Broken Ankles

Thank God that decision is in the hands of Kevyn. God knows he won’t make the wrong one.

What about Savoie?

Can we trade both? Half joking, half serious. Ras is the only D that we have seen that truly affects play. These two are higher priced, elite JAGs. If we can get a top 3 and another Defensive D man, I’d be open. If I had to keep one it’s Power, only bc the contract certainty. $8.25m will look like a bargain in a few.

I thought about the League leading PK. You have McLeod (check your spelling Professor 😉), Tuch and Benson. Can Kozak be the fourth? Probably. I know a team could match up against a smallish 4th line and dominate, but I’d like to see the Sabres match up speed with speed the next time this team plays Montreal. If you have a heavy line up, then slide Kozak to the 4th, and/or plug in Greenway and Beck. For my money, Kozak and Zucker are medium grit and could grind and score. This team lacks scoring, and to be quite honest Greenway, Beck and Danforth cannot bring it. If we had the kids play together for a few games against other teams 4th line talent (maybe used exclusively at home games to take advantage of matchups) I think their contribution could be the difference. Trust me, I like the energy Beck brings. A real lunch pail guy. But the 4th line has been a huge negative on the ice. Danforth, Krebs - zero goals. Beck gets his first last night. I wouldn’t expect a dinosaur like Ruff to think different. It’s partly the reason we are in the basement. It’s more probable than not he just mixes up all the lines again and runs the kids back to Roch.

Wow, Quinn still has your ire? That surprises me just a bit. Too many turnovers and goals scored not what you might expect, but he is a half point per game forward with a huge ceiling and needs games played. Especially when you have Josh Dunne still in the lineup. Where does he rank for you? Dunne out —->Zucker in Krebs out —> Benson In Beck out —> Kulich in Greenway out —> Norris in Tage/Norris/Tuch Benson/McLeod/Doan Kulich/Kozak/Zucker Rosen/Östlund/Quinn Edit- still agree Ruff sends down Rosen and Östlund, cause….Sabres

Have a shift Beck!

Wasn’t the segment right before the opening face off Ruff talking about “cute passes” and getting more volume of shots towards the net. Guess no one was listening.

1/20 on the PP.

If Existential is a ten on the scale of dread, what is the normal amount of dread we Sabre fans experience on game day? “Spiraling” dread? If we were playing Card Sharks, I’d say “that's going to be a higher number”. Must Tie.

Freud would probably say that there’s a part of you that feels like the last line of defense for something (work, family, a project, a team), and lately it feels like you’re getting hammered with ‘shots’ without enough support. Deep down, there may be a wish to just stop, walk off, or refuse that role—even if, on the surface, you’re the responsible one who stays in net. The dream stages both the humiliation you fear (getting scored on over and over) and the rebellion you fantasize about (quitting mid-game). Or you hate your father.

Because like all wives she’s wrong most of the time. Start pretending you can’t hear. Might frustrate her enough to stop offering constructive criticism.

I'm blaming my iphone.

But that 3rd D pair included a guy whom our GM targeted for JJP, a legit top 6 forward with 40 goal potential. Doan who was apparently the sweetener, has been surprisingly good (except last night). And I know that Kesserling had Bryson with him but I’m sorry, if your target to be the guy who can stabilize Power and an anchor on the second pairing is reduced to third line minutes, is statistically playing like $hite, and looks lost at times it’s yet another failure for Kevyn. I had high expectations for this kid b/c of JJP and how Adams described him. Kevyn gets some credit for his UFA acquisition Timmons who has also surprised, and none for Mr. Glass who appears to have found his game at age 25. Timmons / Kesselring is one step forward, two steps back. Mule/Dahlin - the same.

Colorado is -300 on the ML bet. Seems like a trap game. Or it ends up 10-1. @PromoTheRobot lay the 2.5 goals for -125.

Your only two goals are from an AHL call up, who probably wasn’t expected to play one game if injuries weren’t rampant. You need to score goals boys. Unacceptable effort. Bryson and Kesselring were a shite pair playing 11 and 12 minutes respectively, each minus 2. Krebs line was horrendous. Also minus 2, with Dunne -3. And Beck was hardly noticeable. If you can’t score, you must bring energy and prevent scoring. upside- if they lose all these games on the road, there is a chance Adams or Ruff (hopefully both) are gone by the time they play EDM on 17th.

Famous last words. You are begging for a quote in T minus 42.

live look at Power

Great segment. Youngest teams were Montreal, Buffalo and Anaheim and when asked who is the future, Montreal got one and the Ducks two. Buffalo is a perennial “shake up” mode team. Verbeek built the Anaheim roster properly. Even his “cap dumps” from the Rangers are crushing it. How about a Kesselring Gordie Howe hat trick?

Opinions…bad spellcheck

Not all fans live in the area, and leverage MSG for access. I like knowing if ESPN+ is carrying the game. Plus, the game starts at 6pm, not 9pm….pacific time zone and all. But I get it. Nothing more important than your opinion, nothing less important than mine. My dad still says opinions are like @$$holes, everyone has one. It’s why some of these threads go on and on.

Could be Thad. Short for Thadius.

We might be better off with a Hudsucker Proxy scenario where Terry hires the mailroom clerk instead. But I gots a feelin' Jarmo was more a “waiting in the wings” type of a successor.

The Canadians are in first place in the Atlantic and the Ducks are in first in the Pacific Division. These two were also in our remedial reading class with San Jose the last few years and they are now grade level or advanced. Not sure if either are for real. With respect to Anaheim, while the West has lost most of their head to head against the East, Anaheim has won against the Bruins, Panthers (twice), Devils, Red Wings, and Penguins. Adding wins against good teams in the west like the Stars and Golden Knights. These two have significant improvement in scoring and goal differentials. These Sabres on the other hand sit with 41 GF. Only Florida and Calgary have fewer. Disappointing to say the least. Let’s see what happens when some of the regulars come back into the lineup.