Thorny

Hopefully it’s just a moo point now

Good news! Injuries don’t work that way, they aren’t a binary choice

I agree with that, certainly no excuses

Worry is the wrong word, of course it doesn’t affect the outcome, nothing we do does. This isn’t really about being a philosophical discussion: my point moreso is that based on only the new data we’ve been presented with (Dahlin hurt, no update) the odds of us having a lineup as good as the one projected just 48 hours ago have objectively gone down from the point of view of our current perspective. It’s poor news, now, until confirmed as not so.

If they picked Dahlin they aren’t going to switch up what was probably a multilayered decision because he got hurt. You’d be changing a multi year philosophy to address a few weeks / months I’d imagine they give an extra A out for now, and if Dahlin isn’t there day 1, do some “rally around the captain” marketing. If it was always co captains that’ll stick regardless

I’m worried about it. Why wouldn’t I be? He’s our best player and it could be anything. Sure, it could be precautionary, but we could also be in a situation where we *weren’t* debating the injury status of our MVP on literal day 1 of camp. It could be better Have to hope

I just hope we are talking weeks at the most and not months

Won’t be co-captains I don’t think Would be a weak decision so maybe I’m just biased, but I still don’t think it happens

Ya no update on the actual injury I mean. Pissed does not sound good, though

Dahlin was the first one out on the ice yesterday I just feel like it’s more evidence he’s headed for captaincy. I don’t *think* an injury would change that

Incredibly troubling. No update makes it worse

Yikes

Unless I am mistaken, with Ennis’ retirement, Tyler Myers is the only remaining NHLer to have scored a playoff goal for the Sabres

Definitely. Murphys law

The last meaningful goal in Sabres history

Very odd individual

Oh boy. I mean I almost certainly think he’s just carrying water for the owners, that’s sort of his MO..but yikes, it does bring home the fact there are no good answers

He’s a huge dude who’s already turning 27 with an injury history. Big players generally break down much sooner, and NHL prime already ends in your 20s. Waiting on prospects never made sense, like I said. Oh well. Hope it’s minor. 3C is way too high for him on a depth chart. But I’ll take it over 2C

Oh boy.

That’s sort of what I mean: just being average is imo a step up

I prefer a roster full of Steve Buscemis

Granato may have been a net-negative. If we are relying on a coach to create some sort of alchemical process we’ve already failed. An average coach should be enough The coach should allow the roster to function to their inherent abilities, to me that’s the job, I don’t need one to create value where the roster doesn’t provide it

He’s known to be notoriously superstitious

Imo it’ll be more a commentary on the roster than Lindy’s abilities or lack there of. Lindy is capable enough if the roster is at least reasonable