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  • 148 points lph1235

    Fuck Toronto

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    25 points Ipigs140

    Second that!

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    18 points LookattheWhipp

    Literally was just thinking that. Weren’t they in the basement with us not too long ago. They must be on a heater as well to keep pace

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    40 points JitzChimp

    I keep looking at the standings and perplexed how we don't have more of a cushion, winning 13 out of 14. I know we weren't doing great, but damn it's hard to overtake teams in this league. Big one against the Panthers coming up.

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    8 points ErniePottsShoelifts

    perplexed how we don't have more of a cushion

    Three 3-game losing streaks (one was all OTLs though) and one 5-game losing streak before turning on the heat early December.

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    3 points HugeLeaves

    Yep that will do it

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    4 points raremonument

    Leafs are 7-0-2 and beat Vancouver 5-0 last night. They’re playing well like us.

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    2 points punkr0x

    Some of these teams have also played one or two games more than us - big week of 4 games coming up here.

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    22 points AwesomeCJE

    The Leafs are 7-1-2 in their last 10, the whole Atlantic has been on a heater. Doesn’t matter as long as Buffalo keeps winning

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    7 points LookattheWhipp

    Facts

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    10 points Own-East2880

    Huge if true

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    3 points toddmatthews427

    Depends on which Toronto you're talking about. Lol. T-Town located across the border? Yup. That cozy little village in Eastern Ohio? No way. Even if it was named after that T-Town across the border.

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    4 points NinCross

    Fuck Toronto. They smacked us. Good for the tank but fuck em.

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  • 133 points Hansjibbleforth

    We have games in hand too. Great spot to be in.

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  • 55 points VentureCatalyst00

    Also only 6 points back from 1st in the Atlantic whilst having 3 games in hand on Detroit, 2 on Montreal!

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    49 points Atty_for_hire

    We play Montreal 3 times this month. We could do some serious damage if we can stack wins.

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  • 45 points PanicOnFunkatron

    https://preview.redd.it/vrbookuezmcg1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5645c15d14fbc01670c7860df875fb85dfd29e37

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  • 37 points Spillsy68

    It’s tighter than a gnats ass in the east

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  • 29 points gremm05

    Just keep winning man. One game at a time.

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  • 16 points LuctorEtEmergo

    4 off from the Habs too!!

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  • 15 points Pray-831

    STOP THE COUNT.

    Unless of course we take an Atlantic spot lol. Then keep counting

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    9 points ebimbib

    I don't give a single fuck where they finish as long as we get playoff hockey out of the deal. Anything above WC2 is just gravy in my eyes. That said, they're only 21 back of the Avs so let's keep it going.

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    3 points iCactusDog

    Avs will run out of gas eventually. Can’t wait to give them a 40 and a handshake line in June.

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  • 14 points Mankdemes122

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  • 39 points BikeImpressive2062

    Fuck this means the Bills are gonna blow it. Both teams can’t be good at the same time it’s a law

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    29 points sobuffalo

    Bandits lost, they took it for the team. Bills are clear.

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    1 points BuffaloSurfClub

    phew

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    14 points JitzChimp

    Curse of 1999.

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    7 points royv98

    That’s exactly what I was. 3 wins this week. And 13/14? That’s a bills blowout if I’ve ever seen one.

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    5 points Karl_Hungus_42069

    After seeing the Packers kicking issues all i could think of is some kind of kicking misses are gonna have us in a very difficult situation at the end of the game. Josh will have a great game, but we'll be in the same situation as GB, needing 4 points because a missed XP instead of a tying FG. Or Jax starting from the 40 on their potential GW drive.

    And now im reminded of the Sabres Bills bad/good. Fuck

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    2 points Wide_right_

    life is suffering - for once in my life for the love of whatever deity/deities there may or may not be, please let them both just be good at the same time

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    1 points sausage_eggwich

    You can’t “blow” a game no one expects you to win in the first place

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  • 6 points CommonSensei-_

    If you guys remember me

    Playoffs baby!

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  • 6 points LetsGetLitPlease

    Next few games are huge

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    4 points ErniePottsShoelifts

    Woof, this remainder of the January/February schedule is rough.

    Do or die time.

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  • 5 points 360degreesofFUNK

    But damn the top 3 is gonna be a tough climb, Habs are the closest with 56 points, so we're 2 games behind them, but luckily we have that many games in hand on them. Matter of fact we have games in hand on everyone in the conference except the Lightning, Flyers, and Pens, who also played 43 games. So 12 teams out of the other 15.

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  • 3 points mustygus

    no way.

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  • 3 points toddmatthews427

    That's a beautiful site. And hey, no matter what happens this season, barring some monumental collapse of biblical proportions, it's safe to say the Sabres improved this year. Winning 13 out of 14 games drives that point to the bank.

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  • 2 points NinCross

    Wagon

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  • 2 points Joey_Skylynx

    What gets me is that this is against teams who have played two or three more games already.

    That is just unreal.

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  • 2 points FallOutShelterBoy

    Wasn’t Toronto at the bottom of the conference like last week? The East is just crazy this year

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    3 points TheFerricGenum

    Yes. I shared a screenshot with my buddy the other day of the east. And all the teams above us that we could conceivably pass (so not including the top three in metro), had gotten at least 14/20 points in their last ten games while we got 18 and a few had 16. Imagine winning 9 of 10 and only gaining 2 points of ground… what the fffffff

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  • 2 points lindseyblue2

    It feels surreal after all their struggles. They just need to keep winning.

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  • 2 points Ecthelion-O-Fountain

    It’s absolutely insane that after this run that’s all we have.

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  • 2 points Such-Tangerine-5562

    STOP THE COUNT 

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  • 2 points TTHS_Ed

    As much as Buffalo is the butt of hockey jokes, I'm happy for you guys and hope this is the year that you make the playoffs!

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  • 2 points Cool-Conversation354

    Got Detroit, Tampa and Montreal all ahead, but all are catchable. Just my vibe, but I don't see Detroit or Montreal as better teams. I think both could as easily win 5 in a row as well as lose 5 in a row. Also Tampa has the most guys going to the Olympics, I can see a fade at the end of the year, as that is a lot of extra going on there. Toronto coming back and Florida finally getting healthy kids worry a bit, however I don't see any team in the Atlantic as better, and am at the point where I like how the depth of the Sabres hold up vs everyone in the East.

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  • 2 points MonsieurPatate

    It's so weird to be watching the standings in January and fretting about the teams BEHIND us. I haven't experienced this in a very long time.

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  • 1 points sabresin4

    Is this real life? So pumped.

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