Mustache of God

I just saw a photo of Pilut on the pre-game show...he looks like a young/old Tilda Swinton with hair. My analysis is that it will translate well onto the ice.

I really want to see us rout a team and I think this is the game to do it. With Nashville & Toronto after this, this is a must get 2 points. I predict Pilut has two goals, because why the hell not?

Glad to see Berglund back in over Elie. Excited to see what Pilut brings (will he get PP time?)

None of these goals have been on Hutton at all.

Is John Cooper related to Michael Keaton?

I know Eichel is putting up points with assists but those are the times he needs to step it up and put the puck in the net.

Why did i just refreshed the page, totally spoiled that goal! GAGH!

Let that be a lesson, "nobody scores on the Buffalo Sabres and gets away with it!" in all seriousness, hope Girardi is ok.

Woof. NOT a great start, Bob.

Why? We've finished dead-last 3 of the past 5 years and Tampa has been a perennial contender. I'm surprised we've won 3 of those.

Also, I wish there was a way to set these GDTs to run on some sort of delay, I can't follow along live anymore because my center ice streams always seem to be about 30 seconds behind and I hate having goals spoiled.

Seeing as how the BN detonated their sports department I wouldn't be relying on them for sports updates. I'm really hoping we have a fluke night and absolutely go off on Tampa. Sabres are due to deliver a decisive win.

I feel like MODO right now. So *********** ready.

I want to milk this streak for as long as there's still a drop in the teet. Banking these points now sets us up for success later and I'm not sure about ya'll, but I'd rather be playing a wild card team than Tampa or Toronto in round 1. Ugh...my playoff bracket this year is going to be a disaster since I'll be sending the Sabres all the way...or will it be a disaster? Win today and keep it rolling! On a side note, 4 years ago I started playing ice-hockey because the state of the Sabres had made me "lose my love for the game", which was regained 10-fold once i started lacing them up. Today marks the first time since I've started playing that I've actually considered skipping playing hockey to watch hockey. I've decided to play because I feel like skipping to watch is a jinx-recipe for disaster, and I'll give that no quarter. Go Sabres.

Sounds like Sheary is a NO-GO.

Last time we played Tampa I remember we got absolutely dominated by Tampa but Hutton stole the game for us. I don't want another game like that. Let's push them around a bit. Whose the hero going to be tonight? Pommers / Okie / Mitts / Dahlin are all due for a score. As is Sheary, is he playing tonight?

I'm guessing Hutton tonight and Leenus tomorrow?

I just re-watched the OT and I'm not sure if it was mentioned up-thread, but the Sabres got a huge break from the refs on the OT winner. The last rush San Jose had prior the the GWG, San Jose passed the puck and the player was off-sides by a mile (at the 3:40 mark, even RJ noticed), total blown call by the refs. Had they whistled that play dead the sequence for Skinner would never had materialized. The refs were blowing calls all game though, so at least they're consistent. Nice to see one go our way though. Go Sabres. I want this streak alive for December 4th.

Also last night was Hockey Fights Locker Room Cancer Night, correct? Did they have a video montage celebrating a cure after cutting out ROR?

Well, at least they have their football team to distract them.

Lookin' for a Buffalo Six tonight and by that I mean the Sabres score six goals.

I grow weary of these close, 1-goal games. Tonight I desire a blowout, in the favor of the Sabres. Jack is due for a hat-trick, yes? Dahlin could use another goal. Been awhile since Okposo scored. Raise the barn and get some matches, I wanna watch this mother burn! Go Sabres.

This would have been the worst timeline.

This thread is waaaay too early. That being said. Kyle Okposo has a modified No Trade Clause of 15 teams...can he list an expansion team as one of the 15, thus forcing the Sabres to protect him? This also feels Moulsony, in that, when the Vegas expansion was announced there were a lot of people saying "Vegas can just draft Moulson and take him off our hands". If KO is playing to a point where we're we want the team to take him to help us, that will never happen.

When Ray says to "slow things down" he's not advocating for the team to be skating slower, he's referring to the mental part of the game. Instead of getting the puck and reacting immediately, he's asking that the players think about their next play. Slowing the game down in their heads, to think a bit and make smart decisions with the puck, that's what he's implying. At least that's how I interpret it.