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This is sad and it is a joke. But the Sabres cover it like it is good news. Granato said "Clifton's Dad set the tone" referring to his speeches on going to the net and dirty goals. Every coach avoids the hockey Dad who thinks he is a coach and tells the players how to play. Except for Don Granato. I really want to see this coach and his staff removed.

Benson is a fine young player. He was good enough to make this team as constructed today, which brings to light the job Adams did, or did not do, in the offseason. Adams did not move VO, who has lost more value this season sitting on the bench. He did not replace adequately replace Quinn, since VO was not up to the job. Therefore, Benson gets the job as he was more ready and more effective than anyone of his highly coveted Rochester prospects. I would have preferred replacing VO with a solid veteran winger and sending Benson back to juniors. You would think that Adams will add veteran forwards for next season and move on from KO and VO, and maybe even move on from Z? More likely he adds very little veteran help and goes with Benson and more kids from Rochester. It is hard to tell what is best in the long term, but we probably aren't go to win much again next year with a team this young. Nothing against Benson but I think he is not top 9 on a contending team right now. Maybe he will be next season if playing a line with the right players? Every player is different. Rushing players seems to be what Buffalo thinks they have to do to get put of this funk. They rush them into the lineup, and then they rush them into big minutes and big responsibilities, often with little veteran direction. So far many of these players are turning out to be very good players - a lot are very good players on other teams. Adams says he is all in to win now, to make the playoffs, but his actions and results indicate otherwise. This will be a most interesting off season and should be make or brake for Adams. At some point results matter.

The Summer of George!

Bobby Orr was better than everyone else for a time. They couldn’t fix knees back then like now. I don’t see it.

Another reason he should have been sent back to juniors at 8 games. Now we cannot add more veterans than we lose, as that could force him back to juniors.

I like Stephenson but you’re giving a C to an outsider. Benson will beat out Robinson. He needs to be upgraded. Krebs needs to be upgraded.

Yes. Which is why that line needs to change.

Yup. Donny says they don’t handle pressure. But it’s coming someday.

Ok That is one incident, but the Leaves Captain said it was not a planned snub and just something the players did when the ended a losing streak. Was he backtracking, of course, but its one game and it was not sanctioned and defended by their Coach. Our captain (or senior veteran player) spoke under anonymity, this practice continued for 2 months and on top of it our Coach brought up hurt feelings and contract extensions. Big difference. Replace KO - it past time simply based on his performance. Replace DG - it is now due based on his performance, plus there are some good coaching candidates out there. Bury the incident.

I am happy that Dahlin was bothered by the chant. I am not happy with how the team decided to handled it. Actually I have never heard of any team reacting like this in the NHL. But even the Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals/Cleveland Barons were less futile than the Buffalo Pegula's. At least they got to die. I think it is detrimental to try to find out what each player thought on this issue, and then systematically get rid of everyone who agreed with snubbing the fans. Instead install new leadership and move on. I still believe he is the best player on the team and someone likes the cut of his jib. It is a good jib, come on PA lighten up a bit.

If the lines are going to revisited then start with the first line and fix Skinner -TNT-Tuch. Then make the center spline stronger. Watching Thompson play it is evident that everything revolves around feeding him or him playing solo and using his size and reach to get a shot. DG used to say that the change to center gives Tage room, which it does. The problem is Tage plays and moves like winger, he is a finisher that needs to be fed. Quite often Tage is in the offensive zone puck handling, deeking, dangling, reaching and stretching, and we still end up with no shot and no pass. The other two tend to watch him when he does this, and passes rarely connect anymore. Its very often a one and done Tage effort and then the puck is out and quickly in our zone facing the liability of Skinner and Tage to defend. Somehow Tage is -13 and Skinner is -2. This needs to be fixed.

So last year the team was strong at X and poor at Y and Z. This year strong at Y and poor at X and Z. Do they look like a playoff team? Not to me. They look like a team that is getting very good goaltending, has trouble scoring, winning most of the winnable games lately, and that plays poorly at home and good on the road. Lets se how they do at home against the Canes as they try once again to win 3 in a row for the first time this season. I suspect they will play well on the road games in Miami and in Tampa. Put up a 5 game winning streak and then lets talk about the improvements.

Viscosity is used as a measure of motor oil thickness and flow

Who was he paired with?

Well a win on the road against the lowly Blue Jacks Clifton and Z get the goals. UPL carrying the load. Dahlin tons of minutes again. Bring on the Canes.

Bryson out for the final 40 sec?

UPLs numbers since new years are better than Binington’s when he stood on his head and won a cup. If this team could score goals they are in the race. UPL is looking good.

So you like tuna, on toast, with lettuce and cheese?

I have no idea what is happening. Dan told me: Puck comes out. He Throws it at round. Keeps it moving I guess I just listen until it ends, then I’ll know the score. He is your carp. Admit it.

Nope.

Good Evening Teammates, Punch checking very late. Turns out my new cable “promotion package upgrade” does not include NHLTV, like the old one did. Gonna fire that company soon enough. Im listening on Sirius XM. Which means I’m lost with Dan and Rob. We just scored, 2-1 Muscle Weight. Musket Wankers

With all the softies on this team you pick Greenway as an example of being not tough? He is not a designated hockey fighter, never has been. I have seen him fight once, against Wilson. Greenway does not really know how to hockey fight, Wilson sure does. That fight was even enough for me, he answered a late hit on another player, which is what we need. Greenway is hockey tough (not fighting tough) and is a bear to play against. But not a true hockey fighter. He sure can intimidate a lot of people, he can and does get traffic in front, and he is willing to police things when he is out there. We need him. He is a capable defensive forward of which we desperately need. Yes, he is a very good penalty killer. He should be used more on the PP, for purpose of screening the goalie and tying up a defenseman while doing it - but Matty has not thought of that yet. He is on pace to surpass his career best 10 goals this season, and I think he is capable of a 20 goal season if playing on the right line.