Broken Ankles

Must win. The ugly kind is also acceptable. Another blowout will begin the Paper Tiger 2.0 conversations.

James, Son of Alpheus - The Matt Ellis of Apostles.

Not Ann Coulter, it's clearly Kellyanne Conway. Evidenced by the lack of a reflection as she approaches the mirror. The mirror is a metaphor for the the barrier between the media and the White House. She passes through this because she currently blurs the lines between the two. Then the breaking of the mirror represents her clear violation of the Hatch Act, or a Law prohibiting the Federal employees in the Executive Branch from engaging in political activity. But I'm stumped how this relates to Risto as well.

I thought the Leafs needed a rejuvenation this season. I just didn't know it was the vaginal type. #NoninvasiveVaginalRejuvenation

I would agree, although this board has reverence for the level of mediocrity of Matt Ellis. Lee Fogolin?

Norm Lacombe?

I need to see brown leather pads and a plain white cage mask. Please. Don Edwards will be there.

I like Coach McClappy. Can we agree on that? I’ll take your bet. Bills straight up against the Steelers. The usual?

Steelers will have losses to Indy, Browns (away), Ravens, and either Bills or Rams. That's 8-8.

I agree. I like what Johanson and Skinner have done. Developing something. Their give & go against Arizona was a thing of beauty. But Vlad just looks lost in the offensive zone. Any benefit he make to the defensive responsibility is lost (plus some) in the offensive side. Maybe Tage can fill this void if he improves his defense on the farm.

I think there was a problem at the printer...it was actually phONEyBUFFALO

They don’t need to win at least 5 games. They need to win four games for a wildcard birth. The AFC is not competitive this season. Assuming Houston/Indy are division and Wildcard #1, who else has an inside track to Buffalo? Trick question. Answer is no one. Today was disappointing but it’s not doom and gloom for the probability of a post season.

Tape to tape. Try it, you’ll like it.

I would argue that a FL#1 of Skinner Eichel Vesey is more Defensively responsible, and would maintain chemistry. Evidence is such that Olofsson has been replaced many times for Vesey in close games. This would move Sam and Victor to FL#2 which would be slightly less responsible defensively but probably improve chemistry (MoJo and his countryman Olofsson) and improve offensive production. And Jimmy is a FA next year too. Why not see if he is motivated? Victor has done everything the Sabres has asked from a developmental perspective, which is why I think he gets the opportunity to play along side Jack over others. His wicked one-timer not withstanding.

What I can appreciate from RK, and it was never directly discussed in the article, was the decision behind breaking up the Skinner-Eichel-Reinhart line. There is a quote from Skinner and how he is working well with MoJo, but the question is never asked WHY was the decision made. I think it's significant. I think Reinhart has the offensive skill set to drive a line (whether from the RW or C position). But Sam is in a contract year, and its vital that he proves himself for this contract. Having Jack center him is a way of RK saying I'm going to give you every opportunity for you to succeed and get a long term deal. While at the same time saying to JB, let's see him validate his worthiness to the upcoming contract offer. The same (to a lesser extent) can be said of Olafsson. He's also an RFA, and while his term and AAV will not be near what Sam's will be, the stats he can obtain to increase the overall value are attainable with Jack more so than anyone else on this team. And the message to Skinner thus far has been, you earned the right to your extension, now deliver under more difficult conditions.

.......and these are all his highlights.

1920s: pig Latin for nix1.

seriously? One game? Hilarious. Maybe some mid-level production coordinator took it upon himself to make the change and the product put the ixnay on that. I know Vogl changed after Montreal, so I'll watch his updates to see if it changes.

Maybe Casey has been reading Sabrespace and how we almost unanimously downgraded his line to FL#4 and that provided the proper motivation.

....or Scandella, or Sobotka, or Vesey, or Sheary and probably not Rodrigues. But other than that, yeah, all of them.

I saw Vogl or Reardon start around the 9th. Sabres vs Habs. I think this has been debated here quite robustly. I’m on the record after the MTL game that it should be that way. But the Daily Face Off has not changed...yet.

This is why I think the decision was to play Ullmark last night. Last night was a decision to play with “house money” and see if they could steal two on the road from an improved Anaheim team. Tonight you should win.

Agreed. I think the Henrique goal at the of first, then again at the end of the second were weak and changed momentum. The Rakell goal in opening seconds of the second was a poorly played poke check against a highly skilled player. They solved the Sabres PP and killed extremely well. Better Goaltending, solid PK and some BS thuggery.

Ducks PK> Sabres PP Gibson> Ullmark Rackell is very good. That’s about it for high end talent on that team. There is zero chance that move him. Especially not for Risto + parts. Should have been 4-0 after the first period. An excellent showing by the Sabres fans tonight at the Honda Center.