Short Take Sports
Cooks is excited
A chance to play with Josh Allen was enough for the wide receiver to break free from the Saints. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47112961/bills-cooks-grateful-chance-play-special-allen
Lundt, VanDeMark to start
With Spencer Brown and Dion Dawkins out, the Bills offensive line depth is about to be tested. https://apnews.com/article/allen-bills-soreness-steelers-e7475dfd2ec4ec30aa3a35690aeba451
The Sabres aren’t a good team
Yet. They could become one as the season rolls on. They lost last night but somehow look better if still imperfect. It’s depth that matters – players like Conor Timmins, Jack Quinn and Tyson Kozak are way better than some of the past players we have seen pass through town. https://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/sabres-fall-apart-late-lose-to-penguins-jack-quinn-continues-hot-stretch/
Toronto pans Luukonen
UPL went out for a drink after getting home from Pittsburgh. He was videoed in a bar and ridiculed in Toronto media. Leave him alone. https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/should-pro-athletes-go-out-dri…