Broken Ankles

Big win for the Sabres Saturday night on the road against the Leagues hottest team. If we know Lindy, he substitutes Norris for Kozak, Greenway for Dunne and keeps all the other lines the same. Buffalo wins going away with Ellis in the net on Monday against the Peg. Lots of chatter about the Norris goal and assist. If he can just stay heathy they say. Ellis gets one more chance to prove his worth as a #1 and the Sabres are shut out in Philly on Wednesday. UPL gets the net in Winnipeg on Friday where the Jets exact revenge and shut out the Sabres 6-0. The board is flush with Adams must be fired, annd UPL traded. I question my sobriety. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wake me up if they ever win 4 in a row.

Tuch does know that scouts are looking at him each night right? Not playing like he needs a job next year.

Greasy.

Question- why do both Defenders pivot towards Zuccurello and leave a 50 goal scorer wide open?

Just follow @Brawndo. He let you know about his status earlier today.

Netflix https://m.imdb.com/title/tt35627915/

The Eddie Murphy documentary is worth a watch. Not great but an exclusive with Eddie at his home, in addition to his friends.

JFC. Byrum having a day. That trade with Toronto for Carlo can’t come soon enough. Play ***** Defense! Meanwhile Jake Allen doing his own version of Superman in Buffalo.

Must tie.

When you remove ENG it’s 70 in 2025 vs 66 in 2024. Net 6 less than looking at team GA but still more. And FWIW if you look at XGA, it’s 70/64. And we know the PK is much improved, so more 5v5 goals in those numbers. Obviously it’s a 5 man effort in those numbers but still surprising. https://www.naturalstattrick.com/playerteams.php?fromseason=20242025&thruseason=20242025&stype=2&sit=all&score=all&stdoi=g&rate=n&team=BUF&pos=S&loc=B&toi=0&gpfilt=gpdate&fd=2024-10-01&td=2024-11-29&tgp=410&lines=single&draftteam=ALL

If you told Mule was playing at this level, coupled with trading Kesselring and Timmons for Joki and Clifton and the goals against would be worse than last year through 23, I would be like…. Keep making me look foolish Glass.

Watch the highlight again. Tage had good positioning in front as there were two Penguins on the left of UPL down low. There were also two Sabres much, much closer to Rust. Benson dives and whiffs on the puck. Byrum is next closest and offers a lame attempt at a shot block. Offering us a glimpse of his poor defensive skills. Tage was not great overall, but this goal was less on him than others.

UPL contributed more on goal #2. Your defense of him is curious. Players turn pucks over all the time. It doesn’t have to result in a goal.

Not understanding how UPL is “blameless” in the sequence in the second goal against. He constantly over pursues and slides out of position. His positioning caused the puck to go where it did, and him attempting to clear and eventually lose his stick. Losing his stick was the root cause for the second goal. If he has his stick, there is not a gaping hole between his legs. If he is better positioned to begin with, he doesn’t lose his stick and the goal does not occur. And it happens moments after Quinners goal. It’s a momentum shift. If I’m on the bench I’m thinking are you ***** kidding me…again? Now is he the only reason? Of course not. Plenty of blame to go around. But he’s one of a few that bear the brunt of the blame. Moneypuck has expected goals 4.05 to 1.65 in favor of Buffalo. Jarrys number was 2 saves above expected, UPL was 1.35 below expected. He contributed to the L. This is how I feel about UPL.

Back to back by the 4th. Love to know how many shots came with their shifts b/c I think they had one until half way through. Unacceptable lethargy.

Yet another bad call

4 pm PST. ESPN + for the out of town residents. Lines anyone? Not these lines….

I would investigate the $79 fee. I pay around $20/month for the Disney/Hulu/Espn bundle, but as I stated, I loaded a cable account on the APP to access the ESPN, ESPN 2, etc live channels. Google search below, which I assume ESPN unlimited includes the aforementioned channels I access with a cable subscription. Standard and Premium plans Plan Name PricingInclusions Disney+, Hulu, ESPN UnlimitedStarts at $29.99/month (first 12 months)• Disney+ (With Ads) • Hulu (With Ads) • ESPN Unlimited (With Ads) Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited PremiumStarts at $38.99/month (first 12 months)• Disney+ (No Ads) • Hulu (No Ads) • ESPN Unlimited (With Ads)

There you go again, bringing facts to counter a narrative that a majority of those here share. UPL is not a legitimate #1, and his contract is an albatross on the organization. FWIW I didn’t believe you until I looked it up myself. Maybe UPL can be a true #1. But for whatever reason, as soon as I let myself believe that, he’ll give up 8 against Dallas and start a winless streak that sinks the season. https://www.naturalstattrick.com/playerteams.php?fromseason=20252026&thruseason=20252026&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&stdoi=g&rate=n&team=BUF&pos=S&loc=B&toi=0&gpfilt=gpdate&fd=2025-11-01&td=2025-11-24&tgp=410&lines=single&draftteam=ALL

Why would you break up a first line that has shown consistency and chemistry? Doan is older, bigger, stronger and has shown a higher propensity of scoring the puck. Qualities you look for as a first line winger. Seven to zero if your talking goals in 2025. Tages xgf is much higher with Doan than Benson. I think there is an expectation to elevate Norris and Benson to top six minutes? Why? If McLeod/Zucker/Quinn can get it done, then roll them out as FL#2. Ease Norris back in with 10-12 minutes 5v5 with Benson and Greenway. Norris gets some PP minutes, Greenway some PK minutes and Benson a little of both.

I live in Orange County and did not see the game today available on ESPN+. Not every game is on ESPN +. There are TNT exclusives, NHL network exclusives, ESPN exclusives- which require a full cable membership to watch even with the paid app version and then you have games like today, which was available on MSG. If you know a subscriber in western NY you can plug in their cable credentials to the Gotham Sports app. That is how I accessed today’s game. My parents are local so I access with their cable user/password.

Shutdown Aho - check PP goal - check Quinner goal scored & active in the offensive zone - check ENG - check Sammy - +2, 3 registered hits - all solid - check showcase UPL for desperate team - check

The definition of a JOKE

Robinson- No talent. Adams knew exactly what he was doing letting him go.