All the Sabres do is win with ........

[CTJoe]

Zach Metsa in the lineup.  32-7-5.  This is not a small sample size either and he's shown it elsewhere - Qunnipiac, etc.  Sometimes the best thing is not to overthinks things.  His nerves showed early on (he hasn't played for the Sabres for quite a while), but once he settled down he once again settled everything down - easy exits, no mistakes 

[Apollo]

me bitching and moaning when things go sideways.

[TageMVP]

Metsa sucks 

[ska-T Chitown]

1 hour ago, TageMVP said:

Metsa sucks 

[Night Train]

He is small but he does make some nice rushes and passes. Isn't slow like so many of our D. I get he's 27 but he may be D-Man #6. I personally think Ruff likes him more than folks think. Mentions him a lot. Intentional by design ? 

[RPop]

3 hours ago, TageMVP said:

Metsa sucks 

Played relatively well Saturday.. 

[Apollo]

3 hours ago, TageMVP said:

Metsa sucks 

My vacuum cleaner sucks. It's a good thing.

[Weave]

1 hour ago, Night Train said:

He is small but he does make some nice rushes and passes. Isn't slow like so many of our D. I get he's 27 but he may be D-Man #6. I personally think Ruff likes him more than folks think. Mentions him a lot. Intentional by design ? 

Lindy always appreciated an undersized, underskilled, hard working underdog.

He’s not a 6.  He’s a 7 at best that happens to match up better than a couple of behemoths against a speed heavy opponent.  His minutes have been well protected all season.  I think the biggest reason the Sabres have such a sterling record with Metsa in the lineup is because Dahlin, Mule, Byram and Power play more minutes when Metsa is dressed.

[Dude]

...more goals than the other team.

[Pimlach]

On 5/17/2026 at 7:51 PM, Weave said:

Lindy always appreciated an undersized, underskilled, hard working underdog.

He’s not a 6.  He’s a 7 at best that happens to match up better than a couple of behemoths against a speed heavy opponent.  His minutes have been well protected all season.  I think the biggest reason the Sabres have such a sterling record with Metsa in the lineup is because Dahlin, Mule, Byram and Power play more minutes when Metsa is dressed.

All true, plus Metsa does make many mistakes. He is a heady player.