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Bandits look to go above 0.500 tonight as they host Halifax at 7:30PM. Game is on ESPN+.

This week's #1 song is by Better Than Ezra. Coming in at #2: Ezra.

Agree on the 7/8 designation. In his last game as an Amerk, similarly he made a very nice play stealing the puck from a guy who was open back door to prevent the tap in. So, he does not give up on plays, but he does create more high danger chances that he should. Still expect he's probably getting the benefit of the doubt that comes from being the new guy, but Granato talks very highly of him & he's giving him the opportunity that comes w/ playing 2nd pairing. Will be interesting to see if he comes out when Jokiharju is healthy or if Bryson gets yanked. Still expecting it to be Cale. Wondering if/ suspecting his getting to play 2nd pairing is a function of Granato wants Henri on the 2nd pairing when he returns so Bryson/Lyubushkin is the preferred 3rd pairing and he wants to get those 2 experience together and he realized in the losing streak that pairing bad D together leads to really bad things so Buusch doesn't get to bump up to 2nd pairing until the bench is shortened to keep Bryson & Clague separated.

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We should be hearing soon if he's an Amerk or if somebody put in a claim on him. Hoping he clears but doubt we see him in the Sabres lineup again. But the 2 way contract only comes into play if the acquiring team also tries to waive him. Presuming, of course, somebody claims him. Not close to a given.

He also allows 2nd & 3rd (or lesser) pairing defenders NOT have to play 1st pairing minutes & opponents. THAT is huge.

Doubt he expects Chychrun would play in place of either, but at what he'd cost to bring in they'd have to be expecting to play him ~20 minutes/night IF he were brought in. 8 of those minutes would be coming at somebody's expense besides Bryson when all are healthy.

Yes, but it was before the Chicago game. 4-0. Scored 6 goals in each.

He very well could be better than him. But the coaches & Adams seem to see something in Bryson that the rest of us don't see. And doubt he'll be out of the lineup ahead of Clague because of that.

Don't believe there have been any others this season, so it was the Chicago game last year.

You disagree that Granato has started shortening the bench in the last 10 or so games? Krebs has gone out of the rotation too.

Hattie!

Not really. But earlier in the year they wouldn't have been. Granato's trying to give them opportunities to win, not just develop.

Clague & Bryson have both been nailed to the bench since Detroit got their 3rd.

Doubt Bryson would be bumped before Clague, but who knows?

Nope. Still simply listed as "PPD."

Don't care why they aren't playing their starter. Am glad they aren't. Will take every single edge opponents give them regardless of whether it was by choice or not.

Cool. Another backup. With them being rusty will take it.

And he counts against the cap because he practiced w/ the team.

The SABRES have him off the roster. Will trust THEM knowing their roster more than a 3rd party website. His CAP HIT for the day remains, but HE is gone. He does not count against the 23 man limit.

He's been waived, he's off the Sabres roster. There are 23 healthy players on the roster. Fitzgerald appears to bethe spare healthy D & Hinostroza and Asplund appear to be the spare healthy Fs. Comrie & Jokiharju are still on IR. Pilut has to clear waivers to play in Ra-cha-cha. Whether he does or doesn't will be known at noon.

Not surprising, he'd played his way off the roster. Hope he clears.

That would make the most sense.

Why will the arena be devoid of fans?

2 TOTALLY different situations. Football plays a 17 game schedule over only 18 weeks. And they only play a max of 1 game during any given week. They had to get that game played that weekend. Hockey plays 82 games through a roughly 187 day window. IF there were need to reschedule the game there are plenty of options that don't entail screwing over 16k people. So, even if there was still a travel ban, which would be the only reason the game wouldn't be played, you're fine with driving a bus through the middle of the travel ban to pick up players. Any other entertainers that should be treated as essential workers in your world view? And there is more to getting Detroit into Ra-cha-cha than simply altering a single flight. (Which still can be a task in itself on kess than a day's notice as that plane has to fit into the schedule of everything else heading into ROC.) They also have to work out ground transportation & hotel accommodations for the team & equipment. You sure are awfully cavalier w/ other people's time and money regarding those paying fans. Couldn't have anything to do w/ giving you a 1 hour trip to see them rather than a 2 hour trip now could it? Too bad for you the game will be played as scheduled.