DarthEbriate

Stupid bomb cyclones. Also, just call it a category # cyclone (hurricane/typhoon) so everyone knows what you’re talking about.

That’s exactly who Reimer is, given his career stats and the variety of good/bad teams he’s been on. He’s had 1B to 2 usage and consistent numbers. Just need Luukkonen to be a real #1 and last night was a good example of that possibility.

Sabres won! Yippee!

Still no electricity (LIMITED POWER!) back on the homestead. Silly bomb cyclone might have me miss the game tonight.

It’s time we started holding the fans accountable. They’re easy to blame and the most numerous. Every time one of them says “Because Buffalo!” Or “We can’t have nice things.” Or has too much hopium or predicts the team making the playoffs or has a weird delusional comparison between Terry’s purchase and the prequel Star Wars trilogy. That’s where the blame lies, placing any expectations for success on a franchise that doesn’t warrant it. That said, Darth Pegulas the Wise is a terrible hockey owner.

It’s a good thing they’ve gotten points in their games against all the other scuffling Eastern teams: Habs, Pens, Flyers, Isles…. oh. Oh, right.

Just under. It looks like they were together in the lineup for 34 games. Their final game together was a 3-2 SO win over the Rangers on 4/3/21. The Sabres record after that win: 8-23-6. The result of them together? No playoffs. Unlimited (Owen) Power!

It does sound cooler than a "winter storm". And the satellite view is fun. I look forward to our new bomb cyclone overlords. Here in the south Sound region the evening weather report is gusty winds (up to 50 mph, so not all that bad) and drizzle. The bomb cyclone is too powerful to rain.

And it will be interesting to see if they get any Sacco bump, or they just fall apart without a coach who getting more out of less. I wonder where Montgomery ends up. I've got a great spot for him as an assistant to go on a Revenge Tour... oh, wait. The Sabres already have their next HC on the bench in Appert.

GM decisions: either to ditch Skinner to make the playoffs or reacquire Taylor Hall to go for the draft lottery win. Can you imagine a team with both Jeff Skinner and Taylor Hall on it?

Montgomery is a good coach; the Bruins have a good culture and organization. The roster looks a little weak and has ever since Bergeron and Krejci retired. But they're at the quarter pole and trailing NYI and OTT in points % and with a -21 goal differential. This is their wake-up call like Edmonton last season. But Edmonton had McDavid and Draisaitl.

Lindholm was a very good 2C, much akin to his draft-year and former CGY teammate Monahan. Solid system guys who play well defensively and could step into that 1C role in an occasional capacity -- and sometimes, you get a great year out of them. Lindholm centered Tkachuk and Gaudreau when they had their breakout Huzzah Calgary season. But Lindholm, the center, finished over 30 points behind both of his wingers. And then you wake up one day and five years have passed, and that season was a statistical outlier, and honestly, he should be making 3C money, and..., good signing, Boston! And Father Buyout is likely waiting for you there in 3 years or some playoff contender will take him with retention or some tanker will get him to reach the floor.

This poses a hypothetical situation (which we could easily see): If the Sabres and Bruins both miss the playoffs this season, which team makes the playoffs first? If I could be completely objective, this would be pretty interesting to see how each franchise were to go about it. ----- The Red Wings are preceding the Sabres through the California road trip. They earned 1 point combined vs. the Sharks, Ducks, and Kings. And good job on the Habs shutting out the Oilers.

It wouldn't be nasty of you at all. At the time, Luukkonen had yet to show any above-average goaltending in the NHL or AHL and didn't play down the stretch, Comrie was Comrie, Anderson had retired, and Levi had just made a pretty solid multiweek 5-2 debut and resuscitated a team that had been slipping through two 4-game losing streaks (as Dahlin/TNT battled some injuries) into a 10-2-1 finish and barely missed the playoffs. Help us Devon Levi, he was our only hope. (All that and he still needed more AHL time, but that's not how this organization is run... [no blockers!]. The GM instead opted for the 3-headed monster.

If it were only style, then KA's credo of "wants to be here" wouldn't exist. Instead, you'd keep the offensive firepower that is so hard to attain in this league. The players that bring in the casual fan or the person whose kids love to watch them; the players who make you stand up when they get the puck (Eichel), or elevate their average linemates (Reinhart), or are super inconsistent, but when they're on, they can be really on and entertaining (Skinner), or great on the rush from the back (Montour).