DarthEbriate

Now this is podracing a top-line shift!

Alright... don't go into Alamo Death Star mode and get outshot 30-5 this period. Stay on the attack and fight them!

This would be an interesting offseason thought... Because the team is so young (and will be next year) and lacks depth, should they look at getting together a pure energy line as a 4th line? A line that plays OK defensively if they get hemmed in, but if they get the puck into the offensive zone they're dumping and punishing the defense. Like Vegas' inaugural season. Lots of hits. A few fights. Fewer than 10:00 per night.

Close the period strong.

Tager digs it out of his own skates... so far away... and buries it.

F******* eh!

Respond to these shifts and turn up the pressure, gents!

You will go to the Netfront system... there you will find rebounds. And the goals that take the lead.

He shows up against the best. Just need him to treat every opponent like the best... and get more experience until he's more consistent. Cozens will be fine.

Matthews picked up some power converters for that final shift.

5 on 5 ... They're coming in too fast!

Always in motion is the future.

The Leafs have scored 3 or more goals in 16 out of their last 20 games. The four times they didn't score 3+ they lost. The Sabres have allowed 3 or more goals in 17 out of their last 20 games. The three times they kept the opposition under 3 they won. I have a bad feeling about this.

Fire the GM. Hire a new GM with a new "theme" for the team "skill in top 6, tough bottom 6", "mobile, engaged defense" "speedy and wants to be here" that will require a new approach to drafting/acquisition, with the condition that they keep the existing head coach. Then, when that season isn't a stunning success, let the GM fire the head coach and announce that the second season will be a "learning" season while the new head coach implements their system. When that second season isn't a stunning success, fire the new GM and assure the new new GM that they have a 3-year tryout period and it's OK to call it a rebuild and reset to Year 0. I think I'm fit to be an NHL owner.

Good. Gooooood.

Perhaps. But I'd rather have him being a team leader in a playoff push (ROC has slipped from 2nd to 4th since his callup) and expecting to win while working on his game, rather than getting used to losing while working on his game. The sliding of his contract is the cherry on top. Hopefully, he'll get tons of money someday, and I want that timeframe to be aligned with when the Sabres are good and getting even better. As @LGR4GM notes, that 24-25 offseason is already an RFA doozy. And we might add 1 or 2 of our college goalies to that offseason as well. Slide the Quinn!

Sweet. Don't rush him back. Get him a handful of games... ...And then slide that contract for meaningful action next season.

I'd add Asplund to the worse row. Olofsson got hurt and they both fell off the map this season. I just can't give Mitts any reading just yet. He's worse, but he's also played 1 period, then was hurt, and is now trying to get back into gear with a rookie and a broken VO.

Montreal has won 5 in a row and Buffalo has lost 6 in a row. And MTL is still 7 points back. Ahhh... but there are 28 games left to play. There's time.

This team really needs its full-grown, experienced hockey players back. Girgs, Hino, Miller. That allows some kids to go back to the AHL and not get pushed around night-in and night-out... as well as to sit Bjork. Possibly even rest VO, or get him surgery or whatever, because he's JAG when he can't shoot the puck. That was a takeaway... Eakin did well in the dot and they looked at least a bit dangerous with the empty net.

The Ginger Ninja? Really?

Stop freakin', call Eakin! Also -- good job raising that trade value.

Lots of ways to answer that: Yes! If they're traded. Yes! In a few years a few of these players could be top-6 on a really good Sabres team. Yes! If the goaltender is HOF-caliber.

All too easy.

On a good team, yes, a 3W with PP1 potential. But right now, I'm more concerned that he simply doesn't have any mustard or accuracy on his cannon. And he hasn't taken a slap shot that I've seen since before the injury. I want him healthy because of who saw at the beginning of the season -- this team needs that player added to Tuch and Okposo down the right side.