LGR4GM

Good job refs.

Lots of diving

Nice shot by Joker

They have excellent shooters. Also this team is above average in terms of speed.

Oh my Devon Levi

Man, Cozens played like trash on that exit.

Again, Krebs just doesn't see the ice well enough for my taste

Krebs lacks vision and pace

They are much better defensively this year. Currently 15th in goals against. Last year they finished 26th in goals against.

Find a way.

I think the Sabres don't need any fighters, grit comes from determination not breaking your hand. Stick up for each other and if you have to drop em, you will. Also, Mitts and Cozens should both stay on the team. I think both contribute a lot and we'll be able to run 3 offensive lines with a 4th line for checking out shutdown duties. It's such a good way to build a team.

There's a lot of things in here I could unpack but I will only touch the bolded. Erik Johnson won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche. Second sentence is the same trash PA and others have thrown out repeatedly. Granato has won at every level he ever coached at. The list of coaches who win cups on 2 different teams is exceedingly small so if that is your criteria for a coach, you are going to be SOL.

I am here for any line with Savoie. I really am curious to see what he looks like with any of Mitts, Cozens, or Thompson.

Tuch is on the ice

That isnt the question or the purpose of the thread.

Yes there are exceptions to rules. Predicting based on scheduling is not that perplexing. A team coming off of 2+ rest days versus a team playing the 2nd of back to back is more likely to win according to the numbers. Again, you are saying "what about the exceptions!" and my response is, what about them? Buffalo needs to show up and win the game and they have an advantage to do so.

Kane last year was at 41.9cf% at 5v5. His possession quality was -16(xgf-xga). Without his pp numbers, he was really bad last year. If you plan to add him, you are basically swapping him for Olofsson.

Translation: I was wrong about the Mitts thing so I am backing out of that conversation. You think fighting is a "big part" of the game?

What do Kane's analytics look like from last year?

Get back to me when we're healthy and doing it. You have no logic behind your Mitts panic. Dude's BFF is Dahlin and he's been given lots of love by this staff and coach. The reason other teams don't run 3 offensive lines is because they can't. A shutdown line is cheaper. I also think it's a fallacy to assume a scoring line can't be a shutdown line.

The Sabres take on a Minnesota team that lost last night to the nyr. They need to show up and I'm hoping an extra rest day gives them a chance to have a hungry and slightly healthier lineup. I expect Matt Savoie to make his NHL debut tonight on a line with Skinner and Thompson. Find a way.

Agreed

Good news, Montreal beat Detroit in OT