Broken Ankles

Happier than heck myself it wasn’t called, not that John deserves to get the calls like the elite players get, but he was cross-checked in front of the net. That rule was supposed to be enforced this season and with few exceptions, has not.

Power gets a W in his first game with a solid defensive performance. Matthews does not score. The Leaves drop three in a row to the mighty Sabres all within the Province of Ontario. Pedantic police - scold Robbie Ray for calling Owen “Powers” please.

Does @Samson's Flow change his name to @owen's Flow?

Dude constantly referred to players as “property”. Insight into his perception of Management/ownership v. Labor.

You watching Lifetime with your wife on let’s say any Tuesday?

I had low expectations and they were exceeded. Shocked to hear so much discontent when half the year you’re getting Dan and Rob. Glass houses. Leah was incredibly well prepared and sprinkled the information throughout the broadcast. I also thought they were complimentary to a young Sabres team who on paper were outmatched by a division leading Hurricane squad with 37 more points. Glad we don’t play these games as a simulation. * unless you believe our life is a simulation in which case you could argue that a real life competition within the context of a simulation is a simulation itself.

Then make sure you are watching Seinfeld….

Haven't given a thought until you mentioned it. As someone who was highly critical of Dahlin in Oct/Nov I feel I need to come his defense on how those numbers (+/-) don't tell the whole story in the second half. In the detail below from Natural Stat trick, from January 9th to present Dahlin has a little bit more time (228 to 175 minutes) with others than Joki had with others. And the chances, High Danger, Fenwick, Corsi, and expected goals are all better with Dahlin than Joki. And not just by a little, by a lot. Except goals for, which Joki has a plus 1. Their performance together in the same period shows about twice as many minutes (448) and the expected goals and Corsi numbers are between the metrics without. With actual goals for around 3% below the expected. On the semi-related point about Casey and Mark, yeah, that is concerning and why I have not been a proponent of bringing Mark back unless it's as #8. Bringing it back to point 1, I think Joki is not the ideal compliment to Dahlin and with a true #2 RD Dahlin's numbers in actuals goals for could explode next year. As in those 60%+ Corsi and High Danger chances, only they are executing better so the net difference is a positive +/. Similarly, Power could play with a steadying veteran force leaving Jokiharju on a third pair with Muel where together they would excel. I'm thinking of Gudas imposing himself physically against the Sabres yesterday. Separating man from puck multiple times. Give me two of those please.

We will be watching the game on tape delay. My 82 year old father is visiting from Buffalo and we are golfing this morning. The Sabres have been on fire since his arrival going 3-0-2 which has enhanced his stay. Could be a letdown after the emotional win on Friday however @jsb point about revenging the embarrassment for last months loss is something I look forward to seeing from the boys. Enjoy the game. Mulligans Waggle.

https://www.nhl.com/video/c-11179555 Zegras goal against Arizona.

I assume you mean KO? According to Money Puck, using 150 minutes as the minimum minutes played, that line ranks 31st best in Expected goals against per 60 minutes out of 89 qualifying lines with 2.23. So top third. Unfortunately their Expected GF/60 ranking is 86 out of 89. I wouldn’t have guessed that bad. They have had good possession numbers the last 8 games but maybe not out chancing the opponent according to the fancy stats.

ready captain!

That is wild, weird stuff.

Why not win in regulation?

According to Moneypuck the Blackhawks have an expected goals of .98.

“Here’s to all that gorgeous sn@tch in FLA”

Our third line defense is not good. I like Fitz for the most part but exposed when paired with Butcher vs. Muel. Speaks to how sound Samuelson has been this year.

+1. Let's wait until the team has completely gelled or has solidified. The locker room is seemingly improved by all accounts, so let's not F%$# with it. Plus no hard assets (except maybe Bjork 🙂). If we positive momentum going into 23/24 and he wants to finish his career and is still an effective goal scorer, ok.

Great Name. Love the movie.

Adam Fox 16 points in his last 8 against Buffalo.

Does Kyle’s line bounce back after a Luke warm performance? Does Coach DG keep Tuch and Krebs together or revert back to our perfection line? Will Alexis Lafrenièr (purposely misspelled for commentary) score? Manhattanites Weakening.

Find Gerry Meehan and Don Luce pronto.

Well…My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Levi talking to Sabres execs at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious

My wife is devastated at the news about Taylor. She was his neighbor and went to grade school and graduated from high school with him. He was back in Laguna last summer for their reunion. Although not a huge fan of the Foo Fighters, I respect his immense talent as a musician and appreciate the sentiments from so many here. RIP.