welcoming the opposing fans into the market. Why? Because butts in seats makes more money than just empty air. The STH base makes value estimates when laying out that amount of money for a team that is at the bottom of the standings. Most often it's done by selling tickets to other teams fans. I would guess that as the Sabres return to winning ways the amount of available tickets will go down OR the price will have risen to a point where a STH can't or won't sell the ticket and end up attending the game themselves. For now however, the Sabres want butts in seats. The STH is who makes this happen. If you want to be mad, be mad at them. One might argue that by making this particular statement Gilbert is attempting to add value to the STH tickets for Leafs games. If more Leafs fans suddenly want to come then the demand is raised while the supply stays static. If the STH raises their requested price on the ticket they make more money and it makes their investment a better value. A few flaws in this argument. The first assuming I can arrange time in my schedule to go to a game. The second is assuming i can afford to go to a game. It's not just a trot downtown for me. The next flaw is assuming I have some angst towards the STH for selling tickets. See above, perhaps that explains more. The Sabres have placed a ceiling on ST sales. I doubt most Leaf fans buy ST and as such it is an assumption that most ST are sold to Sabres fans who then resell them to offset the cost of the investment. I understand why they do it. I don't have to like it. It is still their fault however. If they don't sell the tickets then the tickets can't be purchased and as such Leaf fans are not at the game. First and foremost, in my unsubstantiated opinion, they do it because they are idiots. However, stupid statements and actions such as that do a great job of instigating the masses and making the fans believe that somehow their home team is in jeopardy because a few fans want to attend a game. It's a moronic policy. People's financial needs sometimes require them to travel to areas that are not within the marketing rights of a sports team they root for but they are banned from going to see the game because of what? A few opposing voices in the crowd? Nope. And I assume the fans of those teams don't enjoy it either.

The Sabres want butts in seats. Butts in seats spend money which in turn makes money. This is a business. If the Sabres fans are going to sell their tickets to Leafs fans then the Sabres brass has no choice BUT to embrace those fans because they are the one's who are spending their money. I suppose Gilbert could go the other way. "No, we hate Leafs fans. We despise our season ticket holders selling their seats to them. We need to crack down on that and constrain the season ticket holders from selling their seats somehow." The problem is the season ticket holders. I hate seeing so many Leafs fans at games but it's a hell of a lot better than empty seats. The season ticket holders are the ones who create the problem.