klos1963

I think if a Bruin is suspended during the playoffs, it defeats the 'favored' narrative. It's not like the league has a history of excellent officiating and league discipline.

It's OT in the Finals. Boston wins and good chance the series is over. It just seems buffalonians always bitch about bias , usually against buffalo , but it gets ridiculous after a while.

So when the Blues scored on the delayed penalty in OT... who was favored on that call. An OT penalty on Boston at home? Not a mostly favored status. wasn't McAvoy suspended for that hit?

Great game last night. Non stop action pretty much the whole 3rd period and OT. Fun to watch.

The trade was bad. It shouldn't be a reflection on Botterill right now. But it's a bad look. I hope St Louis wins, ROR was my favorite Sabre.

I've never had an issue with the Blues, always liked them for some reason. Would be happy if they won the cup.

right on the mark for a rookie first round pick in general, but not for one that was supposed to be our 2nd line center from the start. I'm not worried about him yet. Still think he will be a good player.

I will say, without realizing he was the Swiss coach, that they always impressed me in the Olympics or World Cup tournaments. They always seemed to pull off some big upsets, although many times it was because of their goalie stopping about 60 shots. I find the hire pretty interesting, looking forward to seeing how it all pans out.

so you think we'll get to the conference finals next year if we let him go?

not to argue, I just don't know enough about him. Where has he won and exceeded expectations.

Fills a glaring hole.

exactly

All we need is a rich owner that will spend money....

Bills haven't won a playoff game since 1995. That's like 160 in dog years.

I don't think there is any way he would be eligible for the expansion draft.

before last night, players had 14, 13, 12, 11 , 10 points, ROR has 9 points.

He has the 6th most points in the playoffs, that's what I was trying to point out. Poor explaining on my part. Not making him out to be the 'face of the NHL', not sure that anyone else is either. He's an excellent player, he plays at critical moments during the games. He's very valuable to their team.

it's probably an exaggeration, but ROR is playing very well and is helping his team advance. He will likely jump up in scoring as he will play more games than many of those ahead of him. And he's actually tied for 6th in playoff scoring, but lots of players are tied for 1st -6th.

He could take the Sabres job, get fired after 2 seasons as you do, and then take over the Leafs.

i would say Montreal, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Calgary and Vancouver are attractive spots for free agency, based either on great hockey towns or quality teams and some semblance of being properly managed.

Nope

and ROR is still an excellent hockey player. Love watching him play.

Tonight should be another great game to watch. It's been said over and over, but nothing like playoff hockey. Too bad our team never participates.

Well, this certainly is a view through 'Buffalo colored glasses'. An earlier poster mentioned most potential big names don't generally make it to the free agent market. Buffalo right now is a tough sell, it's not a franchise that would be viewed well from an on ice perspective. All warm and fuzzy things aside like living close to home(Toronto is likely also close to home), a lot of players are also from Western Canada as well. Buffalo needs to be a better option than other offers and that might be pretty hard to accomplish.

Doan coaches his son at the rink my kids play at here in AZ- he never wanted to leave Phoenix as a player, I wonder if he would as a coach. Super great guy, always has time to chat with everyone at the rink.