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It looks like their Pyjama variant Kit

Who is he Jerome Bettis? That is an insanely large waist for 6 feet. I wonder if that’s even accurate. Like if he wasn’t in shape, sure, but I can only assume he is John Cena has a 36 inch waist

It’ll be interesting, and it’ll be tough. We no longer sit top 8 by points % either. The Islanders and Panthers aren’t going to go away, 1 point and 2 points behind, respectively. Even Detroit, they’ve got a better points % than Florida, 2 points back of us if Detroit wins the 2 they have in hand on us. Don’t get to our first bit of breathing room until the 5 point gap we have on Ottawa. So we’ll have to fend off every one of the Islanders, Wings, and Panthers, and find a way to real in one of Pens and Caps. Have to find a way to beat 4 of those 5 teams. If the Sabres continue to play at the rate they have, they’ll have a good shot at it if we can avoid a slump and put together at least one surplus positive streak above our normal rate. Assuming we do put together a winning streak, we can afford one of Pittsburgh or Washington getting really hot, on a streak of their own, and probably withstand a charge from the Islanders/Wings/Panthers, if they go on heaters. If both Washington and Pens get hot, probably looks unlikely for us regardless of what we do. If the Sabres don’t put together a little streak at all, catching Pens or Caps will just be straight difficult, full stop. If even one of the 5 teams we’re up against goes on a heater we are probably out of luck, especially if it’s one currently below us but very close. Basically, I think we’ll need to not only keep up our current pace, but add in a hot streak to make it, but if we do so, we’ll be coming in in a really good position, playing well. One or more team is heating up down the stretch, we gotta find a way to be that team.

Playoff format is bad, ya. Should go back to 1-8 and re-seeding throughout

It’s too bad they don’t do that drill anymore where they make passes into those mini nets - that would be the skill comp for him

Some of the discrepancy between Home/Away is probably just randomness/luck. I know the opponent difficulty is pretty close between the 2 but I’d love to know the numbers re: backup goalies. A little bit of it could be that it’s a team full of young guys who play better when there are more people to play better in front of. There’s already a stat that they play better with full crowds, right? They are really good in “event” games. It’s a character team, they seem to feed off the drama. They sure looked good in Winnipeg, one of their best games, and the crowd was packed.

So both players officially add “2023 All Star” to their career resume, correct?

The Sabres have enough talent to compete against a team like this on any given night, but not consistently. I think they already know how to win, that finding the consistency is more about the overall talent level increasing. Like people have pointed out, cup contender vs playoff contender. We may even have the gap closers here, in some/large/most part: Quinn and Peterka will get a lot better for example. So comes the consistency in finding Ws because on nights Tage doesn’t produce, more guys can step up When our Guys are on, we are on, but when Quinn and the rest join the ranks of guys on our team that have “that level” we’ll just see the down nights less. Power was already covering for Dahlin tonight. Needed another to step up on D.

Only Harvey dent

...you had me at playoffs.

I’m so glad his face was taking up approximately 65 percent of the screen during tonight’s action

Krebs actually led the F in ice time that frame. Looks like Donny liked what he saw with him at least, too Brendan Shanahan in on a breakawayyyyyyy..we’ll finish the chance up after a word from our sponsors

Pretty much a live reaction shot from me every time Rasmus touched the puck that period

Probably one of the worst periods I’ve seen them play this season, to only be down 2 isn’t insurmountable

I liked Krebs that period Dahlin was bizarro version

“Not a bad period.” - Rob Ray, somewhere, probably

Dahlin’s fault on 2nd goal Tuch lost his man on goal 3. Made up for it with the shot though You know that old adage “you play better when you feel/look good”? What’s their record in these sweaters?

Because the Terry we have is called Pegula instead

Quinn playing the right side on D / neutral zone @dudacek

Weak by Lyubushkin Was the right call on Tage

Would like to see Dahlin gain a couple back on Morrissey

He can have one when he gets home

Those unis are unfortunate, sorry, saying it again. super excited for this one. Feeling a W for sure, too

Was trying to make a “soccer is called football” in England joke that really never came together

Yep. File this under “things people know deep down but generally just don’t like saying out loud”. And when players Steve Bernier-out