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They have totally wasted VO...the guy can score and wil be a beast on another team. Any value he had on the trade market is gone now that they have benched him and made it seem he is not good enough to make the Sabres, which begs the question if the Sabres are not playin him and are not high on him, then why would any other team take him? Or of course they wil take him for like a 7th round pick which is absurd. LIke Willie Nylander is a great defensive player??? NOT...there are lots of guys in the NHl that are not great defensively but score.

To be honest I never knew that guy on Columbus and how good a fighter is is...either way I agree fighting is going but there are times when our team could use sonmone anyone to step up...and not Cozens .

But wil it work in the long-run? That will be on Meatballs and his staff to ensure...

I too do not like the pre-arranged fights but this kid had this coming. he got detroyed. I do think we need someone to fight when needed...Marcus was the exact guy and we traded him. I remember coaching Atoms and we were a small team and even then other teams took advantage at times and our kids played afraid often. Then we added a big kid named Sam who loved to rough it up and suddenly other teams were leaving our kids alone. Teams play bigger when they have some big guys to protect them if needed. Cozens should NOT be our fighter. I give him credit for standing up to Hathaway but that just should not happen.

Funny I commented on this kid days before after the otu door game and no one noticed but now everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. I also sommented that thewir 4th line is massive and two rookies that are big and fun tto watch. Glad to see everyone is finally taking notice as I sure wish the Sabres had some big guys like this.I hated the Braod Street bull ything but like big guys for when you need them...

Well that certainly complicates the Benson situation, as I think that we need VO's goal scoring far more then whatever it is that Benson has given the team. He certainly has not scored much, and is okay defensively, so overall he has not been much of a factor. If VO was playing and scoring at last year's pace that would make a huge difference for th eteam. Instead we have completely destroyed any value VO had on the trade market by deeming him not good enough to play for our team. I do bel;ieve that on another team that used him properly, he would scorre 30 goals. And now we wil get nothing for him in a trade as we have devalued him this year.

Strange the negative side like to say that the only reason our goals against is down is becuase we are playing weaker teams. IF so, and these teams are "weaker" hence our lower goals against, then Tage and Cozens should be able to score easier against them then against the so called stronger teams. fact is, they are not scoring against ANY team ve yrwell. And yes, if they had scored anywhere near last season, that would make a huge differnce, as we hardly get blown out or lose by wide margins. One to one and a hlaf extra goal sper game average would make a big differnce overall this year, Most loses have been that close. As for Benson, I think that he should have been in Rochester. Seeing how our power play sucks and our goal sare down, I woul dbe playing VO every game and on the PP. The guy can score...if he were on another team who used him properly, he would be near a 30 goal scorer (he almost was last year).

Nice unexpected win. They win when I think they wil lose and they lose when I think they will win! Funny some have been dishing on Skinner, Tuch and Girgs all week and they all score for the win. Cozens, another favorite whipping boy, played very well. While we are at it many wanted to trade Mitts too. Not sure who we are suppose to play then?? On another note, I wonder if when Power is ready to return we shoudl send him to Rochester to finish up the year. Let him play a ton and get his confidence back. Might help him a lot I think.

I guess you did not see the debut of the Rangers giant on the 4th line the other day? He is like 6'7' and fought right away and did not look too bad. Mind you we have had guys look great for a game or two then morph into the stereo-typical Sabre player...over-paid and no hunger which is sad. No one can convince me that our lineup is not as talented as most in the NHL. This is not a talent issue. There are many players that were given up on that are now playing well with many other teams in the NHL.

Cannot believe Mathews is at 49 goals already. Living up here north of Toronto al I hear is how goo dhe and the leafs are. Hard to stomach especially with the Sabres doing so poorly (loved when we smoked them 9-3 there). I use to drive down with my son several times a year to watch the Sabres but have lost interest in them to be honest. Hard year after year hearing the good old "always next year" a few months into the new season. Had to laugh at the crazy Vancouver game where Minesota beat them 10-7.

Clearly his wrist must be hurt...his shot is nowhere near as fast or effective. Furthermore, other teams are shutting him down. Teams like the Leafs who do not play any sort of systemand just skate around and hope to outscore the other team leave Tage alone and he does fine.

Doubt we can get Lowry...and we had Marcus who is everybit as good but let him go. Clearly KA does not think we need muscle just as Carolina does not believe in that. I was quite sick of fighting with two 4th line nobodys who you knew would fight but now when there is a fight it is spontaneous and very exciting to be honest. A good fight now can change the momentum of a game. And I do believe that other players play bigger knowing you have a couple of heavyweights to answer the call if need be. It is silly to expect Dylan Cozens to be that guy. He is not built heavy enough and he is a good hockey player too boot, so we need him ON the ice not OFF. I do not want Reeves who brings nothing at all to the table but muscle either. Oh I was watching Vancouver and Winnepeg and what a game. They were runnign each other and fights and it was GREAT! MInd you Vancouver thoughth they could run the Peg but actually it seemed to wake up the Jets and they played well and won. Meanwhile, Mathews gets another hat trick. It is absurd how he is scoring. Does anybody (other then the Leaf fans) actually think or believe they wil even win one playoff series with their horrible defense and goaltending??? I still do not believe KA wil make any changes (like adding muslce or a vet)...he thinks to highly of himself and thinks he has assembled the perfect team apparently...

