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MMmmmmmmmmmmm,… Rum... Oh, wait. I'm already drinking a Manhattan.

Just wanted to mention that I thought Dahlin was pretty lame on that first goal. Why he went searching for the puck instead of taking out the freakin' guy that shot it and was then driving for the rebound, was baffling, and maybe a little lazy.

Yeah. Musicians often scoff at a steady gig. /s

I will admit that I’m kinda baffled by this. On what would seem to be an easy day to find a group that could sing the anthems, they somehow found the one group that couldn’t.

You were probably safe at that point cuz the thunder meant that the static was already discharged, but why risk it.

That was a great game. Should have put Rousek in the shootout. Shootouts suck. Refs suck. Krebs hit the pipe in OT after an absolute BULLSH!T crosschecking call. GDammit!!!!! Shootouts suck. 9 games left and not eliminated yet. I know we're not going to make it, but it's the best we've had to watch in a long time. That crosschecking penalty ruined a really good loss. FU NHL.

That wasn't coincidence. Pretty scary.

There is no "pace" at this point int the season. There only is what you are.

So, I really don’t think the intention is a playoff push. If it happens, sure, they’ll take it, but I don’t believe it is the focus. With that said, are we going to start seeing some call ups to see what guys are capable of? I’m not sure of the call up rules so I don’t know if that is even an option.

At least you were spot on.

Not to pee in the “beating a good team” cheerios, but NJ has now lost 5 of there last 6 games (granted, their schedule has been brutal.) Let’s hope this win can push them into a little run. Even if they miss, it would be fun.

I’m older, so therefore not afraid of other actual humans. I have never had a problem with going to a bar that has all the packages (it’s not hard to find out) and asking the bartender to put the tv in front of me on the Sabres or Bills game. I had a little 12” tv in the late 90s and no cable. I don’t even think Center Ice was a thing yet. I used to drive almost an hour into NYC to meet friends at a bar in Manhattan to watch the games on ESPN (the ones that were actually on.) We are so spoiled with the amount of hockey we are able to consume now. Love it. If I miss one game?… meh.

That was from September.

They do. He just can’t not comment on this topic. … and nobody said that tall equals toughness and grit,… ever.

I might actually watch this one.

Did he get an instigator penalty?

Either way, I find it hard to criticize any player’s development or production during the Sabres’ “that which will not be named” era. That even includes Eichel (to a point). Nobody was going to thrive in that environment.

Gotcha, bro. Power is going to be good. And I think it took Hedman longer than five years. It usually does for D. That's why I think it's funny that you called Myers a bust after 1.

No. He was what he was. You wanted him to be a savior. He was never going to be that. That's on you, not him.

I would bet that DG and KA agree with this.

I like him. Even for comedians, he's kinda cracked.

Since when is having a 13 year NHL career a bust?

Woke up coughing at 5:30 this morning. Haven’t really stopped since. My head cold/flu from last week turned into a chest cold/flu thing this week. Only positive is I’m getting a pretty good ab workout.

So you think a different coach could have gotten more out of this team this year? I just don’t see that. He’s got one more year in my book. I want to see the growth of these boys into men, juxtaposed with Granato’s growth (hopefully) as a coach. Gettin in on the big word craze that’s going on.