Porous Five Hole

You really have to give the Panthers their flowers. They were a superior team tonight. Their PK was huge (great all series). They have championship pedigree and it is impressive.

Levi t-shirt 👀

So they’re not a fast team because they don’t have one of the 20 fastest forwards or defensemen in the entire league? BTW, Josh Norris is on the list 👀

He may have gotten the call if the series was going to be a track meet, but the Amerks liked Komorov’s size against the Crunch (plus he’s still a legitimate Sabres prospect). Now that he’s likely in the protocol (plus no word how close Prow is to returning), I believe he will be the next man up.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44901919/bills-gm-gets-testy-radio-hosts-nfl-draft-criticism It has made itself as a top headline on espn.com

LOL Brandon Beane was VERY spicy. And he had a hard time getting past it.

https://pickinsplinters.com/2025/04/27/win-one-for-komarov-was-amerks-rallying-cry-after-scary-injury/ Write up from our beat writer

The family had a blast. It was a weird game….it took three hours and ended in regulation. The KO from the fight, two pucks on the ice at one time at one point, a Cuse fan got booted by security in front of me, a lady took a puck to the face that stopped the game, etc. Let’s sweep the gross Crunch. I’ll be driving to Cuse for game three on Thursday.

The Amerks won, but they seemed tentative for the first period and a half. Good win. Time to assert themselves in game two. Kulich will be a weapon on Sunday.

Agree I remember those days where no one went to the first round. It just felt like tix were in greater demand the last couple years. Glad to be heading to the barn shortly!

A lot of seats available tonight. Tix were hard to come by last year, so hopefully a large walk up crowd tonight. I’ll be in 123 and headed to Vesper shortly to pregame.

What’s a bit ironic is this guy from the Isles is available because they’re eliminating their radio broadcast.

Chris Drury must have pretended to REALLY like Dolan’s blues album.

Old “friend” Evander Kane draws into his spot. I like him a lot less than Skinner.

https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/chris-drury-agrees-to-multi-year-contract-extension Did not see this one coming…

Remember when answering the door was fun? Pepperidge Farm Remembers

Daddy, chill 😂

Jake Vernon will end the drought.

Man, this hand wringing about Benson’s production is weird to me. Here are the list of players 19 years old (his age) or younger who outproduced Benson offensively in the NHL this season: Maclin Celebrini (first overall), Will Smith (fourth overall), Connor Bedard (first overall). That’s it. To be able to develop all this time in the NHL will be a godsend down the road. He may never be a sniper, but he will always be a core player on this team. https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-zach-benson-fights-jason-zucker-jordan-greenway

Hmmm, that is not how I remember it. I remember the Sabres asking for Tage versus that was the offer. I found this to back that up. “The Sabres are counting on it after Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said Buffalo insisted Thompson be included in the trade. The Sabres also acquired centers Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Sobotka, as well as a conditional 2019 first-round pick and a 2021 second-rounder.” https://www.si.com/nhl/2018/07/02/tage-thompson-buffalo-sabres-trade-blues

Didn’t Botts fire Bylsma in Buffalo? Not often you get to fire a guy twice.

You want to trap Zucker on a boat with you and get him drunk? Ooooookie dokie.

He is not who we thought he was? What did you think he was? Your leading questions stink. Like, really stink. Benson provided elite defensive results at 19 years old. And he needs a wheelbarrow to carry his balls around. To measure him simply by points is missing the entire point.

Amerks tix for Game 1 & Game 2, Fri April 24th & April 26th, on sale now! I’ll be at the BCA for both and pre-gaming at Vesper for Game one, so holla if you are rolling in for some playoff hockey. 🍻