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Sabres have only two established top six forwards, three counting Norris. Need at least one more. Preferably a playmaker. Need to replace Tuch who I think will leave. Need a more reliable 2C since Norris has injury issues. So yeah, we only have TT that is a true reliable top six forward.

I think the first step is just ripping the band-aid off and trading UPL. Go with Lyon and Ellis for the rest of the season.

If Quinn and Muel have actually turned a corner then I might have to change my mind.

That game is what I imagine the NHL brass wants their product to be.

What a wild game. This is fun.

Thsnks for the own goal 😂

Benson is clearly not of European descent. He has no Finnish in him 😂 Bad dad joke.

We need some Coffee Black and Jackie Moon.

A quick whistle and commercial break to subdue momentum.

Tuch isn’t resigning. I see no reason not to trade him for a good top six playmaker now!

I wish Zucker was a few years younger.

Hey we have a new sniper 😂

My concern is waiting too long to make any moves that improves skill and consistency. We aren’t winning with Tuch, Power, Quinn, and a couple others. Those three should return good roster players.

That comes after the Olympic break.

Bogo looks like he’s gained some size since leaving Buffalo.

Benson shouldn’t have gone off. He assumed the puck would be cleared. Terrible situational awareness. Terrible clearing attempt.

Failed easy clear leads to a goal.

WTF 🤦‍♂️

The Minnesota Wild host the Buffalo Sabres after the Wild knocked off the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout. Minnesota is 14-7-4 overall and 8-3-3 in home games. The Wild have a 3-1-4 record in games decided by one goal. Buffalo is 9-11-4 overall and 1-6-2 in road games. The Sabres have allowed 84 goals while scoring 72 for a -12 scoring differential. The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs. TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Johansson has eight goals and 12 assists for the Wild. Kirill Kaprizov has eight goals and three assists over the past 10 games. Tage Thompson has 12 goals and nine assists for the Sabres. Alex Tuch has scored three goals with six assists over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Wild: 9-0-1, averaging three goals, 5.2 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 1.4 goals per game. Sabres: 4-6-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.6 assists, 2.6 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.

All of our goalies are good backup quality. There is no number one starter quality in the organization. We only have (2) top six forwards (TT and Tuch). (3) if you count Mr. Glass (Norris). Team leadership consists of guys who have only known losing in an organization where the owner doesn’t hold management accountable. Tuch is a second liner who shows up offensively every now and then. Trade. Norris is talented but his unreliable presence is a liability to team chemistry/cohesion. Trade. Power is not what this team needs. Trade. Byram will want out. Trade Quinn/Krebs/Greenway (see Power). Benson was rushed.

Personally, I think UPL sucks but who cares if he went out after a loss. Do people think a player should sit in a dark corner and think about a loss?

It’s the Mandela Effect.

Another loss that wouldn’t sting so much if they hadn’t started the season so poorly with only intermittent flashes of brilliance. This is not a playoff team not because they lost this game but because they are not consistent. This organization needs a competent POHO to set some semblance of a standard. Removing guys like UPL and OP would be a byproduct of a standard.

Good job OP.