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Agreed- you'd be hard pressed to find another 18 year whos every killed penalties in the NHL. The kid may never be a Point per game player (although he may be) but his intangibles are off the charts

What's the phone number for Chicago? That article is actually saying to trade a 2nd and a small prospect for Skinner (nothing retained.) Hell yes - i thought we'd be sending the 2nd and a prospect with Skinner for nothing.

Great write ups!! How about Cole Eiserman? Any others ranked in the top 8, or so, that you think could drop?

Yep and I take a bigger/fast receiver later on, even maybe as early as mid 40s with a trade up. Josh isn't an anticipation thrower (doesn't have to be) and Ladd separates better than anybody in the draft. Seems like a perfect fit to me. 28 Ladd 60 Legette, Franklin, Polk, Fla St guy, if any of them fall (or with a trade up); otherwise Walker, Baker would fit nicely

so whom are we taking at 11?

Yet Granato isn't held accountable. I think every other team/owner/gm would have fired him a long time ago.

UPL has been great since January but in all honesty he was hideous tonight. When the game was close, he let in really bad goals (1,2,4). If he played well, the Sabres might have been up by 2 or 3 goals = different game. Offense was also MIA other than line 1. Not sure why Granato kept sending out the Rousek line,Skinner was MIA and Cozens tries but he's a liability at this point.

BAD TURNOVER but wasnt that a highstick or off the glove? does the nhl not automatically review those things as they review kick in goals?

Would have been nice if they showed up before the third and any forward showed up at all. Problem with this team is (a) coaching and (b) they have guys in their lineup that our borderline useless and no threat at all offensively: Krebs, Jost, Robinson, Bryson, Clifford, Oloffson. That's 6 guys that shouldn't even be in the NHL must rather playing meaningful minutes and that's on Adams. Most of our forwards (Skinner, Peterka, Oloffson), are soft - hit them and they disappear. Skinner was MIA today. Not sure the power play got a SOG

22 or so sOG is a poor effort in a must win game. The 3rd UPL goal was weak, but, Dahin screened him for no reason. Same Sabres to a certain point, getting hopes up high then failing. BUT this team is much better with Bo on it. The fact Granato had Robinson, Jist, oloffson, and Krebs playing meaningful minutes is ridiculous. Maybe the GM will realize this offseason that it's not acceptable to have another offseason with the UFa signings being Clifton, Johnson, Jost, Girgensons and Okposo. Absolutely terrible GMing last offseason.

why did we get two penalties on the Benson penalty play? Granato get an unsportsmanlike call? I seem to be in the minority here in saying that shouldn't have been a call on Benson. Montour interfered with benson, causing him to fall into the FLA player. Should have been a non-call. Refs were horshat again.

very solid win, still would like to see the scorers score, but a win is a win. On a side note, maybe we haven't "earned" proper calls from referees if that is something to be earned....but the refereeing, was pathetic. In the last 10 minutes, 2 calls were made vs. Dahlin in which weren't penalties by Dahlin and could have been easily called vs. Carolina. The the same referee who made both calls, ignored the blatant slash on Greenway and the trip on UPL in OT? Are these guys graded and held accountable?

UPL was good, 3rd goal was very weak, otherwise solid.

No way he should be starting over R Johnson - it's a joke

Cuz they win next week and get the 2 seed. McDermott also has a weird-type success against Jackson. Look around the league, a lot of "amusing" things going on to good teams. PHI just lost to ARI at home. F*ck - I'd hate to read your posts after a loss. Ugly win but a WIN

Great way to build a team! Really horrible UFA signings by KA

Comrie to Rochester

For the last 45 seconds, Granato had Joker, Okposo and Krebs on the ice. I need say no more.

Is it too much to ask for ONE quality, goalie?

It's easy to see in retrospect, I get that, but relying on a 21 year old college goalie and expecting things to change with the UFA's KA signed is ridiculous. KA failed the offseason miserably.

stupid fkn tunrover by samuellson. and other than Okposo's post (do we really think Okposo is scoring a goal this season anyway??) I can't think of another good chance that we had. Donny - tell the team it's a 6pm start not a 7pm

Benson is clearly one of the Sabres top 4 to 6 forwards, analytically and eye-ball test. If they send him down, it clearly shows they're not interested in winning this year yet again

Who needs a goalie when you can place unrealistic expectations on a rookie goalie? And contemplate this for a minute; KA thought a good offseason was spending $13.6m on Okoposo, Girgenson, Jost, E Johnson and Clifton. Fukking horrible

Don't hold your breath waiting for Granato to question that call

watched the replay numerous times, have no clue why Benson got a penalty and the only penalty when he was mugged by 3 guys?? AND THE BLOWHARD ref makes that call with 2:16 left. Refs can suck me. Fukking incompetence is sickening