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Let them laugh then. They are the ones trying to spin off their mediocrity. Hart is worth a roll of the dice, but nobody is giving up much. A high second rounder in a deep draft is more than adequate, with an average young goalie (UPL) going back.

If I were Adams, I’d hang up the phone immediately and never do business with Briere ever again. That is a laughable request. I guess UPL, Bryson, and our second could secure us Jiricek +?

Not trying to nitpick here, but adding to your point. How about the hitting of defensemen during the forecheck when the puck is gone during the "grace period"? I think this is a legitimate gray area where the Sabres need to pick up the aggression, especially if they make the playoffs. Finishing your check in this manner leads to turnovers galore, and is equally important as hitting somebody with the puck to get possession. Maybe Adams is equating these things, but by the way the Sabres play, I have my doubts. In '99, we employed this strategy against Ray Bourque to great effect. We pounded him into oblivion and he coughed up the puck fairly consistently cause he knew he was going to get punished repeatedly. Similarly, there is a highlight from '93 that illustrates this perfectly when Bourque saw May coming, panicked, and coughed it up to Mogilny for a goal.

What a debacle. They are just standing around, watching. Skate, tie up a stick, take the body….do something.

On the replay, looked like he was just shielding a defender. Still an odd choice.

Why did Tuch stop skating on that 2 on 0?!!

That’s true. St. Hyacinthe, Quebec if I’m not mistaken.

I'd give them a chance. Fanatics gets a bit of a bum steer as they are chartered to make a cost sensitive replica jersey. Most of Fanatics garb I have is from a few years ago, so maybe the quality has gone down, but all my Fanatics branded T-shirts are comfortable and durable. I don't own any Fanatics breakaway jerseys though. There was a lot of teeth gnashing when Adidas took over a few years ago, but I found their jerseys to be the most comfortable, and best fitting when compared to previous manufacturers. The biggest gripe that I have with Adidas is that they didn't make their "MiC" true Authentics available to the general public, like CCM had done years ago with their Center Ice collection (not to be confused with the practice jerseys).

On the positive side: Dahlin turned the corner into a stud, and Power has progressed nicely all year. I thought Power was going to be a Dahlin redux of sorts (put up good numbers, but be god awful in his own zone). Offense is more dynamic than I thought it would be On the negative side: Really thought Mittelstadt was going to have 2021-22 Tage Thompson type year. Team defense is very lackluster and is still committing multiple sins (not getting the puck deep, forwards missing assignments, watching the puck instead of taking the body, etc.) that plagued them last year.

This is a disgrace. We are fanning on everything, reaching for pucks, and wandering around the zone like a bunch of Mites. Take the freaking body!

Geez, what a bunch of inconsiderate jerks 😊

Well, we’ll score at least 6 goals with is on, that is for certain.

What’s up with Thompson? There is patience, and there is holding the puck too long with indecision. He’s been plagued with this for a few periods now.

Get a little more lackadaisical there Power

That’s encouraging

https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/the-story-behind-young-ovechkins-sabres-jacket/article_5b2d0b0c-b5c3-509e-90b9-a27cbff8edbc.html

That goal brought a tear to my eye. The effort! I want to see Zemgus in the playoffs so bad. He deserves it!

I never would have thought a coach could screw up somebody so bad, yet here we are. Dahlin looks vastly different from the beginning of last year, and gets better with every game. The guy just has a superstar presence now.

I don’t recall a west coast trip like this. Maybe back in the Hasek days? Just rolling!

I always like looking at preseason scratches because they are always so weird. Sabres scratched Artem Kriukov?!!! They have scratched him for like 20 years now.

This interview is pretty telling, especially the emotions at the end. It bolsters my belief we finally are turning a corner. Their view on selecting players is very logical, which is refreshing to see.

I thought for sure we’d screw that up

You know it’s coming

Dahlin has really turned it around this year. Glad I was wrong with his development, and happy to eat crow. Kid is supremely confident and it shows!

Eakin played a great game tonight too. Very strong on the forecheck.