French Collection

Sorokin played last night vs Columbus, good chance the Sabres face Varlamov. However, is it Comrie for the Sabres?

They p****d me off but I’ve been through too much to give up now. I’m realistic enough to see the writing on the wall but if they win 7 in a row and my numbers come up in the lottery (I don’t play) it could be interesting.

If I was a player I would wear it but I wouldn’t be upset with a teammate who doesn’t. Shunning him isn’t part of inclusivity. It seems like the media is making more out of this than the fans.

I’d like to see it. He’s playing well enough to pot a few. If Tage is out, plunk him on PP1 and let him make some magic. DG probably inserts KO.

Coyotes franchise gets another black eye. Minority owner spends night in jail for domestic violence. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/coyotes-minority-owner-suspended-indefinitely-following-felony-strangulation-charge/ C’mon Bettman, even Matthews won’t want to go there.

Good for Rousek, he has played well in Rochester. Czech Mafia!

14G and 20A. I think he can still get to 20G and 40 points is definitely possible. He’s had some ups and downs but that is a good rookie campaign.

Lots of D in the second round plus the Sabres have two picks. I like Reinbacher or Ryan Leonard where the Sabres might be picking.

This is going back a ways but Mario Lemieux scored 133 goals in 70 games in the Q during his draft year. Ray Ferraro scored 108 goals in 72 games in the WHL. Guy Lafleur scored 130 goals in 62 games in the Q. He had 103 goals the year before. There may be more but Bedard is very impressive lapping the WHL as a 17 year old.

I prefer the Blue and Gold but at this point my superstitious side says ride the Goats.

There are no highly rated Dmen in this draft like 2022. A Dman may not get picked until the teens. I don’t see any of them with Jiricek’s all round skills and size. Sandin Pellikka and Dragicevic could match his offense, but they lack defensive ability. Sandin Pellikka is kind of small too. Reinbacher is similar in size and skating ability but he is behind Jiricek’s offensive skillset. He is holding his own playing pro in Europe so he may closer to the NHL than the others. Gulyayev and Simashev are Russians who could go in the first round. I don’t know as much about them but they don’t seem like high end players. Oliver Bonk and Cameron Allen are two more RHD but will probably go in the second round.

Nice to get a win. I can’t believe they beat the Devils yet lose a lot of games to weak teams. One target that hasn’t been mentioned much is the over/under of 77.5 points that was available at the start of the season. Did anyone bet on this? I think the majority of people were in the over camp. They hit on 5 of my 6 hopes. UPL the only miss, big surprise.

Columbus leading Isles 4-2 after 2.

Something still hurting him, Tuch taking faceoffs.

Whew!

Volleyball could fit through there.

Dear Sabres, can you please put some effort into tonight’s game? I would like to watch but I can’t stand it when you look like a defeated bunch of kids. I do not expect you to make the playoffs after s******g the bed this month, so the pressure is off. Just go have fun and collect your participation medal. P.S. Coach Meatballs, if UPL sucks again, can you pull him before the game is out of reach? Oh yeah, Comrie is backing up so forget it. Just entertain me and I’ll be happy. Hopes for tonight: Win Dahlin points TNT goals Quinn and Peterka points .900 SV%

Me too. The position involves so many battles in front of the net or in the corners. A long reach closes gaps and takes away lanes. A mixture of guys is OK to a point but I would prefer a D corps between 6’1” and 6’4”, provided they can skate and move the puck. Bryson is small but plays smaller. Without the high end offensive skills, he has trouble being effective.

Watched Saros stop 27 of 28 shots and stoned Seattle in the shootout. That’s how a goalie can win a game.

I’ll give up either one plus a 2nd rounder for Saros. I really like these prospects but Saros is what they need.

Watching Nashville vs Kraken, Saros is solid, making huge saves. He is quick.

Similar NCAA numbers to Bryson, 2 inches taller. AHL depth.

I think UPL needs more time in the AHL to gain some confidence and experience to get another shot at the NHL. The problem with this is Levi needs to play and I don’t know if a shared net in Rochester would work. The competition would be good to see but I don’t think there would be enough games for these two prospects.

I think some different assistants should be brought in to help the PK and defensive assignments.