JustOneParade

Honest question. I wonder how this board would have reacted - at the time - if the Sabres had selected a 5'10" 176 pound defenseman early in the second round? And this has nothing to do with Leinonen.

The JA17 Effect

I would expect this to happen during the bye week, if not sooner. Rapp's one good game last night aside, these two safeties are liabilities.

Un-fuc*ing believable.

Frankly, if a guy is only motivated to play hard every night because its a contract year, I don't want him on my team. (NOT suggesting that's the case with Greenway).

I know its MLB playoff season but I just had to pass this along. Unbelievable. In a game over the weekend a HS QB in Louisiana completed 53 of 68 passes for 817 yards and 8 touchdowns. He also ran for 88 yards and two additional TD's. The truly incredible part? His team LOST in overtime 77-76. There's a DC down there that has some 'splainin' to do.

Maybe it’s just a matter of the player’s style fitting better with this coach than the last?

Greenway was the best player on the ice Dahlin must still be hurt Sabres power play = Blutarski’s GPA Liked how they played the 3rd with the lead. If excuses aren’t accepted for losses then they shouldn’t be offered for wins

I thought I just saw that Igor rejected $88M from the Rags (8 years I would assume). Wow!

I will as well @Night Train. And will continue to do so regardless. Fandom is like some sort of strange addiction. It was a tough weekend for fans of Buffalo sports, that’s for sure.

Very much this. NJ was a 112 point team two years ago. They've since added a few very good pieces and their excellent young core is ... dare I say ... developing quite well. I'd go as far to say they are a President's Cup and Stanley Cup contender. Last year was an aberration. I frankly didn't expect they would win any of the two games in Prague but was very disappointed they didn't play better than they did. Many of the problems that plagued this team last season have carried over and that's troubling. Let's see how they look in another 8 - 10 games. The possible range of outcomes can be big. I'll set my expectations at that point.

I seem to remember doing that a few years ago too. 😂😢

It was all risk and near zero reward. For example, why risk taking a holding penalty in the end zone? Safety. Game over.

It’s about field position at that point. Run the ball 3 times and gain 5 yards it makes a big difference on the other end. It’s all speculation at this point but the logic behind the play calling was totally wrong.

Play calling on that last possession was criminally bad. I would say laughable but I spent those entire 16 or so seconds swearing at the television. Unbelievable.

Totally agree with your first point @SwampD. Nobody can get open for Josh, who is struggling in his own right. Good chance he goes into desperate ‘hero ball’ mode and this game gets especially ugly.

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WWTD

PP zone entries…. or lack thereof.

Was that the ‘Luukkonen Crew’ (complete with buffalo hats) with the ‘Let’s Go Buffalo’ chant?

You need to select the 3- month payment plan to get NHL Network included. They won’t charge you until the trial elapses so it really doesn’t matter …. unless you forget to cancel.

That has been the case in years past. Perhaps being the International Series changes that - but I doubt it. I just signed up for a 7-day Fubo TV trial just to watch these two games.

If the Sabres start to play like a playoff team and are fun to watch, could more games be moved to NHL Network during the season? That would suck.

What the hell is happening here? 😀

Thanks. But it’s not started on Hulu either. Must be a problem with the feed from Pittsburgh if it’s not live streaming on Sabres.com either.