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Oh my, UPL put it in on himself.

Nice. Byram playing wing again for a goal.

Good afternoon Teammates, Need a W today to get back on pace. No doubles L’s please. MUSCLE WEIGHT

Wow, major over-reaction. Your question is "why was the 3:00 start time advantageous to people on Black Friday". Why does the NHL schedule any day time games? Usually to get more young kids into the arena. They tend to do it when school is out and when parents are home. The Friday after Thanksgiving fits. The NFL also has no problem scheduling an afternoon game on Black Friday either. I don't think the Black Friday crowds are such a big deal anymore because there is so much more internet shopping today than back when Black Friday was created, so there is less physical participation, less lines, less traffic. Which gets to the part of my response which may be off topic to you, that Black Friday is not anything special. It is merely the day after Thanksgiving. You wanted it explained to you as a child, but what you seem to be seeking is a high level of precision in the response. I do hope this is helpful. Have a nice day.

Because Black Friday is fake. It was made up by retailers to get you out of the house to spend money on your day off. With the magic of the internet you can still shop from home on Black Friday, in addition you can buy most things at Black Friday prices even after that day.

Agree. And add Cozens to your list of players not there yet - he is on a pace for 16 goals and 32 points. That is not a productive 2C. Will he get closer to his 31G and 68 point production of 2 years ago? He is looking like a 3rd line player the past two seasons. Benson gives you two way hockey and some intensity, it remains to be seen if he can consistently score in the NHL.

Buffalo. Keybank.

Well the fruit of the original tank is all gone with Eichel and Reinhart now NHL Stars on other teams. Lets just hope the players we still have can get us their someday. Hopefully TP is learning you need NHL quality coaching, goaltending, and you need a mature and balanced team around your young stars to make any real progress in this league.

We brine it and then oven roast. The crowd goes wild. But yes, you have to rinse it thoroughly. Old fashion style but roasted by a lady that really knows what to do. No complaints in this house.

I bolded your caveat. Bear in mind that the direction set by the GM was unorthodox and it was a complete flow down from the owner and his Economic, Efficient, and Effective plan. Hockey operations and Front Office were cut and retooled. Scouting cut and retooled. The best players and biggest contracts were moved out. RFAs and FAs were allowed to leave upon request. They were fielding a team that barely reached the Salary Cap floor and are still yet to spend to the cap with a first time NHL head coach. There was no way TP was paying money for an established NHL coach and GM after the Krueger debacle, the Eichel injury, and Covid threatening the viability of PSE. So yes, Granato arose from the ashes of Ralph Krueger, and he did some good work in a difficult situation. The 91 point season was surprising and impressive work all things considered. He got to see Dahlin, Thompson, and several others start to play to their true potential. However, that season and especially the past one highlight the collective failures by Granato, Adams and Pegula. Hockey rebuilds happen all the time with the same coach/GM in place. While Granato did not achieve playoffs, his difficult circumstances are duly noted. But he may have been one of the few coaches that could, or even would, work in Buffalo under all of those limitations and restrictions driven by KA/TP. His contributions in this period are notable. Still, I doubt that many NHL teams will seek him out as a rebuild type of coach.

It worked at shutting the Wild down. One goal on a 4 on 1. The Sabres had enough chances to score. That said, I didn’t see any reason to stick with tonight’s lines. McLeod should play more minutes than Krebs. Cozens logged almost 20 mins chasing Kaprizov around.

39 shots and we just couldn’t get one by him. Lots of opportunities. I thought we played a good game against a team that is further along. A game like this makes the losses to bad hockey teams hurt more. I hate wasting the great game that UPL had. Nothing they can do but get back to work.

So far, but he is one of the best in the league this season.

Refs missed a flagrant call. They were in position to call it.

So far Krebs has 1:25 more TOI than McLeod. Cozens and Benson getting a lot of time vs Wild top line.

The Sabres played good. One costly shift with an error.

Can we end the Benson-Cozens-Krebs experiment?

So they mic’ed up a guy that doesn’t talk?

You gonna decrement his expected GF? Foligno can toss Quinn around anytime he wants.

Pretty goal by MW. Our top line stayed out too long and got too deep.

Good evening Teammates, I am looking forward to Sabres hockey I’m happy to say. MUSCLE WEIGHT

He was much better than Krueger for sure.

To the bold I would say I don't think so. Granato is good coach for an all star team tossed together for a tournament. That's about it. I doubt he gets another NHL HC gig.

McLeod will be used to help shut down Minny's top line. We have the last change. McLeod will get his minutes.

You are singing my song Taro.