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Another poor soul inundated with Leafs media! It may go 7 games, only because McDavid decides to challenge Austin Moses.

Yeah, he did that quite often. It was very effective because the opponents were not expecting it. I liked Sakic due to the quiet leadership and a wicked wrist shot. He was my guy after Perreault retired, took a couple of years to find a replacement.

Josefsson's faceoff percentage is 2.8% better than Larsson last season. You are right about him looking better on the wing than Larry.

Small sample but Ullmark had a good September.

Agreed. If Josefsson is better on draws then have him take them, especially critical ones.

It's still pre-season, but if the amount of power plays remain higher than previous years, we will see Sam on the first unit with the rest of our top talent. Phil will have to match him up with the other team's weaker lines at even strength due to his linemates. He may end up with Kane if he can't mesh with Jack. Players may adjust to the newer calls but I think we will see more penalties. I think he can be the pivot on a decent 3rd line and then shine on the PP.

TSN is reporting that the Blues are sniffing around Jagr.

Talk about fighting for a job!

Not only does he fail to give you the "feel" of the game, I keep wanting to know how much time is left in PP, PK, period etc...

McCabe scored shorthanded, 2-2.

Then the league would mount an inquest, find the Sabres guilty and crack down on this loophole. Of course it wouldn't be retroactive, so the Lupul issue would be OK.

That is high praise. Sounds like he is poised to have a big year over there. Interesting how staying in Sweden may have benefitted his development compared to Nylander struggling in the A.

I would think Lehner realizes this is a huge year for him. JBot is watching closely and he will get a goalie who will fit in Phil's game plan if Robin's not the guy. I hope it doesn't cost us a shot at the playoffs this year.

I had to look up bloviating, that made me laugh. I agree that what GMJB does with Kane will be about timing and circumstance. Kane will be motivated to have a career year and JB will have to assess whether he is a long term fit or a great trade piece. With JB's degree in Capology and Buffalo's past issues of losing quality players on July 1st, he will find a solution. To me it's about whether Kane wants to be here or not. They can make the money work if the desire is there. Not groundbreaking analysis, just my two cents, which we longer use in Canada.

They could have trucked the bike to within a few blocks of the rink.

Well, they are still on entry level deals.

He only played one game of the prospects tournament but he wasn't effective. Maybe he was already injured. I find he has awesome hands and could probably do the Patrick Kane drill with 50 pucks to dangle around and not touch any. However, he tries to beat more than one guy and ends up losing the puck or being in a bad spot to dish off. He needs to move his feet more, give and go and then dangle through one guy if necessary. Perreault used to go end to end a few times a game, but that is not today's type of play where all of these guys can all skate pretty well. It also doesn't endear you to your teammates when you try to do it all yourself while they are busting their butts to get open. He's still young and developing, I think he gets there eventually.

Reinhart if he gets a real shot at Centre. Antipin is my second choice, he'll probably be a defensive liability but he could be the perfect fit for Phil's D vision.

Nice PP goal. They were moving it around pretty well and a good shot by Guhle walking the line. Duff said it may have been tipped by Fasching. Fasching has the build to be a net front presence. If he develops his game he could get some looks in that role.

3 1/2 minutes in and I've lost the feed.

Not sure if WNY power companies are sending help. Hydro One from Ontario is sending 175 workers to help restore power. Employees were told to prepare for 4-6 weeks.

I think his skill set is not what Phil is looking for, so I see him as #7 D.

I'll watch most if not all of the game.

Good effort by Pu.

Butcher playing like Brian Leetch on his last few shifts.