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Good morning Teammates, Punch checking in. Big game, lest get on track. MUSCLE WEIGHT

RIP Billy Shaw. Died at 85. Was a two way starter at both DT and OT at Georgia Tech and drafted in the 2nd round. Possibly the best OL the Bills have ever had. Lots of All Star and All Pro honors, he was selected to the All Time First Team AFL Team. Led the Bills to two AFL Championships (1964 and 1965). Very strong, fast and athletic. Bills Wall of Fame. Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a great player and an ambassador for Bills Football in later years.

All the people calling to play Peyton Krebs is funny. With KAB out we will see Krebs and maybe Kulich. None of that matters much though. The guys with letters, the big 5 - Dahlin, Tage, Tuch, Muel and Cozens. They need to set the example and lead by playing good hockey and demanding the best from the others. Playing Krebs, Kulich, or any other spare roster guy is not gonna fix what happened today. That’s up to the big 5.

I’m not making excuses. I not surprised that they weren’t ready, that was predictable. They got beat. They didn’t make the plays that were there. They don’t have a winning culture and they let the Devils come to them. I’m not surprised by that. There is no switch to flip, there is no magic formula to make them a good team. They have want it and they have to do it. It’s still just one game. They have a lot to learn. If they win tomorrow I’ll say the same thing.

I think it too soon to react to this one game. Lindy has had little time in preseason to play his top players against other teams top players. The team has a long way to go. I think they will get better as the season goes on. That said, it would be nice to see Lindy change a few players for tomorrow’s game. Another slow start and poor play tomorrow would be a concern.

Power gets one. Keep it going boys.

I think I lost the sports pack with the latest greatest “big deal savings” that the Mrs negotiated.

Hello Teammates, Punch checking in. I guess I don’t get NHL network, and I did last year. Time to revisit this cable contract and look at options. Listening on Sirius XM. Down 3-0 after 2 periods. Disappointed in the start.

I will be out at lunch with some retired work buddies for the start of the game. Maybe I can catch the game later? Go Sabres!!! MUSCLE WEIGHT

What is going on? First Thorny is @Thorner Now PA is @Stoner? Someone call a cop, I think someone robbed @PAsabresFan's Avatar. He robbed him blind.

You dress the 12 forwards that give you best chance to win. Two points now are still equal to 2 points in March. I don't see the need to play any of them unless they are doing something special in practice that warrants it.

YES. We finally have an NHL coach. We added 5 men with speed and toughness. We will have a few more home grown kids turn into men this season. But I mostly voted yes because I watch almost every game and I need to believe it for my own sanity.

The receivers were a big reason why Allen had so much pressure, especially in the second half. Did you watch the game? The Raven often played with 7 men up in a box to stop Cook and Allen from running. That was their plan because they did not fear our WRs. They showed this on TV numerous times. If we passed when looking at 6 or 7 in the box then they blitz at least 1, if not 2, of their front 7 and Allen could not always get through his reads. The WRs were not open and they dropped a few that would have converted 3 down in big situations. The constant QB pressure was more about the WRs than it was a bad OL. Brady called ZERO screens and did nothing to counter.

The Bills had not lost by more than 6 points in 43 games, an NFL record. A bad loss was coming and this was the matchup. I agree that some fears from pre-season were on display - the WR core, the backup LBs, the young secondary. I do not like the starting safeties and we need Johnson and Bernard soon, maybe we get Milano back in December/January. The key for our defense is strong DL play, we didn't get that yesterday either. It is easy to blame the coaching but on that first TD run the LB and DB's missed their gap assignments and that cannot happen when we are outmatched against the run to begin with. We needed to be perfect in scheme and they were not. On offense there were passes dropped in the first half that killed drives (Kincaid and Coleman) and we finally saw that we lack real weapons at WR. After Shakir, there is not much there at all. No deep threat, the Ravens had 7 in the box to stop Cook/Allen runs, and if we passed they blitzed Allen from that formation. On ST there was Bass with another miss. I doubt he will finish the season with the team at this rate. The bizarre play call that resulted in a turnover changed the game, we were still in it at that point. Flush this, move on to the the Texans. We will see what kind of team we have in the next 2 weeks. We are rebuilding as we go and you could really see it last night.

So you are Thorner? Not Thornsie?

Wait .... What happened to Thorny? What's with the Joe Pesce avatar?

Sorry for your loss. I have been there too. Looks like a great dog and a true friend.

I like the team spirit and hoping this road trip helps start to form winning team chemistry, and they need to be ready for NJD and get a good start. I have my tickets for the Kings game, the home opener. I am coming in for Lindy and I hope the place is packed and VERY LOUD.

TNT is always styling. Nice hat too. Benson is looking older and with a sturdier build than last year. Bring on the Devils.

What if you already own seats in one of these corners that becomes a “stand and chant”? If they just put out a consistently good team that wins games this would not be a discussion. The fans don’t need help on how to cheer from a FO that has been inept since Pegula took over, they just need a good hockey team.

We still have to see the new Lafferty line against real NHL players and when it counts. If they are good then they force lines 3 and 2 to earn their ice. We need that.

Clinging to customs you love, my deep foray into this is that I never sold my vinyl and continually updated my sound system components over time. Now it is all “vintage” and worth much more than I paid for it. In the day this kind of equipment was “high tech”. Fortunately it’s not throw away. So I get it, and you don’t want to get outdated on the important things in the current time.