Mr Peabody

I’ve saved the NYT crosswords for Sabres games. Kind of like the granny’s knitting during grandkid games. Not much to see anymore. Nothing like the Habs and Hawks last night which was great viewing.

I’d tell my new POHO to have at it. One stipulation would be to keep Dahlin and as a reward for his hustle he can pick 2 friends to keep on the team.

You have to wonder if their internal goals differ from what they say to the public. Every pre-season projection that I listened to had Sabres missing the playoffs. I have to believe playoffs were a stretch goal at best, and not an expectation.

Epley Maneuver works for me (usually).

Don’t want to block the kids

Tired of watching Sabres getting their $$$es kicked every time they stick up for a teammate.

Check it out on insta - no way Panther was going for the puck. Just lining up Kulich. Was interference and targeting.

Thank-you KA for putting targets on your young uns. Get a big nasty SOB before these kids get permanently damaged.

Was he Skating Away? On the thin ice of a new day?

last night should cure that: -Conceding the puck when equi-distant as the opposing player -forwards leaving the D zone before the D had clean - collapsing in d zone under heavy forecheck We were in mid season form

I’m thinking if Marner goes anywhere it’ll be to a team he thinks can be a cup contender not merely a contender to get into the playoffs. Sabres drastically need to build credibility.

Getting out hustled to loose pucks. I guess it’s not worth the contact to them

Some ugly hockey going down in Columbus

Zone entries have improved exponentially since first 2/3 of the season

Years ago I was a STH for the Syracuse Crunch and most of that time we were the farm team for Columbus. They were bottom feeders and a very soft team. Sound familiar? In 2007 Columbus made a trade of minor leaguers with Anaheim. Going to Anaheim were Mark Hartigan and Joe Motko. Going to Syracuse from Portland were Curtis Glencross and Zenobia Konopka. At the time Portland’s coach lauded the incredible leadership of Knopka. That one trade completely turned around the culture and on ice performance of the Crunch. Konopka’s NHL compare would be an AHL version of Brady Tkachuk. My point is there is hope. We need upgrades but we also need a guy who will knock down walls for his teammates.

Not sure. There is (was) a great sports bar near the entrance to the arena. My wife and I went there for the next to last game in 2015 when Sabres needed to lose to guarantee 1st or 2nd in the Eichel draft. Met a friend and his wife and he and my wife got into an Irish car bomb contest and we never made it into the game. We fit in the BJ fans screaming for the Jackets to win. Actually I nice city.

I’d start with a POHO. A Bruce Boudreau, Ken Holland type.

Is the “sudden” winning a result of Lindy adapting to the team’s skill sets? Their recent play reminds me of the way they played two years ago (but with more forward talent on this roster). DG got axed by changing his system and trying to put more emphasis on defense. Lindy started off even worse trying to implement his system. Common denominator is poor special teams play and a need for a couple big, strong defensemen.

If it took that 2nd to get JBD it’s looking like a good deal

I’d like to see Quinn put on 20+ lbs lbs of muscle and I’m sure his D and board work would improve significantly. Seeing him in T shirts in the locker room shows he needs some upper body work.

If we had a player like Wilson, Sandin would be vibrating against the boards at some point. But we don’t.

Puck management issues sounds way too soft of an explanation. Just say we got beat to pucks, lost board battles and/or coughed them up under pressure.

That period was a clinic on bad team defense

Semi. They look incredibly disorganized without him. If it was one game okay, but since they’ve lost every game without him…..