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Yes I agree it's a low risk pickup for Jost and hope that he finds an effective role with the Sabres but I do remember thinking the same thing with Bjork when we first got him and that Granato could work some magic. I heard Marty Biron speculate that this move could allow them to send Krebs down to Rochester to continue developing.

I hope so but with some of the comments I've read about Jost I'm worried that he'll be Bjork 2.0. Maybe he'll see this as a last chance to make an impression in the NHL. We will see.

Are we talking about Sam Reinhart who had 33 goals and 82 points last year with Florida? He's more than just a support player. He was underrated when he played with the Sabres and he's still a great player.

Someone needs to start tracking all of Granato's quotes after the losses. "Boils down to compete." "We didn't have enough early." "100% confident that it'll be resolved with more compete." "You don't lose your confidence you lose your determination." "It's an unfortunate part of growing pains." "I'm confident that we'll resolve this and be better because of it."

Always amazed at these snow events. Take it easy to all those affected and stay safe. I figure this must help put everything in perspective with the typical fall activities of cleaning up leaves and putting away the patio furniture, and finding the snow shovels.

I still think there's a real psychological problem with this team when they go into these losing streaks. When the pressure is off they play much better. Invest in additional Sport Psychologists. Another tough November so far.

Instead of turning back the clocks at this time of year we need them to flip the calendar forward by a couple of months. They seem to play their best hockey once they are almost guaranteed to be out of the playoffs. How much does psychology play a role for this perennial losing team? In the off season we expected one of Mittlestadt or Cozens to take a big step into the #2 center role this season. I'm not willing to give up on either yet but the opportunity is there for one of them to take it. Defensive depth. Healthy the top 6 doesn't look bad but injuries sure show weakness in the depth. Goaltending. Common theme, year over year. Will Comrie convince us soon that he's ready for a bigger role. I heard someone mention him and Carter Hutton in the same sentence recently (hope not................but let's check his eyesight just in case).

I expect the Sabres to win tonight. Not sure if it'll be a close game or not but we will win.

I figure Granato will move the guys around throughout the game. In my opinion they should have thrown Hinostroza into one of the back to back games (Carolina / Tampa) just to give a set of fresh legs and energy. Maybe he was holding him back for Vegas. He's not a top line player but he is noticeable when he's playing well and can make a difference on a dead night like last game.

No shame in that, lots of great players went back for another year. Teams are pretty careful with high draft pick egos with waiting though. Good learning experience for him for the time spent with the team. Will see. Get him to the WJC at least to build confidence.

I just hope that we win against Vegas this week. Eichel..................cheer him, boo him, don't care, just as long as we win the game. Hoping Dahlin is back and effective and that it's a good home win.

Let Dahlin have another game if he needs it. We need him playing well against Vegas. Would also like to see Hinostroza back in for the next couple if we're keeping rotations in play. He'll be fresh and makes a difference when he plays.

The Hockey Guy still believes in the Sabres making the playoffs. I agree with him that the next couple of games will help us know. Arizona, Vegas, Boston.

Coming from behind for a win never gets old. Love the veteran moves by Okposo and Girgensons (inspiring the younger players and providing valuable lessons of how to play). It was said many times at the beginning of the thread but the uniforms are bad. It was distracting to watch the play at times with the white. Next.

I suspect more than anything they just realize that Sheahan needs playing time at this point and Rochester makes sense. I do think he's a decent 4th line center so it would not surprise me to see him back up and get some playing time this season (assuming he clears).

At the end of the day, we can't win games without scoring. I don't care if VO scores 5on5 vs PP. We do need at least 1 goal to win any game. If you sit him, who's bringing the goal(s)? I do recall that he had great chemistry with Asplund for a while last season (if 5on5 is critical). With Mittelstadt, he's had a lot of close "almost" goals this season. I suspect that they will start going in for him soon (same as they did for Tage recently). What we need is a healthy team.

Fixed this........

which is why he found some playing time with the Sabres over the last two seasons, major injuries. Hopefully we don't do that this year.

Nice to get the win, was a bit worried for a bit. But home game and the boys came through.

Yes I agree. I remember when he was a highly anticipated prospect for the Oilers but then getting to watch him play he was not great and why they eventually moved on. Another change of scenery for him.

As I read the thread I keep thinking about all the statements that Ryan Johnson won't sign with the Sabres because there's no room for him on the team. Obviously doesn't fix the current situation with the immediate need on D but it does show that there's a great opportunity for him to sign with the Sabres and break into the NHL with a young up coming team. That being said, I do like the Ethan Bear suggestion if he's available. Carolina may be holding their depth too (important as demonstrated by the current situation here).

Maybe, maybe not. How about letting Dahlin give him the Weegar "hit and miss" treatment?

Good news then hopefully. That's the beauty of being a young player. A bit more elastic.

We will hand deliver this to Montreal on the 27th. Need Toronto and Winnipeg to make it a complete Canada team game 1 sweep.

A real nice road win. Well done boys. I do hope that Vancouver wins a game now that we've won tonight. Our expansion brothers. That shot by Hinostroza that went off both posts along the line was bizarre.