Youth...nothing else
- gordong

Ugh 20 is considered youth?

Well he's brain dead if he's going around hitting guys from the blindside and not expecting something
- highstick87

Sure, he expected something, but probably not to be jumped by a guy fresh off the bench. That's the key to the whole thing. If McQuaid had been on the ice and come at Carrier and said something and they both dropped the gloves the officials would've let them go.

Do we still hate Foligno? Asking for a friend?
- Buffalo--Sabres

Not this season. Wait until the next contract.

To be fair the hit on Backes wasn't a head shot, the follow through caught him a bit and it was a little blindsided but it's a hit Backes himself has made a living on making.

I am sure Carrier will have someone challenge him again and I expect him to drop the gloves again if challenged.
- Stripes77

Agreed Nothing dirty about that hit

Sure, he expected something, but probably not to be jumped by a guy fresh off the bench. That's the key to the whole thing. If McQuaid had been on the ice and come at Carrier and said something and they both dropped the gloves the officials would've let them go.
- Wetbandit1

You may be right, but go look at the highlights from the other night when mcquaid and anderson tried to go, both were willing refs jumped in

Fitz - you will talk this point til you go blue in the face. Float above it. Drink brown liquor.
- Der Kaiser

Well my last name is Fitzpatrick...
so I do know until way around a bottle of whiskey and/or bourbon
I like tequila shot too though
(But it's gotta be good quality)

Do we still hate Foligno? Asking for a friend?
- Buffalo--Sabres

He is playing good hockey since the last quarter of last season. Seems he is finally healthy . Playing good hockey . What would it cost to replace him ?

You may be right, but go look at the highlights from the other night when mcquaid and anderson tried to go, both were willing refs jumped in
- highstick87

You'll get your chance tonight.

Once we are in there we are in there...because if one guy backs out he leaves his partner all alone and that's the last thing any official wants to happen.
- Stripes77

Ok, that makes sense, but then you have to do a much better job at separating them, or at least restraining them.

lol Lehner.

Freaking Bogo.

-Sbroads

Freaking Bogo.
- Der Kaiser

Larsson?

Parkin the bus boys...parkin the bus

Larsson?
- Sabresfan-365

Yep

Larsson?
- Sabresfan-365

Always Bogo

Here we go

Always Bogo
- Der Kaiser

It seems that way...because it is most of the time.

my god do i want to see kane end marchand

You may be right, but go look at the highlights from the other night when mcquaid and anderson tried to go, both were willing refs jumped in
- highstick87

It does occasionally happen. I don't know that circumstances of that game, but in this game they(officials) knew something was going to happen after the hit, so they're on heightened alert and are circling a bit more closely to the players after whistles.

my god do i want to see kane end marchand
- doppelthat

Or tough guy bogo

ugh someone finish these for eichels sake

He is playing good hockey since the last quarter of last season. Seems he is finally healthy . Playing good hockey . What would it cost to replace him ?
- cabin

Not that he'll ever be the same scorer...
but Foligno's career start reminds me A LOT of Wayne Simmonds
He also struggled for years to find consistency, especially scoring, until he got to Philly & was playing in the top6

Now, I'm not saying Foligno is gonna be a 25+ goal guy
But this kid can obviously play when healthy
If we were to spilt up our best talent over 3 lines...
I can see Foligno sticking in the top9 and getting 15-20goals

With guys like Nylander, Bailey & Baptiste coming...
possibly Fasching...
and I'm not giving up on Ennis just yet (although it's admittedly harder & harder to expect he'll get back to form)...

Our future roster construction at Forward looks very interesting to me

Wonder how healed Folignos hand is . I think it will need some time off after tonight.

Wonder how healed Folignos hand is . I think it will need some time off after tonight.
- cabin

Kane's ready.

Kane's ready.
- Der Kaiser

I think they all are about now .

Games like this and when we make the playoffs are why we want tough, skilled, fast somb^tches like Kane and not tall soft D men.

Anyway, fun game to watch.