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Lindy also said the two points against the Devils were important.

I have seen gambling issues ruin people and destroy families. I despise all the gambling ads and promotion. Would like to some more controls in place.

The Power deal is a bad one in principal. Eyes were raised around the league. A classic example of GM falling in love with his draft pick and jumping the gun. The contract was offered when he played only 88 NHL games. There was no need to give him that much term and that many dollars when he did not earn it. He made a very young player way too rich and way too comfortable at 21 years old. Could it look good in 3-4 more years? 50-50 chance.

Cozens did nothing to deserve his A being stripped and taking it away during the season would be wrong and would be another bad look. I don't think he should have got the A to begin, but that is on Lindy or Adams or both. Muel, another guy that did not deserve the A, should have his removed in the off season. That may not be necessary as I do not think he will be back.

Yes. Something like it would have happened if they had a contending team over the years. The younger generation is creative like that. There have been several times in Buffalo Sports history when the Sabres were more popular than the Bills.

Cold and in the middle of nowhere and Wives. add Montour, Ullmark, and many more ... Doubt it. This is the media age and players know what's going on in Buffalo. Hard sell to Europeans, Russians and North Americans. The shame is that a competitive and hard working team would be revered in Buffalo. They wasted a generation of Sabres Mafia and that has consequences.

Pass. No vote. It's the same coaching staff basically, even Seth Appert is part of the old Granato mindset. Same clown of a GM running the team - he thought he "fixed" the bottom 6. Yeah right, unfortunately he needed to fix the top 6 and move some of his former top 6 down to the second and third lines. Cant blame Lindy for everything. It is February and his best center is a 20 year old rookie winger from Rochester. Not one on the new 4th liners will fight for this team. Malenstyn will skate fast and check hard, and we need that, but his gloves stay on. Lafferty can't beat out Krebs or Kozak. Abe Kubal is in the minors. Great job Kevyn! Ruff is trying to teach the kids things they should already know about playing in the NHL. Several of them regressed by over-thinking and stress.

Indeed. It is a dry cold.

Mocking old people is a time honored tradition. There was just less media, and no social media, back in the 70's. And back then when a player spouted off they got moved, and no one cared. Ruff was a very good coach, but from all accounts he is done as a coach in this league. You can see it in his team, you can hear it in his interviews. Maybe he has a role in the FO. Maybe, but some coaches will never let go of coaching.

We need a big tough guy back on this defense somewhere, might as well be in the 3rd pair. Clifton is a mid-size tough guy, we need a big tough defenseman somewhere on this team. If you keep Dahlin, Power, and Byram then Muel as a 3rd liner and does not bring enough. . He is not a strong physical force, he is not a solid and steady top 4 player, and he is not reliable to be ready to play. We don't need him. PS- I am not impressed in his PK ability either.

To the Bold. Until now I hadn't connected the two. Adams was waaaayyy over his head. Thanks Terry. That EEE is working great.

My one comment in that one thread: Seems like a long term commitment for a player with 54 games under his belt. Hmmm Not understanding why they couldn’t wait another season.

You play the cards in your hand. The Sabres do not have enough of players needed to play that style effectively, at least not for 20 minutes. I agree with implementing some sort of neutral zone trap, and a defense first system to "grind it out", but we have seen time and again that the bench gets too short and terrible fatigue sets in when they do it for an entire period. What Lindy is doing does not match his roster strengths, I am sure he is teaching with the intention they will learn and get better. I was told by a reliable person, that the next coach after Granato was going to have his hands full with this group. You can see it.

That means win more puck battles, be stronger on the stick, play with head up and don’t panic. They have too many guys that panic and toss the puck around like a hot potato. Puck Possession means the other team can’t score. A problem with Lindy, and my list is growing, is they lay back to start the period. They put pressure on UPL for the entire 3rd period.

The fight was a show to the league that we are a serious team. 😂 The 3rd period is the way Lindy wants to play. Rarely are two guys deep in the offensive zone, most of the shots are harmless, they back up into the neutral zone, than back into their zone, then back up around the goalie. Then they fail to clear pucks, miss breakout opportunities, and ice the puck constantly. After numerous lost defensive zone face offs they break down. They are among the worst in 3rd period scoring in the league, and they have blown the lead more times than any other team. Lindy is teaching them how to “grind” (his words).

Why would UPL do that? Why do you think players get involved in those type of transactions?

Look at who they were missing.

I give a lot of credit to Reimer and Tuch tonight. Columbus missing about 5 key players was a good break. The third period passive play is a strategy I guess. It’s not sustainable.

If this is Lindy’s idea of 3rd period hockey I’ve seen enough. No effort to even score a 4th goal. Backing up and waiting. This is bad hockey.

The shots are 6-1 for Columbus this period. The Lindy Alamo …

The Jackets gave them the goal. Everyone knows the curse of the two goal lead. Dan and Rob will certainly bring it up if CBJ gets the next goal.

6’1” and 185 lbs. He needs more strength, which translates to more weight. Hit the gym kid.

Did you call Cozens a star?

Tuch ah-gain

Well deserved Gilbert.