DarthEbriate

The badger in the Disney adaptation of Robin Hood.

I think the process as we know it was: Granato fired. After an extensive interview/search, Adams was set to promote Appert to HC. Terry managed to convince Ruff to join as HC. Ruff had to keep the staff because they were under contract and Adams ensured Appert was added to the staff. This would allow Appert to apprentice with one of the winningest coaches in NHL history. The Sabrespace conjecture is that if Adams still has any decision-making power at the end of this season, he'll again do a very thorough set of interviews and then hire Appert as HC. Only a GM with some authority will be able to execute a real search.

Lovely feed from McLeod. The Oilers forgot about Tuch. And Tuch re-won possession after the lost faceoff. Good shift.

Tuchly!

Great period of hockey....

Lyon was out of the crease. Don't challenge it.

Dang it, Krebs! Skate it up and pass it to Benson!

Yikes, Lazar with a bit of a hold.

OK -- you need to score here. Remember, Appert: Work it left-to-right. It's 5-on-3 -- the TNT one-timer or a Dahlin point shot is not the best shot.

Good kill. It'd be nice to possess the puck for once -- maybe establish a bit of a cycle in the offensive zone for a shift.

Podkolzin pushes Bryson around, and then Power does nothing to assist during the rebound.

I hate the offside review; I'd really hate an icing red-line review. Oi.

Good start to the 3rd, gents.

How is this Sabres PK so decent (5-on-4) against Edmonton's power play and all season, when they face the Sabres static PP in practice?

Missed game stoppage for a hand pass. Tuch never saw that puck, Nurse is checking his arms forward, and puck caroms off his arm. Huh.

Yay! A challenge!

Thompson with the rebound! (because he's tall)

Once Levi warms back up in the AHL... maybe. But given the early moves (Georgiev, Ellis) it seems like this year they're just dead set to make Levi spend the season in Rochester.

All caught up --- good first period, good opening pressure in the 2nd. They're trying to play defense tonight! And a good save from Lyon.

Was it a mistake to trade Jonas Johansson? Why couldn't Devin Cooley make his transformation to NHL backup 2 years ago? Can Georgiev come back? What's Cal Petersen up to these days?

Nashville is hosting Colorado tonight. Maybe ROR wins them the game in OT? Anyway, if Nashville were somehow able to defeat Colorado tonight and the Sabres lose tonight... Then the loser of Thursday's game in Vancouver would be for last place in the NHL.

Which team/GM finally slays the dreaded Sabres hydra?

Sometimes they make $6M (Okposo) and then get re-signed for $3M, but to balance out the savings you put $2.5M (Girgensons) on the other wing.

The biggest impact will be on the power play as whatever initial 5-on-5 bonus he and McLeod gave to Quinn seems to have worn its course. This team is currently 21st in PP% (18.1). Like last season, take Zucker out of the PP and it's basically just TNT looking for a one-timer again

It’s possible, however unlikely, the Sabres might find a winning streak, and exploit it.