Mustache of God

0-1 shootout loss incoming....

I'll be there tonight. Hoping for a win, or at least a show from Mckinnon & Makar.

Mangle Wild.

Ruff starting UPL vs the frikkin Sharks on a back-to-back would be an indictment against Adam's. Are you telling me the backup you went out and got has that little faith from the coach?

It wasn't clear in the initial post, is Jeff Skinner slotting into the line-up tonight? Gotta imagine Reimer will be getting his first start. Quinn was showing signs of life yesterday, I think tonight might be his first goal against a goalie. Hopefully Tage is also back, if that's the case I'm guessing you keep Kulich and sit Lafferty?

I'm slowly coming around on this team. I'm shocked they pulled out a win after being down 0-2. It's reverse granato hockey. Another big test tonight, beating up on a basement team without UPL to bail them out.

KULICH!!!! LETS GOO!

Storyline: The previous game the Sabres beat LA, one of the better teams in the league, to pull up to .500. Tonight they face an opponent who is not as intimidating with a chance to get above .500. I feel like every time they've been in this position the past 2 years they always come up flat. Will that trend continue, or is Ruff's message starting to take hold?

QUACK

Screw the islanders and the OT loss points, didn't they ride those OT losses into the playoffs last year. It's also nice to see we have a game in hand on a few of the teams directly behind us, feels like it's been the opposite in the past year or so.

Watched the first two periods but then passed out. Was pleased to wake up to seeing UPL with a shutout, hopefully the confidence is building for him. The Thanksgiving break acts as a watermark for playoff teams, if you're in a spot then there's a good chance you'll be in a spot at the end of the season. There are 3 games left before the break: Back to back with the Ducks and Sharks and then the Wild after another 3 day break. 2/3 wins should at least keep the hope alive.

I just hope I'll wake up tomorrow.

Did we ever stop to wonder if Ralph Kruger was right?

This will be my first game of the year, and of course Thompson is injured. At least I'll get to see the scoreboard, hopefully the Sabres can make it go from 0 to 1 and then some more.

RIP.

I don't think they had two 3 wins in a row streaks last year. We're in November and we already have two.

3 in a row baybay!

Here's a random stat: Over the course of the next 9 games the Sabres have 8 unique start times: 1pm, 12:30pm, 7:30, 7:00, 10:30, 10:00, 8:00, 7:00, 3:00 . I am not a fan, if I can't establish a watching rhythm as a fan, how can I expect these guys to compete?

The problem plaguing this team has been their inability to carry over a strong showing against a top tier team into the next game against common basement dwellers. This is where I suspect coaching comes into play, making sure the team is ready regardless of the opponent. Fingers crossed that Ruff can fix this.

I can't think of another FA signing by KA that was actually...productive? Eric Johnson? Connor Clifton? Lybushkin? Comrie?

This was the first time it happened on a Thursday. BIG DIFFERENCE.

Need multiple wins in a row to offset the 3 game losing streaks.

Bryson slotting in is a guaranteed win.

Zucker punch?