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Pominville again! Montreal challenging. But Pominville was shoved into Niemi. This better be a goal.

Skinner to Pominville! Buffalo has really been thr better team since about the last 5 minutes of the 1st. Glad to see them sticking with it and getting rewarded.

They’re taking a lot of dumb shots from the perimeter so far tonight, that totally kill the offensive zone possession. They need to get back to what made them successful in Anaheim. Cycle the puck, shoot from the higher danger areas, get to the net.

Yes, I agree. In our conversation he also said that he put those types of practices on the coaching staff more than anything else and said that housley needs to start holding them accountable. I felt this article was a good example of housley holding them accountable. I agree 100%. There is only so much a Coach can do. Player leadership is extremely important. Chris Drury’s time in buffalo (and what happened to the team after he left) is a perfect example of the importance of good player leadership. This is a young team still learning their way. I expect there will be plenty of ups and downs. Hopefully we see continued progress throughout the season. They are a damn good team when they’re all working hard. Fingers crossed th consistency comes in that regard.

How does the team being bad explain, in any way, a person saying they are glad a player got injured, and that he deserved it?

Watch it again -

https://buffalonews.com/2018/10/24/sabres-coach-phil-housley-we-have-to-start-getting-our-head-and-mind-right/ As I said recently in this thread, Housley doesn’t tolerate this kind of stuff. He holds this team accountable and has no issue stopping practice to lay into the team if they are not doing what he asks.

Yeah, for sure. Heres what Elway said after drafting Chad - I’d be pretty pissed off right now if I were Jim Kelly... Chad appears to have a lot of growing up to do still. Sad part is that one day he will most likely look back and realize what he squandered. He is a good QB, has the talent and was probably afforded more opportunity than most because of his last name, yet he pissed it all away (so far, anyway...). I hope this kid wakes up before this all passes him by, if it hasn’t already.

Not sure if this was posted yet - https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/10/24/more-details-on-the-incident-that-prompted-chad-kellys-release/ WTF?

https://prospectpipeline.ca/2018/09/26/buffalo-sabres-farm-system-prospects/

Huh? The Bills already have like $90 million in cap space for next season. They are not going to use up all of that cap space next year. So Shady’s cap hit is a total non-issue. Trading our best player on offense for a 6th would be terrible.

Jim Kelly and the rest of his family have been trying to get through to Chad for YEARS and it hasn’t worked. I don’t see why it would be any different now if he came to buffalo.... The kid has been in trouble everywhere he goes, and especially in buffalo. Jim even had to vouch for Chad on draft night. John Elway called Jim before drafting him. Once again, Chad didn’t live up to his word. Buffalo isn’t bringing him in anyway so it’s not even worth thinking about.

PHT Q&A with Jack Eichel https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2018/10/23/jack-eichel-on-sabres-changes-dahlin-life-as-a-top-pick-pht-qa/

I completely disagree that it would make too much sense for the Bills to give up a 1st round pick, that could be top 5, for Amari Cooper.

Seeing as Todd Haley was a John Dorsey hire and Hue never wanted to give up control over the offensive play-calling in the first place, this is not a surprise.

I would have loved Amari Cooper, but there’s no way in the world I trade the Bills 1st rounder this year. I dont see how how anyone can actually be mad at Beane for not doing this... The only way I am trading the Bills 1st round pick this year is if it’s to trade down to pick up an extra 1st +.

Good article on the Athletic - https://theathletic.com/605329/2018/10/22/what-we-learned-about-rasmus-dahlin-and-the-rest-of-this-young-sabres-team-during-their-first-extended-road-trip/ They are a young team and are just learning what it takes to win on a nightly basis in the NHL. It appears to me that the players might finally be starting to buy in and committ to playing the way their coach is asking them to. I think that is huge for this team. It has been a definite issues in years past. I was so, so glad they won last night because I felt that it would go a long way in reinforcing the message that if they just stick to the plan and keep playing the right way all game, good things will happen.

Well, this is a strange, somewhat confusing feeling. It’s.... fun to watch the Sabres play? That went a long way toward making up for that terrible Bills game. I feel like this team might be making some real progress. Last year, that 2nd Anaheim goal that Hutton let in would have been a back breaker. Sabres were dominating play, then Anaheim takes one shot and Hutton lets in a somewhat questionable/soft goal. In years past, that whole heads hanging, “woe is me” attitude would have taken over. This is looks like a different team. They are finally starting to do a lot of the things that good hockey teams do. Just the little things that they didn’t do in years past. like cycling the puck well, reading off your teammates and getting to the open areas of the ice. Consistently winning their puck battles and working their butt off the whole game. Getting to the dirty areas of the ice, crashing the net on rebounds and having a net front presence on shot attempts. And probably biggest of all, they are playing as a team. It’s not everyone doing their own thing. You are finally starting to see what Housley’s system truly looks like. The D men are doing a nice job activating on the rush and in the O zone. The defense actually looks a lot like Nashville did in Housley’s last year there when they made that run to the finals. Obviously not on the same level as nashville’s D though. They are starting to play fast as a 5 man unit. It was a good reminder of how good Housley’s system can look (and did look in Nashville) if it’s executed properly.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/10/21/jaguars-reportedly-fighting-amongst-themselves-after-loss/ Bortles was 6-of-12 for 51 yards and lost two fumbles. Got benched for Cody Kessler. Wonder what Jaylen Ramsey has to say... lol.

Ah, damn it.

Nah, he will wait until halftime of the Pats game...

Oh man, I hope they play well tonight! They played so well yesterday, and now the Bills are stinking it up. I want to end the weekend on a high note...

Sorry man.

Another nice punt by Corey B.

Would it make you feel better if I said he is an inexperienced starter, instead? My point was that bad games happen from time to time with young players.