Randall Flagg

After our second 4-game-stretch of the year without a single point from forwards not on the Jack line, I recalculated the scoring paces for every team's non-top-3 forward scorers. We aren't last, but we're bottom six still, in a log jam with Anaheim, Carolina, Dallas, and Chicago. The Kings are behind us but are pacing for 12 more goals from those same players - they just don't get very many assists. It's still an issue for this team, though getting better on the whole. We're just in a bit of a rut with those guys right now and it's no coincidence it coincides with a 5 game losing streak. Our lack of center depth is really what kills this: Here's a plot of every NHL team's second-highest-producing-center's projected point totals. We don't even have half of the league average and median. Casey is not an NHL 2C and neither is anyone behind him, and it's our most glaring hole for the duration of this season IMO. I'd still welcome a move to help insulate him better and give our team a chance when Jack isn't on the ice.

Fourth straight game that no Sabre behind Jack's line could create a goal.

Yes indeedy

This was a spitting image of the first Flyers game, honestly. An outstanding first period followed by an onslaught. We survived that one though and didn't come close today.

Tage was on line 4 and is playing on line 2, so independent of Jeff, Tage got bumped up 2 lines

Ah yes, promote the guy that has played like a bad AHLer today. That'll do it.

The 05-06 Sabres lost 6 straight games and 8 of 9 after their 8 game win streak.

What "ways about how he acts" actively promote the idea that he's leaving?

No

Tennyson with a BEAUT of a play

I blame our happy locker room

Lol damn.

Nah.

Nice Sam

Sheary is the only one who encroached that I saw and he did it by 8 feet.

This is an unforgivable standard of officiating, though. They need to call the game that happens on the ice, and do it impartially. A penalty is a penalty, or a non-penalty is a non-penalty, regardless of what player x did feburary 13th, 2013, and January 8th, 2016.

Cite one meaningful offensive play he's been a part of at even strength in any building that isn't the Bell Center Name one Sabre with worse scoring rates, possession metrics, and effect on teammates Both of these are impossible tasks

Mitts has had a longer stretch at center than Sam ever has, with comprehensively worse results, which is interesting

This game is f*cking rigged. I'm barely joking.

Dude he is by far our worst and most useless forward. He tanks every single forward he plays with and can't do anything with the puck

I h a t e Sobotka

I have no idea why the Philly player got tossed from that

I'm pretty pissed at Risto for taking that shot, not going to lie.

Those were two nice shifts.

The difference between McCabe and Tennyson in the lineup is yuuuuuuuuuuuuge