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Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Oct 2 @ 1:48 PM ET
they make them take a greyhound to rochester and report to the locker room
- SabresFaninIndiana



😂


Make sure you touch the building.

Then you can come back.
adambuffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 01.30.2007

Oct 2 @ 1:50 PM ET
I saw Spectrum was raising rates for cable and internet. I dropped cable almost two years ago, but still have them for internet. No real other options here.
Just for curiosity, I looked up Fios to see how far they have gotten.

This is from their site:

"Get Fios in your area, including West Seneca, Kenmore, Tonawanda, Hamburg, Niagara Falls and Lockport."

Frickin Lockport and NF. How the hell does Lockport get it before Clarence or Williamsville?
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Oct 2 @ 1:53 PM ET
I saw Spectrum was raising rates for cable and internet. I dropped cable almost two years ago, but still have them for internet. No real other options here.
Just for curiosity, I looked up Fios to see how far they have gotten.

This is from their site:

"Get Fios in your area, including West Seneca, Kenmore, Tonawanda, Hamburg, Niagara Falls and Lockport."

Frickin Lockport and NF. How the hell does Lockport get it before Clarence or Williamsville?

- adambuffalo



I live on the Cheektowaga-Buffalo-Amherst border near Eggert Road. I can get Fios internet, but not TV. A friend of mine lives literally 5 minutes from me in Snyder and can get Fios TV and Internet.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Oct 2 @ 1:56 PM ET
I wonder what these guys physically do with these paper transactions.

Do Olaffsson and Jokiharju actually go to Rochester or just stay in their hotel?

- buffalofan19


They blow lines at Batavia Downs
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Oct 2 @ 1:59 PM ET
That swap is the most egregious thing I see as well. E-Rod was fine last season. Vlad was a dumpster fire. The only thing I can think of is that Sobo was a Botts acquisition so they're giving him extra opportunity to lessen the blow of the RoR trade. I can think of nothing else.
- RhinoFan


Ralph has been complimentary of Slobos play. The 'faceoff ability' seems to be secondary. He likes his play away from the puck. He's well aware how dismal he was last year. Perhaps... PERHAPS.. he was used incorrectly, or could have been used much better.

Let's find out yay!
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Oct 2 @ 1:59 PM ET
I saw Spectrum was raising rates for cable and internet. I dropped cable almost two years ago, but still have them for internet. No real other options here.
Just for curiosity, I looked up Fios to see how far they have gotten.

This is from their site:

"Get Fios in your area, including West Seneca, Kenmore, Tonawanda, Hamburg, Niagara Falls and Lockport."

Frickin Lockport and NF. How the hell does Lockport get it before Clarence or Williamsville?

- adambuffalo


Verizon has it out for Clarence. E5.
Da_Cashman
Buffalo Sabres
Location: London, ON
Joined: 04.18.2011

Oct 2 @ 2:00 PM ET
I saw Spectrum was raising rates for cable and internet. I dropped cable almost two years ago, but still have them for internet. No real other options here.
Just for curiosity, I looked up Fios to see how far they have gotten.

This is from their site:

"Get Fios in your area, including West Seneca, Kenmore, Tonawanda, Hamburg, Niagara Falls and Lockport."

Frickin Lockport and NF. How the hell does Lockport get it before Clarence or Williamsville?

- adambuffalo


All the cable installers receive OTPHs when the set up a new customer.
adambuffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 01.30.2007

Oct 2 @ 2:05 PM ET
Yes, at 5-on-5 scoring, drawing penalties, not taking penalties, killing penalties and adding the threat of shorthanded scoring
- jcragcrumple


Their 5v5 scoring was pretty comparable considering Erod averaged about a minute more per game even strength (2 minutes total per game). Pims were 41-25, not a big enough difference to worry about (about 1 penalty every 10 games difference). Erod does kill penalties and I'll give you that, however all the Larsson and Girgs haters probably wouldn't consider killing penalties an asset.
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Oct 2 @ 2:07 PM ET
Ralph has been complimentary of Slobos play. The 'faceoff ability' seems to be secondary. He likes his play away from the puck. He's well aware how dismal he was last year. Perhaps... PERHAPS.. he was used incorrectly, or could have been used much better.

Let's find out yay!

- TheSabresTaco


I submit to the wisdom of the Taco. I will wait and see.
kritter65
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.11.2009

Oct 2 @ 2:07 PM ET
I live on the Cheektowaga-Buffalo-Amherst border near Eggert Road. I can get Fios internet, but not TV. A friend of mine lives literally 5 minutes from me in Snyder and can get Fios TV and Internet.
- buffalofan19


Liar. You have no friends.
adambuffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 01.30.2007

Oct 2 @ 2:08 PM ET
Verizon has it out for Clarence. E5.
- TheSabresTaco

Did Clarence not earn it? I think over the last few years Lockport has proven that they do not make WNY any better. Is Lockport going to be on the 2nd line too?
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Oct 2 @ 2:10 PM ET
Did Clarence not earn it? I think over the last few years Lockport has proven that they do not make WNY any better. Is Lockport going to be on the 2nd line too?
- adambuffalo


