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He reminds me of Doug Gilmour, but man he looks like a little kid out there. He just keeps making plays tho it's incredible he dropped to 13th. It's exciting to think about what he can become after he matures physically. Kudos to KA for not passing on him like a dozen other GMs did.

Prove me wrong Sabres.

Some horrific turnovers, if Levi wasn't bailing them out this game could be over already.

This is the type of game they win and suck everyone back in... Like when they won in Boston not too long ago, and New York not long before that. The. the players say something... this is how we have to play, we figured it out, we're good... then lay an egg against the Coyotes Saturday night.

The players have to decide that losing is unacceptable.

I still watch every game. It's fun when they win, but I'm numb to the losing at this point. Much like the team itself, it doesn't really bother me when they give up a goal.

Good thing they scratched Ryan Johnson so EJ can play in front of his old team. If winning was the #1 priority, he'd be in the lineup.

Keep Comrie, him and UPL are rarely ever healthy at the same time anyway. Ride Levi while he's hot but don't waive Comrie.

He'll be fine.

Levi needs reps. With a healthy UPL and Comrie, he won't get those reps in Buffalo. Thanks Kevyn.

I hope they take it slow with Quinn. Achilles recovery is no joke, there's countless tales of athletes coming back too soon because they feel great... only to re-injure themselves resulting in a career threatening issue. He has youth on his side, but I hope they keep him out of competition until Feb/Mar at the earliest... it just takes time.

The Devonator?

This looked like that road win against the Rangers a few weeks ago. They proceeded to lose the next 4 😭 Let's hope they learned something.

Good period... should be the standard moving forward. That said, Boston looked disinterested.

They're good enough. The coaching is not.

prepare the banner

They're trying to play a more defensively responsible game..... it backfires in the first 10-min, then they say ***** it and go back to high risk fire wagon hockey. The up tempo north/south style is entertaining, but it's not sustainable for an entire season.... it's too demanding physically to maintain over 82 games. The NHL season is a marathon, not a series of 40 yard sprints. Granata is failing miserably at integrating a defensively responsible system which doesn't suffocate their goal scorers.

Well... at least it doesn't bother you.

If they get everyone back and continue sleepwalking through the first 10min of every single ***** game... then yeah it's possible.

This game feels like a crossroads for this team. Another loss and suddenly they've got a serious losing streak pending with a roadie to Boston on Thur. That said, you would think they're desperate for a win, but I've thought that before and they come out flatter than a flapjack. It's a great opportunity for the young core to step up and demand more from their teammates.... ruffle a few feathers if you will... let it be known there will be repercussions if anyone mails it in. The atmosphere in the locker room should be serious and focused, not aloof with guys joking around and talking about whatever.... the "game" starts well before puck drop.

Peters and Rivet are old school meatheads. The game is much different now than when they played. Their power play coach take is laughable. Just because you never quarterbacked a power play doesn't exclude you from coaching one. They're just looking for clicks with their over the top takes. Entertaining tho haha.

this He's a super nice guy with lots of experience but doesn't hold the room accountable. They need a leader who isn't afraid to call guys out.

Those are details which are lacking accountability.... be that by a coach or more importantly the core group.

No outside player or package of players is going to fix this team's ailments. There's already a core group in the locker room. Nothing will change until the core decides to enforce a standard of play and hold everyone accountable. That simply hasn't happened yet, and in my experience as a player, I don't think it will change until guys like KO and Zemgus are gone.