DarthEbriate

It is pretty sad that even after all these years, any decent energy line grinder (like a Tanev) immediately generates a quality scoring chance or goal against this team.

They also played Khachaturian’s Sabre Dance on the organ early on.

Not from my vantage point. I believe officially the bullocks Thunder franchise took the title with them.

You’re 6’6” 220 Power. You cannot let Oliver bloody Bjorkstrand squeeze and outmuscle his way past you.

I think the Sabres 2 blocked shots already outdoes the last matchup.

Instantaneous 4th line response against the top D pair.

Instantaneous 4th line response against the top D pair.

Amerks legend Jordan Samuels-Thomas is a ref today

And all the music is from the ‘90s. It’s slick.

Only championship banners visible: 4-time WNBA champs and retired Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson. Nice visuals though. I’d only ever sat in the ends before with some friends’ season tickets.

No work today! I'm helping a friend move in the morning, then skedaddling to grab some overpriced arena lunch and a beer and watch the Sabres blow a lead in person. Moving + Sabres game? I must have self-destructed.

It's an interesting move from the Yzerman perspective. The season is slipping away at 13-17-4 and a 4-game losing streak. Do we shake up the roster and acquire Cozens? Or do we change coaches and hope for a Coach Bump? The latter worked.

Without the publicity because it wasn't a top pick, but they've already traded away Portillo and Lemieux. I don't know whether Hagel was uninterested in signing or if it was strictly a Sabres GM saying, "it's not my guy".

Mitts has been poor for the Avalanche, but the -16 was established early. October/November, 18 points (mostly PP) and a -15. Everyone was injured so he had AHL and 4th line wingers and the goalies were Georgiev and Annunen. Part of the poor defense was Mitts himself, but Georgiev was just plain awful. The Avalanche were only good when MacKinnon-Rantanen and Makar were on the ice together. December/January, Mtits has only 8 points but only a -1. The team is getting healthy, they've swapped out both goalies for Wedgewood/Blackwood. Mitts just isn't scoring.

Oi. That's not a goal, AHL.

4 meters? That's impossible. That's inside the room!

If Eichel was to be believed, he was willing to get healed (surgery) and play to increase his trade value before being traded, but the team decided to shut him down rather than risk it. You never know.... maybe with Granato instead of Krueger, Eichel rescinds his trade request. We'll never know the possibilities of 1C Eichel, 2C TNT, 3C Mitts, and Cozens on a wing.

And Greenway from the 2nd

Didn't see the game... but a goalie goal against? A goal in the first 2 minutes of the second. A goal in the first 2 minutes of the third. Two goals in less than 30 seconds. A team with a bad record whipping the Sabres? It all checks out. Carry on, Sheevyn. Carry on.

Pittsburgh is motivated this year to get started. Hagens > McKenna. Get at least one year overlap of McKenna with Crosby.

In an odd twist, the only Eastern Conference outside of the playoffs that didn't get at least a loser point last night was the Islanders (of the teams that played). The Isles are losing their edge.

That's the impact of fantasy football.

Is it... streaming?

This goal and the Pysyk butt goal would be so much more enjoyable if they were good teams and had an impact on the team being competitive. It's still a neat statistical anomaly.

Or rushing 5 instead of 2 on a Hail Mary attempt. Don't even give the receivers time to get downfield.