So we can complain about him "embarrassing" Reinhart for 40 minutes, instead of 60?

People would have had a problem if he played him after breaking a team rule.


...unless it's Evander Kane. Then anything that happens is minimalized to the degree of rules don't matter
- sbroads24

you have a problem with everything this team does, I don't know how your a fan.

So we can complain about him "embarrassing" Reinhart for 40 minutes, instead of 60?

People would have had a problem if he played him after breaking a team rule.


...unless it's Evander Kane. Then anything that happens is minimalized to the degree of rules don't matter
- sbroads24

"Nobody is saying this."

"Nobody is saying this."
- Der Kaiser

He's been bitter since the Myers deal.

you have a problem with everything this team does, I don't know how your a fan.
- SABRES 89

Jack Eichel and O'Reilly have me hanging on by a thread

Benching is one thing but not making him dress and sit on the bench. Make mistakes during the game and I can see it but not dressing and just sitting there.
- SABRES 89

they had no other bodies

fedun hurt
franson hurt
okposo sick
risto suspended

The benching is ridiculous and I agree with others that it was wrong but they have to dress 18 skaters it's in the CBA. They had no choice but to dress him otherwise they would have been in violation of the CBA.

The right thing to do would have been to play Reinhart, kept it in-house and found some other suitable punishment, maybe scratch him for Sunday's game. The discord with Disco and the players is reaching the boiling point imo.

The Bruins once dressed and sat Cam Neely and Kevin Stevens in the same game because they thought they were playing poorly. If Cam Neely can sit on the bench and overcome it, then I hope Sam can do the same.

The benching is ridiculous and I agree with others that it was wrong but they have to dress 18 skaters it's in the CBA. They had no choice but to dress him otherwise they would have been in violation of the CBA.

The right thing to do would have been to play Reinhart, kept it in-house and found some other suitable punishment, maybe scratch him for Sunday's game. The discord with Disco and the players is reaching the boiling point imo.
- mhp

if the sabres lost a few men up front early in the game, I wonder if Sam would have stayed on the bench

Ryan Wilson wrote a great blog on the NHL Concussion suit. NHL is screwed in this one, IMO.

if the sabres lost a few men up front early in the game, I wonder if Sam would have stayed on the bench
- homiedclown

good point, probably not. Which makes this whole situation last night even more of a cluster (frank).

Just fire Disco and hire David Quinn. If Bylsma comes back next year it could be the biggest mistake Murray makes.

If the team rule says you don't play, then playing him the last half of the third period breaks the rules.
- Der Kaiser

I doubt the rule is that you have to sit on the bench the entire game. The rule is that you get sat. So the Sabres are enforcing the rules by bending their own rules for punishment. There's an irony here that seems lost on Bylsma

I heard Sam called Bylsma 'mom' in class.

So embarrassing.

good point, probably not. Which makes this whole situation last night even more of a cluster (frank).

Just fire Disco and hire David Quinn. If Bylsma comes back next year it could be the biggest mistake Murray makes.
- mhp

IMO Dan gets til Thanksgiving.

IMO Dan gets til Thanksgiving.
- dadeadhead

I'm guessing since Murray is taking onus for the construction of the team, that's a good conclusion.

Bylsma can only do so much.

IMO Dan gets til Thanksgiving.
- dadeadhead

That's probably right. But what if we're .500? Do they make a switch? He's perceived as a lame duck now anyway. I think this event will go down as his Ron Rolston garden gloves moment

IMO Dan gets til Thanksgiving.
- dadeadhead

I hope not but I can see that for sure.

From Elliott Friedman's "30 thoughts" last week...


2. The NHL’s top two scorers since Feb. 1 are Tampa’s Nikita Kucherov (36 points) and Buffalo’s Jack Eichel (34). Maybe that’s not a coincidence.
“He is probably my favourite player in the league,” Eichel said of Kucherov during a conversation last Friday. “The subtle plays he makes. One thing he does really well is shoot through a screen. He can pick a small corner through both the screener and the goalie and put it there. That’s something I’d like to do, too.”


*i REALLY wish we offersheeted Kucherov
Yeah, yeah... it's too lat now, I know
But imagining him & Eichel on the same line...?
That would've been amazing

From Elliott Friedman's "30 thoughts" last week...


2. The NHL’s top two scorers since Feb. 1 are Tampa’s Nikita Kucherov (36 points) and Buffalo’s Jack Eichel (34). Maybe that’s not a coincidence. “He is probably my favourite player in the league,” Eichel said of Kucherov during a conversation last Friday. “The subtle plays he makes. One thing he does really well is shoot through a screen. He can pick a small corner through both the screener and the goalie and put it there. That’s something I’d like to do, too.”


*i REALLY wish we offersheeted Kucherov
Yeah, yeah... it's too lat now, I know
But imagining him & Eichel on the same line...?
That would've been amazing
- jdfitz77

they would've matched anything

The big question is if Sam still got a participation trophy for sitting on the bench, because you can't hurt anyone's feelings nowadays.

That's probably right. But what if we're .500? Do they make a switch? He's perceived as a lame duck now anyway. I think this event will go down as his Ron Rolston garden gloves moment
- jcragcrumple

its less about the record and more about where they are. Even if they're above 500 (the fake nhl one) if hes not in playoff spot in thanksgiving hes gone imo.

they would've matched anything
- Sabresfan-365

Yeah, most likely

MAYBE just the threat would've been enough to get them to work out a trade with us?

It's all probably wishful thinking...
but at the very least it would've Fd up their Cap
And they've gotta sign Drouin this summer, among others

From Elliott Friedman's "30 thoughts" last week...


2. The NHL’s top two scorers since Feb. 1 are Tampa’s Nikita Kucherov (36 points) and Buffalo’s Jack Eichel (34). Maybe that’s not a coincidence.
“He is probably my favourite player in the league,” Eichel said of Kucherov during a conversation last Friday. “The subtle plays he makes. One thing he does really well is shoot through a screen. He can pick a small corner through both the screener and the goalie and put it there. That’s something I’d like to do, too.”


*i REALLY wish we offersheeted Kucherov
Yeah, yeah... it's too lat now, I know
But imagining him & Eichel on the same line...?
That would've been amazing
- jdfitz77

At one point last night, Jack had Delo and Gionta as his wingers. I wonder what Jack's perception is of his roomy getting humiliated last night in Columbus...

At one point last night, Jack had Delo and Gionta as his wingers. I wonder what Jack's perception is of his roomy getting humiliated last night in Columbus...
- SabreWest

If he's transitioning into a leader, he understands why it happened and tells Sam to not miss a meeting again.

The big question is if Sam still got a participation trophy for sitting on the bench, because you can't hurt anyone's feelings nowadays.
- adambuffalo

Yes you can. (frank) you.

The big question is if Sam still got a participation trophy for sitting on the bench, because you can't hurt anyone's feelings nowadays.
- adambuffalo

Is it good for morale, does it look good to other teams and was it the only -or most successful - way too get your point across? I would say no, so it has nothing to do with hurting anyone's feelings. I think it was an unnecessary Richard move keeping him on the bench. To say there were no other options is silly. It would have been a nice gesture to put him out there as the extra attacker. That's how you motivate and inspire guys instead of killing morale