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Those reminders are plastered in various adjacent rooms, hallways, meeting areas, cafeteria, etc. Also a ton of wall space devoted to important Sabres legacy teams, players, etc. None of that matters because it has to come from within the players themselves. If you don’t possess the necessary character, which includes every trait necessary for success, then you’re not gonna get any of that from signs and placards.

I guess it could be worse when I think of the San Marino soccer team that has only won ONE match in its 33 year history. And that was a friendly at that. But I guess being ranked last in the FIFA rankings is better than not being ranked at all. But I give them all the credit in the world because they compete their butts off every match, regardless.

He will be an upgrade to our D corps in the A.

I just came across this YouTube video by Johhny Hawkey from last year. If it has previously been posted and discussed, please disregard. While it is a totally subjective rating, I thought it was nice to get a peek inside the locker rooms across the league. It’s 20 minutes long and the Sabres are at the end, so ya may wanna skip ahead.

Might wanna take it out of dry dock for starters.

Nearly six months to the day since his surgery and with the recovery window being 4-6, I don’t feel like they’re rushing him back in the least, but I’m still surprised he’s back before the new year.

While he’s been better in his last couple of starts in the A, he was flat out crapping the bed before that.

Ah, I thought you may have been referring to other prospects in the system we could better have devoted development time to. I think we’re done discussing the Benson “back to juniors” issue. I will agree to disagree and move on. Except to say this: Benson has shown to be more ready for the NHL at age 18 than either Power or Levi were at that age.

What might those better development opportunities have been?

Carolina maybe? I mean they seem desperate if they’re signing Aaron Dell to a PTO contract.

Fair enough. So how’s this: we need him to keep from losing more. Whatever the increment may be, he makes us a better team with his play. The best players play. It’s that simple.

Quinnbound! But I’m thinking Greenway instead as I’d be surprised if Quinn plays before that expected January return. But hey, if he’s ready, he’s ready. Edit: Just saw the news about Quinn in the other thread. Quinnbound it is!

He should do well in Rochester.

I’d be interested in knowing what pace all the teams ahead of us have to play at to meet their playoff goals as well. But I’m way too lazy to do the work. 😂

What were the Bruins thinking when they decided to keep an underage rookie when he should have been sent back to juniors immediately after training camp? They’ve probably ruined the kid by rushing him. Oh the humanity!

“Top 5 pick” is just another arbitrary metric. As for that higher threshold, does the fact that he’s been one of our better and most consistent players all season matter at all?

I’m not faulting the Sabres one way or the other. Nor do I think it has anything to do with what he wants if he stays or goes. I was addressing the projection that the Sabres are depriving him of his dream by not loaning him to team Canada for the U20 worlds. I’d be just fine with it if they did. And he doesn’t appear to have been rushed at all to this point. He’s holding his own in the best league in the world. Your arbitrary insistence that Calder Cup contention has something to do with that notwithstanding.

I’m all for letting a kid “live his dream” but are we 100% sure that’s what he wants?

Allen had a similar play last week from six yards out. These push plays are becoming more common as we see one every week around the league at least. Used to be illegal back in the day.

I’m not asking him to do that, but the example he is setting is superior to many players on the team, so there’s that.

You lost me at “rational discussion.”

Let’s turn that fear into Benson infusing the team with his hate to lose attitude instead.

That’s the point.

I think he means if Oopie hadn’t brain cramped on the first goal, it would be 1-0.