StuckinFL

OLOFSSON!!!!!

Thank God for a PP. Hopefully they start getting going.

Not looking good thus far...

I never knew that was Robert Redford until recently...

So I've seen 2 games that the Sabres absolutely dominated their opponents and had zero quit but I still find myself a little apprehensive that they're a truly great team that's finally come into their own. Maybe it's a new system that other teams will figure out. Maybe they can only sustain this pressure and athleticism for awhile before they start wearing down. Maybe they get a key injury and the whole team falls apart. I hope none of those things happen obviously, but that creeping doubt after so long is still there. But I started asking myself what I need to see in order to truly believe that they might be great. I think I need to see an honest compete level every period with a recorded win above the Deluca .500 in the first 10 games to truly be swept away. I don't think it's an intellectually smart marker, but I think I won't be able to hold myself back from totally believing in this team if that occurs. I'm curious what others measuring sticks are...

SAM!!!!!

McCabe looked so happy hahahaha

YESSSSS!!! HEADS UP TO THE OTHER TEAMS IN THE NHL: DO NOT TAKE PENALTIES AGAINST THE SABRES!

I can't wait til November 29th and 30th for the games with the leafs at this point.

Can you imagine how insane he'll be in 5 years? What an absolutely astounding talent. He has the potential to be one of the greats.

OKPOSO!!!!!

Dahlin is so damn good.

PERFECT ANSWER

How long has it been since we've seen the Sabres look absolutely dominant in a game? They look absolutely amazing. I'm scared to be this excited, but it's hitting me HARD.

How is this team this good!? It's amazing. I feel something strange, an emotion that I thought long gone. Is that hope...

So if you warn your diabetic father that he's gonna die if he doesn't fix his diet and stop eating garbage that you're happy when he dies? What kind of nonsense thinking is that?

What's the definition of insanity?

Oh I'm not even gonna check the score now. **** this team.

Too many years of 'here we go again'. Towards the end of the streak I was getting pumped again, but then because Buffalo. I'm just not ready to get hurt again. This team has broken my heart too many times and then promised that this year will be different. And then every year it's the same...

I'm right there with you. I used to take the night off of work and do a whole Buffalo themed dinner every year for the first game, but this year I'm not even taking off.

100%. I need my 2nd line to be defensively responsible, but able to get it out of the zone and be a threat with the puck more importantly. With the improved D I can see that line being able to transition to attack dangerously.

If you can get him for Risto with a bit extra, you do it. Sign him to a short bridge deal and commit to the plan you have. If HCRK is half the motivational force that he's been touted to be he should be able to squeeze more out of guys that have those kinds of issue. You don't get a coach known for analytical openness and motivational strength and then not give him any problems to solve that you can get for cheaper. If you believe in HCRK's strengths you give him the ability to showcase them to better your team for cheaper.

Only thing I can think of is drills. Hammer in enough drills and the body starts moving automatically. I think this is the biggest issue with the rotating coaches. Plays and drills they might have been hammering in them were shifting too often and they had to think before they move.

I actually think he'll hit about 65. I think he's going to see substantial time on PP1 and with the way the way the team is constructed I expect a 5 man attack that will funnel him a ton of points.