That Aud Smell

NWS currently predicts winds sustained at 24 mph with gusts at 40 mph at the time of kickoff. Winds are essentially forecast to hold steady during the game (diminishing very, very slightly (22/38 by 4:00 pm)). Forecast is still TBD on potential lake effect event. It's possible that there could be significant snowfall during the game. Even without snow, it's going to be a weather game.

Inconsequential

Krueger almost killed him. Early Granato brought him back. Now he’s morphed into a player I don’t like a whole lot. He’s inconsistent and his commitment to defense is absent.

Leaky as hell. And he doesn’t consistently track the play well. He will probably become a good NHL goalie. It’s Adams’ fault that the Sabres are relying on him now.

Power with a hope and a prayer on that clearing attempt. Dahlin cracking his stick on Levi’s cage is … something.

yup. this is a little big one. (actual big ones would require the team first be NHL .500.)

i'm poetically licensed in two provinces and four states. i'm a veritable e.e. motherfu*king cummings. also, i'm still cleaning up your typos.

and the apostrophe as well! (Let's) also, i regret if you didn't read my post in the spirit it was intended.

f'real. let go.

Strikes me as a sign of things to come.

I'm following @Shoot da Puck's example and not actually giving a damn about the Sabres until they win 4 in a row. A chance to make it 3 tonight. Let's go, Buffalo.

Idk, man. You listed “blocking.” I listed like 4 things.

I think that, even if people were more aware of how good his blocking is, his inability to create separation, his lack of high pointing and catch radius aptitudes, his penchant for not being on the same page as his QB in critical moments, and his higher than average (?) drop rate would still precipitate some pooping.

Bro - I said roughly equivalent. Lol. I will defer to you, as I was going off of big picture statements that coaches made about the team at some point in late training camp or early in the season. I have no sense from watching them block to say that they're comparable. (Who watches WRs block? I do not.) And it's interesting to contemplate Gabe being an elite blocker at WR. There were a couple run plays where James Cook got blown the F up by some DB-sized Dolphin. At least one of them was late in the game. Was there a connection with Gabe being out of the lineup by then? Idk.

Oy. Off the watch that now. I am sure he'll bounce back. That should be a good (and interesting) game.

(I don't follow.)

It assuredly is not.

Haha - quite so. In fairness, those conditions aren't good for anyone. But the home team should have at least some tolerance built up in their bones. Also, as for that piece, I will confess: I like McDaniel. I've taken in a lot of Dolphins content on the tikky tokky. He's a nerd, a weirdo, and a goofball. But, from what I can tell, what you see is what you get. I also admire his story of recovery from alcoholism.

Their business operations are presumably beyond the reach of federal authorities in the U.S. and Canada.

He deserves the flowers today and for the last run of games. He truly does. Given a patchwork crew, saddled with a bajillion dollar edge guy who can't do sh1t, having lost key players, he managed to flummox and stifle each of Dallas, KC, and Miami. There's no qualifying it: Effing impressive.

Sherfield is roughly his equal in that area.

Myles Garrett is well acquainted.

As related to me, Dahlin's comments post-game were to a similar effect. I've had it. Eff this. This is the perspective of a player who loves to win, but does not hate to lose. "The kids don't want it."

At the moment, these are the only two Sabres whose games I give a damn about. I like them both a lot. Cliche' to say, but they play the right way. Neither are physical specimens by any means, but they're nonetheless so damn hard on the puck. They play as though the opposing players stole their lunch money. What a frickin' name. Let the church say "amen." This is precisely it. And it's why this particular roster needs new coaches.