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Michigan wins it 4-3. Not as close as the score indicates. Minnesota scored on the dreaded 6 on 3 advantage and then again with the goalie pulled with 5 seconds left. I know everyone is on the Levi train but don’t sleep on Portillo.

Rochester is not a good defensive team. Their d corps is bad right now. Quinn is a treat to watch. I think he will develop into a superstar in Buffalo down the road.

Florida have traded their 2022, 2023 and 2024 1sts. Scouts must be thrilled 😄

At this pace Colin Miller to Stl for a 2nd might get two hours of analysis on Monday's Trade deadline Coverage.😀

LA is an interesting trade partner. Clarke, Faber, Grans gives them 3 young RHD for the future. I like Johnson but I wonder what he thinks looking at Dahlin, Power, Samuelsson and even Bryson on the left side. I think he can play the right side but he may think there are a lot of other teams out there where he would have an easier path to the NHL. If he is not all in on signing then he is a good piece to swap for a young RHD that can add to the backend going forward.

I really like Johnson. Haven’t seen Grans. Is he that good,

Are we talking about JJ next year or long term? Depending how things shake out he may spend some time in Roch next season but he will be a big part of the future for Buffalo. Kid is a stud and him and Quinn have great chemistry together.

I am not saying he is the answer to be Power’s partner but rather a rhd for free to take a look at as depth anyways.

https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=169620 Preds just put Philippe Myers on waivers. Big, physical RHD 25 years old. Interesting name to claim and take for a test drive especially if other d are moved. Making $2.5 which might scare teams off. Interesting guy to claim and see if he is a fit.

Watching Mule in Rochester and Buffalo he is as advertised: Big, physical, takes care of his end. The thing that has impressed me is how often he gets up in the rush. Markstrom made a great save on him as he drove the net and Girgs went cross crease to him for a tap on.

What are you giving LA to part with him?

Did I just witness the Sabres WIN IN OT? I thought I would never see it again. What a bloody character win that was after the egg last night. They had every reason to get blown out tonight. Calgary is unstoppable at home, they played last night and got smoked. Toker in net. But they gutted out a massive win Toker was outstanding. Call Toronto, Vegas, Pitt, Washington right now and offer him for a 1st🤣 Dahlin was unreal but man Samuelsson is becoming an absolute stud back there. The top line was dangerous all game, Great to see Tage get the winner.

Is he not playing tonight because he was bad last night or they are resting him in back to backs after an injury or being held out for a trade?

“With the 11th pick in 2022 draft the Buffalo Sabres are proud to select....”

I was just going to type that. You really start to see why the rebuild is in year 11 when you see the quality of people who were guiding the ship.

So the guy Big Head couldn’t be bothered signing just brought back 2 first round picks.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You can’t compare Miller to Chiarot’s return. The GMs remembered Chiarot’s playoff run last year and want that grit. Miller has been out for 24 games and it sure showed last night. He might be one of the better RHDs available by Monday but I think a 1st is a no go. Maybe a 2nd, maybe a prospect instead is about the max. I read that St. Louis might be a fit for Miller.

Krebs family is made up of natural athletes and people that excel at what they put their minds to. There was a good article a couple years ago about them. Krebs seems like a very likeable guy. I think he will be a big part of this team’s core and culture for years to come here.

They need Okposo’s salary.

Thoughts and Prayers Jack Eichel, Thoughts and Prayers.

Is Anderson starting? They play CAlgary tomorrow night so We will be seeing both goalies I’m sure.

Power was voted to the Big 10 1st Team while Hughes was voted to the 2nd team. I wouldn’t put too much stock into it. As was said, Power has played well since the Olympics but the points haven’t been there.

All things being equal I would rank them: 1) Letang 2) Dumba 3) Klingberg 4) Gudas 5) Mayfield/ Gudbranson/Jensen Letang is the grand prize but for him to even think of signing here it would take a huge overpay. He is still at the top of his game and would really help Power develop. Dumba is 27 and has 1 year at $6 million left. He would take assets to aquire. With the dead cap coming in Minny he could be available. Talented dman that would make a formidable duo with Power. Klingberg will be 30 and a reason they say Dallas wants to move him is because he wants 7-8 years term. If you could get him for 4 years it would be great but sounds like he wants much more. Gudas might be a cap casualty this summer in Florida. Nasty player who takes care of his end and would allow Power to roam.

There defence moves around a lot. Blankenburg has played with Hughes a lot lately. And they lineup on face offs on their strong side but once the puck drops all bets are off as they switch sides a lot. I wouldn’t want Power starting his career on his weak side. It was just something to think about with the connection between the Pegulas and Chychrun families.

I wonder if Colin Miller is back tonight? 3 good games before the deadline would do wonders for his trade stock.