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They never blew 3rd period leads because they rarely had leads before then. They were awful in the 1st under Granato (especially hos last year) and bad in the 2nd throughout his tenure. They had to pour it on at the end to get their W's. Way easier to protect a lead for 4 minutes than for 40.

Whatevs. Haven't bothered finding the tablet's keyboard from the suitcases and the little hunt & peck keyboard doesn't just suck it also autocucumbers a LOT.

Someone here posted when UPL came back up that the Sabres had a plan to give each goalie 1 game of these 3. And guess it makes sense to have UPL as the backup in both Loaf games to get him back to a "normal" NHL situation. And if Ellis really couldn't go tonight, it makes sense to give UPL the game. Better than risking an injury/ exhaustion to Lyon and you weren't likely getting Levi from Cleveland to TO in a handful of hours before the early start. Am glad they got the lower point (that didn't happen in this sort of a situation last year), but they had a real chance to convert a 0-3 start into a 6-4 start which is exactly what they need for playoffs. Doubt they give up on UPL immediately. But he has to be on a short leash, and the team HAS given up on him before on a few occassions. Could see him in Ta-cha-cha legitimately by Thanksgiving, if not sooner should the rest of the squad get healthy and he not get his head out of his bippy. And, yeah, he gave up 3 bad goals, but he easily could've given up 8 if TO didn't shoot every other chance just wide. Play Lyon or Ellis vs C-bus, win in trip 2 to Beantown & give Lyon the Caps game. And if Ellis IS legitimately going to miss time, flip Levi & UPL and hope the Blues return the favor when UPL is on waivers.

2nd goal was horrible too. Should've moved his body towards the post & not just his leg. 3 bad goals in a game they lose in OT. Did they name him the 1st star? They should've, he was their MVP & without him, they'd've lost all 4 points this weekend.

8 years from now, give or take a couple of months. Was in the Charlotte Airport today & toyed with trying to change flights and get a ticket, but it was a LONG (but fun) week. Plus there were a couple of issues w/ the house when we got back. So, probably good that our plans didn't change. Go Bills.

Plus, they've had at least 3 pieces out every game so far. They've looked pretty good the last 5.

What'chu talkin' 'bout? Louie DePalma rocked a vest PROUDLY for years!

He did bring Bobrovsky from Filly. So, he actually understands you need a top guy. Of course, Bob wanted nothing to do with reupping. But he did land him once.

Started 0-3 last year too, but it was a totally different vibe. They were playing well, but just getting OK GTing and taking badly timed penalties. This time they were playing awful hockey in front of excellent GTing. Getting better effort starting in game 4 plus putting 3 guys that will buzz the net on the PP that game too while still getting the GTing have resulted in them looking night & day better. Expect they can keep up the effort. No data on if the GTing can stay great. If they can, well the division is very middling. Tonight would be a great night to get the 1st road win. REALLY hope Ellis gets the start.

TO fans oblivious to hockey history? That'd NEEEVVVVER happen. 😉

Would be perfectly fine w/ UPL watching tonight's game from the bench. Not thrilled with the possibility he'll watch from between the pipes. Let him have Tuesday's game if you feel you must.

If he's still playing beer league, there's a 50-50 chance @darksabre gets the callup before Georgiev. Georgiev will never see a regular season game in a Sabre uniform.

Agree that Levi isn't going to get called up anytime soon barring emergency. That was kind of the point of them grabbing Georgiev and Ellis. But, if they do hit a situation where they are forced to call another up; he should be able to step up.

So, the Sabres might have 3 goalies. They look like they do. Do they have 4? (And yes, not even being out of October is way to early to be making any final pronouncements on the GTing.)

Hard to believe, considering as bad as Erik Johnson was as a Sabre, he's even worse as a Color Commentator. Didn't expect he'd be able to find a profession that doesn't need professional degrees such as Engineer or Doctor that he'd've been worse at than Sabre defenseman; but he managed to find one.