I do have a hard time finding someone to shine my spats.

Sabres 12
Panthers 2
Mitts and Dahlin with 6 goals and 6 assista each. Sabres fans in the crowd take up a used gum collection and create a bust of Phil right behind the bench....at one point Bogo looks to the gum for instructions for a faceoff.
- LandlordTom

This made my day, thanks.

It was Larsson, Girgensons, McCabe and Pilut on the ice. When the alternate captain says he's gonna fight, they're going to defer to him.

I'm sure they didn't think they need to stick up for the 30-year old, 220 lb alternate captain.

He made a poor choice to fight, and he paid the price.
- jcragcrumple

Sorry JCrags, I usually like your posts.
This one you are way, way far off course.

If you are a man at all, you dont let your inferiorly-able teammate fight their own fights against a superior oponent. It just isnt something a man of integrity does, period. THAT is the problem with the team, no integrity. No team..just a bunch of wussys afraid to stick up for each other. This team needs a serious infusion of heart and guts.
This kind of reaction is just piss poor IMO

Sorry JCrags, I usually like your posts.
This one you are way, way far off course.

If you are a man at all, you dont let your inferiorly-able teammate fight their own fights against a superior oponent. It just isnt something a man of integrity does, period. THAT is the problem with the team, no integrity. No team..just a bunch of wussys afraid to stick up for each other. This team needs a serious infusion of heart and guts.
This kind of reaction is just piss poor IMO
- IonSabres

That all happened in a span of seconds
How is Girgs (or whoever) supposed to notice that Okposo is even being challenged & then get over there to drop their own gloves BEFORE Okposo responded by dropping his?
That’s just unrealistic
The other guys are all continuing with the play
Okposo got challenged, he should’ve declined
THEN there would’ve been an opportunity for a teammate to step up & say “i’ll go”

Sorry JCrags, I usually like your posts.
This one you are way, way far off course.

If you are a man at all, you dont let your inferiorly-able teammate fight their own fights against a superior oponent. It just isnt something a man of integrity does, period. THAT is the problem with the team, no integrity. No team..just a bunch of wussys afraid to stick up for each other. This team needs a serious infusion of heart and guts.
This kind of reaction is just piss poor IMO
- IonSabres

He wears a letter on this team. He made the choice. If you want Larsson or Girgs to jump in for him, then fine, but at the end of the day, it was his choice to fight. He could have bear hugged him or walked away. He chose to square up and fight, and 22 and 28 deferred to Okposo - the 220 pound guy wearing a letter.

He made a really bad decision, and I am really hoping he's alright. Scary poop.

Sorry JCrags, I usually like your posts.
This one you are way, way far off course.

If you are a man at all, you dont let your inferiorly-able teammate fight their own fights against a superior oponent. It just isnt something a man of integrity does, period. THAT is the problem with the team, no integrity. No team..just a bunch of wussys afraid to stick up for each other. This team needs a serious infusion of heart and guts.
This kind of reaction is just piss poor IMO
- IonSabres

Have you ever seen 2 guys drop the gloves, square off, then someone else jumps in?

Kyle dropped the gloves, it's on him at that point.

Hopefully Winnberg is code for Anderson. That is a move I could get behind.
- Hatboro_Swords

I like josh Anderson.

Decent goals, assists, hits and shots per game

Not soft.

Although young and probably not on the trade market

Have you ever seen 2 guys drop the gloves, square off, then someone else jumps in?

Kyle dropped the gloves, it's on him at that point.
- Lunaion

I just looked everything up regarding Okposo, retirement, and the cap recapture rules.

You are correct: with Okposo having being paid a total of $4M over his cap hit through his first 3 seasons, his cap recapture penalty would be $1M per for the next 4 years, should he retire after this season.

He wears a letter on this team. He made the choice. If you want Larsson or Girgs to jump in for him, then fine, but at the end of the day, it was his choice to fight. He could have bear hugged him or walked away. He chose to square up and fight, and 22 and 28 deferred to Okposo - the 220 pound guy wearing a letter.

He made a really bad decision, and I am really hoping he's alright. Scary poop.
- jcragcrumple

Apparently this is just another thing ppl here are gonna fly off the rails over

I would have no issue making a play for Mike Hoffman.

Duchene is a goner. Panarin is scratched tonight but apparently it’s due to illness.

I just looked everything up regarding Okposo, retirement, and the cap recapture rules.

You are correct: with Okposo having being paid a total of $4M over his cap hit through his first 3 seasons, his cap recapture penalty would be $1M per for the next 4 years, should he retire after this season.
- kingcong39

I doubt we’d have to worry about any Cap Recapture issues
Okposo wouldn’t retire,
he’d just go on LTIR until his contract runs out so he can still get paid
See: Pronger, Horton, Clarkson, etc

Duchene is a goner. Panarin is scratched tonight but apparently it’s due to illness.
- Pegullaville

I don’t think there was really much doubt these guys would get traded
Stone too. I’d be pretty surprised if he signs in Ottawa

I would have no issue making a play for Mike Hoffman.
- SABRES 89

Good player, but he doesn’t fit our timeline
Only 1 year left on his current deal
He’ll turn 31 early in year 1 of his new deal

Too bad he’s not younger, or has more years left on his current contract
Don’t think he’s a good fit for us bc of that

Brayden Point scratched tonight becuase he missed a meeting.

oh boy it's game time........

- homiedclown

Ford: no one can lie as much as me
Smollett: hold my bleach..

No Scandella, no Okposo, no Luongo. 4 to 3 Sabres.

There can't be more than 10,000 in attendance.

Another packed house in Sunrise, FLA

oh boy it's game time........
- rapperray

To bad nobody in Florida know's it.

There can't be more than 10,000 in attendance.
- SabreWest

Fixed. 5,000

To bad nobody in Florida know's it.
- SABRES 89

Yeah... just a few empty seats there eh?

Beauty glove by Ullmark

Beauty glove by Ullmark
- SabreWest

No doubt.

Not gonna watch tonight....hopefully it changes the mojo