Believer

Would seem to suggest deficit coaching and lack of veteran leadership.

Nice guy… In watching him the past few years, not a guy who saw the hill and led the charge, imo… Never cared for his postgame interviews after wins or losses… Didn’t really turn it on until the past couple months he was here… probably after a discussion about his future with Adams and Pegula… Then there was the Stick Stunt… As Captain, if he wasn’t part of it he condoned it, and lost control of the group… KO had to go… The fact the team is playing better without him speaks volumes, imo. As for Byram, he seems to be a natural leader who leads by example, skates hard every shift, constantly talking to teammates on the ice and on the bench. Next Captain?

We don’t know how Dahlin behaves in the locker room… We do know he leads by example on the ice, but he didn’t speak out against the stick stunt player protest against fans… Neither did Okposo, Tuch, and Girgensons… Personally saw this as the opposite of leadership in all of them. We do know how Byram interacts with teammates on the ice and on the bench based on his play and mic’d up game… He exhibits high level leadership in his example and words to teammates, albeit on a three game sample size… Imo, Byram will be a Captain here or somewhere else someday… If Dahlin is offended, he will adjust… or not… He has $90M reasons to get over any snub.

In my best Bill Clinton imitation… “It depends on what your definition of effective is.”

Sorry, Doohickie… Doubt Power can change his personality type… He doesn’t like the tough stuff that’s part of the game… Just not him.

I saw what you saw @Pimlach… Could not believe Power let UPL get run over right in front of him with no response… Power is overrated, overhyped, and overpaid… If Byram continues to develop his two-way game, Power can be traded while he still has high first round value… Give me an all-pro late 20’s RHD who can skate with heavy presence and grit… Even up.

Bingo.

Very entertaining win.

Wow.

Damn… Get it back.

Another solid period.

Bravo, Girgs.

Think JJ is one of the guys Granato was talking about… Granato wants more from him.

Late feed… Late celebration… Boom… JJ!

Boom… Byram… Leadership by example

Boom… Clifton!… Love it.

Not the man… but the Captain represented the losing years… Change the conditions you change the behavior… Okposo leaves… Byram joins the team… Byram eager to join team so flies directly to Nashville… Plays first game after only a morning skate… Scores on first shot…Encouraging teammates loudly on the ice and from the bench… New energy… Team responding… Future Captain someday, I think.

One great period.

Granato did say he was looking for more from a few guys… Message heard.

Skinner… Boom My celebrations will be a minute after the fact… Hey, gonna celebrate anyway!

Boy is my feed slow!… Benson… Boom

Damn

Boom… Byram…

Interesting. More likely his wife. Just a guess.

Reading your posts for awhile now, you take criticism of the team very personally… Moreso than any other poster it seems to me… You aren’t a player, a relative or an employee by chance? Of course you couldn’t say if you are… Not hard to disagree without being disagreeable… Lot of strong personalities and opinions on this message board… The Sabres bring out the best and worst in us at times… Here’s the thing… We’re all fans… Not long ago one among us (can’t recall who) put it best… “Disrespect the post, not the poster.” Just my opinion.