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DarthEbriate

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  1. Yup. This isn't some freewheelin' Leafs or no-confidence Wings team. This is the grind-it-out veteran "We-ARE-the-loser-point" team that's been solidly 4th-6th in their division every year but are built to win a quarterfinal playoff round. These are the teams in the way. Starting now, they must be left behind. The Sabres need to beat the Isles decisively and prove what they're learned from last season. Or to put it another way: "The Island. Remember your failure at the Island." (Caveat because all we remember is the Fasching kick in a loss -- the Sabres shut out the Isles 2-0 later in March last year.)
  2. If my math is correct, the Sabres were 22-24-4 in the 50 games he dressed. That would make it 9-6-1 without him in the lineup so far. (7-5-1 scratched/injured; 2-1 post-trade) It's not as nice a W-to-L correlation as Bryson has this season.
  3. This was my thought as well. Robinson or VO (or maybe Rousek if dressed)... if the Sabres win, one of them plays a key role tonight.
  4. They're very, very good. And now for the fun "sample size" we'd all be hearing about if this were at the beginning of the season: Byram's got a Corsi of 59%, pacing 82 goals, and +109 for a full season. 😇
  5. Currently 31-35. Get back to real/DeLuca .500 for the start of April (with all games remaining vs the East) and then you can say there’s a chance.
  6. If you're going to stop the game for a concussion protocol, take him out of the game.
  7. The Wings will try to send a message for Saturday. And for themselves to get out of this rut and stay in the playoff spot. Answer the call. And don't be afraid to escalate it. For UPL.
  8. Detroit intermission guy just called them the Bills. The 7 on the scoreboard will do that.
  9. UPL! Hey, defenseman! It doesn't matter if you drove him into UPL or not, you take offense and go get that guy! Dang it. Go get them!
  10. Yes, but if you can take advantage of being lucky, you can still go back to sustainable in the following seasons. I also want to the sustained greatness, but I'm not going to turn down the outlier season. It's the same idea as get hot at the right time in the playoffs. Get to the dance, then maybe your power play carries you for 2 weeks (like the Sabres in '99).
  11. This was an expected outcome given Malmo's place in the standings. I love that he's headed over to get involved immediately. (What worries me is he does well and finds himself the 4C in Buffalo in October. Such a good end to '23-'24, such a great training camp -- can't block him! And then he's not nearly ready for such a task.)
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