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Benson...I might be dating myself with that reference... There was a sitcom on TV in the late 70s to mid 80s called "Benson" where Benson DuBois(played by Robert Guillaume) started as a Butler/head of household for the governor and ended up running against his "boss" for governor in the final season of the show... It was a pretty funny show, remember watching it with my parents several times growing up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benson_(TV_series)

I'd take the over and will go bet some money on it. Wait what?? How the hell are both sides of the over/under minus money? F that...why the hell would I bet 115 dollars to win 100?

Numbers really...they have quality Dlinemen and someone is going to have to sit, usually 1 interior and 1 edge guy...Ford will play, just has to wait his turn for a bit.

"Red Alert, Red Alert! It's a Catastrophe! But don't worry! Don't panic! Ain't nothin' goin' on but history, yeah... But it's alright! Don't panic! And the music keeps on playing on and on... And the music keeps on playing on and on..."

Goalies back in that timeframe basically put up numbers similar to UPL does now...high .890 save percentages and 3.5ish GAA's...

Uh...were you here in August when we had multiple days where it never reached 70? Honestly September and October so far were much better.

"The Butler" is likely making this roster...I don't see how they don't keep him up.

weather in WNY has been pretty stellar the last week with temps in the mid 70s then upper 70s and then 85 yesterday and today. The bad news is Lake Erie water temperature is at an all-time record for this time of year at 70 degrees and is the first time it's ever been recorded at 70 or higher in October. A very strong El Nino is supposed to help save us from a lot of snow due to unseasonable warmth during the winter, but if we get a cold spell in mid November lake snows could be brutal again...

I think its time to pull the plug on the UPL experiment...dude has been given every chance you could ever want and even many he hasn't earned or deserved. He just doesn't have it and likely never will.

could you imagine if the NFL was like that? How is Tre doing? Oh, he has a lower body injury and will miss some time.

Mitts seems to have finally found his role in terms of what he is best at doing and has started doing it more consistently. This year could be an even bigger leap for him as I don't think he found that until midway through the season. Could be a 70-80 point player if he starts that from the beginning of the year.

Benson also seems to instinctively know in a way that can't be taught how to influence a defender WITHOUT the puck on his stick which is one of the rarest qualities of all. Some of the highlight clips I watched prior to the draft showing things he did in games in this regard were almost magical.

Gotta have someone on this team that is nicknamed "The Butler"!! Can only imagine the versatility on the goal calls... "The Butler answered!" (to tie it late) "The Butler just slammed the door shut!" (after an EN goal) "The Butler just stole their car keys!" (after a shortie)

Skinner, Thompson and "The Butler" Benson... 😂

I mean...seriously? Are we still acting like this is the 2005 team with a bunch of small fast players? This team is tied for the NHL's tallest team at 6'2" with a bunch of other teams and is 11th in terms of heaviest at 201 lbs, which is only 4 lbs from the 1st team, the Islanders and Caps at 205 lbs. Is 4 lbs that much of a difference? Can this false narrative please just go away and die a quick painful death?

can't wait to hear Sylvester come up with "Funky Cold Miedema!" when he scores...

Too bad they aren't spelled the same...one is Devin and the other is Devon...

Don't discount Levi being really good...3 recent examples of rookie goaltenders who led their teams to the Stanley Cup that previously had a combined 17 games of NHL experience.

Plus then we can have 2 Devin's in goal...

Did anyone make the world a better place and punch Auston Matthews in the face?

Only got to watch the 3rd period... Did any Sabre make the world a better place by punching Brad Marchand in the face?

Granato kept calling him "Touch" in the morning skate, and Tuch kept warning him to stop and reminded him it's pronounced like 'tuck'... then Granato said "Ok...Ok...I'll stop." Then 5 minutes later he asked him "Hey, why don't you reach out and 'Touch' someone, Alex?" when he didn't finish a check along the boards. Skinner was rolling on the ice laughing and then Alex saw this and yelled "That's it! Oh, you think that's funny Donny?!?!?" and went Happy Gilmore on him... Granato then scratched him tonight in response.

for the love of God, can someone please punch Marchand in the face? If he is playing that is...

That was a sick shootout move by Biro to end it.

It's the franchise and I'm shining now...