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It's being countered by the 'no talent' effect on the top lines.

Any longer and it would have been considered cruel and unusual punishment.

Another streak, another skid. Let's see if Botterill sits on his a## during this one too.

Gotta wonder why the Isles can play defense like this and the Sabres can't. Maybe Steve Smith should have been replaced this season.

Botterill will spend the next 3 months talking about needing forward help, and then at the trade deadline he'll trade for another puck-moving defenseman.

That's the price for keeping him in the top 6.

If it's 70's night, Doug Allen needs a frilly shirt to go with that tux.

He might need to be benched now and then, or spend a game in the press box, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Refs must have early dinner plans. I'd rather have the refs call everything. Buffalo's not good enough to win 5x5. They are good enough to win the special teams battle though.

Sure, and he's going to make mistakes while he gains experience. Management has to balance his development with the needs of the team, though. They also owe it to the rest of the team to manage his ice time when he's struggling.

Yep.

The parts are greater than the whole. A bunch of skilled players not playing together and making dumb mistakes.

As much as I like Krueger, I think that most of these players would have benefited playing under a dinosaur coach for a couple of seasons. This team lacks fundamentals.

Start trading d-men for forwards and he can skate a regular shift.

Is Glimour going to be in the lineup tomorrow night?

He is playing a great game.

So in Botterill's 3rd year, they're still not close to being a contender? That's a difficult concept to accept.

The development of young players on the big club under Botterill has been alarmingly bad.

Are you talking about the game or the season?

When Jamie Vardy decides to have a party, there's not much you can do to stop it.

Too many goals against scored on plays from behind the Sabres net.

It'll be interesting to see the changes Krueger makes for Wednesday. Hopefully we won't see the Sobotka/Vessey penalty kill line ever again.

Eichel over-handeled the puck all night.

It was a nice offensive zone clear.

Vessey is not anything.