SABRES 0311

Too early to start the next GDT? Might be good to focus on something new.

Carolina with quite a bit of puck luck. Add to that we have zero secondary scoring except the occasional goal.

Why is that?

I stand corrected.

Again, I was joking. Back to the game.

I was kidding.

The guy got a GM and coach fired. In Buffalo one does not tell Eichel when he plays. Eichel doesn’t put pucks in the net. The next moves to the puck out of respect for the ginger one.

Eichel said he’s 100% and looking forward to the game.

I think TT with his size could add a physical side to that line which should create space. Biggest attribute right now is his shot. Not always accurate by foresees that line peppering goaltenders, wearing the down.

LW C RW JEFF SKINNER Rating: 81.4#5 LW JACK EICHEL Rating: 81.1#16 C TAGE THOMPSON Rating: 69.8#173 RW FL1 Rating Rating: 77.46#14 FL1 CONOR SHEARY Rating: 71.1#101 LW VLADIMIR SOBOTKA Rating: 68.3#189 C SAM REINHART Rating: 76.3#31 RW FL2 Rating Rating: 71.89#24 FL2 ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS Rating: 69.7#174 LW CASEY MITTELSTADT Rating: 70.0#166 C JASON POMINVILLE Rating: 73.5#52 RW FL3 Rating Rating: 71.06#25 FL3 EVAN RODRIGUES Rating: 71.0#103 LW JOHAN LARSSON Rating: 68.5#140 C KYLE OKPOSO Rating: 70.7#87 RW FL4 Rating Rating: 70.03#20 FL4 DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS LAWRENCE PILUT Rating: 73.1#52 LD RASMUS RISTOLAINEN Rating: 76.6#23 RD DL1 Rating Rating: 74.82#19 DL1 RASMUS DAHLIN Rating: 73.1#51 LD ZACH BOGOSIAN Rating: 71.0#75 RD DL2 Rating Rating: 72.06#22 DL2 MARCO SCANDELLA Rating: 71.6#79 LD JAKE MCCABE Rating: 71.4#88 RD DL3 Rating Rating: 71.51#15 DL3 LW C RW BROCK MCGINN Rating: 72.3#71 LW SEBASTIAN AHO Rating: 80.1#9 C TEUVO TERAVAINEN Rating: 77.0#26 RW FL1 Rating Rating: 76.49#18 FL1 MICHEAL FERLAND Rating: 73.5#47 LW LUCAS WALLMARK Rating: 71.7#119 C JORDAN MARTINOOK Rating: 70.5#89 RW FL2 Rating Rating: 71.91#22 FL2 ANDREI SVECHNIKOV Rating: 72.6#66 LW GREG MCKEGG Rating: 72.1#106 C JUSTIN WILLIAMS Rating: 75.5#35 RW FL3 Rating Rating: 73.41#8 FL3 WARREN FOEGELE Rating: 72.6#64 LW VICTOR RASK Rating: 71.2#136 C SAKU MAENALANEN Rating: 73.8#45 RW FL4 Rating Rating: 72.56#2 FL4 DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS JACCOB SLAVIN Rating: 76.9#16 LD BRETT PESCE Rating: 74.1#32 RD DL1 Rating Rating: 75.50#17 DL1 CALVIN DE HAAN Rating: 74.2#33 LD JUSTIN FAULK Rating: 76.4#24 RD DL2 Rating Rating: 75.28#6 DL2 TREVOR VAN RIEMSDYK Rating: 71.9#69 LD DOUGIE HAMILTON Rating: 78.6#15 RD DL3 Rating Rating: 75.28#1 DL3 Carolina is 11-7-4 at home while Buffalo is 9-9-3 away. Carolina has a -11 goal differential with Buffalo at +4. Carolina is coming off a loss to surprise surprise the the Tampa Bay Lightening. With a couple days rest the Sabres need to take advantage of what should be a tired Hurricane team. Expect a motivated Skinner to face his old team in their barn along with his partner in crime, Jack Eichel looking to increase the size of the Ichel tower. A new look to the overall lineup hopefully sparks some secondary scoring and fingers crossed on the power play. Good opportunity to stay in the playoff talk and move up the standings. McElhinney played last night for the Canes. He has the better SV% of their trio with .922. Mrazek is at .902. With the time off I could see Ullmark getting the start but this is a good chance for Hutton to prove he should still be the starter in Buffalo. MUST WIN!!!!! ROCKET APPLIANCES

That first line has some serious firepower. I’m trying to imagine how they will use eachother’s specialties. Eichel has the creativity and hands, Skinner is the sniper and Thompson has the rocket but has shown he has stick handling skills. With his size TT could be the net front presence or slot option during zone pressure situations. That quick, hard shot off an Eichel feed would give goalies a hard time. I guess we’ll see soon.

Playoff Team Supression Disorder

Forget ink I want it in blood just to make sure.

Dynamite drop in.

Well that throws a wrench in there. I know what I would like for most of the forwards but not sure how to round it out. I guess it’s a good thing I didn’t get tat GM job. Here I thought they were discriminating against good looks.

I’m gonna have to get the Larry thing figured out.

Scratched, not sent down I’m not falling for anymore jokes. Fool me once shame on me. Fool me twice and you can call me Ocasio-Cortez. But if your serious I apologize and welcome your thoughts on it as I am unfamiliar.

Pommers/Vlad to the fourth. Odd man scratched. KO to the third. Or scratch all three and give some Amerks a shot. It worked for CJ and Pilut. Lightening might strike again.

You win.

Still leaves us needing that 2C and I wonder if the plan is for Mitts to fill it next year.

Against the 13th placed team. I do think the PP with Jack sitting on the wall needs to change. But TBH I guess if the price is right you do what’s best for the team.

No. TT with Jack and Skinner. Sam with Sheary. Mitts with CJ. Z with Larry.

So close

PP looks deadlier than with Jack

Sabres laughing about Bogo showing whose daddy