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I totally agree. Dancing around .500 is “fine”. I’ll start to show a lot of concern if their first streak is a 4+ game losing streak.

This season has barely started but the last 12 years have been historically bad. Like Terry might actually be the worst owner in NHL history. On the football side of things, Terry Pegula and the Sabres are my big argument for sticking with McBeane through whatever it is that’s going on over there. That said, I’m really hoping the Sabres can figure this thing out this year. As a fan I’m not sure I can do another tear down.

If we do this dance around .500 and the first streak we go on is a 4-5 game losing streak then I’ll be worried.

Yea dominated in the 3rd. I am frustrated with how slow we looked compared to NJ. We’re built in fairly similar fashion. I don’t think we need to be as good as NJ right now, but at times we didn’t look even comparable. But I’m not gonna freak out on the rest of the year until they start stringing together losses. Keeping those to a minimum means it a small win streak or two changes the dynamic very quickly.

Lucky we had some of the core and step up with some timely goals. I haven’t watched any NJD yet this year, they are quick. Way faster than this Sabres team. This one could have gotten out of hand. The Comrie injury is worrisome. He’s played well in his 4.5 periods this year. That wasn’t a super explosive or stretchy movement. Pretty mundane and non-contact to be doubled over.

Dad? Did you get your cigarettes? Can you come home now?

Every time I see this thread title at the top of the forum I immediately think of Oregon Trail. Crossing my fingers nobody in Rochester has dysentery.

I am at my in-laws and was only able to watch about 10-15 minutes. This is a tough win for me, because apparently this means I have to spend the next 75 games at my in-laws not watching if I want them to keep winning.

Adding on to myself here. But I think the timing is right for some of the defensive guys in the pipeline. But some of the forwards are in a tough spot here.

I was only half joking. But if we are going to be a team that is planning on paying up to the cap floor, then he’s a decent guy to have in the room with whoever is in charge.

The tough part with that is that some of those guys will come up for contract extensions in that time. We can’t sign every young guy to 6-8 year deals for what they could become. The cap isn’t high enough. It suck’s because there are some guys in the pipeline I really like. But we have to start committing to a couple becoming “the guys” and use the rest to help build some roster maturity.

If we’re gonna keep spending the cap floor we might as well bring Darcy back as a consultant to help with the “money puck” *ducks and covers*

I can get behind that if Mitts stays at center.

There was a point in the 2nd I think, wher he looked very slow and almost unaware of where the puck was coming and going. There were three PP passes from Tage where he got cute and turned the puck over letting the Habs clear. All three times EJ’s comments about not over complicating it and taking the play that’s there came to mind.

I don’t disagree. I’ll cross that bridge when we get there. But the team has gotten better since the opening puck drop. They’ve played very good hockey the last two games. We’re on pace for what I needed my “positive floor” to be.

Man, I am at my I laws and missed the first half of the 3rd. I thought we played really well through 2. This one sucks because we felt like the better team. I said earlier that I would be “OK” if the Sabres started 3-6, but didn’t lose two in a row, and we’re working through some things while getting better at two way hockey. I stand by that. The team is getting better. Don’t go on losing streaks, keep getting better at the weakest parts of our game, and we can still get there. I really liked this team the last two games.

Conner Clifton is on pace for a 32 goal season….against his own team.

I think one thing everybody needs to get over is that if everybody is producing who gives a shirt. The top two lines had a great night. Mitts helps Skinner/Tuch. Greenway helps Thompson/Cozens. We should view it as a positive. As high as we are in Cozens and Thompson, we can be even better with a little more balance to everybody’s skill sets. LFG

I agree; but I think the standard road whites are so good. Classic Sabres look. I am fully behind the goat heads at home. But I like our white road jerseys the way they are.

I think I’m at a point where I’d love this team to permanently wear the black goat heads at home and standard white jerseys on the road.

I knew this game was over when Tucher dropped the gloves. The boss lady is on the west coast, I grabbed a Moe.saic 4 pack, grilled a steak and watched alone at home. AT throwing punches got me fired up which fired up with the doggos. Special shout out to Comrie who played well. I’d like some more rebound control, but the defensive pairings were in sync and cleared quickly. So happy the team played a fun, watchable, fiery game.

If keeping Mitts in the top 6 is part of the plan they should get him extended in short order.

That was a lot of fun. A big part of my frustration was it just wasn’t good hockey and it sucked to watch. Part of the problem with the drought just wasn’t losing it was that it was totally unwatchable hockey. I have had some PTSD the last week or so. I liked this game. I’m also going to pat myself in the back as somebody who has pounded the table for Skinner - Mitts - Tuch and Greenway - Thompson - Cozens.

It changes a bit if/when Benson or Quinn comes back. Not that today is a permanent shake up. But I think these are great lines to have in our pocket.

The crazy part is that as this roster starts to mature and come together, I don’t get the math. We don’t sign any high priced FA because “value” and “saving money to sign our own”. But we have a core signed for another 7 years. WTF are we going to do when Benson, Kulich, Savoie, Rosen, Quinn, and JJP etc. come do? Our top line is more or less set. We’ve been committed to letting the kid line struggle in the name of development. Mitts needs to stay, none of those guys fit Greenway; and Benson is clearly the leader of the prospect pack right now. Our entire 4th line are FA next year, and zero prospects fit there/are ready? We either have to start to move those guys out, or we have to start to think about moving some other more established players for different established players. Otherwise we will either just let them walk or we’ll just recycle dealing with struggling kids for the sake of the future.