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He should sit for Jost. Jost brigs way more energy, can take faceoffs and has chipped in offensively. Jost has even had a fight.

I know many have said that even a good goalie would have poor numbers behind this team but a few huge saves per game can lift the entire team up. I like your comment on defensive growth. Power will take the biggest step, he can improve by quite a bit by getting stronger and training for 82 game stamina. Mule has room to grow too. Dahlin is not a finished product either. They still need a top 4 Dman. One who excels at the PK would be great.

Playoffs, period. Team defense is a big issue but that can be corrected with coaching and leadership that makes everyone accountable. They can still play a swashbuckling style on offense but they need to have better defensive awareness. I would look to bring in an assistant coach with a good grasp of PK and team defense to help. Most here have said it over and over and I concur, get a top 4 Dman. It adds talent, depth and pushes guys down to where they belong. I would prefer a gritty, stay at home style vet like Ryan McDonagh. A guy like that has been to war, won Cups and has been a captain. I think the culture needs that type of shot in the arm. Goaltending. @Pimlachstated in another thread that they have 3 goalies, so they have none. UPL/Comrie tandem should probably be in Rochester, the first one to refine his game and the latter to find his. One of them could be a Sabres backup option with a good summer and training camp. I am extremely excited by the Levi signing but I believe he should be in Rochester. He is smart enough to realize this is a marathon, not a sprint. Get a true #1. I love the top prospects but they are assets. A guy like Saros would instantly boost the team.

3 assists last night.

Literally he can, but I think he will be one of the two goalies on this team for years to come. My opinion of course, but he might be better at this point in time. I didn’t mind the Comrie signing at the time but he isn’t the answer as a 1A or 1B. Not just going off of his last game either.

Well done!!! Have to temper my expectations but I think he will be good. Can’t do worse than Comrie at this point.

In the article I read, he admitted to partying too much and not focusing on hockey. I guess he didn’t learn from the first violation.

I am in for Saros. He immediately elevates the team. If Levi becomes the chosen one in a few years then Saros can be moved for something. He is not old.

Canadian Universities are good, all ex CHL players, but devoid of top end talent. Most of the top CHL guys are drafted and have gone to the AHL or NHL. U sports hockey is underrated. I think NCAA has better stars but maybe not as much depth. Canadian U. hockey guys are not going anywhere from there, so they don’t give 110%. They are not scouted so they don’t train as hard. Their NHL dreams died when they aged out of the CHL.

And some punches.

I wouldn’t be opposed to Ryan McDonagh as a 4-5 Dman from Nashville. I have not seen him play this year so I don’t know if he is still at that level. Not a spring chicken and not cheap but he has won Cups, been an NHL captain and is a warrior. If Nashville is rebuilding they may move him and he may want to go to Buffalo.

Habs help by beating Pens, merci.

I still have as much hair as I did 30 years ago, it just migrated to other parts of my body from my head.

OMG! ´Did you ever think about that 31 teams didn’t trade up to pick you? ‘ Priceless.

High winds and wet snow in New Hampshire and Massachusetts right now. Storm is moving north through New England.

Gotta stick with a winning lineup right?

Is he there yet? Hurry up and wait. I think he takes a week or so. There is probably a bunch of academic stuff he needs to clear up. .941 sv% in his last game, that’s about right for his NCAA career.

A slightly more skilled Brett Murray. Granato may unlock a little more out of him.

Rasmus hasn’t been helping his case lately. Morrissey got hurt tonight, hasn’t played since the second. Jets beat Panthers in OT.

Shesterkin is one whole inch taller than Levi. Saros is one inch shorter. If the talent and the will are there, this guy will be the Sabres #1 within 2 years.

Levi has allowed 1 goal on 26 shots with 9:00 left in the game. 1-1 vs Providence.

UPL played well, which was good to see. The team was hounding the puck, making it tough on the Rangers. Shesterkin got lucky a few times but was huge on a lot of plays. He showed how a team can win with a solid goalie. Peterka was flying, Dahlin was dangling. Boosh and Stillman were doing good things. Kane’s goal was lucky and VO missed a few easy chances. I was entertained right until the end, too bad the refs decided to call that in OT. I think the Sabres were the better team, if they could pay like that all the time they are in the playoffs.

Don’t know why he started so slowly. New team with some vets on D. He had to earn his ice time? Point a game Dman since Jan.20th.

Mats Lindgren has started scoring again. 1G 2A today, 2nd star in a win for Red Deer.