Porous Five Hole

Looks like the Saints are showcasing Kamara today for a potential trade. The guy has 143 yards from scrimmage and 3 TD’s through the third quarter.

Attendance for Thursday and tonight were more than any regular season game not attached to RJ nights last year.

Honestly I thought the Sabres made a conscious decision not to participate in a jersey advertisement and I gave them kudos for it. Guess I was wrong 😂

Bear couldn’t stick with the Oilers paired with Nurse (and fell down the lineup), and couldn’t stick with the Canes while paired with Slavin (and fell down the lineup). My opinion is he’s a bottom pair defenseman and we already have that. He’s a warm body and not an upgrade.

I’ve never played D so I don’t know if he was out of position, but it’s hard for me to say that was a miscue. Just bad luck.

Which one of you is this?

Exactly

Fine, but what makes him think he’s the authority on coaching prowess of other sports? It’s just odd. I’m not defending the job Hackett has done. Maybe Russ is just cooked and that’s all there is to be said. I just find it weird that Karl would tweet his thoughts like that.

Was Karl hacked? Or is he mad about his fantasy team sucking? This just seems so out of place. Some retired 71 year old basketball coach opining on NFL coaches. Wut?

Oh, you mean something like this? 😂😂😂

Rousek & Rosen each with four points in the first five games. Nice to see!

I guess I got used to the crappy virtual ads because I haven’t noticed them the last two games. While I hate the concept, my eyes have adjusted.

What I have learned tonight: 14 NFL teams (44 percent of the league) are currently averaging 1 or fewer passing TD’s per game & I can also confirm what Tony Romo alluded to on his last Bills telecast…Josh Allen is an alien. And he’s our alien. Thank god.

I’ll answer the question to say that Dahlin will win two Norris Trophies and will raise at least one Cup as the future Captain of the Buffalo Sabres.

It’s so pretty. I know goaltending was above expected for these results, but the funny thing about “expected”…sometimes above expected happens. And a rise to the top has to start somewhere. Am I right?? I’m not saying there won’t be a regression…but these guys might be good? I’ll save ‘scary good’ for 24-25.

I get your point. I do not disagree. But after listening to After The Whistle podcast for a while and how they ponder if it was worth it to play through injuries in multiple occasions (especially Rivet)…I wonder if players today feel compelled to take risks like the above used to? There are just so many examples of how the NHL is a machine that churns out a mentality of ‘just play through it.’ And a lot of former players in hindsight would probably say no to that. It’s a business after all and if it can just as easily be a business decision for a player to say “no, my face is effed up and I’m not going to do that.” I wouldn’t blame them at all. I’m not directing any of this at you or your take…just pondering that I might not strap on a face shield if I’m a player who is already a multi-millionaire and would be taking chances with my flippin face. There’s no asterisk or prize from my playing career if I took 10 games to come back from a facial injury versus 20 games.

Quoting you because you mentioned Joki. I’m generally high on Joki as a top four D. I don’t think he’s replacement level. But we will find out soon enough if there’s a dip while he’s out of the lineup. I’m guessing missing both will be noticeable. Mule missing weeks instead of months is a huge relief.

I think I get what you’re trying to say, but I also think NHL fans might recognize the first overall pick of an NHL draft who has international appeal/cred. I think Buffalo being relevant to the NHL can be overstated (traditionally great tv ratings but low national appeal). But I do believe this market is somewhat important to the league. All of this to say that IMO, Dahlin deserved this and there isn’t a league-wide agenda against small market team’s players winning social media awards like the star of the week.

I love little jimmy

Did someone say five hole??? Reporting for duty.

By different I mean that the core may have grown up some during the end of last year. This may be a better hockey team compared to previous good early results. Or maybe it is just a couple of goalies playing out of their mind so far. What do you think?

The Sabres started 3-0 last year, and 4-1-1. The Sabres started 8-1-1 in 2019. The Sabres started 17-6-2 in 2018. We all know how things turned out. While winning the first two out of three might not be a hot start just yet, does it not feel like things may be different this year? There is growth of the young core, there is Dahlin solidifying himself as a D1, there is outstanding goaltending to steal a win, and there may be belief among the team that the Sabres of March/April 2022 are the real Sabres. Is this the start of something special? I think so. Or is this just my overreaction to Eric Comrie playing out of his mind tonight and my hopium bucket runneth over? Call your shot. How good are these guys?

First Star: Eric Comrie Second Star: Rasmus Dahlin Third Star: Eric Comrie’s mom for giving birth to Eric Comrie