Michael Pachla: Islanders great start is being tested. Sabres can add to the pressure. It's a long season.

Michael Pachla: Islanders great start is being tested. Sabres can add to the pressure.
It's a long season.
- Michael Pachla

Halak has also stayed healthy, which is also uncharacteristic of him.

Halak has also stayed healthy, which is also uncharacteristic of him.
- buffalofan19

Even with Halak, they are 22nd in goals against.

I like what they are building offensively, but they're blue line isn't built for the postseason

Even with Halak, they are 22nd in goals against.

I like what they are building offensively, but they're blue line isn't built for the postseason
- sbroads24

I'm not even sure they're built for a stretch run.

Great blog

"back-up Chad (Ocho-tres) Johnson"

Nice

Even with Halak, they are 22nd in goals against.

I like what they are building offensively, but they're blue line isn't built for the postseason
- sbroads24

They will probably miss the playoffs

They will probably miss the playoffs
- rangerdanger94

Michael Pachla: Islanders great start is being tested. Sabres can add to the pressure.
It's a long season.
- Michael Pachla

Nice blog Dan.

I'm not even sure they're built for a stretch run.
- buffalofan19

Why do you say that?

I still have faith Garth Snow will find a way to mess with the chemistry. Hope he goes for Yakapov !

Even with Halak, they are 22nd in goals against.

I like what they are building offensively, but they're blue line isn't built for the postseason
- sbroads24

I hear ya, brodie...hopefully snow has a team that won't make the playoffs at all

- Cptmjl

They will probably miss the playoffs
- rangerdanger94

I like your optimism!

Nice blog Dan.
- Cptmjl

thx cap'n...sabres fans have a vested interest in what the isles do this season

I still have faith Garth Snow will find a way to mess with the chemistry. Hope he goes for Yakapov !


- Maximum Signal

So do I. What do you actually think he would give up that'd hurt us for yakupov?

Why do you say that?
- Cptmjl

Defensively, they seem like a group that can implode at any given point.

- rangerdanger94

This blog was tailor made for you

Old Uncle Lou is either incredibly senile or is a (frank)ing genius:

Co-coaches.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/ne...745687&navid=nhl:topheads

They will probably miss the playoffs
- rangerdanger94

At this point I think they will be in, but like I said from the beginning of the year, they are an injury away from being outside the bubble.

Defensively, they seem like a group that can implode at any given point.
- buffalofan19

Well our goaltending is certainly in question. Johnson has been deplorable. No other way to describe it. Poulin gets the start tonight even though he plays last night. High risk move but I like itbcs johnson has been that bad. As far as our defense is concerned i couldn't be happier with it.

I hear ya, brodie...hopefully snow has a team that won't make the playoffs at all
- Michael Pachla

Even if they went .500 hockey the rest of the way, they are making the playoffs. Would give them 90-something points. With the way the East is this year... thats a shoe-in. They'll be making the playoffs. But I also share the sentiment that they wont win more than 1 round in the playoffs. Nothing against them or anything, just dont see them getting through a team whos been there before in the Atlantic (PIT, NYR, TB, perhaps WSH).

Same thing goes for STL. They would have to go through CHI, dont think they make it. We'll be looking at 2 picks in the 15-26 range. Likely 1 in the 18-22, and one in the 24-26 range.

At this point I think they will be in, but like I said from the beginning of the year, they are an injury away from being outside the bubble.
- sbroads24

Weve had injuries all season to our top defensemen and our top 6 fwds. What injury would prevent us from making the playoffs?

Weve had injuries all season to our top defensemen and our top 6 fwds. What injury would prevent us from making the playoffs?
- Cptmjl

Halak

I'm glad they still won the trade regardless of where the pick ends up.