DarthEbriate

I thought maybe Marino was older and had been with Pitt as a 7 or something (like Ruhwedel) and maybe Vanecek was older and had been Washington's backup... but they are not. But at least four in Sergachev, Maata, Schmidt, and Cole. Their entire backend.

And if Ratzlaff comes up, how does Leinonen get his necessary starts to keep developing -- swapping to Jacksonville? Or Ellis for that matter (who has now played in 1 game since 10/4 when he got 20 minutes of the final preseason game for STL and who never went to IR for his back tightness, so presumably he's fully healthy)? Tonight: an early battle for first place in the North as the Amerks host Syracuse.

Only to the Bruins thus far.

Flyer-Habs, Bruins-Isles also both went to OT. No ground being gained on anyone in the early games.

Quinn... Quinn, mah bukee, you disappoint me.

Oh... oh, Quinn...

11 for Utah fell asleep after the faceoff win. McLeod turned it into yet another great Vejmelka save. And ... there it goes again.

I'm sure the speed difference between these teams won't be apparent in 3-on-3.

McBain now 9/9 on faceoffs for Utah.

This is where getting that 3C who is an elite FO guy can be helpful. Power getting outhustled, outworked, outstrengthed... by... 5'9" 178# Kailer Yamamoto

Waved off immediately. Lucky. Horrible follow-up shift to the Sabres' goal though.

Utah can't challenge it. Good goal.

Yup.

Österized with the bank shot.

Muel, you've gotta hold that shot until the screen gets there.

Utah broadcast saying they've been excellent in the dot tonight; their best faceoff percentage of the season. Nevermind, they're playing against a team with only one good FO guy on the entire roster and he's been out all season. Oi.

ESPN+ working here with the Utah feed.

16-5 shots for Utah in the second. Lull Vejmelka to sleep... clever.

Utah skating harder since the good Sabres PK. Good music from the Flower Power era.

He didn't try. He could've put the effort in to hold that puck in the zone until the change was complete and reinforcements arrived. It's lack of effort or tenacity.

Östlund needs to carry the puck just a step longer. If all he's going to do is one-touch pass on each possession, he's not going to be much of a player.

Utah's broadcast told the story of Taro Tsujimoto during the intermission. Which is nice --- gives their new fan base some background of the silliness of the league. They didn't cover the trivia of: Who did the Sabres select in the 1974 draft with a pick after Tsujimoto?

Just in time for the final 40 seconds of the 1st period... Lock Sabre-foils in attack position!

Peterka is tied for 74th on the all-time Sabres scoring list with Yuri Khmylev (150 points). He trails Tyler Myers by a point. Maybe not a video, but definitely a PA callout during a TV timeout in the first period.

And his name is… Isak Rosén?