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Anyone not named Mike Bales.... You're welcome!!!

Isn't that the job of the HC though? If a player isn't playing well he needs to sit.

Going on year 3 of Don Granato and nothing seems to have changed, the forward group still doesn't play great defense and neither do the defensemen at times. I get that it's the beginning of the season but this is the Sabres ever year under Granato. Why the slow starts going into year 3? Why do we still have problems winning on home ice in year 3? He's a great developmental HC but I don't believe he's the right HC to lead us to the Stanley Cup playoffs and it's not just about the beginning of this season it's just more of the same and I really want to be wrong because I like the guy, seems like a great person but I just don't see him doing much than he has for this team, I'm sure i'll get the hate and hear the "relax it's only game 2" LOL .

Another season of this?

Same crappy defense by forwards and Dmen.

Also I'm getting Jacob Bryson type vibes everytime Connor Clifton is on the ice.

Is something wrong with Thompson? He looks like he is lost out there sometimes.

What a pass by Benson, what a pass by Middlestadt and what a goal by Greenway. Our best line by far.

I doubt it, they look faster and stronger than us.

This is exactly how I feel. Seems like already too much of the same as we saw throughout last season, of course the sky is not falling but already a home loss when that was our achilles heel.

How many years are we going to use this?

Now that Granato has developed the kids can we get a real coach to win us a Stanley Cup?

Greenway is our best player right now by far which is probably not good for us.

Rob Ray... "We can't over be aggressive" .... WTF?

Now we just need to start a ..... "He's dating Taylor Swift" tweet to make her sit in the stands and have all the swifties buy up tickets to the games.

So far we have a core of Thompson, Cozens, Dahlin, Samuelsson, that's a great start.

We should all be concerned, UPL is who he is and Comrie isn't an NHL goalie. I'm not really sure what Adams is thinking here but it very well could lead to his exit which would suck because I really like alot about him but this seems like his achilles heel.

I agree it's not all on him and it's pre season but we 100% need another veteran goalie to help him along the way.

There is absolutely no excuse for it, he's had what, 4 seasons now?

I still cannot believe Adams has put all the eggs in the Levi basket and will once again go with the same goaltending minus Anderson, it's almost comical at this point.

I think he should get the start regardless unless he looks completely out of place. He'll be bulking up or at least filling out in the nutrition program as the season goes along but his playmaking is very much needed imo. He just looks like the best player on the ice regardless who's out there and doesn't make much sense not to let him skate it out this season and get a taste of the NHL. His size is the only factor but he's been playing at that size all throughout the years so it shouldn't matter much.

Oh goodness, Bryson had the most minutes of our defensemen , PLEASE NO!!!!!

I wouldn't hate if they brought in Kane, he'd give us about a 50 point player if he can stay healthy and provide playoff leadership if/when we get there this season. I also wouldn't hate seeing Rosen or Kulich get some valuable minutes being called up until Quinn is back. Either way I'd still much rather spend the money on a viable goalie since imo that is the more pressing need getting a solid mentor for Levi and someone who can help get us to the playoffs if Levi is injured or burned out.

I dig it, looks sweet.

I really think Rosen looks like a different player out there, I really like his game as of now I'd say he'd be the front runner but Kulich is going to be awesome for us next year imo.