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Another great day for a Sabres win. Don't let us down boys. Play hard tonight. 5 - 3 Sabres.

Well done Doohickie but I was expecting you take this further replacing Yukon Cornelius in the story with our very own Yukon Dylan Cozens and instead of singing "Silver and Gold" he could sing "Blue and Gold" for the win. The island of mismatched toys could be replaced by the island of loyal Sabre fans (always waiting for next year). Hoping we get some breaks tonight and another win.

I'm happy for Anderson. That was a well deserved shut out. When the team breaks out it breaks out quick. I have to say that when I see the kid line of Cozens, Quinn, Peterka click like they did on that goal, it makes me feel proud like a parent seeing my kids do well. I guess it's because we've been waiting for team success and it's nice to see them dominate at times showing better times are ahead.

I wonder if that's a correct statement about Adams value in goalies. The year that Carolina won the Cup, Martin Gerber was the starter and rookie Cam Ward came in and eventually won the Conn Smythe ...............but as many will remember they never would have beat the Sabres if they didn't have Gerber step in. So maybe he sees the value in having a strong tandem.....................which we clearly don't have today.

That says to me that it's more than just money. Vancouver doesn't look close so it may that he's looking for his best chance at winning a Cup perhaps.

Right in the trolley tracks...........that's gotta hurt.

I have to say that I've never felt compelled to ignore another poster but I can see it being useful for some situations. I try not to take things personally but some of the debates on here do seem to get that way. That being said, I have worked with some real challenging personalities in the past and a couple of people now. If you could generate a "in person live ignore button" that would be great. Maybe have some nice music play while you pretend to listen to them.

I love Sabres talk but I have given up trying WGR radio when I'm out driving. It doesn't seem to matter what time of year (Sabres get little coverage). Better chance to try one of the Toronto stations to get some NHL hockey talk (although generally Leafs centric which at times is delusional).

Tage says congrats to Cozens for getting 2nd star of the week. Then goes out tonight and does his best to grab 1st star this week. Well done.

WJC is in Halifax area this year. @Sabres Fan in NS do you plan on seeing any the games in person?

There's been some great highlight goals this season for sure. That's great. Like many I have been critical of Adams for not acquiring a proven goaltender. That being said I don't think this is our only problem as the defense is pretty weak on many of the goals against too. Lots of games where you have a "big sigh" on the play. Seems like another year of "pure development" and "wait until next year" to see how good we will be. That feels okay with players like Quinn, Peterka, and Power who are contributing but not so much with Bryson, Fitzgerald, and UPL where we should have been able to do better without breaking the bank (or development plan). Let them continue developing in Rochester.

At the drop of the puck I have always been impressed at how fast Cozens moves. Right from his first rookie camp it was really noticeable to me. Peterka is fast and shifty as well. I forget which game it was now but I remember Peterka had the puck driving down the ice hear the other team's bench and he went around the player trying to check him like a pylon. They are certainly a fun trio (Cozens, Peterka, Quinn) to watch in the last few games.

Is there more to the story with Savoie? Getting the invite doesn't mean you make the team. Would seem low risk to me for Canada to have brought him to the selection camp this month. He should have more talent than some of the others on the invite list.

Love to see the win. Cozens is really doing a nice job with getting the puck to Quinn and JJP. Great vision. The one other thing I will say about this season so far (win or lose) is that we are scoring some real nice highlight goals.

Now that we're in December, we have the World Juniors to look forward to with our prospects. I hope that we have a good showing. Looking forward to see who makes the teams. https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2022-23/world-championship/stats/schedule?pretournament=true

Glad we got the win. As we started losing the lead tonight I was thinking about the boys saying they needed to play a full 60 after the loss to Tampa and not lose focus. Same things for us fans. Great game if you don't watch the full 60.

Tokarski was not the answer but he was a better option to sign than Subban in my opinion. Tokarski has limited talent but earned his keep in his time with the Sabres. Sad to see how this situation has turned out again this season. We are left with hoping that Comrie somehow finds his game during his recovery time and that Levi signs at the end of the year and exceeds expectations by not needing a year in the AHL. We need a better plan.

Yet Granato spoke about the 3rd and 4th line in his pre-game interview. Surprised me too.

Chychrun certainly has a great shot when he's playing well. I too wonder about his overall health. He's never played a full season of 82 games. Some players just seem injury prone (think about Bogosian who was never healthy when we needed him). I would definitely consider a trade for him but most likely not at Arizona's reported ask. It will be interesting to see what they get for him when the trade does go down.

He signed a two-way deal so going to Rochester wasn't a surprise for him. Was it Jost coming in and further reducing his chances for playing games with the Sabres?

Yes I agree that the Ruff era is over with and I don't see the Sabres bringing him back in a head coaching role. That being said, I listened to Ruff's interviews pre and post game. I still love to see him do well. He was rumored to be close to being fired last season and on the short list before the Devils season started. It's great to see him to continue to adapt his coaching skills. Looks a bit older and wiser. Wish him all the best..................but hoping the Sabres find a way to get a few more breaks in the next game against them.

I can see him getting sent down to Rochester for a while. I am still high on his overall talent and I don't see an issue with giving him some more time to build strength and put his overall game together.

Disallowed goals never seem to go in Lindy's favor................but that's another story.

Before the game, I was going to say that LGR4GM's thread was adding to the jinx on Quinn....................never mind. Nice to see Jack Quinn playing well and looking forward to the future.

Hated the slump. Breaking it against Montreal is great (would have preferred Toronto) but still love to quiet down the Habs fans. Also nice to keep Gallagher off the score sheet tonight. In past games he always seemed to score some quick ones against us. I hope this gives the boys some confidence going forward. Good game.