Dreams Burn Down

This was me in front of the television watching the Bills circa 2000-2016. I bow to your poetic imagery.

Ryan Tannehill is literally throwing the game away.

Before this season, I know that I never gave Skinner's playmaking ability much credence. Similar to VO over the last few games.

Tannehill appears to he very Dolphiny today.

That would be great. I was more apt to use the Pearson r in my day, but that would work very well in this scenario, too.

We really could use someone, anyone, to take out the trash in front of our net-minders.

Right up the wall. Spidey?

I probably will, too. I'm one of those people that P.T. Barnum talked about.

I wouldn't be averse to an early keelhauling on Risto to set some kind of tone for the afternoon. I'm at work today, but this board is, even more than usual, providing me with much needed comic relief. Thank you.

Giggity.

What a tough, hard-nosed player. He was an unsung hero for those great Isles teams. RIP, Clark.

The fact that the time period displayed includes the worst continuous stretch of futility in this franchise's history cannot be coincidental. Lack of talent, poor medical staff, and mismanagement from the top (and more?) are all contributing factors. Since the same ownership controls the Sabres and Bills, and the Bills seem to "get it" in this area, emulating their approach and applying it to an ice hockey environment would seem to be a cost effective way to begin.

Murray provided us with more than I expected. He added a bit of a physical presence, but he is what he is. I think that, at times, he played beyond his abilities. Even though those abilities are marginal, I would like to see similar effort from our entire line-up.

Did I say that I know the exact play where Quinn's injury occurred? No, I didn't. For all I know, he injured himself on the way to the shower. As I read about Quinn's injury, I was simply thinking of the future, those who are here and those to come, of this team that, right now, cannot fight or protect its way out of a wet paper bag. This team is physically rolled more often than not. The kids do not need a laissez-faire approach of throwing them to the wolves to toughen them up. The Sabres have gone that route and it hasn't worked. They need support in this area and KA should provide that.

Hopefully, it's not serious. I hope that KA gets an infusion of toughness into this lineup to help protect the young core already here as well as those arriving in the future.

The Sabres jettisoned Risto from Siberia to Point Barrow, Alaska.

That sequence infuriated me.

There were flashes tonight like the goals by Dahlin, Quinn, Tuch and Cozens. There was some nice vision in passing by VO and Tage. Talent will out, though, and the Stars have more of it. I must be a masochist to keep coming back for this.

Wow. When was the last time we gave up 4 on the PP?

PK unit is having a rough time.

Nice save, Dahlin. Dell looked like Kool-Aid man trying to get back in position.

I thought it was just me. They looked like extras from the John Wick franchise.

Nice thinking by Tage on that pass.

Tage was the deli meat in that sandwich.