Exactly...and St Louis have been on a heck of a roll. I get all the doom and gloom as this has been a very disappointing year but losing to these teams is hardly a horrible thing.

Considering Dahlin's age, for sure he will be a Nirris candidate for many years to come (just not sure with which team). As for Power, Hedman looked awful for many games with Tampa when he started at a young age too. Now? If Power turns out anywhere near as good as Hedman he will be great.

Crazy to say that being dished badly has not affected Dylan's game...in fact, it is exact opposite. Dylan was playing without concern or care and being very aggressive to the point where he was open to defending players and willign to fight when pretty wel no one else was on the team. No doubt getting crushed has played a big role in his sudden change. he is more worried clearly and not playing anywhere as aggressive as he was. Tage too is clearly not using his size as he di dlast year. I saw so may times last year where he just psuhed his way through two defensemen and used his size to do so. Now, he is going to the outside and not uysing his size and it is affecting his game. I also think that KA still has the Carolina mentality as he came from there, and saw first-hand how they rebuild that team quite easily whenever needed. he has built the Sabres in the moul dof Carolina, small fast skilled players. Mind you, our team is not small, just play small. But I do think KA fels that this team will jell and get it right atsome point without doing much of anything except use what he as already assembled. I do nto bvelieve for a minute he will trade Mitts. Letting KO or Gergs go to a contender would be a obvious move just for their own good. Funny KO has I believe 10 goals which is far away better then most other team's 4th line guys. I also do think that any trade may help shake this team up...look at Calgary who made that trade for LIndholm and they have got better after doing so. This team needs a goo dkick in the butt for sure. Not sure KA will do anything though...

So I loved and stil love Sam and actually like Florida and can only dream that the Sabres be anything close to them. And that crosscheck by Reilly was completely 100% disturbing. Hell if that was anyone else it would be 5 games for sure. And while I agree that the Leaf announcers are brutal, the worse for my money are the clowns over at Boston. Living just north of Toronto, we get lots of free games on Sportsnet and probably 80% are Bruins with those announcers and I simply cannot watch them and lsiten to them go on and on. Guess Sportsnet loves the B's...strangely hardly any Sabre games and they woul dget the best viewing around here for sure of any American team. Overall, the NHL is getting far too predictable. I knew that stick to the face of Greenway would not be called. Boston got two late powerplays to try and help them (nothing would have helped them yesterday).

Next night Leafs beat the Stars with less shots, mor goals and going 3 for 3 on power play. And for my money the leafs stink especially on defense and goaltending but find a way to beat the Stars...

Sam with another goal last night at 35...sure hope he catches and goes ahead of Mathews as I am so sick of hearing about him up here in Ontario...

Funny reading how Todd McLellan LA coach took full repsonsibility for the loss, saying that it was on him. He is a pretrty goo dcoach but the team has been pretty bad lately and I give him credit for doing this. Have we ever heard DG once take responsibility after any loss (and there has been many in his tenure)? I was almost hoping we'd lose and then again Satriuday then maybe KA would be forced to do something, but yet again we win when I think we'll lose and we lost when I thought we 'd win. On anoter note, I too am cynical that it is the younger guys not signed to those massive contracts yet that are leading the way...

My wife started saying "there's always next year" sarcastically right from th estart of the year when the Sabres lost and looked awful doing so and of course she's right...always next year. Me? I am so tired of this that while I tried to defend DG and keep saying that th eteam was young and inexperienced etc etc but truthfully it is time to move on and get a real coaching staff in here before this gets absolutely ugly (or maybe it already has gotten ugly and it wlil only get worse if that is possible)...

absolutely 100% sure KA will not trade this pick. Unfortunately, he is going to stay the course with what we got...and agreed we do not need anyone that appears headed to be a top pick.

I am not a big football fan but stil cheer for the Bills as I feel this strange closeness to Buffalo as I have been a Sabre fan since 1970. Watching I was so tired of hearing them go on and on about the QB and of course TS's boy-toy...to make matetrs worse the defense left him wide open for easy pass receptions at which point they immediately panned to TS laughing and high-fiving. I so wanted them to lose...

Crazy Edmonton has now turned it around so much after such a poor start...guess the Islanders hope Roy can bring some fire into the team that looks lost (kinda like the Sabres)...suddenly the Oilers, Jets and of al teams the Canucks are powerhouses; go figure

how the hell can TB shot at empty net miss and it is NOT icing?

Just read that we have 5 more wins in regulation time then the Leafs and are 11th in NHL in regulation wins overall! Strange stat...