HumanSlinky39

Give Muel's to Zucker.

Good for Skinner.

Golden goal for Tage. That's awesome.

I heard a stat that Marner in games 5-7 over the past few years has just 7 points (0G, 7A) in 20 games. That is almost unplayable in those situations. Maybe it's a function of the synergy between the rest of their "core 4", but that is a big, big red flag. He's a terrific regular season player, but he totally disappears when the pressure gets ratcheted up.

Fair, but I'd say just on talent alone, the Sabres have a leg up on them. We have quite a few young guys who have been productive in the NHL, they're just not a cohesive unit. There's plenty to work with here to reshape the roster to make it fit together better. Not sure I can say that about the Flyers.

And what a glorious, oh-so-Leafs elimination it was!

I thought they played like their hair was on fire in the MTL series, but looked totally spent against the Canes. Wonder how much the spunky Habs took out of them while the Canes barely broke a sweat vs. NJ. You're right - looked old & slow.

The Flyers roster is BARREN aside from Michkov and Konecny. And they haven't been bad enough to draft really high, so the guys in their system are still question marks. I would take our roster over theirs up-and-down without giving it a second thought.

Kasperi Kapanen has more goals in the playoffs than Matthews.

2 straight shutouts for Skinner to close out VGK, wow. Must be nice to be a fan of a real hockey team.

He is not a good playoff goalie. They showed a stat that he had allowed the first shot in in like 4 of his previous 5 games. That's nuts.

I really thought they were gonna come back and take it with Pickard hurt and Skinner in net. He's been atrocious. But, nope...shutout LOL

Who had Stuart Skinner shutting out VGK on their playoff bingo card?

Presumably hates palm trees.

I guess you could say the tusk forms a U?

VO has skill as a scorer, but he's far too inconsistent. How many times did we see it here- he'll go on a heater for a few games then disappear for weeks at a time.

Playoff McDavid & Draisaitl are a sight to behold. They just perform on another level. Even Bouchard to a slightly lesser extent.

Buzz word. Nothing more.

I think I like it, but that black jersey looks ripped from the WHL.

What, Taylor Hall wasn't available because he's still trying to play?

So I guess now we're onto the question - when the team puts up 75 points and misses the playoffs for the 15th straight year next year, will THAT be enough to get KA fired? Nobody kicks the can down the road like the Buffalo Sabres.

KA giving Terry a presentation and all I can picture is this:

Welp.

I try to analyze it, too; but the only thing I can come up with that makes any kind of sense is Terry just doesn't care about the Sabres. At all. As long as the brand isn't hemorrhaging money, whatever. There is not a single viable hockey excuse for KA to get another season, yet here we are. They spent all last summer harping on accountability, the season was a failure, yet here we are. The team has gone backwards two straight seasons under KA's guidance, yet here we are. KA dusted off Lindy to right his ship, he failed, yet here we are. The Sabres have been a punchline for years now, nobody takes the organization seriously, yet here we are. Terry doesn't care. The owner is an absentee landlord.