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It's always darkest before the dawn. Today is the day. Mark this date in Sabres history as the day the franchise resurrected itself from the depths of hockey hell, and began it's march forward towards Stanley Cup glory.

Kevyn and TP talk about typical GM stuff... potential roster moves, deals, callups, just bouncing ideas and whatnot off TP. Who's really driving the bus tho? That said, what they're desperately in need of is an actual President of Hockey Operations, someone who is responsible for the strategic direction of the team and to monitor the GM. That role is currently filled by TP. That's the issue. I can't imagine Kevyn enjoys having the owner hover over every decision he makes, it's probably miserable.. to be honest.

....for me it's watch out of curiousity, like a watching a busy intersection at rush hour waiting for an accident to happen.

This trend of drafting and developing players, then trading them just before they hit their stride.. has got to stop. Cozens is going through a slump, so is Quinn. It's 26 games into the season. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The Bills are a great franchise in spite of Terry. The Sabres are a lousy franchise directly because of Terry.

Let me save you some time... "We've seen some growth and flashes of what type of team we're trying to be. We're much closer than we were a year ago. We've set forth the goal, now we just need to find that consistency in our game... blah blah blah young team blah blah blah Lindy this Lindy that... it takes time with a new coach but I truly believe they're starting to understand and we're not as far away as some may think based on our record.... still have tremendous trust in Lindy and his staff... blah blah"

It's always darkest before the dawn. Today is the day. Mark this date in Sabres history as the day the franchise officially resurrected itself from the depths of hockey hell, and began it's march forward to Stanley Cup glory.

Johnson > Bryson

turning point

They have more goals in the first 12min then the past 3 games combined.

Saw the Wild in person a few weeks ago. They're for real, set your expectations accordingly 😳 That said, with a win tonight and losses by both FLA and TBL, Buffalo would find themselves in 2nd place in the Atlantic.

============================================================== BUF even strength goal differential through 21 games = 5 BUF even strength minutes played through 21 games = 1042.35 exp+/- is a function of %min played at ES and team ES goal diff TRpm(team relative +/-) is the diff btwn actual+/- and exp+/- %min is % of ES minutes played ============================================================== Team Player TRpm GP +/- exp+/- %min BUF Alex Tuch 9.47 21 11 1.53 30.5 BUF Bowen Byram 7.07 21 9 1.93 38.6 BUF Ryan McLeod 6.63 21 8 1.37 27.4 BUF Tage Thompson 5.83 16 7 1.17 23.4 BUF Henri Jokiharju 3.83 15 5 1.17 23.3 BUF Rasmus Dahlin 2.97 21 5 2.03 40.6 BUF Jordan Greenway 2.00 16 3 1.00 20.1 BUF Jason Zucker 1.79 21 3 1.21 24.2 BUF Dennis Gilbert -0.29 6 0 0.29 5.8 BUF JJ Peterka -0.39 19 1 1.39 27.8 BUF Jiri Kulich -0.72 12 0 0.72 14.4 BUF Owen Power -0.81 21 1 1.81 36.1 BUF Peyton Krebs -1.08 20 0 1.08 21.7 BUF Connor Clifton -1.20 20 0 1.20 24.0 BUF Mattias Samuelsson -2.80 13 -2 0.80 16.1 BUF Beck Malenstyn -2.84 21 -2 0.84 16.9 BUF Zach Benson -2.86 15 -2 0.86 17.1 BUF Sam Lafferty -2.91 20 -2 0.91 18.2 BUF Jacob Bryson -5.73 10 -5 0.73 14.5 BUF Dylan Cozens -6.36 21 -5 1.36 27.3 BUF Jack Quinn -9.23 20 -8 1.23 24.6 ==============================================================

newsflash.... he's good 😂 And he's doing all this at 2 days removed from his 22nd birthday Locking him up for 7 years at $8.5m was one of KA's better decisions. Sure he could be more physical and make better decisions, but he's still a baby when it comes to defesemen. He'll continue to develop.

When you take a draw, you can go overhand or underhand (with your bottom hand). Overhand grip you're most likely trying to pull it back on your backhand side, underhand (normal grip) your likely going strong side. Putting your stick down first gives your opponent the opportunity to counter your tendencies before the puck is dropped.

A few in person observations... McLeod's skating and smarts really stood out. Impressive player. Benson looks like he's gained some speed and quickness from last season. Tuch looks like he's playing hurt. UPL was fantastic... positionally sounds, absorbed pucks, used his athleticism when required and battled to see shot lanes.

which jersey should i wear to the game tonight? - old goathead (no name plate, #3... was gary galley iirc) - eichel anniversary - blank away white - white Allen - blue Allen - none of the above - all of the above

Not a single prospect has ever had their career ruined by playing too many games in the AHL.

sabres trainers....

Fortnite is a one dimensional player. If he's not producing points he's a liability... always has been. Most Sabrespacers judge players based solely on their point production. Being a good hockey player is much much more than that.

Let's go Buffalo!

Loved the 3rd period effort and mental toughness after the disallowed goal. They were the better team in final frame and got rewarded. Keep it going.

Media trying to drum something up, nothing concrete here. If anything, under Adams there have been fewer leaks on trades.... so to me this is just Dreger prognosticating.