That Aud Smell

I do recall Rempe laughing at Geersten. If they had mic's on the ice, you know the chirps would have been directed to Geersten's inability to play effectively in the AHL let alone in the NHL.

over the years, i've had a few "i will take a sh1t in my backyard if _______". these have been very amusing for the fellas. i've yet to have to deliver on one. if the sabres can keep their form together (a big if), i might end up in backyard-pooping territory.

i'll sh1t in my hat if that happens.

a marginal AHL guy to boot. i love the Val James story. and i enjoyed it when the Sabres brought him up to fight Terry O'Reilly. but those days are long gone. if Geersten can't passably play NHL hockey, he should not be on the roster. full stop.

As much as anything, Ruff insisting that the team sign Geersten and Ruff's subsequent insistence on dressing him for most games has made me question whether Lindy's time has come (and gone). Such a brutal personnel move. Based on their laughing dismissal of him, Rempe agrees and so does Zadorov.

Ride the Lyon King. Go Sabres.

there are mistakes -- and then there's rostering an ECHL-skill-level meathead who other teams' tough guys mostly laugh at. when the guy dresses, the Sabres functionally lack a 4th line.

He might feel like Audette-value to you? But those are extremely different players.

this made me chuckle. i'm just saying: indisputably top-6 NHL forward declines to re-sign with (hometown) team ... that would suck.

even without two (or more?) of their star players, the Panthers will almost certainly sh1t pump the Sabres with their trademark relentless and heavy style of play.

I'm not quite that old but I crossed paths with Dan several times during his post-football days (when he was a lawyer in private practice). RIP.

Christ. Losing Tuch for a discounted, in-season trade return would be such a stomach punch. Strike that, actually. It would be a forceful steel-toe boot kick in the ribs. A stomach punch would suggest that, as a hockey fan, I'm still standing. I'm not. I'm more laying on the ground in a vaguely fetal position. I would not blame the guy one bit for not re-signing here.

Dude's being asked to do too much. It feels like a familiar story from the Sabres over the past ~15+ years. Third liners being asked to be second or even first liners, third pairing or 7-D being asked to be a second pairing guy.