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Sabres have to get the next one. Get going.

Let them play. You should not measure hockey plays with a micrometer. No intention, no real obstruction, he was out of the way before the puck was shot.

No contact. Good goal.

Terrible coverage.

We needed that one Captain.

Terrible.

They are not into it? WTF! can we get some action?

Power just shoot it.

Ugh. Ellis needed to cover the rebound. No help from the D clearing it. They need to wake up.

Good evening Teammates, let’s start the night with a PPG.

Really? But you still fall behind by the teacher moving on and you not reinforcing the past material by doing the homework. ?? When my older son started high school I went to the early Parent Teacher night to meet his teachers. His English teacher (the class included language and literature) said they probably would not be reading any books, they would watch the movies based on the book instead. I asked about book reports, none of that either - they watched the movie and then do a group discussion. Seemed like lazy teaching to me. I have never seen a movie that covered the story and the details like reading the book. I went to lots of school board meetings, lots of parents teacher conferences. I had a few concerns abouts the curriculum in this AAA rated school. It seemed that the learning how to learn part was not stressed.

Depends entirely on your perspective. Back in the early 1970's the home weekday games started at 8:05 and the Sunday games were 7:05. The 8:05 start gave me plenty of time and motivation to get my homework done, and the better the grades the more games I got to attend.

I was expecting UPL to help get Lyon more rest. Hmmm. Lindy likes to ride the hot goalie.

Why mess with all this? I would not play Zucker until he is ready. Play Rosen and get him fired up. Toronto won last night, winning this game is important just to keep pace. The Sabres must get a win streak going.

This is so true. The Sabres cannot afford to overlook this team tonight. Especially with Oppie behind them.

Kempe signed. Tuch will get 8 years x $10M from somebody.

I don't see a need to move either Byram or Power unless there is a great trade that adds a legit top 6 forward for one of them. We all want to see Power improve, his status as a first overall pick is part of the reason he gets a lot of criticism. Don't forget that Byram was 4OA.

Some things I didn't mention after watching the Oilers game: One of the best games of the season, up there with the Florida game. Ellis - keep riding him. There is no reason not too. Right now he is playing the best of the 3. I like they way he comes out and challenges the shooter. He talks about anticipation, he made several big timely saves. Oilers - they did look tired or lazy or something. They are in the middle of a 7 game road trip. Draisaitl seemed to be very pissed at Tage at the end of the game but he never came out for the final shifts. Anyone know what happened? Home games - it is important that the Sabres keep winning and get the home crowd back. They are still last in the conference and they need a big winning streak as they have to pass 8 teams just to get to the last WC spot . They must avoid another Blues like performance against the Flames on Wednesday.

Spooner, you have your own Fire Adams thread.

Byram is playing better than Power IMO. Byram is faster and can log a lot of minutes. Even though he is smaller than Power he is much more fiesty. The illusion of Owen Power is still there though.

I hear you, but Lindy has to know by now that he is not filling this role with Geertsen. Dunne actually plays and contributes.

What I see: Kozak is a 4C and he can be a true shut down center. Being defensively responsible is a natural part of his game. He is one that helps you protect a lead, seal a game, he takes opportunities away from the opponents. Krebs is more like a guy that can't make it as a 2/3C and that is willing to do the dirty work of a 4th line center or wing.

This lineup is fine in a no check league. Otherwise, not enough physical players to sustain a playoff run. Not to mention you killed one of the best PKs in the league by benching both Malenstyn and Greenway. Quinn, Rosen and Östlund are not full time 4th line players. I don’t see them matching up every night in that role. Sure, Östlund scores a goal with the fourth line but that is not his game in the long term. In Östlund first 2-3 games he was just hanging in there playing steady but with no impact, and I could see he was unwilling to possess the puck and get hit. I thought he was headed back down and then the next rash of injuries hit. Once Rosen came up Östlund seemed to get a spark and play with more confidence. Right now I must say Östlund is impressive and is getting comfortable. He has the ability to create offense and make passes like a traditional play-making center, something we need. Still, he needs to get stronger, so more time in Rochester is an easy option. Center candidates are - (1) Thompson, (2) Norris, (3) McLoed , (4) Kozak, (5- spare) Krebs, (6- move to wing) Kulich, and (7- back to Rochester) Östlund. Kulich can certainly move to wing and shows top 6 capabilities. Norris is not dependable, forces you to carry a few C/W type forwards on the 23. Krebs drops to 13/14. Östlund can go back for now but his future is bright. Rosen is a much better now than in his two looks last season. You can see the difference in physical maturity and mental confidence. He is going to play somewhere in the NHL. Note - we also have Danforth on the roster The Sabres have some good problems with roster decisions. This team just might be getting good.

Krebs, Malenstyn, Kozak, and Greenway are all contributing. Kozak being the best of the bunch. Malenstyn cleanly hits everything in sight, Greenway is playing the game he can play. Both help on the PK. Every team needs players like this.