DarthEbriate

Eakin was GM Sheevyn's first big UFA contract (one day before Taylor Hall) and Bjork was the big piece coming back for Hall. They're both playing until they get moved. But every player on this line is a turnover waiting to happen.

Goligoski could be another D to look at. He shoots left but is listed LD/RD and is a definite cap casualty in Minnesota this offseason. He could return there for a small contract to continue playing in his home state on a good roster, but he can definitely sign a top-4 contract on the open market. He'd probably only look at contenders unless there was an overpay.

There just aren't enough Wilburys anymore.

Their decision to buy out Suter (Parise was a good buyout) is going to come back to bite them. This season they've got $4.6M dead cap on Suter/Parise. The next three years it's $12, 14, and $14. The cap will go up, but not enough or quickly to cover that.

Seeing the Flames in their bright whites and reds and the Canucks in their tilted-skate blacks is a visual feast.

You may dispense with the pleasantries, 'Spacers. 8 AM on the west coast and no game day thread? I'm here to put you back on schedule.

Check, check, check, and check. @pastajoe, you'll also want to wear shoes all the time for said inserts. And then, one day about 4 months from now you'll take a shower and realize your foot doesn't feel like stepping on a golf ball (or a 2x4 Lego brick) and you'll go to that house party in college and drink... enough... and you'll be in the basement and overly-excitedly yell over the music to that cool girl how you were in the shower and you enjoyed it for the first time since summer. And then the song will end and you'll still be yelling... and... yeah. Time. It'll take some time.

Hayden is no substitute for Okposo and Biro doesn't have the game speed of VO (even a Victor sans shot)

We outshot them? Really?

It really feels like it should be 8-0

Is that the first time a Sabre went to the net all game? And it happened to be a poor decision as a 1 on 4.

Montreal is playing like a team that's been embarrassed all season and is out to fix it. The Sabres have been embarrassed for 7 years... and tonight as well.

All Caufield needed was a shorter coach.

Montreal is treating us like Boston has treated us the past 7 years. Edit: Or Tampa. They step up their attack and there is no response whatsoever.

Good start to the third, there.

Ouch.

Pulling Okposo's and VO's all-around game and savvy out of this lineup does disastrous things. Unless Biro makes up for it with a multi-goal game...

Montreal earned the penalty shot and this 2-goal lead.

Dahlin, you can't just stop playing there. They're all hurt. And he wins face offs.

Zhitnik loved them.

They escaped despite Okposo and Olofsson in carbonite. Now... spin that ship around and go back and rescue Tuch, and get away with a win. Or at least a point.

Ralph Krueger was 9-2-1 at one point in his coaching career.

Don't punish yourself. Do not worry about the alternate at the expense of the moment. Be mindful of the living Concept Of.

For as horrible as they've been.... only 7 shots against. It feels like Montreal should have a 16-4 shot advantage.

Thanks, Mr. Anderson.