DarthEbriate

Oh Quinn... Hinostroza tried so hard to get you your first. And... nope.

My comparison is as the person he has semi-replaced -- someone here for 3 years or more, as a 3rd/4th C/W, who is considered defensively responsible. Asplund simply isn't the same player lately that he appeared to be growing into.

It is good to see Bryson back. Now... get Hagg or Fitzgerald back in over Butcher as soon as they are cleared from COVID/injury.

Errrr.... see... the problem with being on a power play is there's just too many of your own teammates out there.

Yap all you want, Sabres. Show me. Deeds not words.

Yes. And if you're a... let's say a Bjork... who is a 4th liner on any other team and really playing for an NHL future as opposed to fading into the AHL, then you need to do something. Do something so you can increase your trade value or UFA value.

Asplund has fallen off a cliff this month. I'm not done with him because he has shown himself a good forechecker and has better hands than Larsson ever did... but he needs a reset. I'd definitely bench him for a game or three once there aren't 5 guys in COVID protocols. Or even while they are.

But you also do have to fight for players to fill out the lineup who will compete and will check and will score. And you can't overpay all of them to bring them here.

Oh c'mon RJ... why wouldn't Tampa push the Sabres more? There's no response. There's no pulse in this team.

Cozens... if you're going to interfere, then interfere with Vasilevskiy

Someone go dust Marroon. It doesn't matter about the PP. Go hit him!

Or when they beat Tampa 5-1.

Tampa seems to be on a 5-on-5 power play for the last 5 minutes or so. The Sabres took a major penalty for disinterest. And there's the goal.

Murray! Go hit Sergachev there. You can't leave him in possession of the puck that easily. You're a giant. Finish him for lollygagging there!

Did Perry retaliate on Hayden because of Skinner?

It's because they're a classy act... Right?

All too easy.

Oh what the hell? UPL is hurt now, too?

Is RJ on the mic tonight? I'm watching the TB feed because it's fun to scope out opposition production values.

Great save.... that shouldn't have ever have needed to take place because Asplund couldn't handle the puck and weakly tapped the puck back into his own zone! C'mon Rasmus the Middle! You're the Elder now... but that doesn't mean you have to pass like Rasmus the Eldest/Former.

Tampa is just so calm. Calmly bouncing the puck off the boards to a teammate. Calmly bouncing it off the boards to clear a zone. Calm into our zone. Calmly taking it away from Sabres' skaters when the Sabres are trying to advance the puck. It's effortless.

When Olofsson is Golofsson, he isn't shooting for a rebound off the pads.

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

He's scheduled to be terminated? Oh no! We've got to do something.

So you're saying that Levi is going to have seasons of .957 and .950 and win two Stanley Cups with the Sabres? Sign me up. That's... what's the word... wizard!