DarthEbriate

It worked for Peterka. At least as far as getting away from Adams and this franchise.

Can't bring up Leone. Appert is right there. He's been prepped as Adam's hand-picked HC for the last 2 seasons.

And trade Doan and Kesselring for players who will be RFAs in 2027.

Just hiring a real POHO and jettisoning Adams into the Sun would liven up the entire roster, fanbase, and franchise. (And even the coaches, knowing they were next and needed to show some life.)

Bryson waved at the puck instead of taking the man. Turns into a break. 3 goals on 6 shots in the third. Efficient, effective, economical.

If the Bills lose out, would Pegula make a change? How much money/term is remaining on their coach/GM's contracts?

This game looks exactly like a 1st place team against a last-place team. (in the conference)

If Meier inadvertently destroyed Muel's awesome season with a concussion or some such garbage, I'm going to be very sad. He's been such a pleasant surprise this year.

Defense wins championships.

So glad I have tickets to one of them.

Someone should go headshot Noesen.

Devils with excellent defensive sticks all game long. And the puck just sticks to them on their interceptions.

Byram behind the net again.

Kozak waited too long to shoot.

Really, really need a PP goal.

About 15 seconds left in the period, Dillon with a smart, veteran interference that went uncalled. Simply skated Quinn into the boards so that Quinn couldn't get to the dump-in. 20+ feet away from the puck when it happened. Took away the opportunity for the Sabres to possess the puck and look for a shot.

Byram with the terrible turnover, then the puck luck carom off of Tuch -- over Lyon -- and right to the middle of the net where two Devils have the first chance at it. Meanwhile, the Sabres have the puck jump over their stick after getting alone in the slot.

What a weird description and pause/review. The whistle went way before the puck went in; there's no way they were going to overturn it anyway.

I'm aware. And the Sabres have played well and with fire to start. But the message was overdue, lost in the post, for 9 months. It should've happened immediately, and at worst, on the very next faceoff against whoever the Devils put out on the ice.

Fine for TNT, but NJ will take that tradeoff every single time.

One period remains. Next goal wins, most likely.

Refs are allowing every bit of grabbing, stick holding, slashing, and interference that the Pens can muster. Good. The Sabres need to be able to work through the garbage and score anyway. They've been skating and competing the last few minutes now that they know they're not getting any calls.

Only two commercial breaks. 4 shots allowed on the road and that includes one horrible penalty call. It should be 0-0, but the Sabres can easily overcome this.

Timmins, just get it deep, buddy. You know your forwards were gassed.

Multiple interferences just fine.