Sabres Fan in NS

That's the spirit. my friend. Yea team !! Anyhow, we still love you. ***** Again !!?? And so soon. MUST WIN !! GO SABRES !! They probably are staying in the same hotel for a few nights until they figure out the way to San Jose. That may be a good thing. Any of our Southern Californians going / went to the games. I did not read the GDT past page 3. I know @pi2000 has ties to the Ducks, or maybe he is making that all up to impress the chickidoodles around here. Oh, yeah ... SWORDS !!

You know what will inevitably fallow. No one want's that label.

@inkman is just blowing off steam. You must know how much he loves to blow. Hey, I'm a poet.

How dare you ... ... try to get us back on topic !! Oh, I respectfully disagree.

Here you go Inky ... MUST WIN !! GO SABRES !! 23:00 .. that's not gonna happen. Well, maybe the 1st period. SWORDS !!

Those are your recent posts in this thread. A terrible take. Bottom line. I know why the mods let it stand, but that does not make it not a terrible take.

I would swap Greenway and JJP. Quinn and JJP really hit it off. Both will help Cuzsie. Mitts with Greenway crashing the net and Benson buzzing around will drive defenders nuts. My work here is done. Guess that's lunch.

Well, be that as it may you know we all love a handsome set of balls, especially NS balls. I must make my way up there to see yous sometime, eh. It's quite a treck from the mighty metropolis of Halifax to Rear Balls Creek. That's *crick* for yous Western New Yorkers.

Hamlin has good hands and can move. That was not where the play went south. Yup. That's the college coach I am talking about. What did he do after 2011 in the NFL? Serious question. All I know is that at some point he went to Michigan. I also seem to remember some questions as to his character.

A college coach should not come into the Bills at this point. If a change is made (I don't think one will be nor needs to be) it will be for a proven NFL coach. I think the only one available is Bill B.

The quote tells the story. It was a gutsy call by McD. A good call. Can't blame the coach if the players did not execute the play properly.

Thank you for the hat tip to @SDS, without whom none of this would be a thing. @Eleven is on a bit of a leave. He will be back asap and did make a guest appearance in a GDT not too long ago. We have lost many over the years. @X. Benedict did make a cameo when RJ passed. @deluca67 retired when the Sabres last attained his magical number - all those years ago.

McD coached a good game. There, I've said it. The players blew some plays, but overall the Bills played well enough to win and almost did. That's not good enough. The fact remains that they are not quite there to get over the hump, especially when most years they will end up meeting KC in the playoff at some point. KC knows more of what it takes to win in the playoff. Their 2 recent SB wins are your proof. The Bills have not been able to do that since reaching the playoff 5 or 6 seasons in a row. Winning the division 4 in a row. This year they played KC at home (the first road playoff game for KC since Mahomes became their starter). The Bills still could not do it, but very close. These are two very closely matched teams. Josh and Patrick are a push. Patrick has Kelce - Josh doesn't. Again, the most urgent need for the Bills this offseason is to find Josh his Kelce. The Bills are 3 -1 in the regular season in the last 4 years - all on the road, I believe. The Bills are 0 - 3 in the playoff against KC. That is the most telling stat.

He will likely sign the 8 for $50M standard contract.

No it doesn't.

It could be 2 years, but that takes him right to UFA status at the end of it. @Taro T,s plan of 3 years would buy 1 UFA year. A 1 year deal has him UFA at the end of it. ====== 6K has played pretty well most of the season. The team in front of him hasn't always been his friend. Mostly not his friend. I agree with @Hank that he has finally come into his own and has developed into a fairly steady goaler. The gamble is .. if they want him around for a while at a reasonable price tag then offer him a 3 year deal at $1.85M per. It buys 1 year of UFA status and gives Levi a chance to blossom (or possibly not blossom - I think he will). If by the end of the season there is enough evidence that the Sabres think that 6K will be a reliable #2 long-term and Levi being #1 then I would sign him for 5 years and $12.5M. If there is still some questions at the end of the season - sign him for 1 year at $1.75M. Gives another year to see what happens with him and Levi. Still RFA at the end of it and then can sign him for 3(+) years at the end of next season.

Wide right. Are you kidding me. It's always hard no matter how your team loses, but who would not have signed up for this after the OT loss in Philly? I really thought that the Bills were going to do it against the Chiefs at home. The Chiefs have won Superbowls and always seem to turn it up a notch in key playoff games and at specific times during those games. The Bills have not been able to do that. Came very close last night, especially considering the defence was missing so many. With a completely healthy D the Bills would have likely won that game. The coach is fine. Bass is fine. Just about everything else is fine. The one thing that the Bills need to find is Josh's Kelce. Mahomes and Kelce are stars, but together they are special. Speaking of Kelce ... Jason was a hoot. Tailgating with the best of them. The very drunk brother-in-law at the party. Took his shirt off and was topless pretty much the whole time. Climbed out of the box and was shirtless with the fans in the stands at one point. He was better to look at than what's her name.

I hear you, brother. I was suspended for trolling @korab rules and bragging about it in my first few weeks here. The history is still on my account. Lessons learned. I really miss him (hate to assume, but I believe he is a he - not that there is anything wrong with that).

Oh yeah, I forgot about the chicken head guy.

I appreciate every posters contributions no matter how great or small. I agree that @PASabreFan makes us all think. @Taro T and @Thorny are very knowledgeable of the game. @inkman has a way with words and imagery. @Hank for his loyalty. Many others too numerous to mention.

And the Bills should have won SB 25. If that kick went in the game was over. But, it didn't go in. It went wide right. The difference is the Bills underachieved that season and playoff. The Pack overachieved this season and, especially, playoff. Be happy with the strides taken and get ready for next year. And we now can count on you to be 100% Bills Mafia going forward this playoff.

UPL was not the issue yesterday afternoon. A team that gives up two goals should have a reasonable expectation to score 3 to win, or at least come out with a tie. The Sabres really lost 2 - 1. Who cares about the EN goal. Again, UPL was not the problem. Sorry ... 6K was not the problem.

Different coaching - yes. Bad coaching - no. I don't think so. Also, nagging injury.

Your guys destroyed the Cowboys in the playoff. That's their greatest achievment this season. The nation thanks your guys for that. Things are looking up for the Pack.

I tend to agree and made the same basic point in the Tampa GDT. @Taro T, who is very knowledgeable and watches the team play very closely brought up some very good points in his reply to my post. It's pretty obvious that the focus has shifted to the defencive side of the game. Also, I really believe that some of the players are playing through some injuries.