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That was a sorry fight. What was McCabe doing?

Someone wants to make the Olympic team.

Not really. Average age was 26. I also wonder if the D pairings had hurt Dahlin a little? Truthfully, I think he’s been fine, as have the rest of the team of late.

This is a very important early season game. Win this game, the team is over 500, winners of 5 of 6 with all 5 wins over divisional foes bringing their divisional record to 5-2. A win also would be the team’s first road win of the season and ultimately validate everything they have done right recently. The team started 0-3 scoring only 2 goals allowing 10 for a -8 differential. Since then they have scored 22 goals, allowing 13 for a +9 differential. Talk about night and day.

What is the projected forward group for tomorrow? Benson Kulich TnT Doan McLeod Tuch Zucker Östlund Quinn Malenstyn Krebs (callup?)

I’d bring up and play Rosen. He’s earned an opportunity. I also don’t want Geertsen in the lineup.

The bad news is Dunne or Geersten draw back in. Maybe Greenway can play.

Impressive.

As Lee Corso says: Not so fast. When they get and stay above 500 and play with the effort we have seen recently nearly every night, then we can say their good. It’s also amazing what happens when you get good consistent goaltending.

I’ve focused on him often when I watch and he reminds me of Lydman. Honestly I surprised and impressed. I love guys who give max effort every shift.

I have to give Lindy, the coaching and players a great deal of credit. After the first three horrific games, this season was close to being over before it started. However they put a much better effort against Ottawa, started going to the net and got rewarded. Now 4-4. The PK looks like the PK in 2005-6 where they are aggressive and completely taking the time away. They are also finally protecting their goalie’s crease. Real progress. Good things happen when you field a team of NHL players. Now they need to play even harder tomorrow against a desperate Leafs team and get over 500. A win tomorrow should make their confidence soar. Hope Kozak is ok. He makes a huge difference defensively.

Sadly.

Now go win tomorrow as well

Anyone else notice that nearly all our goals occured with someone battling in front of the Leafs net?

We want 6

Love Kulich in a scrap

Great shortie after a great save

This is basically going to be a nearly 5 minute PK

Hall? We gave him $8 mill, which was well over mkt value. The least Adams could have done was get a 5-8 team list who he could trade him to instead of full NTC. The full NTC gave the player all the leverage. It was a stupid mistake by an incompetent GM. PS: If Hall doesn’t sign, maybe Adams has the money to extend Ullmark properly and we’d have had good goaltending for the last 5 years, which would have likely helped us into the playoffs the last 2 years.

Because he doesn’t want to be an AHL backup. He wants to be a starter somewhere. That’s why he has a KHL out in his contract. Likely better to start in the KHL, play well, and try to earn an NHL job that way. Backing up Levi in Roch won’t help accomplish that goal, unless Levi gets hurt.

I agree, but the crazy thing is he is actually the most accomplished goalie in the system. He has 303 NHL games under his belt including 151 wins. That's almost double the games and over double the wins of UPL. Lyon only has 119 NHL games of experience.

By the way, interesting note of LV. The Sabres are almost certainly going with 3 goalies for a while so that they can see where UPL is at. I also agree they don't want to lose Ellis. If UPL plays well, then the ultimate solution is probably to trade the 32 year old Lyon. Still I don't trust UPL.

They don't have to release him. My understanding from an article I read was that he has a KHL out in his contract.

Yeah, it's fun, but admittedly simple. Think of the worst thing you can do and that would piss off the fan base and bamm you have how Howdy Doody would make the deal.

The other part of this is Rochester. If I were Georgiev, I think I’d bolt to Russia. He is now the 5th goalie. Odds of him getting back to the NHL with the Sabres are about zero.