Porous Five Hole

10-0-0 Duh.

I am an optimist by nature, but dang there is not much to hang your hat on. It is tough for me to reconcile an entire season down the drain in November. Again. It’s only frickin November. What else am I supposed to do all winter (that hasn’t even arrived yet). I was hoping the Sabres could finally help get me through the tough winter months instead of being the broken toy I somehow still like to play with. Survey Says? XXX

lol Rosen’s stick breaks on him that leads to the ENG. The bad news bears comparison would be an understatement.

Credit to the SabreSpacers still sticking with this thread and this game for a team down a goal and winless on the road. Cheers to you 🍻

In central NY for tonight, so chicken riggies for dinner. 🤤

Paul Hamilton has no idea. That’s the whole story.

I do not accept this response. Housing in Buffalo is a third of the cost of the average NHL city. The proximity to southern Ontario is real. Did you know the Sabres are middle of the pack for taxable income relative to the rest of the league? It’s tru. And Sabres alumni love it here. The Sabres are not a victim of circumstances. They are an excuse of circumstances of an incompetent general manger.

Kevyn should have been fired after the “palm trees and taxes” rant. There are so many positives to reflect on the Sabres fanbase and location, and all we got were excuses. The Sabres leadership is rotten.

A total non-factor. I don’t think he will age well and I’m headed to the “What does the Tuch trade look like?” right now.

The Sabres didn’t have a shot on goal in the last 13 minutes tonight while down two goals. It’s hard to be a fan of this team.

Sabres wilt and not a good night down on the farm either. Levi called out after the Amerks get blown out on Wednesday night. https://pickinsplinters.com/2025/11/12/leone-after-pulling-levi-in-amerks-loss-we-need-a-save/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOCQD5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEel_BUivndXyIMoN2eB8DC9TOXegfMjnaolg6d1znvjuQkI9dk6achz7baVyc_aem__sgsJ1gVD8KpDiGXUCottg

All due respect to Shakir, he’s not a boundary receiver. He’s a lot more Cole Beasley than he is Justin Jefferson. To your suggestion to just run guys deep down the field, that only creates space if defenses have to defend it with MORE than man coverage. The rotation to keep them fresh isn’t relevant. As I said before, because the Bills have nothing deep and outside, opposing defenses compress the field against Buffalo both vertically and horizontally. This is why Shakir and Kincaid are having pedestrian seasons…they are drawing extra defenders (or in the case of the Miami game, hi lo zone). Then, throw in the following tendencies the Bills offense has into the mix, and it is easier to see why they’re having less success lately: 1. The Bills first down run rate is higher than 30 other NFL offenses. Sure, Cook is good, but talk about keeping your Ferrari (Josh Allen) in the garage. 2. Tipping your hand with scheme and play calling. Did you know the Bills pass 80% of the time from shotgun formation and run more than 80% from under center? Sure, you usually pass from shotgun formation, but the league knows the Bills extreme tendencies and are guessing correctly 80% of the time. That’s on the OC. 3. Tipping your hand with personnel. The Bills pass the ball about 80% of the time that Kincaid is on the field. It is a lot easier to defend the Bills with ideal personnel when the opposing D knows the play type and can respond with the correct personnel package. I think the Bills will mix up play calling and can still score 30 because Josh is that good. But everything is much harder when defenses are able to minimize the field because our outside receivers may be the worst in the NFL.

If he does, I’ll buy his jersey

Even more irritating than Kozak being in the top six is Peyton freakin Krebs being nothing more than a 4C. Might be a mix of poor development management & just not good enough, but yeesh that Eichel trade looks even worse now knowing he’s developed into an NHL non-factor. It’s time to try someone else next season.

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2025/11/flames-place-justin-kirkland-on-waivers.html 29 year old fringe NHLer who plays center. I would claim and give him a five game look and push Östlund back down to Rochester where he should be.