Damn... It's been a long time.

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Wheelhouse

Cream of the crop.. Now let's stay here!!!!!

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Miller, Myers and Greir are sick, but not Jesus Christ..

KILL OTTAWA

I don't think we're there yet at all, but it sure is nice to see anyway.

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

True. We've still got some work to do. But the potential is definitely there.

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Wheelhouse

I'm more in line with ESPN putting the Sabres at #3 than TSN putting them at #1, but TSN is a more-reputed hockey-centric sports network, so...

Either way, I'd just say they're top 5 and call it that.

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mechaphil

Take power ranking with a grain of salt. They are practically worthless and are used for Fantasy hockey mostly. They don't mean much at all really. It goes with trends week to week of who is hot, and who is falling on their face.

Is it nice to be #1, sure..but it really doesn't matter at all.

Well, Shootout, if the Sabres are consistently toward the top all season, that would mean they've been red-hot consistently, yes? And that's what we want is consistency

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mechaphil

Yes, that's a good thing!

Indeed. They're only there to drive traffic and discussion.

But seeing the boys at #1 is pretty sweet nonetheless.

Colorado and Pittsburgh are both 7 games over .500, Buffalo is 5 games over. If the Sabres win their next two games, then maybe we can start talking about them as the #1 team. Until then, I'm satisfied with saying "they're playing well".

Well, at least we're finally getting some recognition, as irrelevant as these rankings may be...

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"Let's just trap Sekera in the caverns underneath HSBC arena." -BlueandYellow

Reporter: "Steve, you guys now lead the league in defensive scoring."
Montador: "It's probably because of how good-looking we are."

Please, please tell me you are an old Winnipeg Jet fan, because otherwise your signature is a declaration of war.

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

haha NY Jets rot, if that's who you're referring to. Being from Winnipeg, it's just a little shout out to the dearly departed WPG Jets. They played the Sabres in the first NHL game a went to, so that's why I started cheering for B-Lo after they took off to PHX.

Unfortunately for me , my NFL allegiance lies with the lowly Rams...



yup, I sure can pick 'em

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"Let's just trap Sekera in the caverns underneath HSBC arena." -BlueandYellow

Reporter: "Steve, you guys now lead the league in defensive scoring."
Montador: "It's probably because of how good-looking we are."

Rock on with yo bad self!

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

That's pretty surprising...wonder how ESPN will rank us?

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret

They have us at #3

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mechaphil

Are the Pens in first I take it?

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret

But the difference with us and them is 3 games.

We've played 8 games and both of them have probably played 11 games.

Atlanta, Buffalo, Toronto are the only teams in the league to have only played 8 games so far this season.

We lead our division with 13 points and we've played 2-3 less than Ottawa and Boston.

Our point% is the highest in the league still.

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Flavor of the week. When they move teams up and down as far, and as frequently as they do , it means nothing.

Well except to those who take stock in this type of thing............

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.