DarthEbriate

For properly building a lineup, you have to build the bridge. For the GM Sheevyn way of youth: long-term so he's cheaper in the long run.

I hope Ovechkin gets the record for several reasons: 1) It's always fun to watch sports records fall, it shows progress and advancement (and drugs!); 2) it'll upset people, too, which is also fun; and 3) Gretzky has more assists than anyone else has career points. His ego and other records will be fine.* *Unless there are massive NFL-style-offense-only rule changes.

More career playoff games played than Skinner. Too soon?

Welp... there goes the 8th overall pick.

Yup. Flawed teams make it every season. And in 2020, 8 additional bad teams made the playoffs.

Skinner does Sabre things.

UPL with the shields up. They can't even hit the empty net. Just impacted on the surface.

Tuch feels the Concept Of. And he can control it.

Quinn and Benson do all the work. TNT for the easy finish.

Benson helps Dahlin's shot get through with some stick checks to distract the defender out high and provide additional screening.

VO draws a penalty. Maybe put him out on the powerplay?

Either the Caps have the best transition game in the NHL or the Sabres don't bother to stop anyone in the DAHLIN! neutral zone or at their blue line. ZEMGUS!

I wonder, on average, how many playoff games they each have.

I thought it was going to be an Arby's.

Caps goal: curl up inside the blue line and have someone go stand in front of UPL. Sabres enter the zone, Thompson pulls up and Tuch is headed for the faceoff dot.

EEE fried chicken

I feel like Ovechkin will get closer to Gretzky's goals record tonight.

The Sabres are an equidistant 7 points from the final playoff spot (DET) and last place in their own division (MTL). Currently holding the 8th overall pick again. It's a fun distribution these past 11 drafts. Cozens and Savoie should be honorary eighths. 1-Power, Dahlin 2-Eichel, Reinhart 7-Cozens 8-Quinn, Mittelstadt, Nylander, Ristolainen 9-Savoie 13-Benson

Good. Gooooooood. The love is welling in you now.

I appreciate that the post was edited.

I'd be curious to know Dahlin's +/- with the Sabres goalie pulled this season. Despite a career high in goals scored, he's not having the dynamic season he had last year. However, he's got a higher Corsi 5-on-5 than last season, and more blocked shots and hits. An average powerplay would have him closer to 70 points. He probably still tries to do too much and occasionally blows an assignment like every other defender. But overall, having the forwards do their jobs and finding a legitimate 2nd D pairing will be the things that make Dahlin a Norris contender.

Yup, that team was utter garbage and had a center spine of kid-Hodgson, Ennis, Grigorenko, and Ellis (and Kevin Porter). They were already dismantling. But they weren't indifferent. This team, with all their top 10 draft picks, has 75 points in 75 games for the very same 82-point pace.

Why would he want to be here any longer than he has to? Would you? If I were Benson, and I cared about my career, I'd ask to be traded this very summer.

In the 2012 offseason, at least Regier signed John Scott and re-signed Kaleta. Matt Ellis skated on a garbage 4th line with the two of them. (Tarnasky was signed to the Amerks that same offseason.) The game is different, but you can still sign players who will be teammates and stick up for each other and say, "No more." And that team already had Foligno. And a soon to retire Cody McCormick. Girgensons was on that team! How can you all forget how to care for your own?

Post-game interviews in Buffalo: "Hey, Coach. Wow, Samsonov, eh?" Post-game interview in a self-respecting hockey hotbed: "Hey, Coach. How pathetic is your team that they don't have the decency to drop their gloves at the end of the game. Not a single player. Do you think that's a reflection on you?"