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Wow

Beaulieu having a terrible game

Hey guys we are on pace for a 21 page thread

Ya just a negative person. He needs to pop a viagra and find some happiness.

Milbury is the NHL deep state. Bettman is the NHL’s HRC

Milbury has had a backhanded comment on all three NYR penalties. Why is he such an anti Sabre?

Mrs Rambosknife says “I got up for this $hit?”

14 Shots Against 4 SOG

Absolutely ridiculous!!!

Bealieu gives it away on the breakout and it gets worked into a goal.

I want one of the jerseys. I like how the perimeter of the rink is laid out. Not cluttered with randomness like previous WCs. Nice NYC landscape. Update: the wife got up for the game and she was asking if I was going to tell SS.

Ya sometime after the ramblings of Milbury. He kind of took a dig at the polar bear club or maybe he is too cold to think before he speaks.

Greetings from the land of the rising sun. 3 AM matinee and it looks like the rest of the family is sitting this one out. I have some meat loaf leftovers, plenty of Copenhagen and the greatest sports board to interact with. Let’s do this!

Just as Jack’s game has been triggered so has your post LOL. I don’t consider myself old but glad to see him earning the money he just signed for.

Lol. I think we might need a PSA or alert if we win three in a row. RJs voice instead of the computer voice making the announcement.

Maybe that is part of the issue. Lines go through slumps as do players. Id like to see a more balanced top two lines and have them stay together for a couple of games to see if the come together. Sam -Eichel-KO Pouliot-ROR-Kane Fasching-ERod-Girgs Cannon Fodder

The talent is there. Its the drive that is missing. Kane, Eichel, ROR, Okposo, place a couple of big bodies like Fasching with those four and there you go. Maybe put ERod in there. The talent was gone during the tank but the motivation never came back. I think what we lack is bottom 6 talent to round everything out. A couple of guys who can play some minutes, contribute to the PK, and when needed jump up a line. I didn't add Sam because I don't think he has found his role. Probably because he bounces all over the roster.

I think sometimes you have to take a chance on whether a player is just bad or needs a change of scenery. I wouldn't say we have a bad group of DMen. The team has talent but has not been able to put it together. Is this because of coaching or player's lack of enthusiasm? Who knows. Risto, McCabe, Bogo I do think are top four with Antipin coming along. We have a couple who are third pairing worthy. I think McCabe and Risto are both capable of 1st pair responsibilities but much like Jack on the offense, Risto is not playing to his ability. Bottom line is what we have on paper does not match on ice results. Is this just one of those seasons or something else? Again, who knows.

I have a feeling this is going to determine if he stays and Kane goes or the other way around. Possible this is being done to make Sam look better to up his value. If he succeeds on Jack's wing, will it be because it is the right fit for him or is it because Jack and Kane will make him look better? Kind of like Moulson when he was in N.Y.

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16 shot first period is pretty good. Keep it up and the goals will come or Khudobin will be the first star.

Good question. Heres the thing, if the team as a whole is underperforming does it make sense that he is not living up to expectations either. I wonder if the Sabres were doing as well as expected would Sam or anyone else for that matter be doing better too? Now if the team was doing well but he was one of a few not performing then it makes JBot's decision easy. Right now he is a black sheep on a black sheep team. Instead of standing out for lackluster performance, he fits in.

Don't worry. Sam wont be either. J/K

I thought Pouliot and ROR worked well together. We shall see.

Anyone tracking ice time so far? I am interested to see where our third and fourth lines are at. Reason being is I wonder how feasible it would be to only play the top six along with one or two others for the third period.