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It's happened too many times against division opponents this year.

Sure, but you can't expect the best teams in the league to have poor goaltending. The young guys have to learn to score against the tougher defenses and goaltenders in the league. Hopefully the break through tonight and get a couple.

If they are on the Thompson timeline, and there is nothing wrong with that if they are, it could take our best players a few years before they hit their peak. Adams might need a plan B if the Sabres are to compete for the playoffs any time soon.

Yeah, they need more than a goalie to close the gap next season.

The problem wasn't with the players, it was with idiot GMs and coaches who couldn't build a team around those players. Here's some perspective. Every Sabres fan loves the season Thompson has had this year. He's been nothing short of awesome. He's the breakout player of the year. Meanwhile, the Sabres are 31 points out of 4th place in the division and 27 points out of the wildcard. Their goal differential is -59. Nobody in their right mind would blame Thompson for the Sabres current standing or their goal differential. Nobody would blame Thompson for the goaltending chaos or blame him for the poor play of guys like Bjork, Eakin, Butcher, Miller, etc. The problem with the Sabres this year isn't with Thompson, it with the fact that the team lacks overall talent. And while nobody blames Thompson for the Sabres poor standing this year, many seem to happy to blame guys like Eichel, O'Reilly, and Reinhart for being in the same situation Thompson is today. The song hasn't changed here. Thompson gives th Sabres a legit, playoff caliber 1C and a leads legit first line. The GM needs to fill the rest of the roster with talent and the coach needs to optimize that talent. We've had GMs and coaches who have been incapable of building teams around talented players in the past. Hopefully, Granato and Adams can steer the franchise to better times, so we're not scape-goating Thompson two years from now.

No. What would the Sabres look like if Eichel and Thompson were their top 2 centers. 🤔

We should all be suing that clown.

Rob Ray is right about the D getting active. The team has finally been able to stack talent on the back line and it's going to be a difference maker.

Skinner should sue Krueger for stealing two years of his career. Nice to see Dahlin answer that suckered punch with a goal.

Cozens and Krebs have been quiet for a while. These guys might have hit the rookie wall.

Yeah, that was sure to happen.

Will come in handy when they play the Harlem Globetrotters.

At the strip club?

Old man had to stretch on that one.

Like to see Krebs get on the scoresheet.

How good was that powerplay!

For all the shortcomings that fans understand and accept that this team has, no-showing for games should not be one of them. This team has been shut out under Granato way too many times.

I agree. Damning for those who followed GMTM. (If the Sabres lose today, they will not be able to pass that mark this season).

And yet that team set the high water mark for points during the tank era. Go figure, I guess.

Granato in his 2nd season doesn't know the capacity of the arena 😄. (Last year was covid, so he gets a break 🙂)

This team has a lot of things moving in the right direction, but it took RJ to bring the fans back. And that makes sense, as he's been drawing fans to the Sabres his entire brilliant career. And all credit to the team, showing the fans that they're worth their attention. Another mini Cup game, and the team kept it going. Let's go Sabres!

How can you not miss this crowd?

They need to learn to play with this energy. Lot of good in that period, but also a lot of sloppiness.

Two defenders in the crease, chasing the puck. Didn't know that was possible.

Me: Back in my day, every Sabre home game was a sell out Kid: yeah, yeah, whatever you say grandpa