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Looks like Algonquin park. Big Rock Lake maybe?

Did you know that the Bills and Sabres have the 2nd highest scoring offenses in their leagues?

That might be the best game Bush has ever played in his life. Time to trade Goal-offson while his value is at it's zenith. 🙂 Fun game and mostly a top notch effort outside of about 10 minutes in the second. Thompson needs to shoot first and deek second. Great game today by VO, Krebs and Bush. Maybe the best game for all 3 all season.

He seems to have found himself after getting demolished by Harvard. 3 wins in a row against ranked teams stopping 92 of 97 shots for a .949 save %

I get why people are frustrated with Casey. He made a great pass to VO last night and made a terrific play in the first last night as well to give himself a great scoring chance but rang it off the pipe. After seeing those plays it's easy to ask yourself why doesn't he do that all the time. I don't know the answer, but I've seen many worse players on the Sabres, including certain current players like Bush, Bryson, Asplund, even Girgensons.

Why are people so happy with Jost? He has a similar pedigree as Casey. Jost was a 10th overall pick by the Avs and was supposed to be one their center's of the future. It didn't work out and he was eventually sent to Minn and in 33 games their (between this year and last) he scored 2 goals with 7 assists. Minn waived him after 12 games this season. Now he comes here for nothing and we have no expectations for him. So far so good. He has 4 goals with 7 assists in 26 games. He is on a career high scoring pace. FYI Casey has 16 points (2g 14a) in those same games. At some point people have to get their expectations in line with what is really happening. Casey isn't Cozens and never will be, but 50 point players who can play multiple positions and can move up and down the lineup are not easy to find and are a good asset to have. Just FYI Casey is 8th in his draft class in games played, 11th in points (although Yamamoto is right on his heals), 12th in goals, and 10th in assists. Forwards drafted ahead of him include Nolan Patrick, Cody Glass, and Lias Andersson.

I once thought that Eichel was going to be the next McKinnon. Over the early part of his career Eichel was outscoring McKinnon. Instead he has turned into Taylor Hall 2.0.

While I am a Buffalo native, I understand latching on to a team not from your home town. I've been an Atlanta Braves fan most of my life. It stems from going to spring training games in West Palm with my grandfather and Hank Aaron chase of 715. It's a little ironic that I ended up living in the Atlanta area. PS: While not Canadian, my grandmother was born in Toronto and I spent most of the summers in my youth in Haliburton Ont. I also still have considerable family in St Catherines, Toronto and for some reason Calgary. Is that Canadian enough for this thread?

Exactly. Jochen Hecht 2.0?

Thank you. Adding Jost has gone along way to solidifying the line and moving Casey to the wall has helped him think less and play more instinctively. His pass to VO last night was pretty and the play in the first that rang off the post were just two examples of his improved play.

I watched it after the game. It was the best PSE has done. Well deserved. I didn’t realize how much Miller had worked with Comrie.

He has only 22 giveaways for the season. He also isn’t a glider. He should be more physical given his size and his new position and Ray said his work along the boards is much improved. I get that people wanted him to be Cozens when drafted (I did too) given his offensive tool kit and that he often leaves you feeling like he has much more to give, but this constant drum beat that he is a turnover machine and that he is a ineffective NHL player simply isn’t true. We still have plenty of others guys who don’t contribute.

Maybe that’s what I remember.

Not from coaches, but certainly in the media. I seem to remember articles about him not being fully engaged. I could be wrong. I certainly remember the articles about the fractured locker-room. The post Jack era certainly seems to be a team all pulling in the same direction.

Fail. Looks like we need a KC code to have a chance at tickets. @freester and I still hoping. Now if anyone knows a KC season ticket holder please let me know

Could be.

Anyone know a season ticket holder for the Bills who has a ticket passcode they aren't using for the game in Atlanta?

Haven’t we heard this before?

I maybe the most vocal supporter of Mitts here. I do it primarily because so many here have an opinion of him that is so set in stone they can no longer see anything else and there needs so balance in the discussion. I readily acknowledge his terrible play defensively early in the season but it's time to put that discussion in the rear view mirror. Jost has solidified that line, and they have played very well for the most part since DG created that line.

Seriously? Why on earth would you do that? The 1st 3 lines of your post I'm right there with you, except I like Jokiharju as the 3rd D pair RHD.

Would that be a bad thing if he get's it?

Oh come on, wasn't there at least some fun in seeing Hall and Staal sent packing. We got Montour for Guhle in 2019 and a 1st. Bogo and Kane in 2015. My favorite TM trade in 2014 of 2 2nds and McNabb for Fasching and Delo. Honestly I don't remember when we were ever a major buyer at the deadline this century. Even in the 2 great years, DR didn't do much (thanks Quinn). In 2007 we shipped out Biron and added Conklin and Zubrus. I don't think we did anything in 2006 except dump Noronen. We got Grier in 2004, but dumped Curtis Brown. Maybe the most improved deadline acquisition for Briere in 2003 for Chris Gratton. After that deal, maybe getting Dumont and Gilmour for Michal Grosek? DR went for it in 1999 getting Barnes, Juneau and Warrener for Mike Wilson, Alexei Tezikov, Plante and Barnaby. We also got Satan at the deadline. Dumont, Grier, Briere, Warraner and Satan are the type of deadline deals I like. Deals where the guys acquired fill holes beyond the season they were acquired.

Besides the trades of Staal, Hall and Montour two seasons ago?

You didn’t say this year and you didn’t say playing at an extraordinary level this year. Truthfully Josh hasn’t been extraordinary this year either. The two best players on the Bills this season are Diggs and Milano. Josh has been fantastic at times and awful at others. I do think the Milano and Poyer are building a HofF resumes and that White maybe as well. Miller is already a shoe in. Maybe I’m confused by your definition of extraordinary. To me a player at the top of his game who is voted as one of the 3 best in his position, like Milano, is extraordinary. Your two extraordinary talents, Allen and Diggs were not so honored. Diggs was 2nd team and Josh nothing. I’m the one who pointed out up thread everything this team has endured to get to this point, but to say this team lacks special talent on defense is wrong imho. What is correct is that this team succeeded despite the injuries to those stalwarts.

I couldn't disagree more. White, when fully healthy, locks down half the field. That is extraordinary. Milano may be one of the top 5 linebackers in football right now. He is a sure tackler, can cover RBs and TEs and sack the QB. With him the Bills are tough against the run but without him teams can run all over us. He was voted a 1st team All-Pro this season along with former Dawg Roquan Smith (who is the best college LB I have even seen) and Fred Warner. He is an extraordinary player. As to Poyer - here were his stats in 2021 (https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/lists/nfls-best-safeties-jordan-poyer-tyrann-matthieu-minkah-fitzpatrick-justin-simmons/) McCourty ranked 2nd at a passer rating of 31.8 and Marcus Williams was 3rd at 54.2. By any measure that's extraordinary. Injuries have cost him this season, but that doesn't change the fact that he is an amazing safety and maybe the best safety in the NFL when fully healthy.