John Tucker

The problem I see is the type of product the NHL wants to put out in order to attract the non-hockey market fans. They want "old-time" hockey out of the game at all costs. In markets like Buffalo, it's hard to get that mentality out of the fans. Generally. Yeah, the fans are younger, but that mentality is still there. Back when we sucked in the mid 80's and parts of the 90's, they were at least entertaining. A good scrap and angst throughout the game will get the fans out of their seats just as quick as any goal. That animosity built up in the fans and made you want to go to the games to be a part of it. That has been completely eliminated. A 5-2 loss to whoever back then at least made you want to come back to see the rematch. Fans in the non-traditional hockey markets have generally only seen the NHL as a glorified Friday night men's hockey league. So what's boring most Sabres fans (me) is the norm for them. And unfortunately, they will continue to outdraw us at the gate, get excited about boring hockey, and be a destination for would be free agents. The only way we will get bodies back in the seats is to start consistently winning. And with the ***** show in upper management, who knows if that will ever happen again.

Puck is over the line but there won't be enough evidence

Looking like they gave everything they had in the first period.

Did Ray just say it was a good road game for both teams??

What kind of omen is a bird flying in the building?!?!

Was that Mittelstadt's first Carruba Collision of the Game?!?!?

Horseshoes and hand grenades!!

Let me try it again... Mountour has been invisible tonight

I know... Dammit!!

The wave??? There's life in the building!?!?!

Well that was short lived

We might need to keep this Olofsson guy!!!

Tkachuk has been rather invisible tonight

I'd still take 60% over Mittelstadt at 40%... I just think back to guys like Brind'Amour who never seemed to lose an important face off. It'd be nice to have someone on our side once every 50 years... Oh wait, we traded him to St.Louis for pucks

On a team of marshmallows, it's tough to find someone willing to stand in front of the net

Really need to find someone that can regularly win a friggen faceoff when it matters

Pretty even, boring, game... This would make a great Playoff Consolation Bracket matchup

Two players that should never, ever again participate in Movember... Girgensons and Derek Ryan... Ooof. Not a good look

That would've been a good opportunity for MOJO to bank it in off Rittich's head

0-1 when he scores!! ?

Apparently Asplund has pretty darn good anticipation bc he almost jumped another pass at the blue line

Two weird things... Vesey scored... A group of Calgary fans in the building cheering the goal??

Rittich looking sharp or we just suck... Probably both At least Vesey didn't miss the net

Looking like they're not gonna score tonight

How "full" is the building tonught?