Doohicksie

*saying it in my head in Stephen Wright's voice*

Not necessarily. If a player's head is screwed on right and he's playing better positional hockey, skating around like a chicken with his head cut off is unnecessary. I bet Nick Lidstrom rarely broke 20; he simply didn't need to.

I think someone got a thesaurus for Christmas.

Monarch wastrels.

Even though I know that you are being facetious, I would love it if you were right. And then they would open a chain of Thai restaurants when their playing days are done.

Benson is a curious choice for an untouchable player. Yes, he looks good when he plays, but he's an undersized teen with 4 goals and 10 assists in 40 games. What about that screams "untouchable"?

The question presumes Donny stays on as HC. Harrington answered the question without commenting on that presumption. That, to me, does not indicate Harrington thinks Donny is staying.

Girgs, Okie and Skinner are probably the only players I'd pull for on other teams. Why? Because they're long-tenured Sabres that deserve better than they got on Buffalo. Rooting for, say, the Bruins in a postseason the Sabres miss by 10 points is not detracting from my Sabres fanhood. It's just appreciating that those guys have been good soldiers while here, and wishing the best for them. It's more of a humanity thing than a sports thing.

Time to resurrect Team Stormcloud.

We'll take Ullmark for them. 😉

I know. I was a Buffalo Braves fan. They moved to San Diego, then L.A., and I haven't followed the NBA since. I grew up in Cheektowaga, I live in Fort Worth (Dallas media market) now. I'm a fan of the Sabres because they are in my hometown. If they left there my heart wouldn't be in it anymore and I'd probably stop watching the NHL altogether.

So cringe.

I'm coming around to this: The whole team. The players, the coaches, the GM, everything. Blow it all up. Just awful.

Yeah, hockey tool.

On the previous clear Tuch was totally hooked and they didn't call it. So bad.

This team is terrible and the refs are even worse. Really terrible all around.

No, not really a good call: The StL player double hit Greenway; second was above the waist.

***** *****.

You mean Blues?

So often the Sabres have full control of the puck behind their net and repeatedly fail to clear.

I've been thinking the same. The Montreal Expos of the NHL.

Does anyone else look at the coach in the Geico walrus commercial and think "Darcy Regier"?