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Yes, that means they can convince themselves it's fine to fall 20 points back in the standings off the bat because they will have "plenty of games" in hand to catch up.

The building will be packed once they start winning again. That's how it works.

Wings picked a bad time to go on a 5 game bender Essentially the difference between us being the playoffs and not is once again, our inability to rack up loser points like so many other teams in the NHL seem to do with ease...Islanders have 14!!! OT/SO losses this year.

Their chance to win the cup is near 0. They just gave away a pick for a dude who has been terrible that could have helped their bottom 1/3 of the NHL prospect pool get better.

How? Nice move...Philly loves overpaying for Sabres D men

2 best defensive teams in the NHL squaring off since January 1st. So the final score will likely be 7-6 You missed a great one.

I don't think it is an excuse as much as this team has seemingly finally figured out how they need to play to be successful defensively and are starting to emerge as one of the best defensive teams in the NHL. No real way to say otherwise with what they have been doing over the last 1/2 of their games played. Their GAA/game has dropped from 3.56 prior to Jan 1st to 2.17 starting Jan 1st...that's 1.39 fewer goals allowed per game. That's astounding.

The issue with this team, in large part, IMO, is that for the first 3 months they didn't exactly know how to do what Granato wanted them to do in terms of playing more defense first, they weren't confident in it, and they seemingly lost confidence in themselves and their ability to play offensively while doing that. It seems like they have figured out how to do it and use their team speed and team size and length to get their sticks in the way to break up passes in the defensive zone and then turn those into transition chances at speed now. Their team defense has improved more than I think anyone ever thought possible in a few months and they are now outstanding defensively and among the best in the NHL. They have allowed the fewest goals since january 1st with 50 and are 2nd at 2.17 goals/game allowed over that point. 3rd in fewest shots allowed per game at 28.45. It just seems like this team has finally realized who they are, found their identity, has their Mojo flowing and last night they just absolutely dominated the Knights for 85% of the game. Now...the key will be to continue this and THEN not have it take 3 months to figure it out again like the last 2 years.

2 weeks of cold with a week of snow giving us 50 inches, and another 10 scattered over the rest of winter. Warmest winter on record.

So do Carolina and Colorado. Next argument?

IMO, the best way to be positioned is to always be in good with the local tech recruiters. They will contact you with jobs they have and if you make a good impression, you will be one of the first people they get in touch with. I've switched jobs 3 times like this, all while I wasn't even looking to make a move, they just got in touch with me, I listened to what they had and it was too big of a salary increase to pass up...15-20K each time. Once was a LinkedIn recruiter with the company who contacted me directly. That's the other thing...I always make sure to listen and talk with them even if its only for a few minutes here and there...that goodwill cannot be understated in the opportunities it will generate for you over time. Tech is tech and getting more techy all the time, but at the end of the day it still comes down to people and relationships more than most think.

I'd say it's more a problem of consistency. There are certainly games where they do actually do that. The problem is they aren't seemingly willing to do it night in and night out. Or at least the majority of the time. I'd say right now, it's maybe 15-30% of the time. That being said, it isn't a requirement to be good... Sabres average 20.12 hits per game, Avalanche 20.20 and Hurricanes 17.42...doesn't seem to hurt them.

Not the mods overstepping their boundaries, that's for sure.

I am so out of here when I retire and moving abroad where cost of living is cheap as hell in US dollars while I collect SSI in US Dollars. Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, one of those other warm countries like Ecuador, Chile, etc..

Saskatoon! Also, does the name Sasquatch derive from Saskatchewan?

Well, not quite...TMGM basically decimated that original top prospect pool in a year or two trying to speed up the rebuild and we were left with almost nothing in the pipeline starting from scratch again once he was fired.

We have for a few years now because unlike other previous GM's, Adams refuses to trade prospects to speed things up. Might be a good thing in the end, we will see I guess. At the end of the day, having the best prospect pool is far better than not having any. At the end of the day, I just want him to get it right the way the Bills got it right...if it takes a year or to longer than we would like, then so be it.

Enough with the "too small" comparisons... STOP THE FALSE NARRATIVE THIS TEAM IS SMALL!! Sabres are tied for 5th in the NHL in average height and 9th in average weight. They are one of the biggest teams in the NHL now. A few small skilled players won't hurt them.

You should try TwoBillsdrive if you think this is bad. There is a mod that that holds vendettas against certain people. It's pretty shameful behavior for a mod honestly.

Small advantage Sabres... Florida has the 5th worst record all-time for teams that are still in the NHL on February 27th at 3-7-0-4, good for a .357 points percentage. Sabres are marginally better at 7-11-3-0, good for a .405 points percentage(10th worst). The worst team? Seattle Kraken who are 0-1. The worst team with more than one game is the Arizona Coyotes 2-14-0-2, good for a dismal .167 points percentage. The best team? Minnesota Wild who are 8-2-0-0 good for an .800 points percentage all-time.

How the hell do our players get injured in practice so much?

The problem with their win streak? Everyone else in the Atlantic is winning too...except the Canadiens beneath them and the first place Bruins who are way out of reach.

I agree with Robinson...he has had a LOT of good chances around the net and seemingly always shoots the puck right into the goalie.