It's not that Clarence didn't earn it, it's that Clarence didn't pay the PRICE
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Oct 2 @ 2:13 PM ET
Their 5v5 scoring was pretty comparable considering Erod averaged about a minute more per game even strength (2 minutes total per game). Pims were 41-25, not a big enough difference to worry about (about 1 penalty every 10 games difference). Erod does kill penalties and I'll give you that, however all the Larsson and Girgs haters probably wouldn't consider killing penalties an asset.
- adambuffalo


The advanced stats bear out an improvement in A/60 (1.0 compared to .7), A1/60 (.8 compared to .4)

Ozone starts 41% with a C/F of 51.3% for erod

Ozone starts of 47% with a c/f of 47% for Okposo

The one area Okposo had the edge was .5 in G/60 over .4

WAR as Rhino said heavily tilts toward erod
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Oct 2 @ 2:14 PM ET
Did Clarence not earn it? I think over the last few years Lockport has proven that they do not make WNY any better. Is Lockport going to be on the 2nd line too?
- adambuffalo


Orchard Park-Clarence-Lewiston
Williamsville-Amherst-Lockport
Grand Island-Buffalo-Aurora
Lancaster-Concord-Tonawanda

Hamburg, Alden extras











Niagara Falls
doppelthat
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 07.07.2012

Oct 2 @ 2:15 PM ET
https://fantasy.espn.com/...dc-4f87-ac36-a1959c30d2bb
sabreadvocate1
Buffalo Sabres
Location: ON
Joined: 12.12.2006

Oct 2 @ 2:20 PM ET
I think we can, however we are probably in the best division in the league (Central is right there too). That makes it harder.

Buccigross did pick us to make it, so there's one positive.

Also,

Sabres' leadership group:
Captain - Jack Eichel
Alternate captains - Jake McCabe, Marcus Johansson

- adambuffalo


Anyone here think that Eichel could still play at a higher level than he has shown us? Maybe I'm just too critical.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Oct 2 @ 2:22 PM ET
Anyone here think that Eichel could still play at a higher level than he has shown us? Maybe I'm just too critical.
- sabreadvocate1


He's escalated his play every year. Why can't he continue to develop? With more puck moving D equals more ozone pressure equals more opportunity for Eichel to dominate.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Oct 2 @ 2:25 PM ET
He's escalated his play every year. Why can't he continue to develop? With more puck moving D equals more ozone pressure equals more opportunity for Eichel to dominate.
- TheSabresTaco

He needs to retire.
Shadman306
Joined: 06.11.2015

Oct 2 @ 2:25 PM ET
He's escalated his play every year. Why can't he continue to develop? With more puck moving D equals more ozone pressure equals more opportunity for Eichel to dominate.
- TheSabresTaco


I think the biggest thing will be some secondary offense. That way other teams wont be able to focus ONLY on the first line and Eichel
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Oct 2 @ 2:28 PM ET
Orchard Park-Clarence-Lewiston
Williamsville-Amherst-Lockport
Grand Island-Buffalo-Aurora
Lancaster-Concord-Tonawanda

Hamburg, Alden extras











Niagara Falls

- TheSabresTaco

how dare you leave Barker off this list

shame shame shame
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Oct 2 @ 2:30 PM ET
how dare you leave Barker off this list

shame shame shame

- homiedclown

Because nobody ever heard of that poophole.
JVince11
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Alright Sigfreid, Lets Go Roy... Eye of the freaking Tiger!!!, AK
Joined: 07.13.2011

Oct 2 @ 2:30 PM ET
He's escalated his play every year. Why can't he continue to develop? With more puck moving D equals more ozone pressure equals more opportunity for Eichel to dominate.
- TheSabresTaco


I think that us being a 1 line wonder last year hurt us and by that 25-30 game mark the schtick was up. So we are trying to balance our lines as well as possible. The lines will change within the first month you can guarantee that. Injuries. Whatever.

I love VO on Eichel's wing. Gives him immediate chance for his confidence to skyrocket. Might be a 25 and 25 player. Eichel could easily be a 100 pt player. Reinhart has shown growth each year and could be in the ~75 pt range.

Do we have any idea what the PP lines will be?

I'm guessing it is some combo of Skinner/Eichel/Sam/Dahlin and VO/Vesey?
TC4145
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.03.2019

Oct 2 @ 2:33 PM ET
People in general in life place way too much value on anecdotes. Every coach ever hired had people who said great things about him.
- matty12345


You are really sour.
adambuffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 01.30.2007

Oct 2 @ 2:35 PM ET
Lots of giveaways around the league. A lot more than Buffalo, but there are definitely worse teams than us with that aspect.

https://puckjunk.com/2019...ame-night-giveaway-items/
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 2 @ 2:36 PM ET
Well he was stripped of his letter. Hopefully that makes him press box eligible now
- jcragcrumple


Is that official? or still possible they are going with home/away A's again?
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