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Was a VO defender as well… but if he isn’t scoring goals or getting assists, his defense is a real liability… Sabres have too many assets that can move into his place for them to stay patient until he starts scoring… Know he is very well liked by teammates but a change of systems may do wonders for him… Look what it did for Eichel.

No, VO was -1 then… and finished -2.

Yes… Victor gave him no pressure and way too much space.

Flomax.

Another slow start… Another hole… The last guys who speak to the team before they hit the ice should have them flying from the start… It should be the Head Coach… and the Captain…

Yeah, I've barely heard their names. Add Tuch…

Geez Tuch

Agree.

NHL Center Ice working.

Greenway and Mitts developing nice chemistry… Benson makes everyone around him better.

I’m not sure either of them would agree with you.

Three failures by Sabres Ticket Sales Team to reply to their own solicitation?? We know Roth was distracted… Hope whoever is in charge reads your message.

And shoot more.

KA is on the record this is the year we break the playoff drought… Season opener was just jits, imo…

Was surprised Granato didn’t put much weight on winning the last few preseason games to build momentum for the opener… given the fan and player expectations this year, RJ Night, and a key division opponent… Granato is a proven development coach based on his history… He is cerebral, articulate, calm, and likeable… Much like Cooper or even Ruff… Unlike those two, have yet to hear or see Granato get angry with a lack of effort… He could have and might have been angry behind closed doors at a few vets who mailed it in the last couple preseason games… He didn’t seem that upset about losing in his postgame remarks last night… Perhaps he believes most of the failure was coaching… Expecting to see some veteran sparks and better energy tomorrow.

Amazing Laviolette got them to give up the body to block shots so early in his tenure… Talk about Buy-In… Think the Rangers were determined to spoil all the season opener hoopla and send the up and coming Sabres a message. Talent matters… Coaching makes the difference.

IDK… Thought Victor was ok last night… Was not on the ice for any GA… Especially liked that he jumped right in and defended Benson when the Rangers roughed the kid up late in the 3rd behind the net… Seemed to me Cozens struggled more on that line… He got off a couple shots, but all three of them need to shoot more…

Agree with much of what you wrote… but it’s one game… Season opener… Full house… Big expectations… Early jits… Gotta remember we have two handfuls of 21-22-23 year olds playing serious minutes… They will develop together into a formidable team for many years to come, my bet. Not ready to make any serious player moves… Sure not ready to give up on Granato or his staff. Lets see where we are after a month.

Was able to stream from my phone and mirror to the tv, but the audio was garbled… Rangers looked mid season form… We looked like the guys just met yesterday… Down 2 on three shots in the first few minutes is a tough hole to climb out of… First of 82… Onward to Saturday… First game jits for Levi and the boys are behind them.

NHL Center Ice not working…

How could you miss it… Go and make a memory.

Big bet on the Come Line. Expect he will grow into it with more goals and more grit. Next?… Mitts?

Hope Benson plays well and sticks… VO as well.

Roth was an investment advisor… He had no sports management experience… He had Pegula’s trust and fresh eyes. Now we see what he was looking at… No loss. Get it right this time, Pegula. Your teams deserve better.

Good deal for team and player… Dahlin endured some tough years and stuck around… Future Captain Take a page from Okposo and give Buffalo some love taking a higher profile in the community.