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It's intra-division games only, this year, so teams that aren't so good don't always beat the Sabs (just often, not always), while teams that are good almost always do.

Skinner is not used correctly and the results show it. Sorry to the "Skinner should drive a line" or "Skinner doesn't play D well" crowds. Not his job. His job is to snipe.

Any team takes its foot of the gas at 5-2 late in the third and plays defense. That's why the Sabres made sure they scored 9 by the early third against Philly in 2006.

Umm, the Isles are leading the division.

I'm serious, @Thorny; he's the worst coach since Housley.

They are wasting losses. 5-2 is an embarrassment, but not enough of one to get Krueger fired. I want a better effort tomorrow.

GIVEN YOUR DESCRIPTION.

I'm not agreeing with you at all. I have no idea of the extent of his authority and neither do you.

I'm currently listening to my nephew's little league game, and I doubt I'm stopping when the Sabres game starts.

Correct. As usual, there is nothing to suggest that the Pegulas wield any more influence over the team than the average NHL owner.

Nothing in LTS's hypothetical and nothing that Adams said yesterday implies veto power.

I want nothing short of a complete and utter disaster. 8-0. This is Krueger's "Ken Hitchcock moment."

The Bulldog situation isn't this. And you're right, plenty of people call him "Chris."

How bad is it? For the first time since the Sabres were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention in the tank year, I am rooting for the team to lose games so that Krueger is fired and/or defenestrated. I wasn't on board with the tank. I'm on board with rooting for the Isles on Saturday.

Kevyn, what is taking so long?

So nothing, then. Ok.

Yet, he gave one. So show me the Pegulas' involvement. @LabattBlueis one of the few people who have been here longer than I. (Love that you're back!) But show it. Accepting weird theories as truth is so much January 6.

Cats sometimes lick icy poles. And sometimes icy Poles.

No, they're not. If you want to assert that, show it. Exactly. Would never happen. It's a fantasy world where the owners suggest that contract and then approve the benching.

Ullmark has been incredible lately. I know, he had the "Jersey flu" today, and so he's likely out until 2022 or whatever. But he, omigosh, has been making amazing saves and just covers everything. The Sabres would have won tonight had he been able to continue. I think the Sabs finally have their man in goal. He's not Hasek, but he might be Miller?

Correct. Show me otherwise.

No, people (not solely directed to your post) need to stop assuming it as fact that the Pegulas were involved in any way at all, when there is no evidence of their involvement. To the contrary, the Skinner contract may well be a big part of the reason Botterill was fired.

I'm too literal tonight--my fault and not yours. And love the last sentence of the above post!

Switzerland doesn't have its own language. It's mainly divided among French, German, and Italian, with, of course, regional variances of all of the three.

I don't know, but a lot of Swiss do. It's not like the country has its own language. EDIT: Seems he spent some time with the West Germany team, but I still don't see how he's German. He's Canadian, and he also is a citizen of Switzerland.