Doohickie

Yeah, I kind of think having a Buffalo Sabres #9 on the ice that wasn't him messed his head up.

Levi is never going back to Rochester. Now they need to waive Comrie.

First time I saw the overhead view of the Toyota Big Save. Ridiculous!

Connolly was never as rugged as Mitts, unfortunately.

Pretty good shift there by Cliffy.

That was a good road first period.

Lil J did a nice job clearing the netfront.

https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-vgk/2023/12/15/2023020460

Wow, you timed that for the worst possible moment, didn't you? 😄

Merry Wassail

If a concussion was even suspected, he would not have returned for the power play later before leaving for good. I think it's something he thought he could play through until he tried to play through it. I think we're talking about Jeff's.

I see Murray on the 4th line and existing players bumping up a line. Robinson to the 3rd line, Olofsson to the 2nd. Or something like that.

Loose cattle are surprisingly common here in Fort Worth, aka Cowtown. There is a major facility that hosts various livestock events and competitions and occasionally one escapes. Also, this is pretty common near the venue:

I also remember when he twisted his ankle at an impossible angle and it looked like he'd be out for a long time but he returned next game. So hopefully this won't be a very long stint on IR.

I'm going to guess it's a shoulder injury. Shoulders are wonky and can be very painful but still functional. Possibly also ribs or back. The fact that he immediately left the game after the hit, then returned for one shift tells me it wasn't a concussion. He probably thought he could tough it out but after the power play shift decided that he couldn't play through it.

The Sabres are gassed at this point. If they were going to climb back in, it had to be in the 2nd period.