Gatorman0519

They were pretty good those years. And they had Ovi on Washington, and ROR played at a superstar level that playoffs. The bottom line is you clearly need a star or two. I don't think that is even debatable when you look at the past dozen years. The Sabres probably had the best non star studded team in 05-07 and could not even make it to the finals just playing as a "good well rounded team".

If we go back the past twelve years or so every team had at least one, most had two superstars. Detroit had Zetterberg, Pitt had Crosby/Malkin, The Blackhawks probably had 3, the Kings had Kopitar, The blues had Tereshenko (ROR was elite that playoffs), The Caps had Ovi/Backstrum, The Lightning as we all know probably have 3. We certainly can become a top 3 in our division, but it seems you need that elite firepower somewhere in your lineup.

Even if we only win 6-7 more I think we can see we are on the right trajectory. I think we officially turned the corner the Vegas game at home. Something happened that night that seem to change things for sure.

Buffalo gives him one of the best options to win the starting job, and is an up and coming young team. He said so himself in September: "I was super happy with the trade, going to Buffalo. It's a great opportunity to play for such a great program that's had a tradition of success in the past, especially with Ryan Miller playing there. There's just so much there that I'm really excited for.”

If we can win 9 of the last 15, that would be amazing.

Our forwards dominated the last two periods.

That was a goalie duel of sadness.

Goaltending could of won us this game.

The Sabres are clearly a spent force.

I cringe when Butcher is in the lineup.

Can’t complain. Their goalie won the extra point. Another great effort tonight.

Who are these guys????😎

What a shift.

The Caps are such a good team. We are lucky it’s 1-1.

Dude has a legit shot at 40 goals. $6.5 is the minimum starting point.

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Great effort tonight. Too bad nobody could win a face off.

Great coaching by Pitt there.

Tage is a machine.

I love the progress of the team but the power play is beyond abysmal.

It takes defensemen longer to develop. I also think RK set him back 2 years.

I like the fact that Adams protected our progress over what would of been not high draft picks for any of these guys. it is time to start winning and building that type of culture versus the tank mindset.

I have to say they really do. 2 months ago I’m not staying up for this game.

Now that’s one I haven’t heard in ages…

Another hard fought game. Dahlin with a laser. This team might be turning the corner.