Mustache of God

I'd like the team to have an appointed Captain along with some consistency, aka, WINNING STREAKS. Has this team won more than 3 games in a row this year, have they even won 3 in a row? It'd also be nice to see a FA acquisition work out for us. I can't think of many (or any) players we've brought in from FA and have actually worked out and I've wanted to see on the team the following year (Pouliot, Balou, Anitpin, Nolan, Franson, Moulson, Carlo C., etc.) We're also due to start having the prospects Murray drafted start to break into the league. It'd be really nice if at least one of them can make the jump and impress. I cna't remember the last player that has come up from Rochester and stayed up for good. Perhaps Pegula can harness the energy coming off the perpetual motion of turnstile that has been spitting out players from Rochester to Buffalo and back again.

Was anyone sent down to accommodate bringing 2 players up from Roch? Also please don't play him with Nolan and Pouliot or Larsson or Okposo or Girgensons...pretty much what Brawndo said.

I want to see Casey on Jacks wing in the 3rd. At this point why not?

that is how you don't play defense.

I'd rather have Nelson but I think Nelson is going to test the market and sign elsewhere, would prefer to have him back but I don't see it happening. Falk and Antipin are different types of defenders and I think Falk will hang around if nothing much changes. Antipin has been a disappointment and if he doesn't resign/isn't tendered I won't really mind.

Guhle is being replaced with Tennyson tonight. Last minute change.

Have we seen the last of Victor Antipin in a Sabres uniform? Has the Antipin experiment been a failure, another Murray whiff (I know Jbot signed him but GMTM did the legwork)? I think yes. He only played 47 games and for someone billed as an offensive D-man I was hoping to see him put up more than 10 points (all assists, no goals). Those 10 points somehow have him 4th in defense scoring on the team, which is to say, woof. That's horrible output from the D, scoring is a problem with the whole team but maybe the lack of defensive offense is where the problem starts? I don't know. He's an RFA after this season so it will be interesting if Botteril keeps him around...I can't imagine he'd earn a pay raise so he'd be had at the cheap. I wonder if he wants to say in the NHL as a schlub or go back to the KHL where he was a star. Our defense next year projects as: Scandella - Risto McCabe - Bogo Baloo - Guhle Falk/Nelson - UFAs , Antipin - RFA, If I'm Nelson I'm testing the market to sign a 1-year deal with a playoff team, put himself around good players to make him look better and earn an longer term deal for more money the next year. Sabres are going to have to over-pay for him if they want him to stay and I'm not sure that's going to happen. I'm hoping trades are made during the off-season to bring in some more help on D so we don't have to resign Falk. That leaves Antipin as an RFA to potentially be our 7th D (more likely 6th as Bogo being injured is a sure bet). Does he resign? Does JBot want him? My guess is no. I think Botteril will target a mid-range Dman in FA that will replace the need for Antipin and get more consistent performance / hopefully some veteran presence (we have to replace that intangible for Georges, right?). This also depends on the Dahlin sweepstakes but I'm not holding my breath.

Id like to order another 5 A night from Eichel with a side of Casey goals and a Reinhart hattrick for dessert. Thank you.

I feel like jack has had 5 before but i have no evidence to back that up.

Casey is currently a ppg player, jack aint gonna let the new kid saunter in that easily.

Make that 5 points for eichel

Eichel with 4 points and counting.

I used to think that if the sabres are ever going to be competitive thered be no place for Rodriguez on the team. Im starting to rethink that. Guy has gumption.

Anyones sound out with the msg feed?

This should be a true test for Mittlestat. They're a real team playing for something. Detroit was a nice stepping stone for Casey but tonight we'll see how much work he really needs. That being said I predict Casey has 6 goals and 9 assists.

Yes.

Must something something tonight.

Oof.

Nice little assist by sam too

Oooooooooo reillly!

I like when jack shoots. He needs to do that more.

JACK ATTACK!

Damn. Casey is fast.

The teams on which they're playing. edit: and i'm guessing ice-time.

Asplund was, according to GMTM at the time, the key piece in the Kulikov?Pysysk swap. I recall he was very high on Asplund and given his track record I'm holding my breath on this kid. Hope I'm wrong but Murray seemed to have the Midas* touch. *By Midas I mean poop not gold.