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A little overly enthusiastic on that goal call. That was like an OT winner call.

Give it time.

I'm incredulous. Aren't you incredulous?

Open mic and someone's messing with it.

The Sabres aren't winning every game from here on out. In fact they aren't going to win all the games they should win. But they're not going to win the division; they're just trying to make the wild card. All the other teams they're jockeying for position with are flawed teams just like the Sabres. The Sabres though are on their way up and I think that makes a difference. After years of glory Pittsburgh will be lucky to make the wild card. The end of their dynasty is nigh and they know it. They're not hungry, they're weary. Same with the Caps. The Panthers have been a huge disappointment this year after how well they played last year. The Islanders are in between in my view. Not sure if they're going up, coming down or just stuck in the rut they're in. But of all the teams in WC contention, The Vibes belong to the Sabres who no one gave any chances of making the playoffs this year. They're here and they're rising. Even though they're feeling the same pressure as the other WC contenders, they're basically playing with house money this year. And they're finally getting that physical edge you need in the playoffs. I think that edge will help them get to the playoffs.

Look at the power play. Tage and VO move around quite a bit, probably both more than the bumper/slot guys.

Dan Dunleavy went out of his way to talk to young Madison Zimmer during the broadcast. The polar opposite of MH. He even knew that Skinner was her favorite player and mentioned it when Skinny scored. Dunleavy might not be the best play by play guy ever (he's pretty good and getting better imo), but he is a class act. Another high character signing by this club and I think Donny Meatballs can still develop him further.

It opened up Tage's ridiculous slapper.

He's taking Jost's spot on the fourth line; Jost is a bit banged up. I concur though.... think about what a heavy line Mitts-Cozens-Greenway would be to play against? I wanna see some of that in the playoffs. Remember that PP goals don't count toward +/-

He's gonna go all Tanner Jeannot on some poor unsuspecting Euler.

The w Or to put it another way,

AHL level maybe?

I could see a case for putting either Quinn or Tuch with Cozens and Mitts. Either way, giving Quinn the 1st line minutes and eventually getting Tuch back is going to elevate our top two lines.

Maybe he's dinged a bit too? That's starting to change for the Sabres. Their deadline deals were with defense and toughness in mind. Also, Lyubushkin is stepping up in that department. I think EDM might be surprised at how the Sabres can be tough AND talented. Oh crap. Just read Stillman and Muel are both out.

And Tage will have a SIX point night! Sabres 8, Eulers 5.

Holy moly. We had windows replaced in our house for about $12k (although we have a couple more to do.... I have a couple of those louvered windows that I thought were cool and added to the character of the house, but the mechanisms are failing and I'm afraid I won't be able to close them if I open them). Plus I want to get our sliding glass patio door replaced; it's old and heavy and hard to operate because the rollers are worn out. @Spoonman hasn't volunteered, nor would I ask him to; he just started a new job. Mostly just me and my sons.

We have to get the rest of the lowers out... the sink cabinet will be tricky because I have plumbing feeds coming up from below and going into the wall (for the outdoor faucet). Then we will replace the drywall where the backsplash tile is. We will replace it with new tile after we get the cabinets up. This is the pattern we've got picked out.

My son came over Saturday to help with the demolition. Productive, destructive lad: Together we got all the upper cabinets down.

I have one or two albums by Miles Davis (Kind of Blue is amazing), but maybe I need to expand that part of my library.

To think that we're just scratching the surface of what Owen Power will be for the Sabres is just.... mind blowing. The Sabres goal horn is among the best in the NHL.

Comrie with 2:50 left looked like Hasek.

Peterka is soooooooooooooo close. Regardless of how this season plays out, he's gonna be a 30 goal scorer next year. I don't care about our defense next year because the Sabres are gonna score 5 goals a game next year.

Ilya Lyubushkin is back to being the defender he was when he played with TO. Not just big hits but a responsible defender and a fairly decent passer.

If you don't think Quinn is a very good two-way player, you're flat out wrong.