...and then the littlest guy among them that seems like he might have the biggest balls of them all makes it even more of a head scratcher.
- Ratsreign

Exactly.

@LLysowski
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is in the starter's net for the Sabres.

In line to face the Stars tonight. Made 35 saves in the win over Chicago.

@LLysowski
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is in the starter's net for the Sabres.

In line to face the Stars tonight. Made 35 saves in the win over Chicago.
- Lunaion

Smart move.
He needs to see the net alot more frequently to get into the groove again.

Smart move.
He needs to see the net alot more frequently to get into the groove again.
- IonSabres

Yeah? I was thinking they still give this one to Levi and give him a chance to bounce back. Do you usually like going with the hot hand as far as tenders go?

Yeah? I was thinking they still give this one to Levi and give him a chance to bounce back. Do you usually like going with the hot hand as far as tenders go?
- QuinnFan

Play the hot hand.

Question is do you play him Saturday if UPL plays another good game or go back to UPL again?

Red Wings Saturday. Florida Monday. Big 4 pts.

Smart move.
He needs to see the net alot more frequently to get into the groove again.
- IonSabres

The early schedule is so light on games that these aren't easy calls. If you just give Levi the 2 back to backs in October, it's still a light workload for UPL.

Gonna need them both in November, so I don't know how to balance it. Starting Levi in Roch made a lot of sense, from that standpoint.

Play the hot hand.

Question is do you play him Saturday if UPL plays another good game or go back to UPL again?

Red Wings Saturday. Florida Monday. Big 4 pts.
- DirtyDan

If you don't give Levi Saturday or Monday, he's looking at 2+ weeks between games. I hate doing that to him.

@engelheather
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Well, a surprise this morning. Nicolas Aube-Kubel (lower body) is on the ice in a regular jersey.

@LLysowski
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Zach Benson isn't skating this morning. Puts his status for tonight in question.

Jordan Greenway is out there, so it looks like he'll draw back in after missing Saturday night.

Why guys who are blessed with a massive physical advantage actively chose to play soft is the greatest single issue facing this team.
Tage 6'7" 220# and plays like Connoly rather than King Kong Korab
Power at 6'6" 220# plays like Bambi
Sammy 6'4" 224# plays softer than butter in front of his net
Cliffy 5'1" 192# is the most physical whole being the smallest outside of midget Bryson.
- IonSabres

Not Tage's game. He does well using his length. IMO does not need to be very physical.
The D are a different story. Power needs his Patches O'Houlihan to bring out that mean streak. Samuelsson looks to be a caveman upstairs. No captain should be making such basic mistakes.

If you don't give Levi Saturday or Monday, he's looking at 2+ weeks between games. I hate doing that to him.
- Lunaion

If UPL plays another good game are you back to him Saturday? And play Levi again against Florida? or Levi Saturday and UPL Monday?

Yeah? I was thinking they still give this one to Levi and give him a chance to bounce back. Do you usually like going with the hot hand as far as tenders go?
- QuinnFan

I don't have a strong opinion either way TBH.
I think UPl needs to settle in as the starter for something like 2/3 of the games for awhile.
They made a commitment to him financially, so I'd like to get the proper value out of the contract unless he shows badly for a stretch.

The early schedule is so light on games that these aren't easy calls. If you just give Levi the 2 back to backs in October, it's still a light workload for UPL.

Gonna need them both in November, so I don't know how to balance it. Starting Levi in Roch made a lot of sense, from that standpoint.
- Lunaion

I agree.
Losing Reimer (sp?) hurt from that vantage point.

If UPL plays another good game are you back to him Saturday? And play Levi again against Florida? or Levi Saturday and UPL Monday?
- DirtyDan

If you want to give Levi one of the next two (after tonight), I'm not sure the order matters that much.

I heard thats dahlins and ruffs fault
- ieetbred

Nah, everything is Adams fault .

He hired Lindy and paid Dahlin

I agree.
Losing Reimer (sp?) hurt from that vantage point.
- IonSabres

They should’ve sent waiver-exempt Levi down, if only to keep Reimer from being exposed on waivers while others teams’ goalie situations were unsettled.
After the other teams filled their goalie spot, they probably would’ve had a better chance at sneaking Reimer through.

Nah, everything is Adams fault .

He hired Lindy and paid Dahlin
- Boss34

Well it is Adams team!

The early schedule is so light on games that these aren't easy calls. If you just give Levi the 2 back to backs in October, it's still a light workload for UPL.

Gonna need them both in November, so I don't know how to balance it. Starting Levi in Roch made a lot of sense, from that standpoint.
- Lunaion

Starting upl clearly shows he’s the Sabres #1 goalie.


He’ll play again on Saturday if he plays a decent game tonight imo

Levi looked bad in his last start

They should’ve sent waiver-exempt Levi down, if only to keep Reimer from being exposed on waivers while others teams’ goalie situations were unsettled.
After the other teams filled their goalie spot, they would’ve had a better chance at sneaking Reimer through.
- Ratsreign

Most likely have the chance to re-claim when Gibson is back.

Most likely have the chance to re-claim when Gibson is back.
- DirtyDan

True

Well it is Adams team!
- Buff36

Yep, everything is completely on Adams and nobody else.

Coach and players have 0% to do with the games outcomes .

Pegula missed a couple open nets the other day vs. la

Yep, everything is completely on Adams and nobody else.

Coach and players have 0% to do with the games outcomes .

Pegula missed a couple open nets the other day vs. la
- Boss34

Oily hands can’t grip stick properly

Play the hot hand.

Question is do you play him Saturday if UPL plays another good game or go back to UPL again?

Red Wings Saturday. Florida Monday. Big 4 pts.
- DirtyDan

I don't think we want Levi going stale, so even if UPL shuts Dallas out, I'd still give Devon the nod for the next game. Need to get both on track, not just one of them.

Nah, everything is Adams fault .

He hired Lindy and paid Dahlin
- Boss34

Wish he'd traded Dahlin?

Jourdon LaBarber
@JourdonLaBarber
Some gameday updates from Lindy Ruff:

🏒Jordan Greenway is back tonight.

🏒Zach Benson will be out due to the lower-body injury he's been nursing since opening night.

🏒Nicolas-Aube Kubel was back this morning and could be ready by the weekend.

#sabrehood

If the Bills win their games against the Jets and Dolphins, I don't think the Jets can catch them. They'd have to go 9-0 just to get to 11-6 and they'd lose the tie breaker. Dolphins would have to go 9-1. Neither seems likely.

So 6-4 with Ws over the Jets, Dolphins, Pats x2, Seahawks and Colts. Bills can lose to the Chiefs, Lions, Rams and 49ers and it won't matter. Even 5-5 with wins over miami and new york means it's likely over
- Hank Balling

Great break down. Yeah that all seems reasonable.