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  5. Are the hockey gods real?

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    I’m sitting here watching playoff/play-in hockey and enjoying it...to some extent.  At times, my mind wanders into many of the discussions that have occurred here about the injustice of the draft lottery this year.  A shot at the cup AND a shot at the first overall pick?  And for teams like TORONTO, NY, Penguins, or any other undeserving team to have the opportunity to achieve one or the other in the same year?!  We struggle to figure out if we should route for or against them.  Well, I’m currently watching the Toronto/Columbus matchup and watching that privileged HC Sheldon Keefe and his befuddled look.  And i think back to all of our angst about losing out on Mike Babcock, and even our own tank year (s).  I don’t think we should worry so much about this stuff.  The hockey gods do have a say.  If, come Monday the Rangers, or the Leafs, or Pittsburgh win the Lafreniere sweepstakes, I think there will be another “leveling”.  I know it’s hard to sell this to a team like ours who has been wronged so many times.  But I am happy to say that it looks like the LEFFS are DONE!  (Goal # 3 was just scored by Columbus).  and I don’t care if they win the lottery on Monday.  I am ALWAYS happy to see them lose.  As i am sure most of their fans feel the same way about the Sabres.  I think the hockey gods justice will prevail.   Could be a momentous shift in hockey gods thinking coming up!!  Go Sabres!

  10. Practice Report 2/8/20 Victor is practicing

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    1 hour ago, Weave said:

    You owuld think by now everyone would be on board with this.  I don't get at all people who think this team can progress by losing.

     

    10 hours ago, Pimlach said:

    Every year I hear people that are happy to settle to be a lottery team.  Haven’t we learned?   The NHL draft is not going to provide immediate help for us next season.   

    I want to see this team to play every game like the Ranger game or better.  I want them to play hard, even if it’s only gets us to 9th place.  The culture can only change by winning and working hard.  You can’t turn it on and off.  

    The time to stop losing is RIGHT NOW!!

    Weave and Imlach, I am with!

  11. Constructive Ideas: Playoff Contender to Cup Contender

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    Great thoughts.  I think the simplest solution would be getting a decent backup goaltender.  I think about some of the goalies that have breezed through here recently that would have been better than Hutton...Halak, Nilsson, Johnson, Nuevirth are the ones that come to mind.  Also, i took a quick look at hockey goalies.org (http://hockeygoalies.org/bio/nhl/buffalo.html). And it looks like our most productive eras are when We have 2 decent goalies.  

    Getting centers seems to be more challenging.  I think teams are clinging to centers right now.  Especially when a desperate team like Buffalo comes calling.  The asking price is likely to be high.  It makes it so imperative that Jbot make a move for the right guy.  

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