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Could have been four if Miller didn’t see fit to give the game away in the final minutes of our first meeting this year. Mule is a MAN out there. His presence just may unleash Dahlin even more.

Working man’s empty netter.

I was just gonna say what a crappy shift for Skinner and then he pots one. Nice.

Nice to see. The moment is definitely not too big for him and that bodes well.

Great pass by Tage. Too great for Tuch.

It adds to his total look of arrogance when he scores a goal and skates around with his arms spread and hands inviting the crowd to cheer and adore him. Makes Bryan Smolinski’s smug puss look downright humble. I don’t think there’s any such thing, but so far, so good.

Five games in eight nights. This team needs a break from hockey.

How many of those 7 first round picks from Michigan are leaving to turn pro? Because if it’s a mass exodus, I doubt the Wolverines are making it back to the Frozen Four next year. Enjoy the college life experience Erik, because you won’t be returning to school and winning a championship. But hey, if the degree is important to you, more power to ya.

Johnson may be realizing that his path to being on a Sabres D pair is a bit crowded. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if he goes back to school for his last year.

I think the late, great George Harrison put it best: …it’s gonna take money A whole lot of spending money It’s gonna take plenty of money To do it right…

Please tell me this is sarcasm. Because other than the Hagg trade, he had absolutely NO control over anything else on that list. It’s fair to criticize him for things within his control, but it’s dishonest to criticize him for things that aren’t.

Hope I’m wrong, but tonight has beat down written all over it. Make a liar out of me, boys!

Agree about his attitude. But his performance, while good compared to most, isn’t what we all hoped it would be. He’s a nice complimentary cog, not a main engine like some others in the league. That’s not a knock on him either, just recognition that there are much more talented players and it’s obvious when watching them play.

I find even less comfort in Staal’s patronizing remarks. Agree entirely about how Carolina plays. I said in the Tuesday night GDT that every guy on that team plays the way Brind’Amour played. Every one of them. Given how we’ve turned the corner since February, I have even less tolerance for giving games away. I don’t need reminders about our improvement. I need to see next steps. Holding leads in games and closing them out is paramount. I hope nobody in that locker room is content with last night. They should be pissed.

No shame in being second tier to the guys you mentioned. Eichel is a good player to be sure, but he’s just a complimentary piece.

JP and KA were both assistant Sabres coaches together during the 2012/2013 season. Also, Krebs played for him with the Winnipeg Oce, I believe.

Agree entirely. I can accept losing to superior teams as we just aren’t there yet. I just can’t feel good about losing to a superior team when we did more to beat ourselves than the opposing team did to beat us. Up two and we gave the game away. There’s a reason why we lead the league in most two goal leads given up and that leaves no room for moral victories.

Assistant Coach under Lindy in charge of defense. Damn fine coach, well liked and well respected. A player’s coach. Took over as HC for a few games in 2012 when Lindy was injured. He’s a good one.

I am not pleased in the least. We gave this game away on several bad turnovers that directly led to goals. Glad we can play a good team tough and perhaps I’d feel better about that if we didn’t make it so easy for them.

Power may not be very physical at this stage, but he’s consistent in making the smart play with the puck. Plays with a ton of poise.

Agreed. And nobody has GM experience until they have GM experience. I think that can only come with time. But KA has a ton of hockey experience and that counts for something. Like knowing what a good coach looks like and what’s important in the locker room for instance.

Nice listen. I was hoping they’d ask him what he thought about Eichel’s comments on the Chris Weidman podcast when Eichel claimed that the Sabres’ doctors originally agreed with the ADR and then reneged. Then again, I doubt KA would have any comment on that as the Sabres were pretty tight lipped while Eichel and his original agent chose to air their grievances in public. Personally, I think Eichel is completely full of crap in his assertion that the Sabres medical staff was ever onboard with the ADR procedure.

ESPN+ only I’m afraid. So let the expletives fly!

Ridiculous good, or ridiculous bad?

Good stuff. What strikes me about Carolina is that every one of them plays the game exactly like Brind’Amour played it. Every. One.