Porous Five Hole

Bennie!! This game is so fun!!

I’ll take that Mitts goal, but that’s a softie

Gosh I dislike that Eichel guy

Checking in on Craig Anderson via his wife:

Down is up with this team so you never know what to expect

This would be true for a veteran team. The Sabres aren’t that though. You might say DG isn’t your preference as the coach of this team, but he’s been given the youngest team in the NHL back to back years and no NHL goalie the whole time (other than every fifth game Andy). Yes I realize the Sabres aren’t performing relative to the expectations, but I don’t think it is because the Sabres are too comfortable. I think it’s because they weren’t constructed with enough experience and talent to compete. That falls on the GM.

Levi plays his best game as a pro and Tuch scores the game winner. 4-3 win. We puked on Wednesday and today we rally!

Lose a top line forward and bring in someone who can’t skate with the fourth line. Makes total sense 🤦‍♂️

It’s really weird to be singling out a third/fourth line guy who gets 14 min a night and is no doubt the grizzly veteran that every team needs.

Anyone who feels Okie needs to be removed as a captain should watch this. There’s no chance a change will happen and it shouldn’t happen.

I didn’t think you meant that after the first eleven minutes.

Damien Giroux tied it up early in the third. Four min to go, 3-3. Springfield heavily outshooting ROC.

I laughed out loud when I read the bolded

Agree from a production standpoint. But holy smokes this kid is going to be GOOD. He is a puck hound and he’s good in tight space. In terms of development, he deserves and needs to be here. Sure his bridge deal might be a bit more expensive, but he’s getting better faster by playing here now. I’m excited for him maturing sooner by playing this level of competition!

There was a time that I was concerned about Comrie being claimed on waivers. That time has passed. If another team claims him, then our three headed monster is dead. If not, Comrie gets sent down and hopefully the Amerks get better. The only mud in the water is if we think Levi is good enough to be NHL #2 (which he is), but one start a week isn’t the best for his development. I’m not saying Levi needs AHL bus rides, but he needs games. Thats the rub. I want to win now and win next year too. Levi being a workhorse somewhere is important. It’s complicated.

What is your definition of a hit piece? Asking because drudging up a comment that were known to the Bills administration four years ago (while protecting the people “they” cover via anonymous sources) while assaulting a man’s character (I assume you read the article) with unnamed sources could qualify as that. I’m happy to be wrong of your angle is different.

IMO it isn’t an ax to grind. His football coverage is a fee service at $8/month. He needs to sell subscriptions to support a living. So leaning into long form and salacious stories is how he does that. Could these be considered hit pieces to sell subscriptions and drum up awareness of his work? Absolutely.

I think that goal will count.

Thank you. Wasn’t the offer of a one year deal offered by Muckler and then rescinded by Darcy? It was a long time ago, but I seem to remember that.

This isn’t your point, but there’s something about rooting for the small guy, the tough luck team, the perennial loser, the “cursed”…because if they ever become the little engine that could, then it’s even sweeter. Buffalo fits that bill as well.

Wait, wasn’t the Nolan thing with Muckler?

Benson is not on the WJC roster. He’s staying in Buffalo.

The crazy think is the AFC has really behaved for helping Buffalo. I have no confidence the Bills will win on Sunday, but if they do…there’s definitely an opportunity to sneak in and then let’s see what happens.

The only guy I could make a case for currently on this team that could be that guy is EJ, and he was a healthy scratch tonight. The GM is failing this franchise.