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Tie the game and fall apart. I think we have seen this video before. Shocking! Ok, not really.

He isn’t according to the article. They are looking to get younger. Their biggest issue is how to keep Quinn in town if he wants to go East and play with his brothers.

I remember a few years ago when the watch word from management was how fast the new guys, like Malenstyn were. How did that work out? Speed is great, but speed without skill isn't all that helpful.

Keon Coleman has a high max speed as well.

Beck’s goal shows that any guy in the NHL, even an Adam Mair or Beck Malenstyn has more talent at hockey than most of us can even imagine. The issue for Beck is the distance between him and McDavid is also the size of the Grand Canyon.

Kulich isn’t tradable right now and I don’t think the Sabres would trade him if they could. Until the blood clots are resolved he isn’t going anywhere and he is an effort player like Doan and Benson and we don’t have enough of those. Garland is an interesting idea. A long-term Zucker replacement ? I don’t think he’d cost as much as Kulich (if healthy). The Sabres actually have a slight cap issue right now if Norris and Danforth are returning this season. Some contracts need to be heading back to Van to make the numbers work. I’d start a deal with Krebs and a 2nd rd pick or Wahlberg. If they want Rosen, then Krebs Rosen for Garland and a draft pick. I think Rosen proved he is a viable middle six forward during this call up which should have increased his trade value. My biggest question is does Garland fill a need now? We still need real goaltending and defensive help. I like to see management focus on improving those areas before forward.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canucks-listening-to-trade-offers-on-veteran-players/ Any interest? Filip Hronek? Rumors also have Quinn Hughes on the block. I assume the rumor mill feels he wants to come East to play with his brothers in NJ.

I always thought 100 games too low a standard for “making it” in the NHL. 100 games is 1.25 seasons. That’s not much of a career. 240 seems like a better number.

Not sure what filters you used, but in UPL’s 5 games prior to tonight his save % was .881. Until tonight he had had only one game of the 5 with a save % over .9. In 3 of the starts his save % was a terrible .875 or less. Tonight was his best performance by far. Lyon has had an over .900 save % in 7 of his 12 starts. He did get shelled in Col. Frankly, I don’t trust any of the 3 to give the team quality consistent goaltending.

8 of the team's next 10 games are on the road, including 6 straight 5 of 6 out West. If they can win 5 of the 8 road games, then I'll have some hope for this team.

I just re-watched the disallowed goal in the 1st. Benson’s skate hits the goalie, but it’s a Carolina player’s skate that actually impedes Anderson. It was a terrible call. The “situation room” should have reviewed the play like they did on the Thompson play without the Sabres wasting a challenge.

Power vs Ristolainen - 1st 3 full seasons A - 23g - 83a - 106 pts B - 17g - 91a - 108 pts Who is who?

So you’re saying going 1-5-2 on the road isn’t good enough?

Yes, Virginia that’s how you and the team should be playing every night.

lol, this from a fan base that hasn’t sniffed a Cup since 1967. Not a single conference championship. No President’s trophies. That’s 58 years of futility.

That this how the Sabres should play every game. I really like Timmins. He reminds me every game recently of Toni Lydman (fixed).

Bye! We hardly knew you!

Should Norris give no. 9 back to Benson? He isn’t using it.

Is it just me, but is anyone else enjoying watching for gold-digger Hall playing with Sabre castoffs Robinson and Jankowski in a deep depth role? Great play and goal by Malenstyn. A career highlight he’ll be showing his grandkids someday. I’m not sure who the color analyst is on this game, but I love that Quinn scored right after he said that Anderson is playing great in the 2nd. Timing is everything in life.

I’m happy they won, but one game’s worth of effort doesn’t erase the 10 games of little effort that has this team at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Until they put forth that kind of effort night in and night out we aren’t going to see real progress.

The Sabres are still 6 games under real 500 and have the worst winning % in the East at .476 They have to climb over 8 other teams to reach a playoff spot. Yeah we beat the hell out of Chicago. That in no ways makes up for losses to Stl and Calg. This team still stinks. Seriously why do they have to sink so low to get the motivation to play hard?

There can be no accountability in this organization. Players getting traded probably feel like they have been paroled from prison. Coaches and GMs have been held accountable by being fired over and over again. The real problem is the owner has no idea how to hire the right person to run the Sabres. The two things he hasn’t done is hire an experienced president of hockey ops and an experienced GM. Until Pegula does those two things and give them full control the Sabres are forever going to at the bottom of the standings.

They cut Geertsen, what more do you want?

The real indictment of the entire Adams era is this Sabres team falling apart in the 3rd against the worst team in the NHL

Great news on Benson. Terrible news on Kesselring. With his injury, we have yet to really see what Adams’ vision for the defense so far this season. We really need a better “7th” D over Bryson and Johnson.