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It would be fun to see him play. This off season will be one of the most interesting with Savoie and Kulich fighting to make the roster. I do not recall the Sabres ever having a stream of good prospects like this. This group is even bigger and maybe more impactful than the Ryan Miller Amerks group.

We didn't roll over and play poorly that game either. Their journeyman goalie stood on his head and won the game for them. It is hard to rationalize that the Sabres would be doing anywhere near as well. We do not match up to Boston like they do, they simply were more physical than the Bruins, not something you see too often. We probably would not be getting the Bobrovsky-like goaltending needed to shut down the Leaves big guns either. Whenever we played the Canes we had to shorten the bench drastically, which during playoff time is the opposite of what you want to do. The Panthers got hot and they squeaked in because we lost points to poor teams that were below us in the standings. Our home ice performance and inconsistent goaltending was a problem.

Yes, he really was. I know at times he was playing hurt (like all players do), but sometimes he was unbelievably bad. He was capable of much more, but he didn't deliver. Like Montour and many others, he was another guy that was put in a bad situation and didn't want to be here. After missing on Stahl and Hall, Adams learned something important. He really got it right getting Tuch, a veteran that wanted to be here and could help change the culture. Over the past 10 years there are so many veteran players that did not do well in Buffalo that it becomes hard to blame the players without looking within. Maybe some of these veteran players didn't object to Buffalo at first, but a run of FO/GM firings, some really bad head coaches (none that ever got another HC shot in the NHL), poor leadership within the team, player cliques and factions, small crowds of mostly unhappy people, and the organizations top-down acceptance of losing all took a huge toll on the players and the reputation of the franchise.

Throw Doug Armstrong in the rumor mill. Still on contract in St Louis but Toronto is a “dream job” for him.

Who you pulling for, Hershey or Rochester?

Tkachuk coming up big again. Like him or not, he is a force out there. Reinhart with a pretty set up.

He called Sam Reinhart’s name. To step up.

Barkov is the definition of two-way player.

You start with 2525 and move up from there.

That’s way too much, even for a team with cap room and no prospects. I see him as a 3M$ guy, like Girgs.

Similar to the Scandella trade for a fourth. Hasty trade to get something done. where do you rank Novikov and Johnson on the depth chart today?

A hasty deadline trade to get something (draft pick) for an asset (Montour) that did not want to be here. Krueger era and JBot firing drove away Eichel, Reinhart, Ullmark, Montour, Risto - none of them wanted to stay any longer.

We already get a 2nd next year for Johnson. We can get 2nd for just Olofsson alone, probably more. I would package Olofsson for immediate help on the blue line if possible.

Ballard and Clancy fired the wrong guy.

Shanny is running Hockey Ops, he decided Duby is gone and he probably discussed it with ownership. Yeah and keeping the fungus and the grubs under control.

The important part of the All Star break is to get some rest during an 82 game season (with an additional 4 rounds of playoffs on top of it). Competitive tournaments with travel do not do that. The players union should say no to this.

I just think he grew up physically and is playing in his prime right now. He is stronger and much more confident. They say defenseman take awhile, he is 29.

Hard not to be a fan favorite when you play hard, fight for your team, and make Rock/Pop records in the off season.

Cats take the lead.

Always good to see the man with the C get a goal in the playoffs. Barkov having a fine two way game.

Reinhart had an open shot on that PP but he passed off.

Terrible penalty call to put Florida down 2 skaters. Let them know it coach.

My wife wanted to know why all these “weird” teams are going for the Cup.

Teds team is promoted and doing well.