Pimlach

He is playing to his contract. Don’t know what was going on with him the past few seasons but it seems Ruff has gotten through to him and he is getting more involved at both ends of the ice. I hope the bad Muel is gone forever.

They are close but everyone else is close. Some teams will improve, the Sabres have to be one of them. The Sabres will have to play well above their current 0.476 pace. If they play the remaining 3/4ths of the season at .600 they will be in the thick of it and their full season points percentage improves to 0.570 which is 92 points, so even then they still could be short. Points in October/November are important. So, they need a few winning streaks mixed in to overcome the poor first quarter, and they have to avoid losing 3 in a row at all costs. Every 5 game segment with 2 losses in it needs to include 3 wins to stay at .600 for that 5 game segment. They need to minimize getting OTLs within their conference too. Win your conference games and you take points away from a competing team. Bottom line is they are still alive but they do not have an easy path to get there.

After Wednesdays Flame Out and the Bills crashing on Thursday Night Football, this game was needed. But rest assured that all but a few here understand this team has a big job ahead. The season is 1/4 over and they are 16th out of 16 in the conference. They are "only 4 points out" but they have to pass 8 teams. They really need winning streaks. Some people here get excited about 0.500, but that will not even get you close to playoffs.

There is a lot of "acting" in the Sabres broadcast with Dunleavy the lead. A lot of messaging too. The questions they asked Benson for example. People in the organization read this forum and other social media, they see the complaints. Seems like the last few broadcasts tried to address some things.

Muel is really maturing “mentally” this season . That mental part, he looks comfortable with the game and what is in front of him. I hope he stays healthy.

Ok. A 6 goal margin is nice. Let’s build some winning muscle memory.

Probably best not to pass that up.

Bryson?

Quinn you should save that for the next game

If they insist on doing interviews during the game, bringing in past great Sabres is fine with me, alumni is fine, but that’s it. They are the reason I’m here still watching them today.

Foligno. 1000+ games, 2000+ PIMS, and 700+ pts

That’s two games in a row UPL roughed up someone. Tage !!! TNT

Mike Foligno. Excellent Sabre.