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Have to bury your chances. Crash the net.

That shot beats most NHL goalies

That was too easy.

Lame call.

UPL has no confidence right now. All three goalies are a mess.

SOFT goal. Geez!

Good points. They still played poorly and as individuals instead as a team.

14 goals against in the past two games versus the Bruins. They know how to thump the Sabres. Granato has his work cut out for him.

Good for Olofsson. He is a solid guy who contributes.

Set that play up nicely. PP goal!

The team defense is horrible. Granato has to retool his staff and system next year. Teach them how to play a solid defensive game. These games area learning experience for players and coaches. Win the third.

Big game and the Sabres will but up to the task. A victory will fuel their run to make the playoffs.

Take aways: Hate Kane still, sucky was to lose and this Sabres team is almost there. I was hoping a playoff spot but it was not in the cards. This game had a playoff intensity and the team played well. Had chances to win. The future is bright.

Satisfying victory. The roller coaster season is getting old. Keep on winning!

Dear Buffalo, I am going to tell you a bit about our group. But first, I want to talk about Ryan Miller. I knew about him before this month, of course. I knew he was loved here in Buffalo, so much so that the team was retiring his number. We were even able to meet him when we were in Vancouver earlier this season. You could tell then that he was a good person. I thought I understood his place here. But I didn't really - not until two weeks ago. The connection he shares with the people in this city is something you have to feel to understand. We were all in awe watching his ceremony from the bench, seeing the mutual love shared between him and the crowd. It was RJ Night all over again. Now when I see Ryan Miller, I am star-struck. We spent time after the game talking to Ryan and the other alumni who were there that night. They spoke about how it felt like there was nothing separating the ice from the stands during their playoff runs. The players and the fans were one, all working toward the same goal. I speak for myself and my teammates when I say this: Buffalo, we are starting to feel it. It's hard to describe what it feels like when KeyBank Center is full. I get chills thinking about the roar of the crowd every time we have a scoring chance. Or a big hit. Or a successful penalty kill. Honestly, the whole night feels like a power play. It's like we are 19,090 strong - 20 of us in uniform, the rest of us in the stands. Together we are going to break the other team mentally. That's what it feels like.

He was a good third line center.

Exciting 3rd period. The kids played better in breaking the losing streak. Had to work to get the win. Fun game to watch.

Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy were moderately entertaining.

Well I am going to watch something else for a while. This is a reminder of the bad years.

Stay out of the sin bin! The PK is subpar.

How about better goal tending, in their zone defense and over all better team play in the third period.

Good defensemen can cover for an average goalie and the team wins. A good goalie can cover for average defensemen and the team wins. Sabres are in a situation where they do not have enough good defensemen or good goalies. Sabres should focus on getting multiple goalies into the farm system and develop them. We have had guys in the past who showed promise on the way up but did not pan out in the NHL. Keep at it and hope that we find a diamond in the rough.

Pushing the panic button when it seems management knew there would be growing pains. Make a trade and still not make the playoffs? Lose talented youth for a few wins. Bad long term thinking.

I was going to wait to game 20 to assess the Sabres. This game is perfect. This team has bad special teams. PP is anemic and PK is a mess. Team defense is weak. Goal tending uneven. Scoring is a struggle. This stat shows it all 38 goals against and 19 goals for in this 8 game losing streak. The losing streak has ended any hopes for the play offs. I expect management to concentrate on developing the guys they have and continue the building through the youth movement. Most of hockey success is the mental game. These young guys are all over the map in their play. Granato has his work cut out for him.

The last week the Sabres play has been undisciplined. Hope they tighten things up tonight. Boston is EVIL. (Sorry old school loathing)