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This game is pretty important IMO. Second of a three game western road trip. If they lose but beat VAN it’s still a disappointing trip (1 out of 3). This is a chance to turn things around against the 1st place team in the west. Most importantly I think this game will show if the Sabres have any heart. If they lose a close one it gets written off as a good team coming out on top. If they win it’s a sign maybe they have what it takes to turn it around. If they lose big and lost big to EDM, their is something wrong more than a team going through a rough patch. I think JBott sticks with PH for the rest of the season. If they maintain a losing record one of them goes.

Sabres lines per Twitter: Skinner-Eichel-Reinhart Sheary-Mittelstadt-Thompson Sobotka-Rodrigues-Pominville Girgensons-Larsson-Okposo Dahlin-Bogosian Pilut-Ristolainen Scandella-McCabe Beaulieu-Hunwick

What I got from it is someone tried to assign a number value to each player’s worth encompassing various aspects.

Hey everyone. Last GDT some of you had a question on the player ratings in the lineup. Below is a link that explains it. If you think this deserves its own topic let me know but for now I will leave it here. https://www.corsicahockey.com/nhl-player-ratings-explained

Ballsy move NS. I don’t think anyone wanted to do the GDT. Cudos my friend. Onward to whatever happens.

Not seeing the downside by trading any of the three. We have Dahlin and Pilut is coming along nicely. Mitts is not a 2C so there’s an upgrade. Sam is not a make or break on the first line and I believe he was drafted to be a center which he is not. PHI has issues and may be looking for picks to rebuild. A high end pick might lower the value of whatever player we add to the deal. Aside from less than a handful none of these guys are off the block including the three you mentioned.

Sheary-Mitts-TT together in practice. PHI places Weise on waivers.

You rang.

Stats don’t matter. The more advanced the more irrelevant. ? INCOMING!!!!

Oh no you di’nt

Or Jack Eichel

My trust in the Sabres has been so violated I’m joining the MeToo movement. I kid I kid.

Huh. That actually makes sense. Maybe put Wedgewood in net. I think that’s his name.

More talent same result. It’s great we will finish higher than 31st but 31st overall and 9th in the conference have one thing in common. Both play golf in the playoffs.

I now concede the GDT to someone else. Thank you for contributing and good luck to whoever takes it. ?

Just thinking he says the right things into a mic but it doesn’t translate into the team’s performance. I don’t blame him for everything wrong, but I don’t think this team has an identity or real leadership. Something to fall back on when the system and game plan go to hell. I want him on this team because he has skills and someday he may be a good Captain. But he needs to hold teammates accountable and they, along with the staff need to hold him accountable. This team needs something to pull them together and adversity isn’t doing it. Neither is good interviews. Maybe a players only meeting where the have at it. I don’t know.

I agree a lingering injury will slow him down. But a lifeless practice is where a Captain should step up especially if the coach doesn’t. This why I said I wish I could hear what was said in the locker room. The problem is he has checked out before when healthy. If we see it during 45 second shifts the team sees it even more. That kind of stuff is infectious.

Looking forward to the comments tomorrow morning. A lot of “being too hard on a young team”, “crying over one bad game”, and my favorite “Eichel is still in the same league as McDavid”. BTW I do believe Jack is a talented player, just not McDavid talented. The reason why I am upset with him is he checks out of games. If he wasn’t making 10 mil and wearing the C it might not be so bad. If he is too young to expect a full game effort from him take the C away. Lead by example or get out of the way for someone who will.

Made an appointment for the unemployment office.

Careful, he’s a young coach who needs veteran leadership to pick him up. Maybe we should pay him 10 mil a year.

He’s seeing doubles. Again too many hits to the head.

Nice PP selection Phil. Bold strategy.

Power play. Here’s our chance to get back in it.

This. Definitely on the coach if true.

Hey look a power play goal.