French Collection

Mitts and VO for a Dzone faceoff?

Call time out to give them a rest.

Where is the offense? These Wings should fade in the third, they are on a B2B.

Once Joker is back we will see what this defense really looks like.

I have the Detroit feed tonight but I listen to them on Sabres Live almost every day.

Bedard got is 14th WJ goal, tying the record for goals by a Canadian. He’s got more games this year and is eligible for two more years.

Yeah, and Yzerman was so smart in adding those FAs to accelerate the rebuild.

Jost worked hard on that one.

Nice board work by Krebs to tie up Seider.

JJP and Power with 2 assists each. Young guns making an impact.

Nice save by UPL without his stick.

Nice rush by Östlund in OT, coach trusts him to be out on 3v3.

Östlund with a good scoring chance set up by Rosen. Suchanek in net again for Czechia, looking solid.

TSN was saying he could be signed by anyone, right now.

Kulich vs Rosen and Östlund later today.

The boys will be rusty but the enthusiasm will carry them to a convincing win. 6-2 Sabres. The kid line does most of the damage with Dahlin getting 3 points.

Only two games into the tournament but I am not impressed with Adam Fantilli. He is not horrible but he has not done anything that stands out to me. He is doing well in the NCAA and some scouts were saying he is closing the gap on Bedard but I just don’t see it. He is a late 2004 born kid, 9 months older than Bedard.

Bloom scored the first goal tonight.

He was at Dev camp and rookie camp. He is still unsigned as fast as I know.

I think he was at rookie camp too. He was solid tonight, big win for him. KA should sign him before other teams jump ahead. It is not like he is a sure thing but another G in the system is not a bad thing. He is used to seeing a lot of rubber, Tri City was giving up close to 40 shots a game last year.

Devils have built a lead but they are not as good as their start was. Caps are old but riding the Ovi chase train. Isles have Sorokin, could carry his team like Shesterkin did last year. Sabres have to beat teams like these and Florida in head to head matchups. We’re not dead yet and if they continue to play well, there will be meaningful games for while.

Thanks for this, I will read it while the World Junior games are on.

They should be good to go health wise.

The old debate of Gretzky vs Lemieux will always be there. Gretzky had better health, thanks in part to the protection he was afforded by Semenko, McSorley and the league. This led to his longevity and the all time records. Lemieux had better overall skill and size, the major health issues shut him down often. One on one I would take him vs anybody because you could not get the puck from him.

As you get older you realize that health is the most important thing to have. Happy holidays everyone! I wish you all a healthy New Year and a Sabres winning streak.