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Translation Sabres 4-2. Cozens get 2 tonight. Dahlin with 3 points.

He has double the points.

Sure RJ2 has forced his hand but the bottom 6 is bad and he would rather not dress all of the culprits which are: KO, Jost, VO and Krebs. VO plays because he can sometimes score in bunches. KO is the captain. Jost has been better than Krebs, so there you have it.

I am pretty sure there is upside to Krebs and that other teams would see that. I prefer he play in Rochester for awhile but we don't have enough centers to do that as @GASabresIUFAN has already pointed out. If we dump VO, Girgs, Krebs, and bench KO in January, and replace them all with call ups, then the playoff goal chase is probably over. Does dump mean trade? Cutting them lose is not gonna happen. Trade market for VO is probably at the deadline. KO is the Captain - best we can do is to platoon him. Girgensons is not even one of the problems - he is a decent 4th line grinder with some jam and some PK skill.

Almost ready for a Sabres and Bills Sports Holiday Weekend! Sabres on Weds, Thanksgiving on Thursday, Sabres on Friday, Sabres on Saturday. Bills on Sunday. Clear out the guest room for company - check Bring up the Christmas deco boxes -check Decorate the fireplace mantle - check Set up the fake tree - check Put up the lights, (ugh), - check Go on out and get a "nice pretty" holiday centerpiece for the dinning room table, (grumble), - check Bring down the Christmas deco boxes - check Go outside and rake, blow, and suck up leaves - ok, that's this afternoons assignment. Big game tonight. Can't wait to pour a nice single malt (ok probably two) and watch it in my man cave. Go Sabres!

A lot of people want to see the bottom 6 improved, myself included. Looking for more or better veteran on-ice support. Not gonna get that from Rochester. Quinn and Tage returning will help us build a better 3rd line. Until then we will struggle. The 4C position is in need of improvement. Another big tough forward like Greenway would help as well. VO, Krebs, KO are the weakest players right now.

Injuries have prevented him from seeing the pressbox. We will see what happens.

Benson ranks top 9 including Quinn in the list.

I would want Greenway before Benson. When Greenway is going he will surpass some of the others on the list. But I would take Benson next, over the remainder of the group. Greenway Greenway.

Oh, you want me to feed the beast.

Well, you may be right. I am not real sure how to read the 4 years vs 5 years but he is under 160 games in 4 seasons.

I just checked your post and looked up his stats. What I thought was 150 games is 160. I am glad you might be correct here ... now how to interpret the 4 years? Could this be another reason to play 11-7? Are they thinking of reducing his games?

Interesting find. I looked it up and found this: a skater who signs his entry-level contract at 18 will become exempt after playing 160 NHL games, or after five seasons (whichever comes first). If an 18- or 19-year-old plays 11 NHL games in an NHL season, the waiver exemption is reduced to four years for goalies and four years for skaters. He has played 152 games in 4 years. His first season he might have been 20 (January birthday) and he played only 4 games for Vegas. Looks like he could be Rochester bound?

The very next post after your first one in this thread. The poster told you that in the form of a rhetorical question. I mentioned this same thing last week in another post as well. It is common knowledge. Why else would he not be in Rochester? So we bench Krebs, now who is the 4C? Don't say Girgs. Don't say Biro. Don't say Jost, he is the 3C for now. Maybe Kulich gets a look at some point but do we really want him in Krebs role on the checking line with KO and Girgs? That answer is no. Maybe Kulich can center the 3rd line when at some point and Jost takes the 4th. We need Adams to trade for a real NHL center that has a proven checking line pedigree, meaning strong defensively, relentless 20o foot game, can win draws, can help on the PK, and chips in a bit on offense. We need that player right now.

Again. You have been told this already in this thread and in another thread. Sending him down requires he clears waivers. He will be picked up by a bottom feeder that can spend time developing him. You are giving away an asset that you might be able to include in a package as part of a trade. Get it? His shot is really weak too. I see most of his shot attempts fail to get to the net. Right now he looks like a AHL to me.

I'll sum up the situation at forward in the off season. It looked on the surface like low expectations, but it really is our GM being overly comfortable and confident in his players. He thinks more of them than they consistently show on the ice. Krebs would have played in the AHL last year if we hade a deeper lineup. He might still be down there and knocking on the door for a shot if they had done more to improve over the past two years.

Laviolette coaches the Rangers

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Fishing would be fun to take up. In addition to travel, I prefer this: and this:

I know you are a retired guy like myself so I can say this with experience. I am a sucker for pretty ladies but I keep it in perspective. The young ladies that wear that kind of lipstick and do the botox thing are probably not interested in you either. Yes its a newer trend, but I see older women doing it to.

I think the Bills can beat the Eagles on Sunday. Hoping the offense continues to find its groove. More worried about all the injuries on defense right now. Philly has a physical team, even on offense and at QB.

The Bar Bill on Main in Williamsville is not quite at the level of the original in East Aurora.

Why would a life long WNYer think this? I get the food and restaurants. But what do you have against AKG and the Darwin Martin House?

Grandma Mora’s? I heard that was good.