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Sabres playing better but still fighting the puck like last night...they would normally have 5-6 goals off of the chances they had tonight

Here we go again...6-2 incoming. Seemingly cannot handle Seattle for whatever reason.

Comrie strikes again...and the Sabres allow another goal within 2 minutes of the last period starting. This is becoming a big problem.

This has been a good game...Sabres are very good defensively for the most part...no space given in our zone, sticks in passing lanes, trailers picked up, strong backchecking, etc... Two nice tips got us, but if they could play like this every night they would be almost impossible to beat combined with their offensive abilities. Pukked? Is that a new word?

To be clear...it isn't the number of times, it's that all 3 games have basically been carbon copies of each other. Seattle forechecks the crap out of us, we turn the puck over, they score lots of goals.

Because they have kicked our ass every time we played them and the games have not been competitive.

We are fans. It doesn't matter what WE do.

I am sure they are going to be really pissed after that one...that is not the standard they set for themselves. That type of game won't fly anymore. Under Eichel they would pay some lip service, shrug their shoulders and go out and party at the clubs after a game like that. With this team they will be really pissed with themselves, go home and stew about it all night and come back tomorrow to make up for it. They are accountable to each other. Big difference.

They didn't actually send him down...it was a "paper move" only for now. Anderson was getting this start with a back to back coming up. Basically it bought the Sabres some time so they didn't have to make an actual move until they had to make an actual move. That move likely isn't going to be UPL going back to Rochester, btw.

Didn't get a chance to watch luckily but heard Paul Hamilton after the 2nd and he said they looked terrible in the first and it was probably their worst period of the year, a little better in the 2nd but have been actively preventing themselves from scoring goals tonight and making a dude who is making his 5th NHL start look like Hasek.

Uh...not the start I was hoping for.

Hmm...Bruins...Dolphins...Patriots...Hurricanes... in no particular order then probably Flyers

That's all well and good but the Sabres have struggled mightily against them all three games. Sometimes a team just has your number.

This dude better not f**k up a playoff push. Now is not the time for "giving a chance" to someone that sucked.

Have played them 3 times and have gotten demolished 3 times by a combined 17-7, including 5-1 earlier this year. Not sure exactly why they have so much trouble with that team but they need a much better showing Tuesday if they want to win. Losses were by 3,3 and 4 goals so it's not like one bad outcome caused a huge spike.

Toward the end of last season we saw the same type of hockey.

Not thrilled with that...Comrie wasn't good when he played and allowed more questionable goals than UPL. Like legit WTF? goals. Goals that should never go in in an NHL game...and it was happening once or twice a game.

I had to laugh at his "That was Dahl-icious!" On Dahlin's first goal last night

They said he has really embraced the move between them and wants to be a good two player and has really worked on his defensive game...and it shows. That's part of what is so exciting about this team. They are already good but still have near endless room for growth.

UPL starting to fade under a heavy workload the last couple games. Makes some great saves but also starting to allow more questionable goals again.

I agree it's great they showed they can do it, but it's also great to not need to every time they go into the 3rd with a 2+ goal lead. UPL starting to fade under heavy usage

Sabres are on a tear and the best part about it is they are so offensively gifted they can simply outscore teams at times... Would like to see them a little better with leads heading into the 3rd but that type of stuff comes with experience. Bottom line is they are coming from behind at times to tie games and then win in OT, and they have also shown they can put teams away in regulation too.

I just wish they wouldn't make it so hard on themselves to put games away. I just think eventually that tends to wear you down mentally and emotionally. But they are young and have a lot of jam so maybe they are more capable of weathering it than an older team of vets.

Didn't get a chance to watch the game live but saw the updates and just watched the highlights...man that building was rocking. Looked like a super fun game to be a part of...I think both goalies will be wishing they had a few of those goals back last night...overall great effort to come back to tie and win in OT, but my lord, what is with them allowing goals in the first 2 minutes of the 3rd with 2+ goal leads?? Has happened a lot recently...

Good Lord!! I am hurting just from thinking about it... And he finished the game that it happened in 😱😱 https://sports.yahoo.com/jets-blake-wheeler-ruptured-a-testicle-last-month-vs-predators-222806472.html Wheeler returns to the Jets lineup on Friday after missing three weeks with a ruptured testicle he sustained against the Predators last month.