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- Chris16

Our top guys last year aren’t top guys and they are now flourishing under a depth system. Even if someone gets hurt, you’re still getting paired up with someone good. It’s gotta be magic for the confidence

can tage center?
- SabresFaninIndiana

Probably as good or better than Mitts. Mitts is built to be a Patrick Kane winger for Cozens when he’s ready. Tage is built to be a center. We should make it happen now

I’d like to try

Skinner/joho/Vesey
Sobotka/Tage/Sheary

Send Mitts down for some conditioning
- lulags

Mitts has been working on his cardio

I would try Tage on LW with Mitts

Bang Olofsson

Bang Olofsson
- BeadyEyedDouche

Still get a chuckle out of that one

Bang Olofsson
- BeadyEyedDouche

You bang Olofsson.

He's a RFA this year
Yes you can
- gerbe75pts

You're right that they can, but what does that deal look like right now? I know everyone would like him to sign a team-friendly deal, but he does have an agent.

You're right that they can, but what does that deal look like right now? I know everyone would like him to sign a team-friendly deal, but he does have an agent.
- Lunaion

8 years, $2m per. Final offer

isn't starting a west coast trip on one day's rest pretty weird?

isn't starting a west coast trip on one day's rest pretty weird?
- robz228

Seems they usually have two days, but perhaps the early game time yesterday is why this year.

Seems they usually have two days, but perhaps the early game time yesterday is why this year.
- HonkFortheGoose

Ducks were in Boston yesterday so both have to deal with the travel.

Michael Pachla: Looking legit
Sabres off to a 5-0-1 start
- Michael Pachla

But are they too legit to quit?

One thing that's the same about this streak as last year's...save percentage. The sabres are getting really good goaltending. Hutton has been around long enough that he is fairly certain to regress to the mean, but maybe Ullmark can stay at an above average level and show some growth.
- matty12345

Yeah but this years defense has been playing way better than during last years streak.

Seems they usually have two days, but perhaps the early game time yesterday is why this year.
- HonkFortheGoose

I wonder if Anaheim being on the east coast has any effect as they both played yesterday 'afternoon"

I was surprised at the amount of dump ins that we had yesterday - it seems like we've struggled with that the last few games (no, not complaining). It seems that teams have adjust a bit to the stretch pass. There didn't seem to be a lot of urgency for either team.

Good writeup Pachs. I think the addition of Miller, Joker and Mojo have done wonders for us. I can't wait to see what we look like when Montour comes back.

I wonder if Anaheim being on the east coast has any effect as they both played yesterday 'afternoon"
- hubie

It might, but either Kruger or Botterill (possibly both) said something earlier about how their schedule is pretty condensed right now because of the Sweden trip. They have almost a week off before the trip and another 5 days or so off after. It might just be a factor of that.

EDIT: it's five days before, four after.

isn't starting a west coast trip on one day's rest pretty weird?
- robz228

Yeah, but we are starting against the Ducks who also played yesterday and are coming off of a 4 game East coast trip.
It should be a good test. Miller and Gibson have a combined. 944 sv% and 1.68 gaa. Prior to the 4-2 loss to Boston, they gave a total of 6 goals in 5 games. On the same note, in the 6 games they played they have only 13 goals for.

It might, but either Kruger or Botterill (possibly both) said something earlier about how their schedule is pretty condensed right now because of the Sweden trip. They have almost a week off before the trip and another 5 days or so off after. It might just be a factor of that.

EDIT: it's five days before, four after.
- buffalofan19

It's huge factor. The amount of time they have off for that trip is crazy.

I’d like to try

Skinner/joho/Vesey
Sobotka/Tage/Sheary

Send Mitts down for some conditioning
- lulags

You would bring Tage, a career winger, up from the AHL and put him at Center in the NHL? Did I read that right?

It's huge factor. The amount of time they have off for that trip is crazy.
- Lunaion

It's ginormagantuan

Buffalo radio:

John Murphy advocating to eliminate instant replay. Drunkest active listener calls in to slur his way through a rebuttal

Two dumbs doesn't make a smart

Buffalo radio:

John Murphy advocating to eliminate instant replay. Drunkest active listener calls in to slur his way through a rebuttal

Two dumbs doesn't make a smart
- jcragcrumple

But do/does three dumbs make a smrt?

Buffalo radio:

John Murphy advocating to eliminate instant replay. Drunkest active listener calls in to slur his way through a rebuttal

Two dumbs doesn't make a smart
- jcragcrumple

I've always been on the side of replay under the pretense that the game has become so fast that it's easy to miss something big. However, the expansion of the replay rules has become so ridiculous that I don't find this take as crazy as I used to. I still think it's necessary because it's an industry worth billions of dollars, and you owe it to the paying customers to get things as right as possible, but I am more sympathetic to the opposite argument than I ever have been.

He's a RFA this year
Yes you can
- gerbe75pts

I was thinking of Dahlin. Carry on.