DarthEbriate

Why yes, I will celebrate by running in place.

Agreed wholeheartedly. It was more a question of --- if he is, then maybe JBot is absolved of other errors. But in reality, Kahun looks like a good middle-six winger or 3C. I too, want a legit minutes-eater who can take pressure off Jack and Angry Larry (or whomever is 4C next year) and take draws with the game on the line in either zone.

Then his acquisition should have no bearing on JBot's future. I'd like to see Kahun get a chance to play 3C next year.

Can he play 2C (and win defensive faceoffs) while Cozens learns the ropes?

I don't like the shootout, in principle, but I like winning shooutouts.

Woot woot Kahun!

Ullmark is solid.

Rasmus the Middle! Edit: No, I guess still the baby Ras

Good call, led directly to an opportunity. Let's get point two. 3 F, 1 D... and Risto is the one in front of the net.

Huh.

I thought at first that it was deflected... but... nope. It was a "not out" but we were in transition out.

Puck luck evens out. Let's go get it back.

This Sabres team has played like this for several good stretches this season. The start, the Eichel point streak where the GLO line took off, the end of the homestand into the COL/VGK. The sad part is that they've also manage 3 lengthy pits (9 of 10, 7 of 8, and this current 6-game streak). Those undo what is a growing team and are pretty much our main source of hate-leads-to-suffering on the season. Tonight is a darn fine game. And disinterest or no, the Caps have their hands full tonight.

You will know Linus when you are calm. At peace. Passive. and... goal. Take the man, Kyle. Don't be Passive! What is meesa saying!

I mean... we can all agree Frolik shouldn't have dressed much at all in our sweater this season since acquired... but these lines look right. And he's just been so undeserving of ice time. It's even more noticeable with Vesey-Lazar-Simmonds as grind line #2.

Can we all agree that, based on play tonight, Frolik shouldn't dress in the Sabres crest the remainder of the season?

Install metallic droid legs.

I want the next Wayne Simmonds. I want the guy who's 24 who's about to have Simmonds-level career years with his playing style. As to this Wayne. Sure, I'd take him on a 1-year 1.8M deal... vet 4th liner who could go up to 3W as he is right now. But if he gets over 2.2, I can't. I need to be able to find guys to do his role for less than that. Our issue is we've got a really good 4th line that's overpaid because of KO, so we have to be really careful on duplicating roles with NHL salaries there.

Do this 2 out of 3 games over an entire season and you're a bona fide playoff team.

Finish this period. Don't relax.

That Vesey-Lazar-Simmonds line looked like a solid 4th line, GLO style. Now --- if you had 1A and 1B, GMTM-style, and had 2 bottom lines that are just mean and hard to play against... that can work.

It's like you have an extra gear when you know you can make a mistakes and you've got a guy who has your back.

All too easy. In fact, Dahlin getting wonky that pass reception might have broken Holtby. Concentrraaa drink!

If TOR, FLA, and MTL all go 5-5 over that same span, then a 10-game winning streak has it like this. Still on the outside looking in, but with a game in hand. TOR 79 gp, 89 pts FLA & BUF 78 gp, 86 pts MTL 80 gp, 81 pts

Ullie has been taught well, but he is not a starter yet. I need to see continued growth through the end of this season. Like Hart last game, Ullmark has to be the best PK-er on the ice for the Sabres through the end of the season. He's a .914 for the year, which is on the cusp of getting above average. Then, we get the #2 lottery pick and take Byfield, and I have drinks outside a cantina on the beach, some place warm but not too warm. Then, we watch JBot play moneyball and continue to fill the F ranks with unexceptional guys and trade for a 3C and sign for too long of term, instead of a 2C on a shorter term. Barring all that, I'd say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.