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For some reason they started their 3rd goalie and he is standing on his head. Not sure he knows what he is doing but he covers a lot of net.

The loudest cheers are for the Montreal PK. I hate that. 3 Power plays so far.

Another PP get ready for a quick make up call

Skinner could have a hatty by now but he is a half a click off so far.

Tage, please stop passing up shots on this goalie.

Spooner you are not smoking that greenish moldy stuff tonight are you?

Too casual. They better tighten up, or using today’s vernacular- get better structure.

Wow, Tage and Mitts almost convert. Levi with his 3rd huge save.

Good Evening Teammates, Punch checking in. Looking for 2 in a row against a team we NEED to beat to move up in the standings Home game with Goatheads. Lots of enemies in the building. Lets Go Sabres!! Muscle Weight

I’ve been out all day, now I’m home and focusing on the Sabres. I’ll read’s articles later, maybe. If I care. Any way I slice it, he is using McD current controversies and adding to them with stories from 4 years past. He is making money, getting clicks, getting his name out there but to me he is covered in slime while doing it. We can discuss want accounts for good journalism but that too is pointless. Today’s journalism is much different than the past. It is want it is, everything is fair game.

According to my brother, a guy resurrected this story from 2019, Tyler Dunne, a former Buffalo News reporter who no longer has media credentials. Dunne has his own show, or blog, or some internet based thing called Go Long. He did a three part expose on McD, titled "The McDermott Problem". Part 1 - Blame Game Part 2 - Lost on Translation Part 3 - Let Josh be Josh So its open season on McD, any guy with a computer can join in. I will look at this stuff later tonight but my first thoughts are its a guy with an axe to grind.

I just cannot believe he didn't know this was a bad example, but to bring up something from 2019? He is cracking under pressure. I mean, first I see these Ivy League School leaders not understanding the depth of the situation in Israel and Gaza on TV news ... now McD.

Yes, Senator Blutarski graduated.

I went there in 1985. Did the tour. Amazing time. Beautiful work.

The players pick their songs. I would do away with that, and hire a better crew to enhance and rev up the game day experience.

You can assume Levi will win more than Comrie, that is not a stretch for me. If winning right now is the #1 criteria then you develop him in the NHL. To do that you get rid of the 3 man thing so he can get work whether he is 1 or 2 If what’s best for Levi is the criteria, Adams/Granato/Appert all agreed it was time in Rochester. . What will Adams do? Will he pivot? Nothing KA has done tells me that winning now is really the #1 priority. Ok, we beat Boston so every one is juiced for now. I would love to see the Kid take the #1 role, do well and get Calder votes, but not sure this is the right path. The load is heavy.

Tuch is a top 6 power forward that should get a lot of minutes. You can call that 3rd line but he needs more minutes than Skinner, JJP, Benson, etc. You forgot Quinn in top 6/9. A restored Cozens at center, and a healthy Quinn, should be be reunited with JJP to see is that still clicks. Greenway on the 4th line next year is a possibility.

Good post. It’s baffling that they are still teaching, ir just started teaching, defensive structure. Imagine Clifton and EJ joining a team with not structure after coming from Boston and Colorado.

Spoiler spoiler alert. The only debate is what is best for development of Levi. No one, us arguing over who is the best, has the most talent, etc. If any of them proven NHL starters, there would be no debate at all.

If this happens everybody will be happy. The only debate is what is best for him, not as to whether he is the most talent. Most goalies need more time than Levi is getting. Kevyn Adams pretty much banked his reputation on Levi and UPL.

The time is now. The win streak has to start on Saturday, a four point game with the Habs.

Some of this is true. You can tell this kid came up another way. He was credited with 1 hit, but I counted 4 times when he blasted a Bruins defenseman on the forecheck. They got the pass away but he crushed a few Broons along the way. That is how you wear out an opponent, our defenseman know how that feels. Every chance he had he went to the net hard. He should have had the first goal. He seems smart too. On VO goal he went to the net but stayed spread out far enough to make Linus have to cheat. Tage Thompson did not even execute this as well as #50 did on the breakaway with Skinner Hopefully he keeps playing like that. You can see limited hand skills but just keep the motor going kid.

This will continue to be a debate. Levi was very sharp last night and if he brings that every night we will move up in the standings. What does it take to stay that sharp? The right amount of work is one thing. He needs practice reps and more games and he also needs support from the team. Can he get that in Buffalo? He didn’t get any of that in his first stint. Three goalies and an inconsistent and mostly porous defensive structure are not conducive to developing a rookie goalie. I agree with you in principle, but can UPL and Comrie hold the fort and keep Levi in Rochester? There is pressure to win. Doing the “right” thing is going to be difficult. Maybe Levi does a few stints in Rochester and comes up for home games and b2b’s for awhile. Playing down there helped him

I wish they would rough him up a bit more too. He still manage to annoy in a losing effort.