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We actually need more of this in the top 6 not the bottom 3.

Why? Hall's value, how he's perceived has all only plummeted this year. I never expected a first. No team was going to do that unless there was a bidding war. I was hoping for a prospect and we got one under team control that I'm willing to see. He's been in a winning franchise. When you build a team you don't do what Terry and Co did from 2011 to 2020. Which was draft atrociously and sign big money contracts to UFAs that busted.

Didn't Hall have a NMC? So our options were somewhat limited if the teams on his list didn't even want him.

Just one massive reason why these kids finishing strong is a big deal. These games are far from meaningless. Now get an actual prospect for Hall and a pick.

Please do not interrupt my man crush on Cozens. Yes, I know it's not 100% on him. Just don't tell me his play isn't exactly the kind of "culture" change we're talking about here. Well people like me anyway.

Dont tell Bulldog @ WGR

Yea but for now that's exactly what's happening. We'll see how it plays out.

If they maintain this how can he not?

Sorry if I missed if posted... They are now 7-5-3 when Ullmark starts. 1-18-3 in the others. That's your stat of the year imo. I want him and anyone other then Hutton to compete for the job and let it sort out knowing Ullmark is reliable and potentially beginning to put it all together.

Who did dis?

So 4 GMs in 8 years. Another coach is a certainty. That will be 4 in 6 years? Who wants to come here? Who even wants these jobs? The Krueger hire was clearly all Terry. Botterill I think we can all now safely say in addition to sucking at his job probably had a problem with Terry hiring Ralph so he was canned. Terry Pegula is clearly the problem. This team needs a President because it needs to shake the fact (it's not an impression anymore) that the clueless owner is too involved and contributed to decisions from awful hires to bad contracts. For a decade now.

"Thompson Tried" banner. Raise it up.

Alex Nylander 2016 8th overall. Casey Mittelstadt 2017 8th overall. Back to back top 10 busts. And we wonder why we are where we are. Oh and in the middle of those 2 disasters, we trade ROR for Tage Thompson. And 2018s first overall generational D Man looks completely lost. I totally trust our scouts know who to target when we trade Staal Hall and Montour. It's going to be a return of a 2nd round and two 4th round picks anyway.

This is the worst team in Sabres history.

Thought he was good tonight tho. One of his better games. More physical to.

And that almost cost me a cell phone. That close. Awful. Master motivator thooooooooi

Anyone in the front office that said our goaltending situation going in to this year was fine needs to be fired.

Going to be a lot of Eichel was the problem jokes but if he's been at 50% yes he was a part of the problem.

LoLazar

It had 11 tweets as of last night. Someone is just messing around "hey look a Ralph burner account!" Because watching and talking about the team is a waste of time so...

Zero percent chance that is real.

They lied.

What's the hold up??

All true. And the rare occurrence of them in 2021 probably makes them absolutely authentic and more meaningful. They may have a bigger impact on the team now then they would in the 70s to the 90s. Because few do it. Has to be organic. Can't be forced goon-ery If Eichel were to go out and fight someone tomorrow because we'll we've just sucked....need a spark. That's dumb. But if someone ran Hall and Eichel was the first guy in there and instantly without thinking started to retaliate and starts throwing down.....everyone sees that's real, a guy that cares and it's your star and captain; a commitment to your teammates. You can't quantify that. That's what's missing on this team. Do they look like they care about each other let alone winning? Nope.

If you got guys that do what Tinordi did, or Nurse, do you really want to be the guy taking shifts off? Computers can't account for that. There are 2 kinds of fights in the NHL. The one Cozens got into where no doubt he's trying to swing momentum of the game and make his own statement. Most likely little impact on the game. Then there is the responses of Nurse and Tinordi. Both very likely to have gotten both their teams just a bit more engaged. And if both equally now have everyone's attention...again tough to know or see in game difference. But you will never convince me otherwise that both have long term positive impacts on locker rooms and individual players. This isn't a league of goons and we don't need any Bob Proberts we all know this. You just can't convince me that authentic reactions like this don't matter.