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Too many missed opportunities tonight. And against a great team like Boston, you can’t afford that. And F Taylor Hall.

Just occurred to me that today is 4/20 and our goalie’s nickname is Toker. Sabres in a romp tonight.

Yep. It’s pretty standard language in contracts around the league. That’s not to say that some players don’t have other language regarding selection as a pro bowl alternate, they might. But I’d bet that’s the exception to the rule.

Donnie G is hearing my calls! First, he sat Irwin and tonight he’s sitting Eakin. Finally! Now, just sit Miller in favor of Borgen and we are good to go.

You have company, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of us. I get the impression that unless a player is constantly making eye popping plays, then people are missing the subtleties of the game. How many times does a guy make a great play simply because the players around him did their job? I submit it happens far more than we often know.

There was nothing “lucky” about it. They targeted Allen early on in the process and set about acquiring the necessary draft capital to acquire him, maneuvering from their original 21st pick overall to pick 7 in order to select him. That’s not luck, that’s a targeted strategy to acquire the player you want. If you mean they got lucky because Allen turned out to be worth the investment, then so does every team whose draft picks pan out. It’s not an exact science to say the least and no draft pick is a guarantee to develop into a star player. Far from it.

“43 is the Mike!”

Other than kickoffs, including onside kicks, what ST rules have been changed? Tasker excelled on all STs in a variety of roles. I get that STs aren’t considered a big enough part of the game (until a ST screwup costs or wins you a game), but when a player redefines a position in the game, it’s worth consideration imo. And Tasker did that.

I suggest reviewing the video of every Ed Oliver snap last season.

Carnac never gets old. “May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits.”

A couple things to clarify: 1.) He was placed on the season-ending reserve injured list with 10 games left in the season and the decision to place him on that list was not his to make. 2.) He had permission from the team to commence training for the Olympics once his ribs healed. This idea that he was trying to pull a fast one on the Bills is just not true.

Any chance Colin Miller can retire between periods? At least Granato benched half of the problem sitting Irwin, but Miller has got to go as well. He is F ing brutal!

I seem to remember Chase saying something like that in some interview somewhere. And after watching it several times, I have to agree; the evidence is all there.