Doohickie

The Sabres are winning this game. Mark it.

All players have killed Buffalo your entire life.

Just turned the game on And for old times sake, I guess,

Yes, it doesn't take much poking around in the genre to find out about that album.

What got me into it was a YouTube video from a guy named Adam Neely who discusses music. He did one about "The Girl from Ipanema" and as these things happen, he hired a singer to sing the song in different keys, etc., and it was the girl in the video I posted above. I think she's got a perfect bosanova voice. And all that "happiest of all sad" stuff... even if you don't understand the words you can catch a case of nostalgia just from the sound of the music. It's very emotive I think.

***** this team

Kozak push gives the Sabres a powerplay.

He's quickly becoming my favorite Sabre, and he barely scores. Sabres will win this one.

Yikes, Luuk. Amazing!

I'm starting to like bosanova. It's just beautiful to me.

le sigh

That was Clifton doing what a defenseman is supposed to do in front of the net. Bleh. And here comes the CGY penalty.

His line is doing a great job of tilting the ice toward the Calgary zone thought.

I was going for Jeff Skinner's pronunciation in Between Two Stalls.

Way to go MATTeeus!

Why no penalty there?

Don't ask me. I don't make these calls.

At least this one (likely) won't go past midnight for our friends on eastern time.

I admire your misguided optimism.

Snuff out those Flames.

Yeah, really they've all been fine as fourth liners but they're still just JAGs. McLeod may be a keeper at some level (middle six). Zucker is a short-timer based on his age but I've seen enough to say he can stay on as long as he wants to and continues to perform near the level we've seen so far.

All three of these players were brought on as "temps" with no plans except that they be fourth liners. One or more may stick but I don't expect it.