PASabreFan

Good to see PSE thugs chasing off little guys in the background of the postgame show.

It's not hatred. It's a refusal to depict Dahlin as something he's not (yet). We're so desperate to put a label on someone as great or elite or generational or whatever. That's the true derangement.

Of course there was a battle.

No. What's there to like? If the players down through the years had a fraction of Rick's passion, talent work ethic and most of all consistency, we'd need a new roof on the arena to accommodate the banners.

So what? He lost the battle.

Jeff's also awesome.

Not interference. Two guys come together near a loose puck. Dahlin, not shockingly, lost the battle. Then he got high stuck.

It's the NHL regular season. Anything can happen, especially Sabres wins.

Punch is wise and more metaphorical than I recall.

It's a hockey game. Relax. I go back to something Mike Schopp said when fans were cheering against the Sabres in the tank year. Some called the fans' behavior "classless." Mike said, "Classy? It's a hockey game!" But I'm glad you've picked up LTS' mantle of positivity. Like I often told him, "You first."

That makes sense. He's Ron Rolston with a longer leash. Ron, RaKru, Donny, they all were/are smart and know the right buzzwords and are "good with the kids," but at some point on a real NHL team the players see the empty suit, and it has to be a terrible feeling. No emotion when getting jobbed by Toronto + "work ethic" has soured me.

Are you the last person to realize why that is? I thought everyone knew by now.

Granato's a fairly new suspect. I think the shine is coming off. Work ethic is the weakest of sauces that should be reserved for fans and media. It's shocking to hear an NHL coach in 2022 playing that card.

A very close second to the Pegulas' continuing ownership of the team on the list of most galling things about Sabres Hockey is the sound of Brian Duff giggling after a loss.

At least Toronto tried.

And a decent chance to go for a four-game winning streak on Saturday... wasted.

Choking on them meatballs.

Another good call by Rick.

More moves than Mae West.

It was robust, indeed. Anna has gotten better. I like her more forceful version of the U.S. anthem. No more whispering.

I'm talking about the weirdo logo. That's our heritage. Danny Gare was briefly dating a second grade teacher from Niagara Falls and her kids cut out the logos in art class.

Not really. This would have been fun and self aware.