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Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 6:37 PM ET
I'd shocked, blown away if he had a .910% by the end of the year. He's at .889 now. The guy gives up 3 by law every game. Tough to live in that world as we all know. You need to be able to stop 9 out of 10 in the NHL no matter where they come from. We've all backed off killing him because it doesn't accomplish anything, but he's doing the absolute bare minimum at best.

If we don't make the playoffs it's because we can't stop the puck. Even in his rookie of the month January UPL only posted a .907%

- lacaprup

See you have turned into la mellow cup good thing! Smoking better dope I see. Pass some onto jinx 36 he needs it. As far as stats wins and losses are the only thing that counts!! Screw save b s
Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 6:41 PM ET
Me too, now it wont recharge and I cracked the screen pretty good 6 months ago...lots of dead spots..makes typing a female dog...more corrections necessary than proper characters typed it seems
- IonSabres

Stop beating up your screen when someone disagrees with you
Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 6:48 PM ET
So asplund is a better player then girgensons?

I'm glad we have a professional nhl coach making those decisions. And not you.

Don't you ever get sick of being wrong?

- Boss34

Hands down!!
Freddie krug
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Dryden, ON
Joined: 11.17.2020

Feb 5 @ 6:48 PM ET
he probably let more goals in from center ice than all the other sabre goalies combined
- homiedclown


1984 and 87 he backstopped canada to canada cup victories. I guess they wanted a goalie who was good from close in.
Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 6:50 PM ET
darcy should have drafted tom wilson instead of the great one
- homiedclown

Big time!!
Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 6:54 PM ET
Oh if you’re using it for porn go iPad

Their architecture is far superior against viruses and malware

- BeadyEyedDouche

What you and fritz? Very hard pass
Freddie krug
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Dryden, ON
Joined: 11.17.2020

Feb 5 @ 6:54 PM ET
Big time!!
- Rsh


Nice to see a good knowledgeable hockey guy back. What's your take on this UPL guy.
Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 7:04 PM ET
Love the revisionist history on Ullmark.

Most said he was injury prone and average, and were fine with letting him walk for the price, iirc…

This season is the first season he has been healthy and excellent.

He always had a winning record here and his sv% was always good. His positioning was terrible and he let in a lot of softies.

He is peaking at 29. Right when a goalie tends to reach his prime potential or not. It took 2 years in a system and the best team in the league for him to be what he is this season.

One could argue he would be terrible in our current system and his goaltending coaches in Boston have gotten the best out of him.

Maybe he is the one that got away. I haven’t thought twice about letting him walk.

It was the right choice then.

Not bringing in a legit replacement was the bigger issue, imo.

- BeadyEyedDouche

Tim Thomas peaked at 31 and has a Stanley cup ring!! So your point is?
Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 7:06 PM ET
Not saying I wanted the Sabres to trade for Bo Horvat

What the islanders paid for Bo was dirt cheap. Canucks got crushed on that trade

- Sabretooth9

Yes you did many times!!
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Feb 5 @ 7:09 PM ET
Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 7:14 PM ET
Nice to see a good knowledgeable hockey guy back. What's your take on this UPL guy.
- Freddie krug

Have wait an see? Get him defenseman that can clear the crease sky is the limit.
Just give him time wins and losses are all that count
Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 7:22 PM ET

- kingcong39

This you 36 and 34?
Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 7:29 PM ET
The trust about the GREAT 28?

The Lavtain zomboni !
Baller slaked better at 7 years old
Olympic captain of the levitating women’s team
Next job after retired from the Sabres chief Zamboni driver!!
Why are you 34s in love with him is beyond comprehension
Must have gotten another graph from a great 28
Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 7:31 PM ET
Hey Baller you uncle is poed!! With the last package you sent to the old folks home!!
Rsh
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Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Feb 5 @ 7:34 PM ET
Nice to here from you Sergeant Krug!!
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Feb 5 @ 8:17 PM ET
The trust about the GREAT 28?

The Lavtain zomboni !
Baller slaked better at 7 years old
Olympic captain of the levitating women’s team
Next job after retired from the Sabres chief Zamboni driver!!
Why are you 34s in love with him is beyond comprehension
Must have gotten another graph from a great 28

- Rsh


He’s a 4th liner thag grinds in corners and plays on the Pk.

What more do you want from a 4th liner?

Who else would you want on the 4th line?

Asplund sucks. Hino maybe
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Feb 5 @ 8:51 PM ET
He’s a 4th liner thag grinds in corners and plays on the Pk.

What more do you want from a 4th liner?

Who else would you want on the 4th line?

Asplund sucks. Hino maybe

- Sabretooth9



Welcome aboard the Z train . Next stop the Stanley cup.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 5 @ 9:06 PM ET
This has gotten really good in here
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Feb 5 @ 9:20 PM ET
This has gotten really good in here
- Buff36


RSH always makes it better…
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 5 @ 9:33 PM ET
If Travis Konecny can be had


that's a guy you go all in for

"LATEST ON THE FLAMES

CALGARY HOCKEY NOW: Steve MacFarlane reports the Flames have been in the market for a scoring winger all season. He suggested targeting the Florida Panthers’ Anthony Duclair, the Chicago Blackhawks’ Max Domi and the Philadelphia Flyers’ Travis Konecny."


https://www.spectorshocke...-roundup-february-5-2023/
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Feb 5 @ 9:43 PM ET
If Travis Konecny can be had


that's a guy you go all in for

"LATEST ON THE FLAMES

CALGARY HOCKEY NOW: Steve MacFarlane reports the Flames have been in the market for a scoring winger all season. He suggested targeting the Florida Panthers’ Anthony Duclair, the Chicago Blackhawks’ Max Domi and the Philadelphia Flyers’ Travis Konecny."


https://www.spectorshocke...-roundup-february-5-2023/

- homiedclown


Isn’t his brother in the Sabres system? What’s that trade look like?
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 5 @ 9:46 PM ET
What’s that trade look like?
- Gr8daygo

no clue



casey or joker and 2 2nds?
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Feb 5 @ 10:32 PM ET
The trust about the GREAT 28?

The Lavtain zomboni !
Baller slaked better at 7 years old
Olympic captain of the levitating women’s team
Next job after retired from the Sabres chief Zamboni driver!!
Why are you 34s in love with him is beyond comprehension
Must have gotten another graph from a great 28

- Rsh

Oh my god this is the best thing ever written on here
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Feb 6 @ 12:00 AM ET
no clue

casey or joker and 2 2nds?

- homiedclown


For this player? That's all?

Highly doubt that.

https://www.capfriendly.com/players/travis-konecny
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Feb 6 @ 12:02 AM ET
Tage to @alextuch89 : Hold my baby while I channel my Uncle Rico and @JoshAllenQB vibes. This here ball over that there mountain. PS- Tage’s upper body injury looks healed to me #LetsGoBuffalo⚔️

https://twitter.com/Sabre...OeP2HwpwtO2IuwTLoQmA&s=19
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