DarthEbriate

Essentially a double minor. Dang it. But still plenty of time. They do need to wake up a bit... they relaxed once they took the 4-2 lead and you can't do that.

Yup. No bother with the Alamo Death Star Mode. Tie game means the Sabres can cut loose and go for 4 more.

Gah. The late goal at the end of the 2nd, the early goal at the beginning of the 3rd. Bloody hell.

Hits are 17-2? Did the Wild bring their own statistician while the Sabres kept their usual person?

And... by his standards... Eichel is having a phenomenal year.

He's a perfectly good actor. Sideways didn't do it for me, though he was good. I just don't like his Einstein. Or... maybe it's just that it's the only commercial ESPN+ shows.

I just don't believe in this guy playing Einstein in the Verizon commercial on Hulu/ESPN+. There's got to be a better Einstein out there.

Just remember everyone: if you're drunk, just close your eyes while you type. Your muscle memory can't be fooled and the words will likely be much more coherent. Dang it. Bad way to end the second.

Great shot by Tage, right to the glove. Sure.. sure... I see we already scored and you're all yelling Cozens. Big deal. COZENS!

No. No ripping. Just roughing.

To the power play! Waiting on a commercial... did Kaprizov rip Dahlin's bucket off?

Oh... Wild... you thought you had a lead?

Great dodge by Krebs to not killed by Foligno. DAHLIN!!!!!

Fleury with absolutely no chance. The target area is only two meters wide... but Tage has been bulls-eyeing womp rats and they're not much bigger than two meters.

We're on a powerplay? Hulu has totally let me down. I'm still saying: Time to wake up, gents! The second period has not been anything like the first. Go get after it.

Now that's a film I've not seen in a long time. A long time. (I wonder if it's aged well at all.)

Better movement on the PP than we've seen since the blizzard. Practice is helpful. Would've loved to get out of the first 2-0, but there's no denying which team was superior through 20.

Nice step-up by Boushh there to force the offside. His skating looks to be back to pre-injury status.

Tuch almost. Nice counter and a beautiful stretch pass.

All too easy. You know where Victor will be waiting. (And nice clear from the zone by VO to start it.)

And he had an excellent early shift as well (unsure if it was his first, though). Outmuscled Foligno for a puck.

The Sabres look like they finally had a practice or two.

Jost (team that waived him) and Mitts (home state team) are motivated on that first shift.

^ This is good. Gustavsson has been playing recent-Luukkonen-level for them and has earned their home game tomorrow night. The Wild have a really odd scheduling quirk this week --- today at BUF, tomorrow home STL, then right back east at NYR and NYI. The STL doesn't appear to be a make-up game, but it is an oddity. Zuccarello is day-to-day. If he's out or slowed significantly that's an enormous plus for the Sabres. The Wild are just as hot as the Sabres. 15-5 in their last 20. This should be a ton of fun. Keep playing fast -- don't let Krebs get into any theatrics with Foligno, Reaves, Dumba, or Middleton. Just skate around them.