DarthEbriate

Shiny Meat. Shiny Meat. Iridescent from being shaved thin. Is it bad? Bad for you? No, it's just Shiny Meat.

Arby's is a high-risk high-reward draft pick. You're living in the moment and you're happy. You rationalize that it is the BPA, but you know it's not the safe choice. But you're bold! 90% of the time the pick is a bust. Yum, horsey!

Neverr forgett McNabb! I love these kinds of thought experiments. It'd be a good long-form exploration. But if it's the case, I'm guessing we don't get Dahlin, and I'm not sure McNabb survives two separate expansion drafts. But it'd be fun to explore in a thread.... hmmmm. Maybe I'll take a weekend and think about this.

Thus my parenthetical statement. But I need to hear them say it and abide by it. Pegula needs to re-state the goal: the Sabres' purpose is to win the Stanley Cup. Because since the COVID outbreak began, it clearly has not been the goal.

I think folks often forget how compressed the Beatles timeline was. In April 1966 they started recording Revolver. In September 1969 they released Abbey Road. Let It Be got the Spector production and some pickup recordings in early 1970 and was released in May, but its tracks were all recorded in January 1969. You're really looking at 3 3/4 years to record: Revolver - Sgt.Pepper's - Magical Mystery Tour - The White Album - Yellow Submarine - Let It Be - Abbey Road. And that was their "slow-paced" half.

Korpisalo got all the bounces in the 3rd and OT but thankfully Sabres get one through. Tuch from Power and Joker.

Tuch! The goal will be with you… always.

Power tackled. But they finally call the tripping in the slot.

Tuch posts the empty net.

This OT, no Lafferty-Quinn-Power, please.

Is Byram drinking? Or betting against the Sabres? He’s had 3-4 mishandles and turnovers on his last 3 shifts.

Benson’s stick slashed and broken in the crease. Dahlin holds a Bruin. Nether called. Refs have a plane to catch.

One level up. Pegula is Plagueis, GMKA the Emperor, and Eichel went from chosen one to Vader.

He’s still the unsung hero of the rebellion (Wedge) until proven otherwise. Power! Gain the line!

Boston still has a higher gear that the Sabres don’t possess.

Oh Muel… the play doesn’t end just because you made one good stick check.

Byram broken stick. Pastrnak wins a puck battle and the Sabres just fall apart across the line.

Hope TNT is alright.

Whooo! You can’t leave Krebs that open

The grade should not be F, but rather EEE. Until the owner publicly states the purpose of the team is to win the Stanley Cup again (and puts money/resources/coaching into it), this team is on efficient, economic, and Empty.

Normally at this point in the season, I'd agree with you. But I think Boston has already lived through their "Nobody believes in us!" post-trade-deadline bump. They still don't have Lindholm or McAvoy. Their lineup is gross (even with Mitts and Joker added). The finality of their season and the reality of golfing in April is setting in with them. Boston's recent outcomes: W2 - L2 - W2 - L5 - W1 - L3 - W2 - L2 and counting.... Sabres 5, Bruins 2

One of these is not like the others. The other issue with the coaching is that for every retread (Nolan/Ruff), there's a Rolston or Krueger or (at least at the NHL level: Granato). I'd also extend the inexperience to the assistants like bringing in Appert with no NHL experience. It all reeks of either nostalgia or cheapness instead of the original stated purpose for existence of winning a Stanley Cup.

Norris isn't even skating? Le sigh. I wonder if Jokiharju fights tonight. Just for fun. Just grabs Power in a scrum, ragdolls him, and then just unleashes 6 seasons of pent-up rage fists.

That name tourney no longer has any meaning for me.

OP stated post-Tank.