Digger

Yes I agree 2018 wasn't the year. Alex Nylander was really good in the 2016 WJC though. That was the year most expected William Nylander to dominate (but he got hurt right at the start of the tournament). Alex exceeded expectations that year with 4G, 5A, 9PTS in 7GP. In general I assume that Tim Murray was confident that he was going to follow his bother's development. Obviously wish we had chosen better.

I'd say that there are lots of Sabres fans on the IR right now. Many are "month to month" and we are seeing more and more "out for the season".

No he needs two..................for the win please.

I agree with you but your post immediately made me think of Han Solo telling C3PO "Never tell me the odds".

Well good luck to our expansion brothers in Vancouver. I'm not sure what they should do with that team to turn it around.

well the fans have been calling for Jim Benning's head for quite some time now. Firing the coach is the last thing in a GM's tool bag before he loses his job. Will be interesting to see if Boudreau makes a difference with the games remaining this season.

yeah but..................never mind

It's all part of Granato's master plan, let them get up 4-1 and then cue the Sabres comeback. We will win. 😏

I love your enthusiasm. It's easy to look at the future roster and be excited about where the Sabres are headed but we may not be able to improve that much with adding so many rookies next season. A good comparison for us might be the LA Kings who were touted as having the best prospect pool going into this season. Many of us had interest in some of their prospects in a theoretical Eichel trade. Kopitar having a good year, signed hot FA in Danault, top prospects (Kaliyev, Kupari, and Bjornfot) on the team full time this season. Although Doughty is out with injury. But look at the standings this season and we see them just slightly better than the Sabres. Sabres (23GP 8W 12L 3OTL 19PTS) Kings (22GP 9W 9L 4OTL 22PTS) I hope I'm wrong and they turn the corner next season but I think we are 2 seasons away from turning into a good team.

Good Lord, it doesn't even look like alcohol was involved in this pic. To infinity and beyond......................let's hope Subban plays better for the Sabres than any of his past teams.

Agreed but I believe that the size is not because of durability (being able to take a hit) but more because of the amount of net they cover with being a bigger goalie.

I remember that he had a good interview when he came here. Seems to have a great personality which can't be said about all players during interviews. But he wasn't taking anyone's spot in the Sabres lineup. The life of a player not quite good enough to break into the NHL. I wish him well.

Yes I agree. We would all be REALLY upset if he had signed an 8 year contract in the off season. He's on a reasonable 3 year bridge deal. It's in our best interests to see how he develops this season and into next season. If he is still struggling at the end of next season then you consider a trade. We saw with Ristolainen that teams blamed the Sabres organization for his struggles and that the trade value was high. Dahlin will keep his value too, stay patient and get him playing with a strong mentor and let's see him develop.

That's a bit of a shock to me given the points that Hughes has put up so far. This is entirely all potential. I guess the same could be said about Eichel and other young stars that have signed the big 8 year deals. This is what happens when the financial decision (because he could cost more if and when he breaks through) takes the priority over the hockey decision (it's a gamble).

Typical for Sabres fans in November starting to dream about next season. 😒

So only one SHG, looks like he still has some work to do. 😏 I'm happy to see him doing well. Hope that he keeps playing at this level and that JJP and Krebs come up with him next season bringing a fresh confidence to the Sabres.

That's quite the fall for Bergevin from a year ago. Not a huge surprise though since Montreal fans don't tolerate losing. It will be interesting to see how they try to rebuild their team. I'm happy to see them suffer a bit.

I assume that Granato kept R2 out because he did not want to change the lineup after the win (he's not hurt). I understand hockey superstitions and even wanting to reward the players that played for the win by not taking anyone out but to me inserting a fresh R2 after the win over Hayden would make sense to me.

that sucks.

Absolutely..........can't cut it

Tokarski doing his part

They will have a strong response in the 3rd. Let's go boys.

Attaboy

I would hope to see him on Sweden's WJC team this year and I expect that he will impress playing against similar aged talent. We will see.

Maybe we can get Anderson back. We don't get much info (reliable anyway) of when anyone will be back.