The Sabres top 3 left-handed defensemen: Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power, Bowen Byram.
The Sabres top 3 right-handed defensemen (before the trade): Jacob Bernard-Docker, Connor Clifton. (NOTE: I did not get to #3).

They also have LHD Mattias Samuelsson and Jacob Bryson.

5 lefties and 2 righties.

I'm sure there are NHL analytics people who will tell you that you need 1 RHD and 1 LHD on every D-pairing. If you have someone playing on their off-hand, they lose efficiency. Like playing a righty at 1B.

While I hated to lose Peterka... scoring goals was not Buffalo's problem. They were 8th in the league in Goals For. They need to keep the puck out of their net. Kesselring is a 6'5" defenseman who can play physically, and has a rocket of a shot who can probably jump onto the top pairing.

I'm cautiously optimistic that this trade may well work out for Buffalo. If so, I credit Jarmo Kekalainen. If not, I blame Kevyn Adams.

Da King wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:22 pm Earlier this season, I took the wife and daughter to a Sabres game, and watched JJ Peterka score the GWG in OT.

Tonight, my son went to the game with his girlfriend. They watched JJ Peterka score the GWG in the 4th round of the shootout.

I think JJ and the Sabres should offer us season tickets.

JJ got traded for a "right handed" defenseman and Shane Doan's kid.

I do not understand why the handedness of a defenseman matters. I never heard that shit in the 90s when I was following hockey. NEVER.

Poor Wayne. What did he do to anyone? (Other than start cozying up to the conservative Canadian party??)

Yeah, fuck those guys!

They're both pieces of shit.

Good. Screw that needle-nosed twerp.

OVI BREAKS WAYNE'S RECORD!

892 for Ovi. 2 to tie Wayne, 3 to own the record.

39 goals at age 39. Dude is amazing.

Ovi 5 away from the record.

I am sad that Philly fired Torts. A kid from Fairport was drafted by the Flyers last year, and he's playing with their AHL team this year. He's a 6'4(ish) big body defenseman, who leads the team in +/- (last I knew), and is providing more offense than expected. TOTALLY a Torts kind of player. I'm sad he'll never get to play for him.

I would love Torts in Buffalo. Stop treating these players like snowflakes. It worked in Rochester back in 1996.

John Tortorella fired in Philadelphia.

Lindy to President of Hockey Operations. Adams runs the draft. Tortorella to coach. I am sure there are better ideas. But this would be better than what we have now.

Ovi. 6 away from setting the record.

I hate when the Caps are on the West Coast. It's 1am and I'm still up watching hockey. I need to go to bed.

I showed my disrespect by not even spelling his name right!

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote: Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:20 pm I guess I like the Dylan Cozens for John Norris trade. I suppose.

No, its terrible.

Josh Norris is smaller, scores less, is more injury prone, is less physical, and makes more money.

Other than change for the sake of change, I dont understand this trade at all.

And I'm not even a big Dylan Cozens fan.

I guess I like the Dylan Cozens for John Norris trade. I suppose.

Alexander Ovechkin is within 8 goals of becoming the NHL's all-time goal scoring leader.

I have become a Washington Capitals fan, and their games have become must-watch.

I thought that record was unbreakable.

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 6:42 pm The 5-0 lead is the worst one in hockey!

No, it's only bad in Buffalo. For anyone else, it's an obvious win. For Buffalo, it's 50/50.

Luckily they held on tonight.

But they won big!

The 5-0 lead is the worst one in hockey!

Go Sabres!