Carmel Corn

Until something is confirmed otherwise, I am going to continue believing he hurt his shoulder in pre-season and it is hampering his stickhandling, shooting, etc.

Ralph better figure out he is the more vulnerable of the two. If he's convinced he's right, he may do so at the risk of his own job. Skinner is not going anywhere with his contract.

Get well Jake! Unfortunately the team will have to figure out a solution for the left side D. They were already thin on the left side and Irwin is not a top 4. I really hate it when they move a RH D-man over to the left side, whether it be Montour or whoever.

To be honest, I don't know if I even see 20 SOG's tonight against a well-coached Isles team. I can agree that a 5-1 NYI win is very possible. The common denominator on Skinner's lack of production is HC RK. He may be forcing Skinner to "respect" him, but RK needs to understand that he is the more replaceable commodity on the team (vs. Skinner). Skinner and his contract is going nowhere.

I'd be happy if his career was a mirror image of Nick Lidstrom. I don't need or expect him to be the next coming of Bobby Orr or as explosive as Cale Makar in today's game.

"BIG" hint huh? If it is who I think you are saying, are you sure you are really "4" it?

If I'm not mistaken, he's a LH shot as well...with McCabe going down, wondering if we might see him sooner vs. later in Buffalo?

Very possibly. The problem now is that somebody needs to move over to the left side to replace Jake. Irwin is a LH shot, but the Sabres have to figure out who else to move over. I don't like Montour on the left side, but maybe he is the most likely to move over.

Let's hope they don't go into a defensive shell, but rather keep doing what they did for 40 minutes. Keep rolling 4 lines to keep players fresh.

Wow, if they keep this up....I could actually enjoy watching these games vs. multi-task!

How dare you challenge a man of RK's superior intellect! 😉

In an effort to protect the players from a Covid relapse and also make the Sabres look "tougher", the training staff is issuing masks for the game against the Devils.

With onions?!?! Nasty

Maybe Ralph "the motivator" also needs a pep talk too. Maybe this guy is available...."We must begin by asking it…”What is losing?” Losing is a disease…as contagious as polio. Losing is a disease…as contagious as syphilis. Losing is a disease…as contagious as bubonic plague... attacking one…but infecting all. But curable.”

I really like Victor's game lately. IMHO his passing has improved this season and this makes him a stronger compliment to his line mates (vs. say Skinner).

He looks good to me as well. Some development time in Rochester worked in this case. He seems steady and ready for a regular job. Hope he can stick around.

Yes they did, and it was one of the most underwhelming and lame pressers I have ever seen. If I had any doubt they were clueless before, it was obvious to me afterwards that they lack the objectivity and critical thinking required to be effective owners.

Sorry, but no...Patty hired Ted Nolin, not Bylsma. He then hired GMTM after hiring Nolin. Bylsma came later after GMTM fired Nolin. Patty had nothing to do with the hiring of Bylsma.

As an incoming President, you hire the GM first, not the HC. Patty did it wrong!

You have to change the HC. There is nothing else RK can say to inspire this team. Only a new HC with proven experience and success can change the mindset of the players. No single or even multiple trades will change the room enough in the short term to fix what is broken.

Perhaps, but the others were one-time quick events. I don't know how categorize a disaster that lasts 10+ years...is there such a thing as an uber disaster?

I may have fallen asleep....was there a Gerber collision tonight? I don't remember seeing anything being worthy tonight.

How can you miss the net from THAT close (Eakin)?!?!

Maybe instead of new t-shirts or reverse retro jerseys, this franchise should be thinking about offering a new series of paper bag masks.

At this point, I'd be happy with another team Covid outbreak.