Pimlach

Wow, crowd booing the PP on game 1.

Doan draws another penalty. He keeps working.

Good PK. Now let’s get a goal boys

Good 2nd. We can win this one.

Will Borgen, the legend that never was.

They are playing one of the best in the league

I keep seeing Norris and thinking it’s Benson. Quinn, Byram - not hearing their names much

Dahlin had a clear lane. He has to shoot that

Nice hustle Doansie Ok boys, let’s tie this up now.

Dan is right. A failed clear by the forwards leads to a goal. They have to do the little things. Sacrifice to get the puck out and make the Rangers reset.

Look at the high tech SOG stats. Thanks Terry.

Wake up Punch, Byram is dressed, Power and Keseselring are out.

It’s game 1. You know Lindy right?

What happened to Byram? I picked him for first Sabres goal. I’ll have to reselect and ho with Tage. Gertie with a penalty, ugh.

Lindy changes the lines a lot. With Geertsen dressed there will be line shuffling

Good evening Teammates, Looking forward to a fun and prosperous season. Go Sabres! Home opener = Muscle Weight.

White throwback. Let go back to the 72-73 and get our fans back.

Byram

I assumed "hood" referred to the urban "neighborhood" pop culture use of the word. Especially since there were references to Bills Mafia in the thread. Sabrehood, as in brotherhood, is fine with me. The Bills Mafia backers say it was meant to refer to family. The Italian word for family is "famiglia", not mafia. Mafia refers to organized crime groups and that is a kind of "family" that most Italian-Americans have no connection to. the word mafia was most likely derived from uncomplimentary words to suggest male swagger and boldness. I am of Italian descent but not offended by Bills Mafia. The few family elders that I have left don't care for it and shrug it off.

Joe Rudi. There is name from the past. Rudi was a very good all around ballplayer and he was an important piece of the A’s championship teams that won 3 World Series in the early 70’s.

And I am actually excited to see what happens. Norris for Cozens could be a good move if Norris stays in the line-up. A healthy Norris is a better player than Cozens. Kesselring & Doan for JJP - we shall see, it could be a good trade. Lyons - I can hope Danforth/Timmins - ok, this could be improving the edges Ellis - I can wish for Binnington II, but I will take solid and steady. If he is good he could be a blocker to Levi, and yet Adams made the move, or maybe Jarmo made the move?

Maybe not, so far he has not been very successful, but he isn't sitting idle and resting on his reputation either. I assume he knows he is not long for the job unless they get a lot better right now. My point was that this is a highly competitive league and most teams make moves to improve year over year. Montreal and Ottawa got in last year. Washington had a big rebound year. I look at Boston, they missed the playoffs and wrote their fans a letter saying they were just as disappointed and they were still committed to winning - they have a big rebuild ahead. I look at St Louis, they missed the playoffs and replaced their coach mid season and somehow snuck into the playoffs and almost won the first round. The Buffalo Sabres? We are going to see if their moves improved the team, its a long season.

Are we allowed to say this? Last year it was met with scorn. I guess when you are eliminated by New Years Day it can get old?

I grew up loving the Yanks, it was a family tradition passed down from Dad and Uncles. The current Yankees are missing too many baseball intangibles that it takes to win a championship. The don't play the field well, they throw to the wrong bases, they are just average base runners, they have an unreliable bull pen, and they seem to score by home runs rather than clutch hitting up and down the line up. The Yanks have playoff wildcard talent but nothing in that mix that makes them special. I would like to see the Jays make a run at it.

Tell us how you really feel and don't hold back. 😅 At least Drury is doing something because he and his Rangers management expect to win. So even if his moves do not work I can respect that he did something.