Richard Noggin

He's got some Marchand in his game. But without being a complete rat.

Malenstyn and Cozens are always game to stand up physically. Dahlin, too. You'd like to see Muel get involved. Eventually, Power needs to add some beef and some testosterone to his game.

Sucks to have the refs allowing Colorado to be so obvious with the interference and roughing.

question is: would 5-2 be a safe lead?

4th line please, Lindy Or PP, rather LOL

gonna get WAY more fun moving forward

I just don't think fans in this thread are willing enough to embrace the absurdity and chaos of it.

Or at the very least, maintain some sense of humor about the whole thing. Otherwise, why bother.

Silly Avs have fallen victim to a classic blunder. They didn't wait until the 3rd period.

Colorado almost has Buffalo right where they want 'em.

But if an org makes choices based on fan sentiment, rather than smart roster management, then that org is cooked. (Or MORE cooked in this case) Citation: see also Russ Brandon's drought-era Bills

But see, isn't that how true NHL pros are supposed to play the game? They don't necessarily need to smile much, but they do need to be energized and desperate to succeed on every shift, which then often leads to getting fired up when all that relentlessness directly pays off. They need to passionately sell out for one another every shift, every game. The Sabres don't always look like they're all playing with that edge, to say the least.

On one hand, you could say that part of this "playing the prospects too soon" problem boils down to how terrible the Sabres roster is outside of what should be the maturing prospect pipeline. Their legitimate NHL veteran depth chart has been ABYSMAL for a long time. So the conveyer belt of rushed draft picks is too often getting bombarded at the NHL level like so many sea turtle newborns being picked off by savvy seagulls. Even mediocre NHL teams DEVOUR sloppy, unfocused, and inconsistent play. I think Benson, in spite of his penalties and diminutiveness, might be the most gritty and competitive player on the team (outside of a couple of the 3rd and 4th liners). One of the only players who consistently does the greasy things any coach would demand. He'd look good on a line with some real dudes.

Who cares about the obscene increases in valuations of the Buff sports franchises Pegula purchased? That benefits none of us in any way. Congrats to him on getting even richer. The Sabres are still a bare bones joke of an NHL organization. Crazy that they were his passion project, and yet their organizational spending has been SO restricted especially in recent years. Almost like it's now just a business, and one that is NOT succeeding. Gotta invest in the bizz and remove himself by at least one executive layer, if he wants to turn things around.

Saw a couple of those (drive-bys in the defensive zone) from Thompson late in the game. Immensely talented dude, but yikes.

I stated as much in total agreement a few pages back. He ain't an enforcer most nights, but damn he's effective with that stick check.

GRIIIIITTY

sounds hawt

Seems to my eye like "power" has never really been part of his game (not meant to be pejorative). He's not a small guy, but he's all about the handle and the hands. Has one of the most active and disruptive/productive sticks in the NHL--and thus often chooses to stick-check his man, rather than take the body.

GD that was close to another one

LOLOLOL

Right as they started signing off the thread lol

Such a young person's drink. Might as well learn to appreciate the journey of drinking, the aesthetics of various higher quality beers, wines, spirits. If it's only about the effects, well then might as well find a lower/zero sugar alternative. You'd like to think professional athletes would be smart with the macros when drinking; I left restaurant work behind in recent years, so not sure how the Sabres young core, for example, handles public dining/drinking. I know I've seen it every which way over the years.

Really puts the edge ON

Did Nic Deslauriers complete his conversion from D to LW before entering the Buffalo org? Wasn't he a D-man originally? I know it's not the same thing, exactly, but he immediately popped into my head. **Wikipedia page confirms that the LA organization first experimented with the LW transition in preseason, but it wasn't until Buffalo brought him in via trade later that season and then spent an entire offseason program preparing (and losing a bunch of weight apparently) that he made the full-time switch to forward.