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Well, we have never really suffered, we have been a mid table team for the last 5 years - ask the Leafs and Oilers what it is like to actually suck for 5+ years. This season has been horrific and we still are bobbing around the 10th position. Not to mention this was 48 games, you are prosing sucking for nearly 4 times that length Side note: How on earth are the Oilers a top 5 pick team this year? How many 1st overall/top 5 picks does it take to turn that franchise around?

Could that number have been prorated for this season as well?

Well. The Sabres did it again. They torpedoed their lottery chances and they missed the playoffs. Hello mediocrity

Pysyk's first goal - poor guy. What an awful game/time in game to get it

Is that a chant of let's go rangers?

I'm surprised there is no booing

Ehrhoff is a -7 in the last two games

Enroth has let 2 soft ones in, Miller 1. But the fact that there are so many goals tells me it is the 5 guys in front of them letting them down, not the other way around

Goal 1 - D-man skate deflects it 5 hole Goal 2 - D-man skate deflects it 5 hole Goal 3 - Goalie screws up Goal 4 - D-man screens goalie (half goalie's fault - didn't look around screen) Goal 5 - D-man knocks the puck in (half goalie's fault - covered up very poorly) Goal 6 - Goalie screws up Goal 7 - Defence give a breakaway ...nice going defence...

We can get to 52 points by winning out. Winnepeg can get 3 points out of their last 8 to give them 51 points Rangers can get 3 points out of their last 10 to give them 51 points If either team gets 4 points we are out. We have a game against each team, and we have to win, so actually: We need to win 8 out of 8 points to give us 52 points Winnepeg can get 3 points out of their last 6 to give them 51 points Rangers can get 3 points out of their last 8 to give them 51 points Also the Rangers have games against the 14th and 15th teams in the East...doesn't look hopeful. Ah well, at least we can be picking around the 12th mark again

I did as well

When did Ott say this?

Lots of good college players aren't drafted because they take a little longer to mature/grow etc. and so they are not draft worthy at 18 but at 22 they are decent guys. Other teams liked Rudy but the Sabres promised him playing time this season in the NHL, which beat out competition.

Probably broke one of the two in the lower leg, so has the other bone for support, hence why he could get off the ice Marfan syndrome doesn't give brittle bones How do we know Ott and Miller laid into him? Or are we just getting Paraplegic athletes manage to maintain shape - i'm sure there is something he can do. No excuses

Plus they'll probably win the lottery

Very few players (especially forwards) are actually consistent - we just don't realise it because we don't watch many games of other teams

Yandle is not great defensively and has an insane offensive start rate. He is a good offensive D-man. He is a bad all round D-man. Mike Green is better in his own zone

1) I love that guy! Players: Jason Pominville, Ryan Miller, Cody Hodgson, Mark Pysyk (early edition I know, but love how simple he keeps it) and Mike Weber Others: Mike Robitaille (love his game comments), Rick Jenneret, Terry Pegula (it might not have worked so far, but he is a huge help to the Sabres/WNY) 2) He can play on my team. Players: Tyler Ennis, Thomas Vanek, Christian Ehrhoff, Steve Ott, Tyler Myers, Pat Kaleta, Andrej Sekera and Jochen Hecht Others: Ted Black, Rob Ray 3) I wouldn't cry if he went elsewhere. Players: Marcus Folidno, Ville Leino, Corey Tropp, Jhonas Enroth, Adam Pardy, Kevin Porter, John Scott, Matt Ellis, Cody McCormick, Mikhail Grigorenko Others: Ron Rolston, Paul Hamilton, Harry Neale, Darcy Regier, John Vogl, Brian Duff 4) Get him out of here now! Players: Drew Stafford, Luke Adam, Brian Flynn and Nathan Gerbe (it hurts to put him here as he seems like a lovely person, but he is a tweener) Others: Jerry Sullivan, Bucky Gleason, Mike Harrington

What do you mean by fan group? I'm not familiar with these Also soccer has a much richer tradition for the fans - e.g. when Newcastle play Sunderland (two rivals), there is a 'chant' where Newcastle get out their car keys and jingle them, this is because historically sunderland was the poorer city and people couldn't afford cars. Alternatively, when Oxford plays Cambridge Oxford have a saying called shoe the Tabs (derogatory name for Cambridge people), so people take off their shoes and wave them at the Tabs chanting - it is fun to be part of. This is why I really like(d) the Taro chants of old, it is a shame they died out On the flip side to European passion is NA 'niceness' (for lack of a better word). Soccer home and away team supporters still have police separating them and they have to go to different parts of the stadium. When I went to Buffalo my dad/I were shocked by how nice people were and how Leaf fans and Sabre fans were joking in the toilets at the end of the game Although I think a major reason is that, whilst tickets are still expensive, a lot of fans still go. Whereas it seems a lot of Buffalo (and Toronto) seats are taken by businesses A good atmosphere helps everyone - the players enjoy it more and it is fun to be part of that atmosphere as a fan

They can afford to lose two of their last 9...they just lost 1 with eight games to go

The first goal was a freak bounce and the second goal was a major turnover from Vanek. Myers hasn't looked good tonight but there are other reasons he is a -2. The Vanek, Ennis and Stafford line are all -3

Vanek, Stafford and Ennis....0 goals on 3 2-on-1s and a -3

Foligno should be in the AHL, he just isn't NHL ready

Our inability to convert on odd man rushes is infuriating - have we scored one all year? We make the wrong decision without fail

This game is pretty brutal. Three 2-on-1s and a lovely pick off by Vanek, but no goals. One major defensive blunder and one unlucky bounce and we are 2-0 down