Broken Ankles

What was wrong with the call? Reilly tried glove it to himself but never played the puck, so after touched by another Leaf player, how is it not a pass?

Agree on the 7k estimate. Swaths of empty seats in the 100’s. Visiting the parents with my son this week, so I did a kids day purchase. My ticket was $39 and $15 for my son. Then made our way to section 119 for the 3rd period. One the reasons I had to leave the 300s was an annoying spotlight that was blinding me every 60 seconds. WTF, why?

Agreed. But it’s consistently a struggle for those D men not name Dahlin to exit a zone. What is the best fancy stat site to rate zone exits? Dahlin must be above average and the others below.

Can they win one face off?

And the odd man rush parade continues

I agree with almost all of this….except Mitts. I thought his advanced metrics were deceiving, and he didn’t drive play at all, like Cozens did. Thought he gave up the puck too often (5 times), and had only one quality SOG. Others were weak. His lack of speed is concerning. His contributions on the PP were lacking. Also agree with mentions upthread and you about Tuch back with Tage.

Good call. Thought the same thing.

Tuch was in the room for what 3/4 of a year? If Z is doing all the things that are right, then it follows the longest tenured Sabre has a letter. It’s possible Mule has greater leadership skills than Rasmus. Evidenced by his being named Captain of his team as a sophomore in college. But Rasmus maintains the ‘A’ based on experience. Not just on skill. Tuch is a good candidate next year if Z is not re-signed.

Memo to Mike

Maybe KA thought it better to build confidence in another goalie within the organization. Comrie is also the UFA/new guy. Message could have been ‘show me something’. The bar of expectations was extremely low based on the pairings. Do you think he cleared it?

Vincenzo!

Mediocre Wording 👀

Kumerow still with ankle sprain and McKenzie in concussion protocol. Could see T. Austin off practice squad and Shakir getting significant snaps.

They can be proud of the fact they beat a top 4 team in the AFC, on the road, when trailing by 17 in the first half. Ugly, and undeserved, but a comeback victory nonetheless. That is something you can build on. The Bills were on the receiving end of two huge calls by the officials to help them secure a victory. A phantom Roughing the passer penalty in the 4th and a no-call on PI to end first half. Amazing how these type calls go to good teams. They are appropriately 3-1.

What are you defining as lower tier? https://theathletic.com/2746567/2021/09/30/the-2021-nhl-broadcast-rankings-the-best-and-worst-markets-to-watch-the-games/ “Martin Biron got consistent top marks for his work in both the booth and the studio, with several people pointing out he should be the cornerstone of the future broadcasts. The bottom line: A broadcast that is caught in between embracing the past and moving into the future has become divisive and has kept it in the lower tier of NHL broadcasts.” I generally agree with their rank. Razor brings the broadcast down, and Marty is the cornerstone. For reference I listen to the Sabres broadcast about half the time (depending on who they play) and watch another 3 games per week with various teams.

It’s the preseason, is anyone ready? And they are rookies. What is your expectation for each? I’ll take flashes over obscurity, which is what the bottom six has offered in recent memory.

Caggiula with the preseason game of his life. Used to love the Drake, now I hate the Drake.

The over on this game is 53.5, the highest on the board and yet it seems low. Vegas oddsmakers know too much but I can’t help think the Bills don’t score less than 31, and with a depleted secondary I can see the fins land 24. A high scoring affair in theory. Go Bills!

That will never not be funny. Even KA himself has to look back at that clip and cringe. Unrelated, I was surprised they shared the conversation with Adam’s and UPL. Not so much that a conversation was had, but rather it was included. Shouldn’t UPL a look at this an immediate threat but at the same time, a much lesser threat than what could have occurred. KA told him “the most important thing we need next year is for you to play games”. I guess. How about win games? How about win games, and in spectacular fashion.

Tonight couldn’t be much better. And we got the better broadcast crew to boot. Levy and Riddick aren’t exactly Nance and Romo, but Joe Buck is just the worst. And Troy is average at best. Not sure how or why ESPN paid them what they did this off-season.

Prayers Dane!

All great points. I went back three years to see the roster from the 2019 prospects challenge. The forward comparison isn’t even close. https://sabresdigitalpressbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-sabres-prospects-challenge-roster.pdf