Carmel Corn

Such an unfortunate season for him so far....starting the very first game and that slash he took. At whatever point he's healthy enough to play, I hope he can bring a spark to the club, especially the power play.

Bad news on Kyle though....guess that hit along the boards was enough to put him on the sidelines a while.

Speaking of Joki....Water under the bridge, but can you imagine if we had selected Charlie McAvoy instead of Alex Nylander. Granted that means Joki would not be here then, but I'd sure rather have McAvoy if we had it to do all over again.

My expectation is that GMKA should be a seller and maximize whatever picks he can get for our UFA's. I have no illusion we'll challenge this season (or next) and so I'd prefer to get more picks and continue stocking the cupboard for the future. If he can swap some prospects in the process (ex. RHD), that would be excellent. We're at least two years away from challenging for the playoffs, so let's not give away 2nd round picks for mediocre older vets who are past their prime. If we buy, let's continue to use our cap space as a weapon and get more picks.

I'm probably in the minority, but I loved these uni's back in the day. What I dislike more is our current blue uni's....old and boring for my taste. What can never EVER come back is the slugs!

2018 may be one of the most important draft years for Buffalo from a defenseman standpoint. Two of our top 4 defenders will be from that draft...assuming Samuelsson gets there (which he seems destined to become).

Hey Ghost, if you don't already have them, I think you need something for each of our Sabre goalies when they steal a victory! Maybe a brick house for Houser tonight?

I can't imagine this team without Alex Tuch now. He's quickly become indispensable in my mind.

My memory may fail me, but I honestly can't think of the last time a Sabre "pick-pocketed" the puck from an opposing player and then scored a goal. The only thing I can think of is when rookie Jack Eichel kind of stole the puck from Boone Jenner in the Columbus zone and score an electrifying goal. There have to have been others since then, right?!?!

Nice pick-pocket by Jankowski with his long reach...then cashed it in with a nice deke....he's been sneaky tonight in his limited ice time.

My $.02, agree our D is not a strength. Ideally would like to see more of a true shut-down style RH defender out there to compliment either Dahlin or Power in the future. Maybe wishful thinking that a true "defensive defenseman" is easier to come vs. the second coming of Cale Makar, either via trade and/or draft.

Agree. Having not seeing Ottawa for a while, my initial impression after only 2 periods is that they have better team speed and IMHO are maybe a year ahead of Buffalo in rebuilding. If they are ahead of us, then this year's Ottawa team still is not competing for a playoff spot either.

Jankowski seems to be involved in some of the better scoring opportunities in the limited number shifts he's had. He and Tuch had a chance earlier in the period.

Don't want to jinx anything, but Houser still playing well....seems to be seeing the puck well and rarely out of position tonight. Unfortunate rebound on the tie goal, but otherwise absorbing the puck effectively.

$750k each?

Really wish Samuelsson was a right-handed D-man

Shame...D could not prevent the rebound shot for the score. Joki and Eakin have to be better than that!

Yes...we could easily be down 3 or 4 to 1 on the scoreboard.

"Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper"? OMG - huge stop there by Houser....Sabres let Ottawa come right down the middle.

I love the look of Tuch's intensity (especially in a Sabre uniform)!

Samuelsson nicely neutralized Tkachuk along the boards behind Houser

It would be so hilarious if the guy controlling the crowd noise hit the "Boo!" button as the Sens were leaving the ice for the period.

Wow, nice poke check by Dahlin, but bad luck it rebounded right off of Cozens. Otherwise, the poke check would have ended that rush instead of leading to a slashing call.

I'm still having trouble seeing the Mule and thinking it's not Sam out there. That said, he looks solid out there.

Good for Hayden....getting Tkachuk off the ice for a major is a good trade-off for us. Even if Hayden gets the extra 2 min.