Carmel Corn

Ha-ha...snowball's chance in hell, but just think about how this could mess-up Jeff Skinner's head. He probably hates playing for Ralph, but if Ralph was gone and Rod showed up, would he be happy or throw-up?

The dilemma is that there are some good candidates available RIGHT NOW. If we wait, we may not have the same selection available....as other team will be firing their coaches and possibly picking up somebody like Boudreau, Gallant or Claude, etc. IMHO, Krueger is likely to be fired no later than at the end of the season anyway....so why not pick-up a possible difference maker HC now? Then again, it is Pegula's team and they are very capable of making more bad decisions.

I've always been a sucker for big mean defensemen who took care of business, so that draft (Risto and Zadorov) made me very happy at the time. They did not play together for long, but seeing both of them on the ice together was still fun to see.

I remember seeing footage of him talking to GM Darcy about drafting Zadorov just before they made the pick. Devine said something like "Do you want to be hard to play against" or something like that. He was pushing for drafting Zadorov because of his size and aggression. Darcy agreed on the video and the rest is history.

NHL, you're probably right...Rivet was including USHL and AHL, which is where the bigger offense numbers came from.

I caught part of the Instigators today...Rivet feels Montour has a point-per-game offensive output before coming to Buffalo. If he's right, then putting him on the PP could help showcase him.....however, that may not be likely given the team's PP success lately....at least on the first unit. With Risto out, maybe he could get some 2nd unit time to show if he can be a producer.

Good point, you are looking further down the road than I was. Now that you mention it, I also wonder if we might lose another RH potentially to Seattle?

Few thoughts....first we don't have a balanced LH vs. RH pool...not enough left siders. Second, I never liked the Montour trade...we gave up too much to get him. Last, we lost some good talent via various deals (ex. Zadorov via trade, McNabb via trade, maybe some others that left who are still in the league (Kulikov, Pysyk). Point is that we have some that I wish we didn't have and some that I wish we still did.

We're due for an empty netter, but with our luck tonight, somebody will hit the post.

Need to find their legs again....just 6 minutes to go. NJ having too much zone time.

Correct, you have an eye for eyes!

Good things happen when you go to the net!

OK, which eyeball belongs to Marty and which one belongs to Victor:

Victor and Marty B. need to have some kind of eyeball contest.

Ha Ha....Bryson puts PK on the ice along the boards......unexpected!

Give me a ping Victor, one ping only please!!! Oh Fxxx it, just score!

Can't fault the effort thus far....hope they have enough gas to last 60 minutes.

Keep shooting Jack!

Per Harrington, Bryson led TOI for the team with 7:24....unexpected!

But then they turn to the dark side.....

Bryson = speed. Unexpected! Can he play forward?

??? Are you related to Krueger?

I miss GMTM's simple approach to the english language. I'll take it anyday vs. this psycho-babble from the "superior" intellect HCRK!

Borgen out, Rieder out (?), assistant coach Granato absent on bench, Girgensons out, players don't like the new jerseys, no kiss-cams, no bubble-hockey between periods, no Doug Allen anthems, no protective netting behind the goals, no Rob Ray between the benches, blah-blah-blah. It's amazing they can even play under such horrendous conditions.

When it rains, it pours!