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And given the choice I think he stays with the Sabres. He made that choice last season; don't expect anything different now. Same, by the way, with Okposo. If he had a chance to go to a SC favorite I think he'd rather play in a more modest playoff run with the Sabres with the C on his shoulder.

I think he's been given a change of scenery within the Sabres org. He's been given a new role with little pressure to score (but if it comes that's great), isn't expected to drive play (but he does at times), is no longer considered a 1/2C (he went into last season expecting to be 1C until he was injured and Tage emerged). The pressure's off and he's just playing and really playing pretty well. I'm not worried about the goals; I think his value is more predicated on simply tilting the ice away from the Sabres goal and he is part of a line that does that pretty well.

Don't count Comrie out though. His SV% isn't that high but remember he took a chunk of the losing streak and the Sabres were pretty horrid at that point... then the injury. The Sabres have the luxury of bringing him slowly back into service and I'm hoping that by the end of the season he is 1B to UPL's 1A and both are playing well, relegating Andy to bench coach status (with the occasional spot start). If the Sabres get to the playoffs, when they are finally defeated there will no doubt be a criticism of goalie usage. It's inevitable. So if Donny doesn't want to face that he's gonna have to win it all. 😉

And the measures will probably take time to be fully effective.

I suffered a similar hit under different circumstances and although I didn't go to the hospital (decades ago you just shook it off) I'm pretty sure I was concussed. I saw stars like in the cartoons and everything.

Casey's stat line tonight against WPG was 1 SOG, 1 TKA. That's it. He had a couple of Grade A scoring opportunities though, and helped stymie the Jets all night. The stats don't show it but he played a very good game.

Anyone who says we have a problem with three quality goalies on the roster has already forgotten the goalie carousel of the last two seasons.

Basically until the very end, we rag-dolled a team with 10 more points than we had going in.

During the Lion King: Me, my wife, my son, daughter-in-law and her friend

Sabres are 9-1-1 in their last 11 road games.

Just finished watching the game. I just couldn't help but notice Krebs all game long. He was pumped, made a lot of good plays, skated like a maniac and instigated physical play. None of that shows up on the score sheet but yikes, he's become a very good player.

For EICHEL, no less! 😄

Lion King about to start

He would qualify for one year and then take it from there, I think. I've heard speculation that for longer term security, Meier may go for a lower cap hit.

I will miss this one. My son and d-i-l got us tix to Lion King tonight so I will go and enjoy that and wonder how the Sabres are doing.

I've seen no indication of contract envy, or oven the hint of it, from Tage. At the time he signed he was thrilled by the Sabres' faith in him. Now that he's exceeding his contract I think he's still grateful for the investment the team made in him.

Speculating? Or?

Right, but how does that reflect on Mitts? To me it's a case of use him where you can. He's not what we wanted him to be but, like Jost, he can fill a role the Sabres need. Mitts is a board digger, a decent passer, and given the right opportunity will put a few in the net. He is fast enough but also brings a bit of a physical edge. In the end he may be a fourth liner and that's okay, as long as he's not breaking the bank.

Within the rule, though, it was a violation.

You know, he used to be all Mohawks and pirouettes as he tried to dance through defenses. He's a much more straightforward skater now. It suits him. He still occasionally dances around a crowd but it's not as common as it used to be. I guess he finally started listening to Krueger 😉 If he does, good on 'im. It's good to have players that get under the other team's skin and gets them off their game. Skinner does that. Dahlin does it in a more physical manner. Maybe JJ just as a potty mouth, eh?

No but the Sabres team of January will not be the same team in April. The younger guys have been developing all along and will continue to develop. Donny will continue to tailor his system to the talent at hand. There could even be a trade deadline surprise... the Sabres do, after all, have a lot of cap space. Because someone was tying up the opponent's stick then reaching down and pushing the puck.