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good coaching BUF has 4 games in hand on BOS, and 2 on PHI. BTW, how come BOS has played so many more games than anybody else? Are they getting a couple weeks off for spring break at some point?

With a win BUF could enter the break 10th in the conference a mere 3 points out of a wildcard spot with 2 games in-hand on PHI. With so much to gain, this is one of those games where they typically no-show for 2 periods then play like Cup champions for the final 10 minutes.

Disagree. He doesn't contribute enough offensively as a top 6 winger and does not posses top 9 skill. He's a role player and his role is best served on the 4th line. To be successful in today's NHL you need 3 scoring lines. We're trying to build a fast north/south skilled team. He's not that type of player.

I like how the entire Sabres bench was on their feet as Eichel cruised through the neutral zone 1-on-3. They knew he had something up his sleeve!

A big ???? to Bylsma for pairing Kulikov with Risto, and sitting Carrier for D-lo. WTF is going on, are they tanking already?

a stick plugged the pool overflow drain and flooded my yard Sunday due to the heavy rains... I think we got over an inch of rain in a 24hr period which is a lot here since the drainage isn't designed to handle that type of volume.

thanks! fwiw BUF would have 189 points right now

I like to think that piece of paper in Jack's breast pocket is a picture of him and Samson that he carries around wherever he goes.

the solution is really quite simple... 8 points for a regulation win by more than 2 goals 7 points for a regulation win by more than 1 goal 6 points for a regulation win by 1 goal 5 points for OT win 4 points for a shootout win 3 points for an OT loss 2 points for a shootout loss 1 point for a shootout tie 0 points for none of the above

That's great, but a better idea would've been for Jack to score, flip the puck over the glass to the Eichel tower kid then show up at the kids house for a tower building ceremony where they cut out the heart of a virgin on an altar as a sacrifice to the hockey gods wearing red robes with hoods and drinking the blood of a white buffalo in Buffalo Sabres tumblers while Let Me Clear My Throat plays in the background... why didn't they think of that?

If that happens, I will eat my shoe.

With how this team has played to date, I think it's safe to say it's an impossible task.

I hope they pair him with Bogo, he didn't look first time around with Ristolainen. Keep Fedun with Risto, they did well in MTL. Bogo-Kuli and Franson-Falk, or Kul-Falk and Franson-Bogo, or whatever I don't think it will matter much tonight anyway...

Yep, It's a money grab, and the illusion is working on us.... a last place team who thinks they still have a chance more than half-way through the season.

So maybe we need to add a fudge factor into the equation? Number of points so far this season league wide 1605 Number of games played league wide..................712 Divide the first number by the second you get 2.25421xxxxxxxx *Multiply by a fudge factor of 1.05 to get 2.37 Divide that number by 2 to get .500 = 1.183 Multiply the number of games you've played by Sabres 46 Answer rounded off is 54 points. That's a 97 point pace. 96 points was the final wildcard spot in the East last season. So BUF is currently 7 points behind that pace... 3.5 games.

I like the JSB .500 idea. Nicely done. Does JSB .500 guarantee a playoff spot?

Grant from Hodgson and Gaustad.

So the Sabres are gonna play hockey in Tennessee I'm told. Tennessee?! Will Kulikov show up? Does Lehner get the nod? Does D-lo play D? Can BUF get the pill past Rinne? Does Bylsmama stand stoically behind the bench quietly pursing his lips while a fire rages out of control right in front of him? Doez the team make trip to Dollywood?

soft

As a little kid I remember wanting to go play in the snow in the yard, but every door I opened to get outside was just a wall of white snow up to the top of the door frame. I thought it was awesome!

karmic payback would be Scheifle suffering a concussion.

Schultz is an RFA I think he stays put. PIT has about $16mil to split up between Kunitz, Bonino, and Shultz. Fluery's $7mil will probably be off the books by then too, so that gives them more flexibility. 33 and older I'd cross off the list, doesn't jive with the direction this team is going... btw Seidenberg is 35, not 25. Shattenkirk is having a nice year offensively, especially on the PP. St. Louis will have about $12mil to split up between Berglund, Upshall, Shattenkirk and Parayko (RFA). Upshall/Berglund should be relatively cheap, probably around $5mil between the two. Maybe they let Upshall walk, so could be maybe $3-3.5 for Berglund.... leaving $9mil for Parayko and Shattenkirk. On the open market Shattenkirk should get about $5.5-6mil, Parayko probably gets a bridge similar to Ristolainen, so they could probably keep both if they wanted. That said, he's a -14 on a team with a -13 team goal differential... so I'll pass.

He played 9 minutes, was a 0 +/-, and registered 2 shots on goal. Personally I didn't notice him, which means he did his job. He hasn't played well in the second game of back to backs. Which is typical of young players. It takes years to build that endurance without sacrificing strength and speed.

Good post, I agree on most of these. When you measure a hockey trade, whoever gets the best player typically wins the trade. I think Kane is the best player in that deal. Without him and Bogo I don't think we win those last two games. I also think they're better than last year, just some nights they look like last years team, consistency is a major issue. Protect Ennis and Carrier, which means they expose Foligno and/or Girgensons. As long as they're in the playoff hunt I think Nylander and Guhle stay put. If they slip out of contention then they should get a look.

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