DarthEbriate

If you're going to stop the game for a concussion protocol, take him out of the game.

The Wings will try to send a message for Saturday. And for themselves to get out of this rut and stay in the playoff spot. Answer the call. And don't be afraid to escalate it. For UPL.

Not really. But he has more career fights than a whole bunch of other Sabres.

Detroit intermission guy just called them the Bills. The 7 on the scoreboard will do that.

Krebs... you're a -1 tonight. Go get a danged goal. (And start a fight)

Benson and Greenway are smart PKers.

Do NOT let this franchise get Lucic'ed again.

UPL! Hey, defenseman! It doesn't matter if you drove him into UPL or not, you take offense and go get that guy! Dang it. Go get them!

Not until it reveals itself at the most inopportune time? JJP!!!

Take the man in front of the goal, Power.

Great pinch by Byram. And he turns it into a goal!

Yes, but if you can take advantage of being lucky, you can still go back to sustainable in the following seasons. I also want to the sustained greatness, but I'm not going to turn down the outlier season. It's the same idea as get hot at the right time in the playoffs. Get to the dance, then maybe your power play carries you for 2 weeks (like the Sabres in '99).

Their shooting percentage has been regressing all season. They've still got a +56 goal differential and are 1 point off a President's Trophy pace. That'd be pretty nice next year.

Maybe, just maybe, Byram was the Hronek to Dahlin's Quinn. Or rather, Byram is the Quinn and Dahlin is the Hronek. And next year, the Sabres will be this season's Canucks.

Fun start. Detroit looked very, very flat.

Wooohooo! The Wings are clipped.

Joker... the shot there was to the far side pad, make him get the rebound past Greenway. Good shot, BB-4!

Well... the Sabres ratings are down, but TV sales are through the roof.

This was an expected outcome given Malmo's place in the standings. I love that he's headed over to get involved immediately. (What worries me is he does well and finds himself the 4C in Buffalo in October. Such a good end to '23-'24, such a great training camp -- can't block him! And then he's not nearly ready for such a task.)

You done went people turning. Dog. Autosfror. We'd all be in a world of horror.

Agreed. This game and entire week will be interesting. Now without the veteran leadership of Okposo and EJ and without their most dependable center, how does the team play? How do they start the game? It should be desperation hockey and with increasing tenacity with each game. Additionally, we should see lose-and-you're-out desperation from Detroit as they attempt to break their losing streak, and the usual "let's get it to OT" approach of the Islanders. The Sabres need to defeat both styles. (We all know won't make the playoffs, but if they don't win each of these games against these two opponents, then their playoffs are officially dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive, as they say.)

That's the hope. The problem is if that some of the talent demands trades (or is moved for contractual purposes) before that realization kicks in at the critical mass.

Myself mostly. I have to keep the hatred strong.

All their logos have horns.

So... folks want to sign Kessel to do what exactly? Take the roster space away from evaluating the AHLers playing out the remainder of the season? Provide a weaker shot and worse shooting percentage than VO? Provide Cup-winning experience from the 4 games he played in last year's playoffs? Fill in in the top 6 until Quinn is healthy? Be a hitter/forechecker -- he of 35 credited NHL hits since 2019-20? Be a high-volume shooter? Provide powerplay goals (17 PPG in the last 5 seasons). Win faceoffs? I'll let you look up those stats yourselves.