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Certainly the goaltending could be better. Listening to UPL during a postgame after one of the wins he did indicate that the more he plays the better he feels. I hope that is true. There is not much we can do about goaltending at this point and there are a number of teams around that wish they were in our position in net. He is adjusting to a different style of defense. It will be interesting to see if he adjusts to the Ruff system as he thrived in the post New Years Granato system. At least were not dealing with the 3 headed mess that we started with last year. I think we are in a better place.

You have to look at who he is replacing. That would be Ryan Johnson or Jacob Bryson. I am going to think at the end of the day that is an upgrade. Highly mobile defensemen are coveted in todays NHL and there is no mercy on the teams that don't have them. It's 10 games with a new coach and a new system with a skilled developing defenseman. The Ruff system is get the puck out of the D zone as fast as you can vs the Granato system which was to box in gain control and work your way out. I am not sure why he is paired with Power but that may change. I would like to see the three puck movers spread out.

Thanks for the clarification.

When did you take this snapshot? I went over to money puck and see the following for Byram? On ice expected goals 48.5% Off ice expected goals 51.3% Relative expected goals -2.8% This is third on the team behind Dahlin and Joki at the moment. I can't say I have noticed terrible play out of Byram and like his speed getting pucks out of the zone.

It's the lack of aggression that bothers me the most. He is not hard on pucks or opposing players. That is not a system problem that is a Quinn problem. He seems to be waiting for others to do the work and feed him a puck. To some extent I have always felt he was a little bit like that but not to this degree.

From what I have seen Casey has played pretty well. I can't see him getting a 100 points but I guess anything is possible. As far as the plus/minus goes he is getting a lot of power play points so you would have to dive into to the 5 on 5 to see what is really going on. I will say this though who has had an easier schedule than Colorado in the last few weeks? Ducks, Sharks, Seattle, Utah, Sens, then they lose to the Chicago last night. It really does not get tough for them until after Thanksgiving so they better figure out what they are doing. I have also noticed Casey seems to get a lot of open ice. I think teams will start to stick on him some more. He is what he is at this point a decent 2nd line center in the right situation.

Lindy had some good post game comments last night. He was mad about the 1st period 2 on 1 breakaways. He sat NAK because of one. He admired FLA for not giving any to us. The impression I get is that he is not going to sit on his hands and hope that things get better. On the positive side say what you want about Byram but the guy can skate and he uses his speed to get the puck out of the D zone. In general we have become a faster team and that is good.

He can't without going though waivers. You would be giving him away for free because with his current salary 12 teams would be all over trying to get him even though he sucks right now.

Sabres crush the Panthers tonight. I can dig it can you?

I am on the edges. I saw them 11 or 12 times starting 1976. I saw the Garcia band once and liked that concert a lot. I have never seen another band as often. Still play the albums.

You do know the actor who played Cochise died this week. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/david-harris-dead-the-warriors-1236192055/ Warriors was the first movie I watched on VCR.

The question is do they put Benson on IR, Send Juri to the Amerks or try to get one of the D men through waivers to make the space they need for NAK? We will know very soon.

Saturdays game seemed to be a step back for Cozens. When a guy is in a slump like he is you have to limit some of his responsibilities. You have either take him off the power play or the the PK. I don't like him in that bumper spot. I am not even sure how I feel about playing a bumper on the PP in general. In the past he often played the 2nd D man spot. I don't like him their either. So it's pretty much off the PP for now. If he were back on get back over to the wing down low or behind the net where he can fight for possession. I think less could equal more with him right now.

How many other centers can do this? Tage Thompson (2-1—3) starred in the Sabres' afternoon win with three points and a 104.69 mph slap shot 4:01 into the first period which was the fastest shot ever recorded by NHL EDGE (since 2021-22) That bumps him up some.

Sammy was out on the ice for a long time at the end of the game. It's nice that we have gone 3 games without wondering if he should be on the ice at all.

Not a word of it on the post game that I am aware of. He did get the helper on the 4th goal but I did not notice him much.

According to ESPN 15,017 but that is normally tickets sold so probably 1000-2000 less.

From NHL.com "Alexis Lafreniere signed a seven-year, $52.15 million contract with the New York Rangers on Friday. The contract, which has an average annual value of $7.45 million, will begin next season. The 23-year-old forward, who has seven points (four goals, three assists) in seven games this season, is in the final season of a two-year contract he signed on Aug. 23, 2023. Lafreniere is coming off a career-high 57 points (28 goals, 29 assists) last season and had 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in 16 Stanley Cup Playoff games to help New York reach the Eastern Conference Final. The No. 1 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, Lafreniere has 155 points (79 goals, 76 assists) in 305 regular-season games and 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists) in 43 playoff games." Maybe Taxes don't matter. Seems like a sweet deal for the Rangers.

This does seem like a very important game. We have the advantage of being home, healthy, and rested against primary competition. It would be good to see the Sabres take advantage of this.

There only 3 seats in the press box. Because the Sabres are pretty healthy right now bringing someone in for prospects does not seem like an option without moving a roster forward. They could try to get one of the D men through waivers but the injuries will come sooner or later. Bumping Quinn down seems like the next move if he does not wake up. From there who knows. You would think being a contract year he would be ready to go.

Maybe at the high end but on the second level contracts, Think Quinn, Peterka, and maybe Levi all can be poached for a second round pick unless you give them 4.5 + for however many years.

I like this change for a few reasons. 1st it is not disruptive the the first line which has worked well so far. Second I think it will help Cozens having a player that he does not have to compensate for on the ice with him. The other thing is it moves the wings back to preferred positions. Greenway going back to the left, and if Juri has to come in for Aube-Kubel he is back on the right wing. It seems the least disruptive of all the moves. 100% agree on the Ruff wanting the vets on the Ice.

I think I am more worried about Ottawa than Detroit at this point. I wonder how well the Redwings defense is going to hold up. Ottawa will be fine if Ullmark can get back on the ice and in form.

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That may be true but I remember Casey being about as jinxed at scoring as Cozens is now. Missing a lot of open nets and not putting breakaways in. It was a big slump plain and simple and not just coaching. My point is if Casey can work his way out of it Cozens can too.