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Dahlin got high sticked in the face maybe? Getting physical now. Sabre need a PPG.

That guy wanted no part of Tuch. I don't get why Stahl can come barreling way after the whistle and start a scrum, but Cozens can't be in a scrum. The officials are not calling a balanced game. Ray needs to shut up on the Sabres pushing back, he sounds like a huge hypocrite. Both him and Dan are being stupid about it. Florida can play rough because they have the players, but Buffalo cannot respond. Shut up Ray.

ugh. Not strong in the puck battles.

The kids at the game are bored. Come on Sabres score a few.

Prove it.

42 on the Panthers should have got a boarding call.

This icing rule is shite. Mitts could have got there first. The refs do not seem to let them play. I liked it better when you actually had to touch the dam puck.

Definitely.

Cozens and Tkachuk - ref should get them both. Not just Cozens. The Panthers are as hate-able as the Bruins, Leaves, and the Flyers to me.

Yes indeed. Not limited to the 6 guys that play defense either. Defense is a team effort.

Incorrect blanket statement. Some employers do recognize it. Many employers offer flexible holiday/personal and vacation days and they do not close for Presidents Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, etc. Many schools do not close for them either, some do. The US has 12 Federal Holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Inauguration Day (every four years), Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Banks tend to follow the Federal Holidays. Private businesses have the freedom to decide. fixed

Good afternoon Teammates, Punch checking in. Wishing this was an evening game. This is disrupting my day but I can catch some of the game. Florida is a team we have to start beating. Muscle Weight.

I appreciate him. But if we upgraded him at 4, he would be a great guy for the third pairing. With the style we play we need great defensemen.

Your first comment, “build a culture first”, is correct and interesting. This is their 2nd season. They are still defining the culture. Two things will set the tone. The GM/coach combination and the type of players they acquire. The picked up some very good vets, some with rings. Beniers is the key and the guy they will build around. I think they are still building the culture and off to a good start. Side note: I don’t like the uniform colors.

I was the one who questioned that comment because the Sabres were the reason that Seattle didn’t play their A game.

Think about if Knox holds on for the TD, and if Shikar holds on for the bomb. There were 4 catchable drops. That’s puts Josh at 500 yards and at least 4 TDS. All facets of the team made big plays and also they made mistakes. We gave up a long punt return to set up a score. We had a kickoff out of bounds that cost us a FG. On defense we gave up several 3rd and longs, and very longs too. McD said it was not “complimentary football” today. He had a few odd timeout moments. Miami tried some new things today.

Great win today. Yeah, they had a lead, they turned the ball over, dropped passes, coaching …. Blah blah blah. They have a home game next week. They are more healthy than they have been in a while. That’s 8 wins in a row. Go Bills!

I thought they had to play down there, not just be on the paper roster. This makes sense though. Kind of stinks to lose money, I guess the way to avoid that is to not get picked to be sent down, huh. Thanks.

Interesting. Someone in another thread said that the players lose money every time they get "moved down" - do they?

Sure he has a great two way game. But it’s not ridiculous to play him with someone that can steady things down and not need help. It helps with Joker back, as opposed to pairing him with the bottom 5,6,7. He is the 20 year old rookie, right?

Agree. If Girgs is feeling better then bring him back, and bring Krebs back too.

Peterka is listed at 6' and 189 lbs but I agree that he sure looks a little bigger (stouter) than Quinn to me. I can see him being a hard guy to play against if he chooses to be. The speed and skill of these three is exciting, even though they can get pushed around and bottled up at times. Put 24 year old bodies and experience on them and look out.

I am sensitive to anyone hitting our goalie, after the Miller-Lucic situation, I always want a response. This was of course nothing like the Lucic hit, but I was triggered by that hit last night for sure. It is a part of my old school hockey up bringing that can't be suppressed. We didn't score on the PP, that would have been enough. We don't have the players to answer their 4th line, which is stocked with slow hulking bodies. I can see the Sabres eventually running 4 lines that can skate the pants off of other teams. There only a few bigger forward prospects in the system. I want to see us get bigger in defense. I want to add a big, strong, mobile, and smart veteran on the 2nd pair with Power. I say smart because I don't want a Risto, who has all the other attributes. Get this guy and let Power create and not have to cover for anyone. Move Joker to the 3rd pair with Lobby. Joker is another interesting guy. At 23 now, he already has 230 NHL games. He is listed at 6' and 200 lbs. Most of his strength is lower body, which is great for his skating and stamina. I think off-season emphasis on upper body strength training would help him a lot. He could play at 205, no problem.

Awful? No one played Seattle better than Buffalo did on their recent 7 game road trip sweep. Everyone else got stomped, even Boston got shut out at home. Winnipeg and Buffalo were tied in the 3rd and they needed a breakaway goal and their Star goalie to stand on head to beat us. Expectations are skewed. Cozens, Krebs, Quinn and Peterka are all 21. Power is 20. Samuelsson is 22. UPL is 23. We are playing 7 kids. That is over 1/3 of the dressed players. Development should happen all the time, in practice, in games, in every league. Development happens in the NHL.

Details, details. Never seen so much concern over 3 goalies and rotation of rookie players onto a paper farm. Quinn and Peterka played lights out after sitting out two. The correct response from them to a good move by DG.