DarthEbriate

It's still early... but say the Sabres pick 5th (where they are now, and could very easily finish). If Nemec and Jiricek are both on the board, who is your preference? Then --- after we snare some late-1st centers --- who's a RHD to look at at the top of the 2nd round?

Really hope Okposo is fine and especially no concussion.

GM Sheevyn says he's hoping for that bag of pucks to be a 1st for Miller. Hopium is a helluva drug.

Everything's coming up Milhous(er)!

Neatly Tuched.

He's getting himself in position for an empty net breakaway goal popping out of the box to seal it.

Watson threw a check that would've destroyed 2/3 of the Sabres roster. Tuch shrugs him off.

A third-period lead. Now close it out, gents! Remember the Death Star!

Glad Okposo is getting up. I get so worried about Oki-pos-obi's noggin and that he'll end up never remembering he didn't own a droid (R4). damn

JANKOWSKI PLAYS TO THE WHISTLE!!!!!

I think Bjork's drive toward the net there is the first time any Sabre has challenged Ottawa's defense to the middle of the ice since Cozen's goal. Certainly the first time I recall driving to the net. (And it drew an oooooh from the fake crowd noise generator!)

Yup. Skinner has been tricky to find the right center, and for a bit Tage/Skinner worked. However, since arriving, Tuch appears to be pushing Skinner pretty well, too. Keep Cozens on that line. Get Tager with Asplund and a healing Olofsson. And reunite Girgs/Okposo with Eakin -- or Krebs if he's staying up.

They're good enough to win... when the goalie is stealing it for them.

Olofsson's shot might be returning. Edit: I haven't seen him crank a slapshot in ages, but he's had two quick shots tonight.

After Boychuk's contract expires, we'll need to pay a little more to get to the cap floor. Plus, you've gotta give 'em more than UPL (back in the AHL). $900k!

The Sabres play with a sense of inevitability that is just plain discouraging.

Good save, Houser!

Krebs wearing the Stormtrooper helmet on that one.

Home vs. Detroit looked like RK-level conditioning all game, and then at Detroit it looked like RK-mud-skating in the third. I want the Granato-looking team back. We're getting outshot 2:1... again.

Houser just isolated the reverse power flux coupling! Thank you, thank you very much.

Silly to have to fight on a clean hit. But if the Sabres kill it, then a 5-minute trade of Hayden for Tkachuk is a win. Edit: Huh... Plus 10? So now my equation is unbalanced.

Cozens looking good again with Skinner/Tuch.

He's afraid of the Houser.

And during the offseason Boudreau would likely have commanded a much higher salary than Granato. Lest we forget: Effective, Efficient, and Economical.

At the beginning of the season the obvious choices to "not make the playoffs" in the division were Buffalo, Detroit, Montreal, and Ottawa. These were the teams to compare to going into 2021-22. So ends the season series with the "one year ahead" Winged Wheel. Outcome: complete failure, appear well more than one year behind. Tomorrow begins the season series with the "feisty in 2020" Sens. What shall the outcome be?