DarthEbriate

Probably the end of Eichel's rookie season where the Sabres were competitive and closing in on 80 points. Eichel and Reinhart were having excellent seasons for rookies. Lehner had a .92+ sv%. Things were looking up. The drafts are the best part of their show. (I'm fine with them; it's sports radio and they're solid comparable to the rest of the country. I know some folks despise them and my hope would be that even those folks can appreciate a good slow-day draft of... say... Board Games.)

I guess it's only fitting that as Power comes into the lineup Colin Miller heads to the press box. It's like poetry. It rhymes. Welcome to the 'Space!

++But I was going up to Air Canada Centre Scotiabank Arena to pick up some Owen Power conversations. --You can waste time with those 'Spacers when your workday is done. Now come on, get to it!

True. They just don't have it today. No jump. Maybe Edmonton... but then they rallied the very next night and shutout Calgary.

Can we get Eakin and Pysyk back in the lineup, please?

Hino elects to pass to a better shooter... fine. But then it skips past not one but two better shooters. No shot. *****. (Edit: Dangnabbit.)

Tuch with nothing on a shot. Mitts can't find it. Cozens alone in front and flubs the pass. They're very consistent today.

Run a few more of them hard into the boards and make them feel it. Don't... you know... leave your feet or anything or goon it up... but finish them hard.

My bad. I read it backwards. (But I don't think we can count Portillo and Levi as Sabres goalies yet.)

Someone wake up. Whether it's a goalie switch (coaching), or some atonement (Fitz running someone and starting a fight), or just a grinding possession ending in a goal (Okposo/Girgs/Krebs)... don't do this, Tuch. C'mon, give us a sign here!

Time to bench Anderson and wake up the team. I know HCMeatballs doesn't do that, but sometimes it's necessary, more for the skaters than for the goalie.

I refuse to acknowledge that Brian Elliott is better than a prospect on half the league's rosters. He's past his prime and if Vasilevskiy gets hurt TBL is screwed. But he is fantastic historically against Buffalo. Most of his career has been against a terrible Sabres team.

Ah. Hagel. Good to see you again.

Fitz! What... Fitzy... fitzy. Fitz.

I've not forgotten, but I haven't advocated trading VO just to gift JJP and Quinn an automatic spot.

We've had a few poor starts since March 1st and rallied well and viciously. Time to do so again. Settle down and get 3 this period.

That's not true! That's impossible!

Sigh. This line looks like they haven't skated a practice together before. But the only change is Bjork. Cozens and Hino have looked good together for a month (with Krebs).

Bjork trying to make the 8 foot pass to someone covered (twice) rather than just skating out of the zone. Then a shot that looks like if I took a shot (except his was on net).

Bjork not alone. Fitz with a brutal turnover, too. I wonder if he's in his final Sabres game of the season (he's still waiver exempt at the moment and Power is going to push out someone... and it won't be Samuelsson).

What the hell?

Bjork...

Just an inch too low. Still snakebit Asp-lund.

Welcome! And you, New Fan, we will watch your career with great interest.

They don't have to worry about blocking a prospect when there aren't any prospects to block.