How much weight did you lose from that nasty virus
- GERBE!!!75PTS

6 or 7 lbs... Probably gained that poop back already.

hated that...absolutely no flair for the dramatic
- Michael Pachla

seriously, if it was winning a lot of games then you'd say fine but its killing me to watch him essentially muzzle this team.

Difference between the two rosters IMO is a Mitch Marner type

Matthews = Eichel
Kadri = ROR
JVR= Okposo
Rielly= Risto
Nylander = Reinhart
Connor Brown = Kane
Gardiner >> McCabe
Komarov= Foligno


Clarkson= Moulson
- sbroads24

pretty tight but i'd go with this right now:

Matthews = Eichel
Kadri << ROR
JVR= Okposo
Rielly= Risto
Nylander > Reinhart
Connor Brown = Kane
Gardiner > McCabe
Komarov= Foligno

although true, i'm really not concerned at this point...but I did notice the he wasn't farting around with fancy stuff yesterday afternoon...and, voila!...two goals
- Michael Pachla

My DVR F'D up and didn't record the game.
But yah, 13 shots at the net...nice.
Do it again, and be a monster when a turnover occurs...go get the damn puck!
Time to take the training wheels off...let's see that single focused driver to control the outcome of the game!

seriously, if it was winning a lot of games then you'd say fine but its killing me to watch him essentially muzzle this team.
- Sabresfan-365

I hear ya but let's see where this nearly full group of forwards takes both him and the team

My DVR F'D up and didn't record the game.
But yah, 13 shots at the net...nice.
Do it again, and be a monster when a turnover occurs...go get the damn puck!
Time to take the training wheels off...let's see that single focused driver to control the outcome of the game!
- IonSabres

he was on the puck like white on rice

Bylsma should put out echl for the opening faceoff and hopefullyl babcock puts out matthews
- Michael Pachla

He'll put out girgs with foligno and gionta to "set the tone".

Eichel scores 6 and gets 2 helpers.

Islanders fire Capuano

i'd like to think that the radio home of the buffalo sabres would start their afternoon show with sabres/leafs...but...it's about the bills and an assistant coaching search...

*scratches head*

I get it...but I don't agree with it...

*click*

Islanders fire Capuano
- SABRES 89

Doug Weight interim.

He'll put out girgs with foligno and gionta to "set the tone".
- Khmylev

I wouldn't hate it if Foligno comes out like this again:

Islanders fire Capuano
- SABRES 89

i'd like to think that the radio home of the buffalo sabres would start their afternoon show with sabres/leafs...but...it's about the bills and an assistant coaching search...

*scratches head*

I get it...but I don't agree with it...

*click*
- Michael Pachla

That station irritates me. I know, I know, Buffalo will always be more of a football city, blah, blah, blah.

But at some point, we've rehashed these same conversations about what the Bills need to do in the offseason so many times it's brutal.

Can't they discuss the Eichel/Matthews matchup and stuff? Isn't that at least a smidge bit more entertaining right now?

- Der Kaiser

There pizza is horrible.

I didn't notice him in the first handful of games he played. Then he got hurt. When he came back, he was a tire fire (as per usual for him). He's starting to settle back in finally from the injury. But this is the pattern with him.

If he could stay healthy, he'd be just fine as one of the guys in a middle pairing role, IMO. The problem is that he can't stay healthy for a full season and then when he comes back he's brutal for at least 10 games.
- HonkFortheGoose

Couldnt have said it any better.

Couldnt have said it any better.
- ImThatGuy

I honestly don't hate him. If we had the depth on D that we could ease him back in after an injury, it wouldn't be a problem. The issue is that we have nowhere near the depth we would need to accommodate that.

That station irritates me. I know, I know, Buffalo will always be more of a football city, blah, blah, blah.

But at some point, we've rehashed these same conversations about what the Bills need to do in the offseason so many times it's brutal.

Can't they discuss the Eichel/Matthews matchup and stuff? Isn't that at least a smidge bit more entertaining right now?
- HonkFortheGoose

not to the host, and i'm assuming, his audience

Islanders fire Capuano
- SABRES 89

Signs Ladd instead of Okposo
Fires coach after 1st franchise shutout in Boston

Way to go, garf.

Signs Ladd instead of Okposo
Fires coach after 1st franchise shutout in Boston

Way to go, garf.
- TheSabresTaco

I have nothing

Difference between the two rosters IMO is a Mitch Marner type

Matthews = Eichel
Kadri = ROR
JVR= Okposo
Rielly= Risto
Nylander = Reinhart
Connor Brown = Kane
Gardiner >> McCabe
Komarov= Foligno


Clarkson= Moulson
- sbroads24

But that's the huge difference. I'm a leaf fan so I've watched marner for a while. This kid has got more point potential them matthews. And he is very aware defensively as well. Kid is a star. He is starting to do things he done in junior that ppl said wouldn't fly.

Also, not knocking eichel but matthews complete game makes him superior.

My point is.. Matthew's and marner have as much if not more point production ability than your 1 star and then we compare the rest.

I'm not being a homer here, and certainly not taking away from Sabres, cause you guys will be a threat for sure

Signs Ladd instead of Okposo
Fires coach after 1st franchise shutout in Boston

Way to go, garf.
- TheSabresTaco

This was clearly coming for a while, but like you are saying (and we have seen here in Buffalo too much), the GM fires a coach to save his job, for now.

I honestly don't hate him. If we had the depth on D that we could ease him back in after an injury, it wouldn't be a problem. The issue is that we have nowhere near the depth we would need to accommodate that.
- HonkFortheGoose

That, and his cap hit is that of a legit #2-3 D man.

You really can't do much worse for that value than him currently

Signs Ladd instead of Okposo
Fires coach after 1st franchise shutout in Boston

Way to go, garf.
- TheSabresTaco

this firing was 2 years overdue though, capuano is awful.

But that's the huge difference. I'm a leaf fan so I've watched marner for a while. This kid has got more point potential them matthews. And he is very aware defensively as well. Kid is a star. He is starting to do things he done in junior that ppl said wouldn't fly.

Also, not knocking eichel but matthews complete game makes him superior.

My point is.. Matthew's and marner have as much if not more point production ability than your 1 star and then we compare the rest.

I'm not being a homer here, and certainly not taking away from Sabres, cause you guys will be a threat for sure
- Nymarnthews

Agreed, I don't think people are aware of how good/great Marner is going to be.

However, I do think Eichel/Matthews are a lot different. Eichel is more explosive, creates more on his own.

Matthews has had a ton of "Right place, right time" goals this year.

I do think Matthews will end up a more complete, less dynamic player than Eichel