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Yea lol, nice catch

You sir, still have a backbone. 3 yrs ago, when my Leah was 11, I caved and put a 48" in her room so the game night hissy-fit ritual would stop in the family room. Now, 14 yrs old, she watches with me.........this weeks BAE (I think that's the word the young ladies are saying these days) is Jeff Skinner. Last week it was Brazal, last month I think it was Sam and if memory serves me, the start of the season it was Tage. I told her she can only date hockey players that project in the 10 to 12 million a season range ? She's currently showering the juniors for the next Connor McDavid ?

That's ok, mine is non-existent, had to use the translator lol

I love it to ?

Yes, but I am wondering if he's looking for a center with some quickness and hands for Olofsson and/or Nylander. Wennberg is Swedish afterall.

Yea, doesn't appear to be a sniper, in the goal scoring sense anyways. More of a...………..3rd line center maybe? Bare with me, I don't know much about him.

Jeremy White tweeted out from his SuperSaucySabresGuy or whatever and dropped a name...…………….Alex Wennberg Edit: Ooops, SuperSecretSabresGuy, sorry.

We may be bad this season, but wait, there's more..........next season to ?

So, Greeley scouting LA, Hagelin?

Colin White, Ottawa, nets his 2nd of the game, 13th of the season and ties it at 5 in Chicago in the opening minute of the 2nd period. You all should be familiar with Colin White, selected 21st overall in the 2015 draft. The very pick used to bring Lehner to Buffalo by one Tim Murray.

I cringe at the thought.

It's looking like a shoot out is underway in Chicago. 5 - 4 in the first between Chicago and Ottawa, both goalies replaced.

I don't think he'll call it a career, not yet. But he does need to make better choices on the ice, for his own safety and piece of mind for his family.

Not sure if his presence warranted the impact you suggest. And as to your second question, yes, we would be hovering around dead last again.

Bogo, Risto and Okposo not at practice. Per Paul Hamilton and Jeremy White.

You sir, are a visionary. Welcome aboard the Sabres fan base. If you haven't already, I wish you to visit the area, yes its winters are a bit harder than some others, but your used to that I am sure. On a side note, you have a strong community here, as I work with and have neighbors who hale from your proud nation. They are true and steadfast souls who I consider friends. They also love hockey ?

So say we all.

While we really don't know what happened in the locker room last season, Dahlin shouldn't even give Jack a thought, after all, there's enough in his game problematic wise to keep him busy well in to his early 20's.

But did the Hanson brothers quit when they did it? No, they got up and screamed out of the penalty box "I'm mad as hell and I'm going to cave your face when I get outta here". ?

I was stationed at Pearl. HSL 34 Det 6. ? Loved it there. Ah, to be young again......

I happen to agree with this. I was looking at Vancouver's roster this evening. I'd trade Jack for a couple of their pieces to be sure. Same can be said for a half dozen teams or so. Botterill won't do it, your correct. Jack is someone he sees to build around, and that to is correct. The only problem is, outside of Skinner, he's not done a good job of it, at least, this season. I'll give him the 1st season to start to reshape the roster and look to build from there, and even if they don't make the playoffs, I would have liked to have seen team identity taking shape. A compete level, a desire to win and a coaching staff with a strategy in place to utilize the players strengths to achieve those goals. I'm not seeing that. Instead what I am seeing, is a team that since the 10 game win streak, has looked lost, even in some of the most basic fundamentals of the game. Take passing for example, they are terrible at it. They often miss the mark. Or physically challenging opponents with drive, grit and determination both in the defensive as well as offensive zones. They appear to give the neutral zone and upper slot area in the D zone willingly, backing up with an occasional stick check, but never taking the body. That's a problem, a big problem to be sure. Then there is the offensive zone perimeter play, with no one big enough to engage in the slot, or those that do have the size (Girgensons, Thompson) unwilling to go to that area. The net front presence in the defensive zone, their inability to clear the net, is a major problem. The offensive net front presence in nearly non-existent save for Reinhart (Reinhart by the way is the one player I've been able to stomach lately outside of Skinner). And the list goes on I am sure. Like I said, no identity, that's a major issue. Botterill needs to get some beef and speed in here, along with a couple of competent defensemen imho.

I fully support Harrington's line of questioning, the way in which he asked it, and the expectations of an honest response from players. Buffalo Sabres fans overwhelmingly are not buying the vanilla being sold to them from the "Mr. Pegula" ice cream truck in our neighborhoods and guys like Harrington are asking the real questions, that get real, emotional responses from the players. As it should be, because as a fan, I want to know WTF is going through their heads on the situation as well. You get paid millions of dollars, just answer the farging questions. After all, as players they may have been here for what? 7 maybe 8 years maximum? Us fans have been here for a life time, we deserve to be looked in the eye and told the truth, after all, we pay the fargin' bills.

Philly has passed us in the standings tonight. Florida beating Montreal right now, they'll beat us next game and will only be 3 points back. It's looking more and more like the Sabres are drafting top 10 again. In the meantime, the San Jose and St. Louis picks look like early to late mid 20's picks. Not exactly inspiring.