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UPL lower body injury.

Fine by me.

Agree… We had a strong second half last year… and have to think our players were full of confidence coming into this season… Unfortunately, Adams and Granato used the last few weeks of the preseason to extend training camp tryouts for prospects… instead of sending out our first team regulars to establish the new defense and winning games for a fast start to the season… All on Adams, imo… What are the chances he doesn’t make the same bonehead move next preseason?

Takes years to develop a legit NHL goalie… Sabres made the investment in UPL… We are at the beginning of the payoff stage… Not even Adams can be so stupid as to let UPL walk… Pay the boy… He’s a keeper.

Agree… You cant train or gain aggression with experience… It is a personality trait… No evidence Power possesses it…

Greenway on point Postgame interview… He should do more.

Granato kept Skinner to modest minutes… Message sent.

A lot better crowd response tonight… Didn’t hear any boo birds… Lots of Luuuuuks

UPL… Awesome… So happy for him…

Power should have been benched for a few games a couple times this season… He gets big minutes so Adams can rationalize his contract in terms of Cost Per Minute… Laughable.

Greenway… Boom… Boys were buzzin’

Tells you something…

Tuch… Boom.

UPL… UPL is playing Alpha-like lately… Body language full of confidence…

Benson… Boom… At the net…

This group has a beer league identity… Easy does it… Unless someone or something motivates them to play hard… It is dysfunctional..

Dahlin… Laser…

He has 2 hits… Needs a few shots and a goal…

Just tuned in to see Cozens PP goal… 3-0 1st period lead??… Awesome… Makes you wonder why our guys didn’t play like this more often… Lost another season… Mind boggling.

A Sabre fan might wonder why this rebarbative team doesn’t get more attention from its owner, Terry the Terrible.

Both loyal Sabres and hardworking players on the wrong side of 30, neither of whom has won a Cup… and in the case of Girgensons, has yet to experience the playoffs… Both play a gritty 200 ft game… One or both packaged with prospects or traded separately should have value to Cup contenders… Let Pegula and KA show fans the Sabres are committed to improving the product this season… before the trade deadline and the offseason…

Give them both a chance with a contender for the Cup… They deserve it.

Wouldn’t be as adamant about trading Tuch as BuffaloSuperFan, but agree it is time for a major shakeup… including core players like Tuch… My opinion will be unpopular… LV offered Tuch up for a reason… Adams bit on his Buffalo roots… despite shoulder surgery… On IR a couple times here… and has not lived up to the hype… Glides through too many periods… Has a mediocre shot and misses the net a lot… Granato moves him off the top line in recent games… Articulate and glib, but makes excuses in postgame interviews instead of flashing anger when the team plays poorly… Not Captain material except sentimentally, imo… If KA is resetting the roster, Tuch should be available for trade while he has high value.

The best idea I’ve read today.

My theory is KA extended Granato knowing Pegula would extend his contract as well… Pure self-interest.