DarthEbriate

Benson was too busy trying to look off the goalie. I'd rather he just wound up and put if off the pad for a rebound than to shoot late and go wide. Gotta capitalize on opportunities. (Or at least put it on net.)

Boston feed... the PP zone entry... no drop pass. Just 3 guys rushing up ice with speed and 2 already at the blue line. Almost lost it... but they supported each other and had a wide-open shot from the slot.

Appert loves the area pass. It has its time and place, but...

How are we doing? Same as always. That bad, huh?

It won't be this year, but sometime in the future we're going to have to add an embellishment call for when folks drop their sticks to draw a slashing call.

Dalton?

Benson steals from Zadorov, feeds to the slot -- but Kulich and TNT didn't get there in time.

6'1 191 6'0 192 We're not talking Darren Pang v. Daren Puppa.

And also one point from being third in the Atlantic division and in a playoff spot. Such is the early season. Sabres opposite of a Debbie Downer is... UPL Upper?

Columbus smartly extended him, because he can also play hockey (unlike say... Geertsen).

Hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey...

This was the right call. Center spine still going to be a major issue against any team with a legitimate 1C for the next.... 3 years? At least? Maybe if Helenius exceeds all expectations and becomes a Barkov?

Boom. KoZhaq. (BoShek + Shaq) The pilot who met with Obi-Wan first in the cantina, but couldn't make the trip, and passed him off to Chewbacca. The behind-the-scenes backbone hero of the story. Serendipitous Kozhaq. https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/BoShek/Legends

Trade request or no, I want Levi to be upset by the precedings. He got to play 2 third periods in the preseason. He had the tougher scoring chances against and he gave up 0 goals. But Lyon and Georgiev and then Luukkonen got the starts. Is Levi better than any of them... right now... yes. Yes he is. I personally think his ceiling is higher than them because of his anticipation -- though he probably is only a 1B kind of guy if he reaches his peak. And then he got sent down first because of his waiver status. It's good to be frustrated. That said: patience, padawan. Hone the craft and prove them all wrong when finally given the opportunity (once he has the requisite experience and game -- because his previous opportunities have been rushed garbage with non-performing defensive structures, playoff chases where the GM got Greenway and nothing else, and, most importantly not ready for the burden was he).

Georgiev 6'1", Ratzlaff 6'1", Levi 6'0". Every goalie on the Amerks is shorter. They've got some futures who are taller: Prokhorov 6'3", Meloche 6'3", Leenders 6'2", Leinonen 6'5"

But after Georgiev. Dun-dun-dunnnnnhhh 😇

The main issues with Power are the defensive disengagement (from relying too much on stick, giving up the blue line) and unwillingness to get physical consistently. But I feel they stem mostly from a lack of intensity. Like... you're bigger, you're #1 overall... go on the attack. Jeepers, Severson. Telegraph the punch from across the goalie to a guy on the ice.

The pace of a Danforth (coming from CBJ's style) and Kozak are definitely missing compared to Dunne, Quinn... and the entire top line thus far... tonight.

Doan would fit in with CBJ's forecheck. But he's the only Sabre really moving to start.

But the MSG feed would have us know that they read the lineup card with fervor.

Columbus skating hard every, creating their puck luck. Every puck is finding their sticks. Sabres are just waving their sticks around. Someone needs to tell them this is how we play every game or something. Or throw a hit, wake people up.

Just being skated in circles until Power clears the puck off Timmins right back to Chinakov. Ugly.

Jackets getting to every loose puck and passing lane first.

3:45 (6:45 ET) is too early without being early enough. It's a wonky start time even if someone/sportsbar were to 7 TVs.

They made it to 11-9-1 after a Reimer-led win over San Jose last season (the 3-game California sweep). They got home, Luukkonen was great in a 1-0 loss to Minnesota... and they lost the next 12 as well.