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I agree. Lots of close ones last night, tonight they go. Butcher returns to New Jersey. Let's see if he can beat his old team and coach Ruff who did not really like him.

Well let's see how they come into tomorrows game against the Devils. First time on the road this season.

I would like to see a back to back to see how Granato adapts and adjusts to the Bruins. He was pretty good with that last season. Will have to wait.

Not getting the bounces..........yet.

Let's go boys. Come out ready to play right away and let them know they are in Buffalo and it's not going to be an easy win.

Yes they must be worried about losing one of their D on waivers because I think they are still carrying 8 players.

He should because they spent lots of money in the offseason.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cold-stove-a-hockey-podcast/id1589288590 New podcast "Coldstove" which has NRD covering NHL rumors. He covers some potential trade partners for Eichel. It's an interesting listen. Not sure how credible his sources are but a nice listen anyway. San Jose, Anaheim, Detroit, Vegas

Sarcastic reply. Maybe he can train with the Bruins after his surgery because he seems to like hanging out with the hometown Bruins in the off-season. Then he can wait for the trade to any NHL team other than the Bruins.

If we trade Anderson in the next couple of weeks or days and call up Dell then we will know that we are in a true tank that only Tim Murray could lead. 😏 Otherwise I love the way the team has played and the culture that they are developing. It's a great story so far and hope it keeps progressing.

I would doubt it. The line with Tage, Olofsson, and Asplund has played pretty well together and I would think that they wouldn't want to mess with it. I think Tage needs Asplund right now. I imagine they will play Girgensons at center with Okposo and Hayden for the next game.

No one thought they would be saying that before this season started but yes I agree because that line has been really good. I hate injuries but it's part of the game so hope we adapt adequately and the injured players come back strong.

I'm in the "I don't know" camp. I think the easy answer is "No" but perhaps he gets surgery or some sort of treatment that works and then eventually plays a couple of games to demonstrate his return to health before a trade. So my answer is "No but maybe a game or two to demonstrate he can still play before a trade".

My back aches thinking back to all the cross checks and abuse Vaive took while playing for the Sabres standing in front of the net.

Did you get an interview or was it all based on your historical analytics? 😏

I would love to see the Eichel story told from Adams perspective in an article or book after he retires. Actually for that matter I would buy the book from Eichel's perspective too just to get some sort of understanding of the truth (most likely it lies somewhere in the middle).

This should not have been a big hit but I guess Lauzon caught Hughes at the right angle and because Hughes is still pretty light. He definitely had the wind knocked out of him and they are saying a shoulder injury. Devils not reporting what the extent of the injury is yet.

Wait until they lose to Carolina on Thursday. Detroit on Saturday (home game) might be their first win (or maybe not).

Yes I love the developing chemistry with the team but we need to make the trade to move on from Eichel. @darksabre mentioned above that Quick would be the easiest cap dump to come back in goal. I'm not sure what else would fit because Quick might not be enough to cover the cap but maybe we just take someone like Olie Matta (because we really need more LD.............not).

I saw a picture of Dahlin wearing a full shield today (Paul Hamilton tweet). Maybe he lost some teeth? If not, anyone know what's up with him?

Yes maybe. They are the team that has the deepest prospect pool (Byfield, Turcotte, Kaliyev, Kupari, Fagemo, +++). They have more top end prospects than they have room on their team in the future. LA's safe bet would be to see how they develop and keep the best fits for the team but maybe they try to turn some of that capital into an Eichel. Cap concerns remain though.

Yes Drysdale is getting lots of praise in Anaheim for playing above his age and experience. I'm not sure on Johnson. Does he become a Mitch Marner type (then great) but not sure he translates to that level yet. I agree with you though that Drysdale would look great on the right side but I think I would be pretty disappointed to not get back a top center prospect for Eichel. I still have faith that we will get a center back when it's over and done with.

Lundell is looking good and getting high praise for his play in Florida. He was advertised as being good defensively back at the draft but looks like his offense has come around now too.

Yes I put him in, not sure who to take out though. We have practice time before Friday though to see how everyone is feeling health wise.

Montreal loses 5-0 to San Jose. 0-4 to start the year while the Sabres are 3-0. Can't tell you how happy that makes me.