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Antipin's stretch pass led to our second goal today, no assist but a nice play. I like him and hope he keeps learning.

I hope he held off the celebrations until this game!

I hope Pu is getting back to his regular routine. He has had a poor start and his team is weak. He's on Team Canada's radar and it would be a fantastic opportunity for him to play amongst the best of his peers in Buffalo.

Casey Mittelstadt with 2 assists last night as Minnesota defeats Clarkson.

I like your idea of banishing Moulson, there is no bang for your buck and that hurts the culture you want to create. I don't know what fan revolt will accomplish. A GM making a quick trade is risky because others know he is desperate. The Habs fans are up in arms over their start but I don't think their attitude will spark a winning streak. It may get their GM fired, but the season may not be saved. Our GM and Coach are new and need time to turn things around. I'm so fed up with losing it hurts, but I'm willing to give these guys way more time, even if we miss the playoffs again. I hate admitting this but I have to be realistic.

I can't believe I read this whole thread. There is merit to studying this and some analytics guy will come up with the proper odds of pulling the goalie at all specific times and deficits. To me it boils down to a gut feeling by the coach, supported by some numbers. Do you do it at random times during the game to give your team a boost? Risk the fans going home after the second period.

C'mon boys, put a cork in their cannon!

New coach with a new system, he will come around. I think he will not be the stud we hoped for but a solid #2 or #3 D-man. Scandella will help him feel less pressure, and help in the key situations. Watching McCabe turn it around this early in the season shows what a jolt of confidence can do. Risto needs to play his game, physical, move the puck quickly and use some creativity on offence. Things will fall into place.

I watched the Nashville-Calgary OT. Both goalies played the puck on pending icing calls. The announcers were surprised but it makes sense, 100% possession vs faceoff.

Good point on Phil going for the win. This needs to be instinctive for them to play hard and not go into a shell. I also feel like Kane will be gone. I don't think he gives them a hometown discount and they won't give him the term he wants.

Vegas beating Chicago 3-1 after 2 periods with their third string goalie. Never would have believed their start to the season.

Plus Lehner giving us a better vibe.

Moulson and Griffith with just over 6 minutes played. Phil is seeing what many of us are. They're days are numbered with Gus and ERod getting healthy. I think ERod brings more energy than Griffith, I hope he can start scoring. ERod was also decent in the PK IIRC. Antipin getting some PP time, I still like this guy's potential once he gets acclimated.

Nice! Solid effort for 60 minutes, just like we wished for. Lehner was solid and I really liked Scandella. McCabe took another step forward. Building block game. Who's next?

He could come down with Lupulitis and go on LTIR. The look on his face is of pain after every shift, maybe it's because of the realization that he can't compete.

Moulson-esque, there's a new word for sucking. He may be playing like that now, but I think he still has a future here. He's built for battle (he looks like he has shoulder pads on all the time + no neck) and is younger than Matty Mo. As Pokey stated, there is a mental component as well to overcome his health issues.

Maybe Moulson's name will be on a similar list in the near future.

Maybe he'll pull a Patrick Roy trade me right f...ing now tantrum and force a move. Nah, he's not that fiery.

I believe he kept them all for the draft. I can't recall if any have been let go since then.

I think Sam has upside, Okposo may have 3 decent years left but Moulson is done. His face after a shift seems to say, "I can't do this anymore." Too slow and cannot win a battle. Hard to justify dressing him on the hope of a greasy PP goal.

Great comeback! ROR's best game of the season. He even dragged Ben-Wa to another level. McCabe was solid for most of the game. Liked Antipin, smart player. Jack showed some physicality to protect the puck and got a dirty goal. Okposo showed some life. Scandella is getting better and looks like a horse. Lehner had a bad break on Pastrnak's goal but didn't snap and made some key saves. We dominated OT. Let's keep this up!

I'll stick to this team through thick and thin, I have for 42 years, but this is tough. My expectations, like yours, were for more than this. Go Sabres! Show some signs of life FFS.

My son and I have ticket packages for the WJHC in December. He's not old enough to drink but I will keep some of these ideas I mind. We are staying at the Harbour Center Marriott and will be walking. Thanks for this info.

I think Antipin will have a good game and McCabe will be better.

Yeah, the Frozen Four is in Minnesota, I would think he would be pumped to be a part of that.