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I agree with you... why would that not be on VGK to actually read the contract they acquired? That's a pretty severe penalty on the Sens. Yeah. Makes no sense.

Someone is dropping the ball at dailyfaceoff.com. I can see the generic Sabres jersey for Biro, but for Erik Johnson? Really? They've had plenty of time to put a jersey with his number and name together. (And why is Muel MIA?)

This comment was bound to be made by someone sooner or later. I'm pretty sure I predicted it somewhere along the line. My question is: Is the rate of injury among goalies in the Sabres system representative of the league as a whole (possibly taking into account age as a factor)? Are you kidding me? That's the most Buffalo thing ever.

Merry Widow.

I like Rousek too but I think Biro is the better prospect so far this year. I just think it's great that when we need to call someone up there are players ready.

Greenway-Thompson-Biro I'm frankly surprised they're putting him on that line. maybe it's only the #1 line because Thompson is on it, but the reality is the 1st line is centered by Mitts. My thought of putting Biro in a protected situation with Tuch and Cozens is essentially the same from a physical standpoint with Greenway and Thompson I suppose but I still wonder about putting him on the (a?) top line. Maybe the thought is they he's scoring in the A and want to see if he can do so with the big boys in the NHL. And... what @SabresBaltimore said... don't mess with the other lines.

I'm thinking he was genuinely hurt on the 20th. Toughed it out. Got re-examined and the doctor shut him down whether it was needed or not. The official story is it was a nagging injury and needs time to heal.

You say that like every other team doesn't do it. It's called Player Management and all the cool kids do it.

11 days is a few weeks, innit?

I thought it was due to injury.

Actually I thought he missed a game during the season prior to this.

I'm gonna say Greenway-Thompson-Peterka Skinner-Mittelstadt-Krebs Biro-Cozens-Tuch Girgensons-Jost-Okposo On the third line, less pressure, big boys to protect him, still a decent chance to score. Also, a chance to see if JJP is top-line ready.

Nope. Never heard of it.

Maybe neither?

That is pretty much what Makar said in the postgame.

He's got three "nicknames": 6K - pretty much only used on this forum I think. UPL - his initials, pronounced Yoo Pee El Oopie - his nickname used in the locker room; pronounced Oo Pee I think some people are conflating the last too and calling him Yoo Pee (U.P.) which is the version that's being confused with the Canadiens mascot. But I think that's a mispronunciation coming from a combination of UPL and Oopie.

Makar said that the fall was his fault in the postgame interview.

I think they retain one of Jost or Girgs.

But by then, are Olofsson, Okposo & Girgs off the team? Are those the spots that the new guys take? It's probably gonna take 4 guys moving up to bump him off the team altogether.

Something you don't see every day: A shorthanded goal with 12 seconds left in a tie game.

His name has six Ks in it. Pretty straightforward. UKKo PeKKa LuuKKonen. Mmmkay.

Why?

It happened in the UK though; they're probably not as desensitized to the violence of hockey.