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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.

Power a non event… Krebs was missing as well at much lower cost… Didn’t really see much from Dahlin or Tuch until the late periods.

Now there’s an idea…

UPL makes the save… Jokiharju late to the play… can’t defend the rebound…

I often hear Granato and players say “We need to raise our compete” in postgame comments… Must be something to it.

Compete is a verb… meaning to strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or victory… We too often lack it…

3rd period half over… Sabres down by one… 3 shots… Blues up by one… 8 shots

Sometimes… Sometimes it is simply lack of compete.

Shot pattern and faceoffs show much better period for Sabres… Granato got their attention…

Shoot the puck, Benson… Your wraparound is weak.

Step away for one minute and miss the goal… Okposo battling for position AtTheNet… gets rewarded… Nice.

Look at the shot patterns of both teams… This is coaching and compete.

Messier was asked how important the Coach’s pre game locker room talk is… He said it is critical… Sets the tone. Clearly, whatever Granato is saying to the team before sending them out is either dysfunctional or falling on deaf ears.

Runt with heart.

Would keep Benson and UPL.

Walker is a punk.

If it were possible, the Sabres should rent a bus and take both PP Units and Ellis over to Rochester… and pick up the Amerks PP units and Appert for the ride back to Buffalo…

Our players must be dumbasses… Shoot the puck.

Too many friggin passes

Neighbors parked in front of net… No chance for UPL…

Nice chance by Thompson there… Moving the puck smartly in the O-zone

Awful… One shot…