MJS

How can you be 12-2? There haven't been 14 games yet.

I think they would only change if Hutton is clearly struggling. Nowhere near that as of yet.

Interesting video. I assumed he was a Sabres fan because of the topic and his clothing, but at the end he said that he is always asked what teams he roots for and Buffalo is middle of the road. He doesn't love or hate them. So I assume he wears whatever jersey of team he is talking about? I noticed he had some more jerseys from different teams in the background.

The ironic thing is that he did get back to the correct post. He had his skate against the post, but the puck slid through the small gap below the blade. Pretty bad luck, if you ask me.

Pretty easy to see that goaltending is much improved. The new faces on defense are also contributing. Plus, having a good offense improves the defense (and vice versa). = More wins

I think I joined before the winning streak. So that makes me an old timer, right?

Wow. What do people have against him?

That was a stupendous goal. So exciting.

Yeah, what the hell was that? 90% of the time I don't understand why they are throwing guys out of the face off. I've just decided the players must be insulting the ref's mother each time.

True. There were some blatant penalties missed.

Never tasted coffee before. Smells gross though.

Dumb penalty by Rodriguez almost cost them the game. There really was no reason for that penalty. If it wasn't for that the game probably would have ended 2-1.

Did he steal your girl?

People seem to forget that these new coaches come with a multi-year plan and that the Pegulas know and have signed off on the plan. Both the Bills and the Sabres are on schedule, I think (the Bills making the playoffs last year was just a bonus).

Yes, he did wait a little too long a few times. Sometimes you just have to take the shot. You're not always going to get the perfect play or perfect angle.

This is a tremendous reach.

His value has been pretty well established in his time with Buffalo. He's been an elite running back and is the only legitimate offensive weapon the team has. He's also a captain. I get the people who want to plan for the future, but a 4th or 5th round pick is not going to make or break this franchise. You might as well keep the elite player.

My issue with trading McCoy is that the return for a 30 year old running back is sure to be lackluster. I would do it for a 2nd round pick (and then hopefully we IMMEDIATELY use that pick to trade for a WR), but I doubt we'll even get a 3rd for him. If we are talking about a 4th or 5th round pick, clearly his value is greater to the team if he stays.

If that is the culture of the NHL, that needs to change. Winning should always be the highest priority, regardless of what players you are using.