Pimlach

Bills are looking like a middle tier team right now. Right on the heels of a big win over KC they lose in their division to a team that was breaking apart. McDermott and his staff failed to have them ready, similar to the Atlanta game where nothing worked on either side of the ball, both the game plan and the execution was lacking. Offense has become a problem. The Bills passing game has become Josh Allen scrambles and then hope he can find someone. Very few plays are drop back into a clean pocket, and fire to an open receiver 10+ yards deep. The WRs are a below average unit. Shakir is a good #3 slot guy. The rest are all below average players. At TE Kincaid is good, but not at the level of carrying an offense. Cook 3 is good, that’s about all we have in the backfield. Still, mostly because of Allen, the offense has been very good at times, going into this game they led all teams in offensive yards per game. Yet the underlying feel is the OC is holding them back. I think Brady has been figured out and is running out of chess moves. Defense played great against KC but was bad again today. Bad tackling, not enough QB pressure, missed tackles at the LOS that resulted in huge runs. Hairston is showing us what close coverage looks like, he is a bright spot and probably will be the best player on this defense soon. With Benford and Taron Johnson out they are really lacking. Tre White was bad and should retire after the season, DB depth is not good enough. The LBs did not contribute, Milano and Bernard are no longer a factor. The DTs have been ravaged with injury and Miami took advantage, and not having Epenesa at DE hurt. It looked like MCD took over the defensive play calls. This is looking like a wild card team that needs some retooling. Still a lot of football left but they lost another game in the standings to NE today.

Correct UPL does not like "UPL". Correct, UPL needs assurances and he needs the net. Recall when Levi first arrived in the 2022-23 magical 91 point season. Rumors were out even back then that the younger players were upset that Levi got starts over UPL. Looking back at the players from that 2022-23 roster how disappointing they have been since then. We still have Thompson, Tuch, and Dahlin as a Core. Peterka is the only kid that broke out and improved over the years, and he is traded. Mitts got traded and while he isn't much, the center spine has been a problem ever since. Cozens got paid plus a letter, and then he flopped under the expectations and the pressure and was traded for a guy who wasn't healthy enough to contribute anything, and still is not healthy. Mule an Power have not met their contracts or on ice expectations. Neither has UPL. Levi is in the minors. Quinn is just inconsistent and mediocre. Since that season we have seen a parade of bargain basement goalies, 4th liners, and 5/6/7/8 defensemen come and go.

They need to play at least .550, preferably .600 points percentage in the month of November to stay alive. So far November looks like this: 1W 2L 1 OTL = 3 of 8 points, 0.375 pts pct. That no show, shut out, home ice loss to St Louis looks pretty big. Next 3 road games are: 11/12 - Utah 11/3 - Avs 11/15 - Wings They really need 4 of the next 6 points or November starts to slip away. They have to start a win 2 or 3 pattern or else. So with that, how about some Sunday Soul? A little Americana R&B. Clarence Carter backed by the Muscle Shoals "Swampers".

I thought he dressed as the backup a few games ago and that gave me hope he would play soon. ? I did get a sense that "back tightness" was more than a simple thing. Just this teams luck to get hit with a rash of forward injuries, lose their 1D, and be in a the predicament of carry 3 goalies.

What do you mean by the bolded? Is he injured? Why is he not playing/dressing after a very good debut?

Fourth? His boat, his business, and a whole bunch of kids.

This is a 6-3 loss, but more like a 4-3 loss to the Sabres. But let’s not kid ourselves. The Sabres have not won in this building in a long time. They have been void of signature wins that show incremental growth. This road trip is important and they need to get points.

Power needed to come up with the loose puck.

Time to bury one and tie it up. Time for another scotch as well

Canes getting away with hooking and holding.

Ok Tuch tucks one in.

Lyon has made a bunch of big saves. This could be 6-1. Sabres sloppy

Lindy put an AHL power play out there.

Groan

He could get hot tonight and on the road trip and turn it all around Spooner.

It’s not Tuch’s fault that he was included in that trade. He has been nothing but an excellent soldier as a Sabre, and a fine winger too. He is a good role player on a team. He contributes at many facets of the game.

1-1 after one is a good start.

No. There are others.

Wow. Tage with a golden opportunity.

If we want to get better, yes.

Canes wearing their Soviet Red Army Uni’s. Blech

Power ready to step up. Get hungry kid.