That Aud Smell

Hear, hear. Me no likey. GO BILLS!

Why the hell not. Let's go, Buffalo!

I read through the thread. This is a fun stat to contemplate. The thing that I remember about Power from that game: How he panicked a bit at the very end of the game and needlessly turned a risky clearance into a 2-minute minor (from the replay, you could see that he had more time and space than he realized). The Sabres survived that power play, thankfully.

Matches what I recall of the eye test in watching him. Yes, the team in front of him was depleted at times. But he rarely looked the part of a 1A or 1B.

The OP cited to GSAA. That stat doesn’t account for shot quality. What about GSAE (expected)? Posts like the one above seem to raise a fair point.

Renewed request to Dan Dunleavy: Immediately announce a goal by saying the word “score.”

this is something

Someone’s going to find and resurrect that WGR caller from 2006 who sang “I Roll Four Lines” to the tune of “I Walk the Line.”

Man … I’d take Beasley back in a heartbeat *if* he could do ~85% of what he used to do. I just don’t think he can do it anymore.

DE’s dropping like flies and they sign a WR to the P Squad. Is there an injury at WR that I missed? Also occurs to me: Probably not a DE out there worth signing.

The Miller news so far is a mixed bag of encouraging and confusing. Apparently they know he’ll need surgery after the season? What’s the recovery horizon there? The Bills need Rousseau (sp) back - and also need him to step up. I feel as though the Bills haven’t had a ton of injuries - but, those they’ve had, have been to really important players. Not important on the levels of 17 or 14 … but 40 going down approaches that level for sure. The Bills are not a SB contender without him, imo. (That is, unless Rousseau were to suddenly take a quantum leap.)

And of course, Power has the benefit of Dahlin being on the team.

It’s a holiday season. The Sabres are fun. Let’s go.

@Eleven with the GDT and an apparent typo (or an inside joke I am missing) in the topic title. Goat head night. Can’t lose. Can(‘t) lose?

FUKKITY FUKK FUKK FUKK.

The model captured above is the one that tends to be heaviest/highest. I think 4.5' represents a worst case - but very possible - scenario.

They're gonna hafta do something - and soon. 52.5" is a jaw dropping number. The downside with LES is that there's much uncertainty involved. And the call on moving the game to Detroit would need to be made much sooner than the the LES clarity will arrive. They gotta move it, though. This event is being talked about by the experts in biblical terms.

This appears to be the biggest issue. I did not consume any post-game content, but my son did. He related that Patrick Peterson (sp?) essentially said (implied) in his post-game interview that they schemed for Allen to get greedy and trust his arm in/near the red zone. I have not rewatched that play, but I'm told that Singletary was wide open on a check down. I think Allen's biggest issue right now is mental. He just needs to be more disciplined - take what's there, let the game come to him a bit more. The Bills should never have come out of that game with an L, especially, as I have come to understand, after they benefited from two huge blown calls in their favour (a crucial Davis (non)catch and a missed 12-men on the field on the goal line stand). Also occurs to me: Much was made - some time ago - about how Allen had not thrown a red zone interception in however many attempts, etc. Water always finds its level. Edited to add: Moments before the game ending pick, I was prepared for the game to end in a tie.

I was at the game with my son. It's really something being there at a game like that. The experience is so disorienting. Once the Vikings recovered the fumble in the end zone, I didn't really recover from being numb. Like, it was great that the Bills drove down and tied it. And then it was great when they stiffened up and forced a field goal in OT. And then ... Setting my fandom aside (not easy to do): What an effing game that was. So many plot twists. Beat the Browns!

Let's go, Buffalo! Let's GO. C'mon.

Let’s go, Buffalo! Bounce back game from Tuch - who was brutal against Las Vegas.

Being in-person - and sitting in-line with the goal line of the opponent-shoots-twice zone - gave me a better appreciation for this. The number of times that the Sabres were scrambly in their own end with GK players just occupying open space was unnerving. Also, shoutout higgledy-piggledy. It's hard to say that when he stoned Eichel twice on breakaways. And yet it's true.

This is a great post. A sobering post. C'mon, Sabres.

A fun and then tough game to be in the arena for. The crowd reaction from the breakaway saves on Eichel were laugh out loud enjoyable. No big deal - just fun. Over the past few games, I can't shake the sense that the Sabres just look like a young team trying to find its way. They're a team capable of flying high when things are going right, but then they skid into a ditch when things aren't clicking. Watching the game live, I just got this persistent sense that Las Vegas was a more durable, sturdy, "heavier" team. Grizzled vets and such. More than anything, I want this team to stop taking on water. The Boston game probably ain't where that's gonna happen. But they gotta get right and string together a few wins, and soon.

A pox on both their houses. The franchise never should have made him captain. It appears he’s doing great in Las Vegas, which doesn’t surprise me. The situation is a much better fit.