Doohicksie

It was kinda tongue in cheek.

Kind of embarrassing if he doesn't, innit?

The management doesn't like resurrecting zombie threads; I post to several other forums where it's the opposite culture- the general feeling is don't start a new thread when there's already one out there. Management here doesn't like that because too many people start at the beginning and respond to posts months, even years, old, sometimes by posters who are no longer here. I get that. In this case, the thread isn't really that old and I think revisiting the original reactions are valid. (Just my two cents.)

Comrie tonight

Seriously, the last two games where the Sabres laid an egg was with Andy in goal. Not sure if there's a cause-effect thing or not.

Since no one else was waived I think this might be Comrie's start.

Oh we are. The Flyers just don't know that yet but they'll find out. Didn't age well.

Meh. I'm only a bandwagon TCU fan. A lot of people around me would have been happy though.

As a Buffalo expat that lives 3 miles from the TCU campus, had to wade through gridlocked traffic at the Buffalo bar (in the middle of the campus) where I get my pizza, and came home to a plugged toilet and then watched the Sabres and Horned Frogs crap all over themselves, this was not a good evening.

Sleepwalking.

This period is screamin' by.

Good shift boys... now...

Oh we are. The Flyers just don't know that yet but they'll find out.

That's a penalty? Huh.

JFC Cozens JUST CLEAR THE ZONE.

Andy looks awkward tonight. He needs more help but he also doesn't look himself.

Welp.

Okay. I'm home. I got the pizza at my usual spot (on TCU's campus... GRIDLOCK due to Natl championship football game), got my toilet unplugged and now the Sabres will score. Many times.

@Doohickie reporting for dooty! Dahell happened?

Probably Fitzy to be honest. If Fitzgerald was going to stay up he'd be playing. Could be Hinestroza or Asplund too. I think they will wait to waive a Dman until Joki is ready to return. Or maybe Comrie starts tomorrow and UPL will be brought back in for Thursday's game.

I think the "why" is scouting and analytics driven. I suspect those departments have ranked pretty much every player in the league (or at least those that might get waived) and given them a score based on various parameters including metrics/stats, age/experience, contract status, "personality type" with respect to the Sabres nascent culture, etc. They probably also have a similar list for what the team needs/wants at any moment in time. Some players are rated "CLAIM" and some are rated "PASS" (which is why players like Vrana, for instance, didn't draw a second glance). So before the players are even waived the Sabres know which ones to target.

Gonna give that EZPass a workout...