#freejame

Never trust a fart, especially with this team

Read this as zip pants and thought we were on the same page for a second.

5:27 and 6:32 a game in his two seasons, so you aren't wrong.

Says you! It's all in the profile these days. Slim and trim, my friend. Slim and trim.

I am 29 and wear tapered jeans thank you very much. AM radio is good for one thing and that's baseball (don't tell Toronto though). Also, 20 years ago was 2001. For whatever reason people seem to forget about the post-cup pre-lockout years. Sabres "fans" certainly forget about them at the time too.

I fixed it, you're just too quick.

There is a difference between playing a team who skates someone 4 minutes a game who can hardly skate and can only inflict damage if they are close enough to grab you and a Tom Wilson.

20 years ago I routinely went to games with under 10,000 folks in the stands. We are rapidly approaching this again.

Or Buffalo could just play a style of hockey that's actually tough to play against and makes opponents not want to take liberties. Everyone who has played contact hockey has played soft teams where even the least aggressive player on the team goes out there and throws big hits because they can. They do this because its fun. It's a blast to play against soft teams and take liberties behind the play to rile people up and lay dudes out when they try to make a move across the middle. Not every player gets the chance to play like that, but when the chance comes they seize it. That's what we are seeing. We have nothing. We are a soft team. We are wild flowers in an open field. If we aren't going to win hockey games at least create an identity that says "yeah you might beat us but you won't have fun doing it." This is a team with 9 (?) top ten picks on it. It's full of players who have never had to fight for anything to succeed and now they are in the NHL and can't get by. Nobody is dying from a broken bone. Go break a collarbone on the boards. Go break an orbital with a punch to the eye. Go show something. My god. This team reminds me of the teams I used to get excited about playing. I remember my biggest hits more fondly than my best plays. Show some life. I don't care if it's outdated or dirty or unsportsmanlike. Create an identity other than we are coming to Buffalo and going to take two points. At very least make it "we are coming to Buffalo, we are going to take two points, and I hope nobody misses time after the game." Who knows, maybe next time they come to town you've got a little more space to make something happen.

Other open pro franchises (even the bad ones) aren’t having issues selling because people WANT to do things. They just don’t want to pay for Sabres hockey.

I was waiting to see this. I agree.

Cozens has almost certainly had a concussion at some point in his playing career. Everyone gets clipped at some point.

I expect to see Captain Sam lay a body or two. Im not sure we have any other hockey players on our team. Maybe Lazar?

I wouldn’t trade Eichel for Matthews 1-1, because I think Jack has the ability to be better than Matthews. I’m just not convinced that is currently the case. Good points made up thread about the North as well.

I was on the “Jack Eichel is a better player than Auston Matthews” train for a long time, but as of right now I think it’s pretty clear AM has been and is better than JE.

If it’s open, try to check out Target Field. I haven’t been there myself, but it’s one of the nicest parks in baseball. Would make for a good recovery day after the show.

All magic mushrooms are natural, my friend

High of 79 today in Charleston. Going out for some Rodney Scott bbq tonight with some friends and then an all day Paddy’s Day cookout tomorrow with a high of 72. Can’t beat that.

Talking Heads cover band next Saturday that was rescheduled from last year and Mt. Joy on the beach in May that was also rescheduled. Will be nice to see some music again.

All players on bad teams watch the clock so they know when the pain ends.

I hear Jeff Skinner is pretty decent at drawing penalties.

Only a hockey fan would spell Voracek like that. Damn Quebecois infiltrating the board. Go separate or something!

Mine will do the same. Rent is a little higher month to month, but definitely better than getting wrapped up in two places long term.

Where we are currently with players worth keeping and how they would shake out in a good lineup: x-Eichel-Samson x-x-Cozens VO-x-x Girgs-Lazar-x Dahlin-x x-Risto x-x x Ullmark Long way to go. Maybe Skinner bounces back and can take a top-6 LW spot. Maybe Casey or Tage can make an impact in the bottom-6. Maybe Quinn steps up and can have a top-9 impact. Maybe two of Joki, Bryson, and Borgen can hold down the bottom pair. Regardless, there is a ton of work to do and a ton of maybes. What a shitshow of a team. 9-20 slots on the roster filled.

I have been an assistant coach for a college club team and I’m pretty sure my fifth grade teacher would speak highly of me. I am officially putting my hat in the ring for head coach.