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Bandits blew an early 5-1 lead and 7-5 lead heading into the final Q at home against the Rock to finish 14-4. They'd already clinched home field throughout the playoffs but you never want to lose to your rivals like tat heading into the playoffs. Filly & Albany won, so Buffalo will host one of those in the 1st round. Not sure which one as they both finished 9-9 as did Georgia.

It' s a final in Syracuse. Laval 5 - Syracuse 1

6:02 left in the 3rd. Laval up 5-1. So, looks like Ra-cha-cha will be playing Belleville in a best of 3 for the right to play Utica. The other best of 5 will be Laval at Syracuse.

Not sure which you're referring to, lottery draws, or lottery picks for the Sabres. The answer to each is, no, just 2. The league changed the lottery this year. There are only 2 draws now and teams can only move up at most 10 slots. Should Vegas will one of the 2 draws, their pick would become #6 and they would keep it. Buffalo's 3rd 1st rounder will be somewhere between 28-32 because Florida won the President's Trophy. (Pretty sure it can't become 29, but the other slots in that range are open to them.)

At the 2nd intermission, still 4-1. Unless there is something seriously strange in the 3rd, @Derrico can get those tix.

Or, as for 90% of those in WNY, the Claritan isn't really working this allergy season. 😉

Laval now up 3-1, just past halfway through regulation.

Laval 2 Syracuse 1 after 1. If this score holds @Derrico gets to go to 1 or 2 playoff games as the Amerks will start in Belleville.

Laval & Syracuse tied at 1 w/ just under 6 minutes left in the 1st. If Laval picks up at least a point, Amerks start in Belleville. Regulation loss for Laval has the Amerks traveling to Laval.

Fitzgerald has already been sent down. Krebs & Samuelsson are eligible as well.

Not up on the AHL website yet.

Amerks play in Belleville if Syracuse doesn't beat Laval in regulation. A regulation Laval loss & the 3 game series is vs Laval.

Game over 5-2.

0:39 left w/ hopefully last stoppage. 4-2. Nevermind. 5-2.

Final minute ticking. Still 4-2.

75 seconds left.

Guess that 4th goal was huge. 4-2.

4-1

Final 200 seconds. Still 3-1.

Under 5 minutes to go. Still 3-1.

Under 10 minutes left. Still 3-1.

And the Bills other 6th round pick was a CB. (Actually picked before the OL guy.) One 7th round pick left & barring any trades their draft will be done.

@GASabresIUFAN, there's your OL-man.

To the bolded, would say you've defined leadership, rather than management. And that's what's so frustrating about Krueger's tenure. He was billed as a world class leadership expert, so much so that he's apparently been a speaker at Davos. And maybe he did empower the players to be their best when things were going well, but he didn't/ couldn't do it when adversity hit & that's when leadership is most important. (Guess the old axiom holds, those who can, do, & those who can't, teach. 😉 ) Props to @Doohickie, he saw Krueger as a snake oil salesman from day 1. Am really coming around towards Adams. He likes to talk about his own willingness to ask questions & learn; let's hope for all our sakes he asks the right people the right questions to figure how to get quality goaltending in the fold today (well, this sumer) and not just be set up for it 3 years from now.

If Belleville can keep from being outscored by 2 in the final 20, Amerks are in. If not, they hit the links by Monday. (Weather permitting, of course. It is Ra-cha-cha afterall. 😉 )