GDT: Sabres vs Blue Jackets 5PM ET - TV: Sabres.com Radio: WWKB 1520

[Ace]

They’re moving as a unit on breakouts so much better it’s like night and day.

How many times last year would we watch a D with the puck and no one in the frame? Just rushing away for stretch passes every single time. Which was more turnovers all the time. Power could get it out. Dahlin could carry it out. Bryson could get it out when he was on. Everyone else just looked lost. Now they’re breaking out in five man units spread across the width of the ice for open passes.

 

[Intermission]

I got a feeling Peterka or Quinn (knock on wood injuries) will be leading point totals this season.

I've got Tage Thompson scoring 50 goals this season.

 

[Matt Ress]

Really happy to be wrong about Krebs. He's not playing hot potato, getting his body where it needs to be and actually had some zing on that goal. I don't know if he'll make the top 12 but he'll definitely get some ice time

 

[Aladyyn]

I've got Tage Thompson scoring 50 goals this season.

I'm not going to put numbers on it but I believe he'll have his best season yet in terms of overall play and impact

 

[Dingo44]

 

[MOGlLNY]

This may have to be my new pp

 

[SharkInABoloTie]

Benson is HIM

 

[tsujimoto74]

Beauty. Great pass from Benson, great finish from Cozens.

 

[start winnin]

Benson is so good how did we get so lucky

 

[Bobby Bottle Service]

That feed was as sweet as cotton candy

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

Benson does remind me a lot of Skinner.. I mean his good qualities.

And how he's always in the mix and getting under the other teams skin

 

[GrierIsGod123]

Benson really might get to that 60 point prediction I made the other day. He's a special player.

 

[Dingo44]

Benson is such a beauty.

I wonder if "Levels" by Avicii is the goal song this season or if they go to the individual goal songs in the regular season.

 

[Ace]

Benson is so good how did we get so lucky

it usually takes years for draft stuff to shake out as obvious mistakes. Benson took like…one practice to confirm what many were saying on draft night. Now…that was a really good draft imo. But 13? Come on.

 

[Bobby Bottle Service]

Was that Girgs in the audience?

 

[Aladyyn]

it usually takes years for draft stuff to shake out as obvious mistakes. Benson took like…one practice to confirm what many were saying on draft night. Now…that was a really good draft imo. But 13? Come on.

I can understand why scouts would be skeptical of the size/skating combination but like... have you seen him play hockey???

 

[Bobby Bottle Service]

Cobra-strike!

 

[SharkInABoloTie]

no urgency ah tall

 

[MOGlLNY]

People on the prospect boards thinking Benson's spot was up for grabs for Kulich lol.

 

[GrierIsGod123]

People on the prospect boards thinking Benson's spot was up for grabs for Kulich lol.

Meanwhile he's a top 5 player on the roster lol

 

[Ace]

I can understand why scouts would be skeptical of the size/skating combination but like... have you seen him play hockey???

I remember saying after the draft that my assumption was that he dropped not just because of size (and straight line speed…which…he just won a race for a highlight assist) but also because of how he plays. He is not afraid of anything…and at his size you can get hurt in ways that leave you a different player. What I didn’t know was that he was also an animal to be feared by all men and caged by all refs

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

Nice shift from the 3rd line

 

[Club]

Speaking of Benson, I wonder who the other guys KA & staff had interest in before he got got taken. Cause he's a stud & I'm happy.

 

[Bobby Bottle Service]

NAK for the net!

 

[SharkInABoloTie]

JEEZUS