Carmel Corn

Yep....Losing ROR was bad enough. Losing Jack with no top center in return is beyond illogical.

Nice pass by Casey....Curtis needs to one-time that shot.

Lately, he's had the best +/- of the entire D group. From a subjective standpoint, he has made fewer mistakes and is much better at puck movement and skating. He plays 'bigger' than his size would suggest. I've been pleasantly surprised by him and Borgen so far.

Bryson continues to impress me with his puck handling and skating. His breakouts out of our zone are better than anybody else's

I have to admit, it's pretty impressive how the Islanders suffocate their opposition. No room to move or skate. Really clog the passing lanes. I know it's Buffalo here, but I've seen them do it to other teams as well.

It's about a strong team culture of caring for one another. Boston has this, Buffalo does not. Some players can show support by scoring, others by dropping their gloves. I would contend all the players appreciate each other's efforts....whatever they are. Overall a strong response from the whole team.

After the Tinordi-Wilson fight, the Bruins scored 3 consecutive goals. Two were within 3 minutes of the fight, the third within 10 minutes. Boston owned Washington after the fight and went on to win 5-1. Seems to me it worked for them.

I might be more open to trading Dahlin than you are, but perhaps a new coach can fix him. I would like to see the organization retain some of the younger prospects we are getting a glimpse of (ex. Borgen, Bryson) in addition to Cozens of course.

I hope KA is smart enough (or not too desperate) to trade top 6 players for bottom 6 players. Granted some of our top 6 is debatable though....but not Sam!

As if KA wasn't already facing a difficult challenge to fix this mess as a rookie GM, he also has the added complication of the expansion draft as well. If he trades players for players, who knows what we might lose to Seattle. If he trades for picks.....I'll check back in a few years.

Fond memories of Bobby S. and Donnie E. as a great tandem. Didn't seem to matter which one played any given night...steady, consistent and reliable.

I don't know....it feels like Groundhog's day to me honestly. This bad nightmare keeps repeating itself over and over and my alarm clock is broken.

As somebody once said in the Soprano's...."Some people (the SABRES) are so far behind in the race that they actually believe that they're leading."

Yes....ol' missile head! Loved his goal celebration too. Fast forward to 2021, I wouldn't mind having Marcus back on the roster with this team.

For the next home game, the people in charge of the crowd noise should program in a "YEAH" at the point they announce LAST MINUTE OF PLAY......

Maybe they're saving that for tomorrow's nationally broadcast game. I wouldn't mind seeing it tomorrow in hopes it's Ralph's swan song.

Aside from being snakebit, Skinners needs to regain his 'agitator' style. When he was playing well (scoring), I thought he was also a pretty good pest as well. If the pucks aren't going in, do something else to bring more energy on the ice and get under the opposition's skin.

I'm getting to the point now of saying give Dylan Cozens the 2C role. Staal has not been the answer and neither is Lazar or Eakin.

KA said yesterday that he expected to have another presser in the future....perhaps at the trade deadline. If he waits that long, there won't be much of a fan base left. The fans demand another presser on Monday, to announce Ralph's firing.

Gotta pull Hutts....now!

Good shift by the 4th line here.

At 5-8" Bryson plays bigger than most of the other d-men out there. He and Montour are holding things together at +1 while the other two pairs are -1 and -2. Miller and Dahlin look especially rough today.

Interesting, I heard they were going to show up around 1:00 and leave around 1:05.

An infusion of grit and heart, not just one player but multiple ones.

Yes...not bad at all. Some good talent comes from the college ranks....for some reason, I just get nervous sometimes about the Sabres' drafting kids who commit to college hockey. I know time is usually in the team's favor, but sometimes the kids do commit all 4 years and then have their choice on where to go.