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That was the general impression I got... so it's verified I guess. It's almost as if they were holding them back so they'd be fresh when killing penalties.

I think he's a bottom sixer who will be part of the team going forward. He may get bounced back to the AHL, but I think late last year he shifted from an AHLer to a tweener in my mind, and I think he is moving from tweener to NHLer as we speak.

Doan is better than I expected. He's doing pretty well for himself and that helps the team. Benson, though, is the heart of the team right now. I'm already looking ahead in my mind to the Sabres moving Tuch if he won't sign a long term deal, and maybe trading one or to of their other stars to shore up the build that's going on right now with Kulich, Benson, Doan, Krebs, Kozak, etc. Looking at the D, I think once Kesselring is back, the defense will be largely set going forward for the next little bit. But on the offense, watch for people like Tuch and Thompson to get moved. When I watch the team it almost feels like they're outsiders now.

They seem to be playing for each other more. And also they seem to be a LOT more in sync with their passing.

It was discussed during the intermission and the Sabres broadcast team it should have been an Unsportsmanlike 10 minute penalty. Kudos to Dahlin for putting it behind him quickly and the Sabres capitalizing on the penalty. It's likely that Marchand will be fined.

Anyone else notice that when the Sabres were in puck battles along the boards, other Sabres jumped into the fray to back them up instead of waiting around for something to happen?

While I don't disagree, Zucker doesn't need an A to do what he does.

Quinn didn't do a lot offensively, but he made a lot of small, correct plays and didn't back down to physical challenges.

Bobrovsky didn't even see that Kulich shot.

I know. Someone who scores goals from in front of the net? Who knew a player could do that?

Nice teamwork on the clear.

The SOG early was 0-5 for FLA. Now it's 6-4 BUF. The Sabres are playing so well the Panthers are taking negative shots!

Zucker makin' music today.

Even the two penalties were taken due to proactive play. Just don't take to many of them.

Zucker's such a good team player. Going to commercial: The first guy to greet Doan after his goal? Zucks.

The Sabres are playing.... good!?

Nice shift by the good guys, now onto the PP.

Nope. He's never awake this early.

Bennett was the one who initiated the contact, then went down like he was shot.

That was a poor call. Bennett totally embellished the hit.