DarthEbriate

Sure enough... the Kraken got their 14 games in in just one playoff appearance. The Kraken have more playoff wins than the Sabres do since 2008.

That won't count.

At least when they were tanking they were relevant in the leaguewide discussion.

3 shots on goal this period. 4!

Pavelski thought he could score on an unmarked shot. Ha! Only deflections allowed.

And the non-goal before that. And that goal before that.

Everything is a deflection. Forecheck, point, deflect. Same as the last goal.

Did you see that FO three-pass in 3 seconds set play at the end of the 1st? Send them Ellis! And... game. Blouses.

Dahlin's shot has come a long way since his rookie season.

A fun end to the period would be a decisive FO win in the O zone, direct to a D, and a buried screened goal. And another chance at it. And... Power doinked it.

R2! Oettinger had too much time off. Weak sauce.

Byram, Joker, Power... they'll all just let you hang out there at your leisure.

Hey! The League doesn't hate the Sabres! We've won.

I've seen higher deflections counted and lower discredited.

That was fun while it lasted. That might be just above the crossbar.

Yeah, but at least at New Year's there's a possibility Quinn stays healthy the remainder of the season and UPL goes on this excellent two-month stretch and they scrape out 3 more wins... and... stupidly and impossibly... we'd be in the playoff hunt with only six more points.

Just the tip! (in.)

So you're saying there's a... not a chance in hell. 😇 Same as it has been since the Sabres lost to DET back on 3/16.

Oettinger on fire. Stankoven/Johnson are future top-6 destroying teams on the 3rd line. Dallas can clinch the division tonight. I've got a bad feeling about this.

Not a chance. He plays well for two games. Then gets Ellis/Granatoed and we all end up complaining about his compete level and lack of accountability. The PP stays garbage and he only scores meaningless points after games are well-decided. Then, 15 games in, he needs to resurface his hip again.

This was my run-it-back lineup from another thread and I'm sticking to it. There should be 2 UFAs (or acquisitions via trade) in the bottom 6. But... don't expect it. Peterka - Thompson - Tuch Benson - Cozens - Quinn Skinner - UFA 3C (Savoie) - Greenway Girgensons - Krebs - UFA 4W (Kulich) (Rousek) Power - Dahlin Byram - Jokiharju Samuelsson - Clifton (Johnson) Luukkonen Levi

Goodness, no. The Amerks need him to keep building chemistry for the playoffs.

Wahlberg has an assist and a +3 with time remaining in the 1st period.

(Admittedly, the playoffs were out of the picture awhile ago) but, the season was completely on the line today and you can play spoiler against the team in front of you in your own division... ...and the game was decided in the first 8 minutes with another incredibly flat start.

I've seen the refs blow that down immediately this season. Refs are asleep.