DarthEbriate

To be fair, they didn’t pull him. Playing not to lose for most of the third is a major problem. Granato teams went for the goal at the least and were overall excellent with leads in the third period.

They have time and space for taking a real shot on the empty net or skate and pass it out of the zone, but instead it’s just flinging it for the icing.

Why ice it? Just get it across the red line and win a footrace for the tap-in.

That one was all too easy.

Now I want Benson to get an ENG.

Zucker. Sweet^3

Woohoo! I stand corrected! (Except there was nothing sustained, so I am not corrected. Just a turnover turned hat trick.)

It would be nice to see the Sabres establish one good heavy o-zone shift. But they're too content to Alamo Death Star Mode it with a dump and change.

Avs broadcast saying this is their chippiest/nastiest most physical game of their season thus far. They're entertained.

Avalanche booing when Benson touches the puck. Nice.

Well...they are still winning by a goal.

Now we can see if the Sabres can rise to the occasion of a team that his hopping mad and on the all-out attack. Cozens says no....

Two goals, a challenge, a penalty, and there's still 17 minutes remaining in the period.

If Kelly isn't there and checking Benson, there's no way he hits the goalie. He's already spinning to follow the puck. Good to let it stand.

Kelly forced Benson into the goalie, so I'm guessing there's no chance to challenge it with interference and win the challenge. The Avs are going to need to trade for another goalie.

Benson needs to score on a breakaway coming out of the box.

I hope that was offside... about 2 minutes ago.

Woohoo!

Bad penalty on Colton. Perfectly fine hit and it wasn't even that hard, it simply knocked him over. Another powerplay like that first one would be pretty.

Phew.

A competent GM with this much cap space would do just that. He's not going to fall apart or completely lose his wheels in 2 seasons, and the shifty smarts and puck battles are something that carry over year to year. He's a good role model for how to play... an Okposo as originally intended.

BB-4!

You can get a 4-goal lead, you just want to be sure you get the 4-up goal with less than 2 minutes to play in the game.

Was that an... an effective powerplay? With a couple good chances, a won puck battle, and a good keep in at the blue line? Zucker! Sweet.