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11-7 lineup tonight per Harrington. NAK scratched.

It doesn’t signal hope…..but rather a comfort level with the status quo (despite the blah-blah from GMKA that he’s always looking to improve the team). I’m not expecting any new player acquisitions this season or any changes in management in the off-season….Pegula doesn’t care.

So Marty Ellis wasn’t the problem after all???? 😁

Agree, there is NOTHING to get excited about this upcoming deadline. No significant additions are coming and it is just a question of what subtractions will happen. Otherwise I don’t expect GMKA to do anything and the talking point will be that they are still trying to make the playoffs this year, which of course is absurd.

And nobody went after him with any aggression after the hit on UPL. Well Kevyn now has his excuses for another failed season.

Would Pegula have the guts to participate in the ceremony? Part of me thinks he wants to avoid the potential embarrassment from fans if he were introduced (vs. watching from the suite). Wouldn’t it be great if the fans shouted in unison to sell the team and fire Kevyn.

Yup…agree that Jack was right! Like everything else in this organization, our team doctors suck as well!

Still, they did NOT have to trade him….but they did and we basically got Tuch in return (Krebs doesn’t count for much and neither does Östlund to this point). EDIT: and Greenway (2nd round pick trade) as mentioned by Darth

JJP is definitely part of the problem and not contributing anything. Maybe some addition by subtraction in terms of having him sit out a game or two? I could be more forgiving if he showed some flash and speed, but he’s been a big nothing burger for a while now.

One of my favorite crazy scenarios would be for Buffalo getting beat by another team’s emergency goalie.

So in two consecutive games….Buffalo scores an ENG without taking a shot and then the other team score an ENG by the opposing netminder. Leave it to the Sabres to be involved in unique, head scratching situations.

You’re talking about Samson….I’m talking about EIchel. Eichel was on a long term deal for Buffalo (in case you forgot)

Yup, pretty pathetic that they can’t convert despite the huge difference. Too many low quality chances as usual. But HEY….they have 15 SOG’s vs. O in the last game (for the 3rd period)

He was still under contract on a long term deal…..so NO, they didn’t have to trade him. I like Tuch, but I’d rather have Eichel…..even though he wasn’t the most likable guy.

???? How so? He didn’t have to trade Eichel and we have nothing to show for in the Samson trade…at least on the current Sabre roster.

How does Marty Wilford have a job…..isn’t his role to coach the defense and the PK? Will this team fire somebody….anybody?!?!

Are you including the EIchel and Reinhardt trades in your assessment? Seems like we lost both of those badly. Adams should have already been fired, but I am skeptical that stubborn Pegula will actually fire him. I do agree that a RHD vet is a key piece missing that Adams clearly failed to do.

OK, maybe….but there’s going after somebody like you’re shot out of a cannon and then there’s going after somebody like Muel did….basically in slow motion.

What a bunch of wimps….your goalie gets hit and nobody does a damm thing….Muel, Dahlin, etc. did nothing afterwards. No heart, no balls, nobody cares

He is an average goalie on a fair contract, that is it. You’re missing my point, which is that he has to be an OUTSTANDING goalie for this team to be good. Yes the defense sucks….which is why only an outstanding goalie can keep saving their bacon to steal games on a regular basis.

His stats are not impressive. Sure he has an occasional great game, but too often he is just average at best. He needed to stop that breakaway. Yes the defense sucks, but being just an average goalie is not good enough for this team to become a contender….he has to be GREAT for that to happen.

How is that a penalty when Joki was stationary and Malkin came into him?!?!

UPL needs to be better for this team to have any chance to win

I don’t understand why our coaching staff doesn’t pair Clifton with Power…..Cliffy is much better than Joki

PP goal….good wrister by Power