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Sabres entered this game in a playoff position UPL played The Sabres are no longer in a playoff position

It feels like we will lose this one 4-3 with a weak goal allowed in the last 2 minutes

UPL has to sit. He is third, maybe fourth on the depth chart now.

Can you decline a penalty in hockey?

Lazy shift by Tage

Right call

UPL rocking a .667 save percentage this season

This is a good comment! It is slightly confusing how the Sabres can be struggling for cap space considering the roster we have - obviously effectively losing a whole top line slot to Jeff's contract is not helpful. I would quite like to lock Benson and Doan up whilst they're a bit cheaper. UPL and Power earning $13 million certainly doesn't help.

Right now, I would be more excited to sign Benson to an 8 year extension than Tuch. And I like Tuch.

Oskar Olausson has been traded twice in like 3 months. Strange for a 22 year old

What is happening this period? Pure chaos

Benson has been a game changer

This just isn't true. Last season, Zucker (and McLeod) would be 4th on Florida and Vegas and 3rd in Colorado for forwards points. He/They is basically borderline 1st line player (by raw numbers). I say this because there is often a perception that a first line palyer is 100 points, a second line player is 70 points and a third liner is 50+ and that just isn't true. Tuch, Tage, Zucker, Norris, McLeod is genuinely 5 top 6 forwards. Our issue is depth - Quinn, Benson, Kulich, Doan, Krebs need to step up and the whole forward group needs to player better defensively. The Sabres have actually played pretty well for big chunks of the last 3 games. The issue is that they didn't break through, and then would often give up a goal or major chance on the counter attack and it would sap their will and momentum

Averaging one goal every 85 minutes

Well that's game