Pimlach

Ok Gents, I am going out now to play 18 holes. After that a few beers and a burger. I'll be back in 6 hours to read about the great trade Adams made to help the team right now, while not hurting the future. Can't wait.

If, if ,if. What will happen by missing this year that enables making it the next ten years? Why would making a few low cost moves now hurt the development of the core? We should be replacing our worst couple of players with better players right now.

It is common. they stink on the radio. They do not do play by play. I never know where the puck is. It is frustrating to listen to. We had Ted, we had RJ, we had excellent teams for 40 years - then it ended.

I fear you are right. Right now I am kinda' pissed off about last night. We wont talk in detail about goaltending, the teams real #1 need, but it sure looks his Comrie acquisition is not improving this team - Comrie is a back up, just like he was in Winnipeg. I think Team Goals should be adjusted upward when they can be. In this case the Sabres are definitely a strong playoff contender, probably ahead of KA's predicted pace, so goal adjustment upward is the way to accelerate growth. A few moves could have been made that do not put the long term plan at risk but that accelerate winning and success - something the core needs. Before the Tuch injury he needed two defenseman, and if he adds a true #4 he really only needed to add one defenseman. Instead he adds another 6/7/8 guy to go with his collection of 6/7/8 guys (Boosh/Clague/Bryson). The need to help the defense has as not changed since Tuch went out. At least with Tuch out we could slot Quinn in there and continue to push a top rookie. At least we have Vinnie and Aspie as forward depth. The defense has nothing in Rochester. After seeing another mediocre crowd last night, and another uninspired home ice performance, I have to wonder why he would be so hesitant to make moves for the likes of Shenn or other vets? Look at the goals and the pressure that was put on by Columbus and you see that no one wanted to physically engage in playing solid defense last night. They were lazy. Dahlin was missed. Power was overworked and cannot possibly carry the load. Joker did not step up and will not physically engage against a team like that. Boosh made numerous positional mistakes and he is below average on the PK (which really showed last night). Bryson is a midget and a turnover machine and needs to go. Clague is timid. Boston will present the same physical game as Columbus but will have much more skill to go with it. Hopefully the road environment and the noisy crowd will wake them up. (I will rant about the home ice play in another thread.) My bottom line is that KA should be adjusting Team Goals upward when he can. As good as this season has been, they could once again miss the playoffs - not only that but they can still finish behind Florida, Detroit, and Ottawa - if that happens it will be hard to call this season a success. It will be a shame if it happens because the GM would not consider a few roster moves. The ESPN crew talked about the need to add a few vets to the team to help them "avoid games like tonight" per Bucci. I think of Schenn for a 3rd rounder and I get even more pissed.

I see that he is is just another option for 6/7 and now 8. There are none in Rochester. Apparently DG thinks he can skate with this team and that he fits.

I don’t see Chyckrun at the trade deadline. KA is not gonna pay. I don’t see any more trades happening. DG wanted Stillman. They think they got a good player.

A simple 3rd round pick is all Toronto gave up for Luke Schenn. But Schenn would likely be a rental and DG is looking for a reclamation project like Stillman.

They won’t fall out of it after one game. But the schedule gets harder now.

So we wasted our best goalie, losing to the worst team ever in the conference, because the Sabres decided to not play until the 3rd period. UPL or Comrie against Bahston ?

And the opportunity ended at 2:22

He might help them.

We never had the puck. Never once had control in last 2 mins . You don’t pull the goalie when you don’t own the puck. Too little too late. You give up a goal with 18 seconds left in the period then you deserve to lose.

Let go get this!

JJP gets a huge goal. It leaked through what was a brick wall. Keep shooting on him.

The Sabres are not skating tonight, not shooting, and they are physically not up to it. They are far superior in talent, but tonight they can’t get into the slot or near the net. Defensively they want no part of “touching” the opponent, so they are not getting to the puck. They are taking a night off. The reason Anderson is in there is to secure the 2 point in case of a let down. But this let down is so widespread that he can’t stop it. One more period. The Sabres are good enough to win this game. I want them to make me retract this. Only one other game this bad this year, at home versus Philly.

Come on Spooner, need more grit.

Filthy goal by Jenner. They are kicking our ass. Big, slow, sluggish, sloth-like, lumbering, Columbus.

Perimeter passing is killing us. Need to get in the dirty areas.