Doohicksie

It was only a matter of time; Sabres looking good.

I heard it was a sellout.

Sabres are pretty tenacious so far.

Now THAT anthem singer is a keeper. Outstanding!

Wild pregame hyping up Tage.

All glory to the HYPNOTOAD

fify 😉

Dan is feeling it this morning

"...my favorite one, too!"

Goin' deep into the well for that one...

Am I supposed to know what this means?

This is a terrible take when we have 4 games in hand over the team 6 points ahead of us, and 2 games in hand over the team 4 points ahead of us, a team by the way, that is on a 3-game losing streak. You talk about the team's inevitable fade as if you didn't watch the last two months of last season.

I agree. Chris Pronger played for years in the NHL after his heart was stopped by a puck that hit him.

Yeah but they're hard miles.

I'm willing to follow the process. ECF might be a stretch this year (maybe not, who knows). But just like the the expression "you have to win with the team you've got" I'd say "you have to enjoy the wins you're getting now" and not look too far ahead. You don't think there's been steady progress for the last two years?

I'm Christian but I happen to agree with him.

The part of the exchange I didn't write is where he talked about how much better Detroit is doing than Buffalo. Yes I know they're close in the standinngs. On the other hand, they simply aren't playing well right now.

Live look-in at the hospital:

I got into a discussion with a Detroit fan and mentioned that while Yzerman was a wizard in TB, things aren't working out so well in Detroit, at least not yet. The response was, "Well at least we're not Buffalo." He thought the Wings were actually ahead of the Sabres still. Heh.

Picking up Clague and Jost without sacrificing assets was pretty good too, although I suspect the analytics and scouting departments had a big hand in both.

No pain, no gain. However there has been a shift more toward a "win now" mode so as long as the Sabres are playing well Donny's not gonna upset the apple cart.

I've suggested it before that either Mitts or VO should be traded out into the Krebs line. I was hopeful Donny might try some different line combinations right now since the Sabres are off until Saturday but I heard the practice lines today had no changes.

And actually, reading that... is the first time I've really felt any emotion in this whole thing. I think emotionally I've been "holding my breath" since Monday. When I read that I was moved to tears.