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GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #51: BUF (13-29-7) at CBJ (26-20-4) – JAN 25 – 7:00 PM EST – MSG-B – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 26 Matt Moulson – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford 9 Steve Ott ("C") – 19 Cody Hodgson – 28 Zemgus Girgensons 82 Marcus Foligno – 84 Phil Varone – 65 Brian Flynn 37 Matt Ellis – 24 Zenon Konopka – 23 Ville Leino X: 17 Linus Omark (healthy), 32 John Scott (healthy) 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 57 Tyler Myers 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 5 Chad Ruhwedel 6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain X: 52 Alexander Sulzer (healthy) 30 Ryan Miller 1 Jhonas Enroth Lineup News & Notes D Mark Pysyk, F Linus Omark, and F John Scott were scratches in Thursday's 5-3 loss vs Carolina. F Cody McCormick (UBI) and F Matt D'Agostini (UBI) are on IR. Weekly Transactions 01/21: Placed F Matt D'Agostini on IR; Activated Henrik Tallinder from IR. 01/22: Assigned F Kevin Porter and D Brayden McNabb to Rochester; Recalled F Phil Varone from Rochester 01/24: Assigned D Mark Pysyk to Rochester; Recalled D Chad Ruhwedel from Rochester. According to the Stats In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 2-5-3. Tyler Ennis has a point in six straight games, including a goal Thursday in a 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Final Lineup 71 Nick Foligno – 19 Ryan Johansen – 18 RJ Umberger 11 Matt Calvert – 17 Brandon Dubinsky ("A") – 13 Cam Atkinson 38 Boone Jenner – 42 Artem Anisimov – 8 Nathan Horton 24 Derek MacKenzie – 55 Mark Letestu ("A") – 26 Corey Tropp 32 Cody Bass 51 Fedor Tyutin – 7 Jack Johnson ("A") 27 Ryan Murray – 21 James Wisniewski 6 Nikita Nikitan X: 48 Cody Goloubef (travel), 58 David Savard (illness) 72 Sergei Bobrovski 31 Curtis McElhinney Lineup News & Notes Columbus scratched C Cody Bass and D Dalton Prout in Thursday's 5-2 win vs Philadelphia. D David Savard is ill this morning and will be a game-time decision against the Sabres. F Jared Boll (Foot), F Marian Gaborik (collarbone), and F Blake Comeau (knee) are on IR. Weekly Transactions 01/22: Activated F Jack Skille from IR and assigned him to Springfield (AHL); Recalled C Cody Bass from Springfield (AHL). 01/23: Assigned D Dalton Prout to Springfield (AHL). 01/25: Recalled D Cody Goloubef under emergency conditions from Springfield (AHL). According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Columbus has gone 9-1-0 and has won 8 straight games. Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and an assist against the Flyers, giving him six points in his past four games. Sergei Bobrovsky is 6-0-0 and has allowed 11 goals since returning from a groin injury. PREGAME LINKS 01/23 – GAME RECAP: SABRES UNABLE TO WEATHER CAROLINA RALLY (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 01/23 – GAME RECAP: Blues Jackets top Flyers for eighth straight win (Rob Mixer – BlueJackets.com) 01/24 – Blue Jackets welcome Sabres seeking ninth straight win (John Kreiser – NHL.com) 01/24 – Phil Varone, family emotional over NHL debut; Sabres fall to Hurricanes (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 01/24 – Sabres’ Cody Hodgson seeing results after using injury time to improve game (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 01/24 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: SABRES SET OUT ON THE ROAD (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 01/24 – Game Preview: 1/25/14 at Columbus Blue Jackets (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 01/24 – SABRES RECALL RUHWEDEL (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 01/24 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Friday's practice at First Niagara Center. <4:45> 01/24 – Dan Dunleavy recaps Friday's practice at First Niagara Center. <1:43> 01/24 – Coach Richards' interview after morning skate. <6:54> 01/25 – Sabres at Blue Jackets Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 01/25 – Press Clips: 1/25/14 at Columbus Blue Jackets (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 01/24 – Game Day Central: Blue Jackets vs Sabres (BlueJackets.com Staff) 01/25 – The Inside Edge: The latest in Blue Jackets hockey from Bob McElligott and Jody Shelley. <10:27> 01/25 – Coach Richards' pregame press conference before CBJ vs Sabres game. <7:25> 01/25 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Saturday's morning skate at Nationwide Arena. <3:37> 01/25 – THE MORNING SKATE: RUHWEDEL IN AS SABRES LOOK TO HALT COLUMBUS' WINNING WAYS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 01/25 – Dan Dunleavy previews Saturday night's game against the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. <2:26> 01/25 – Phil Varone speaks with the media following Saturday's morning skate at Nationwide Arena. <1:53> 01/25 – Matt Ellis speaks with the media following Saturday's morning skate at Nationwide Arena. <1:20> 01/25 – Chad Ruhwedel speaks with the media following Saturday's morning skate at Nationwide Arena. <3:19> 01/25 – Joe Sacco speaks with Sabres.com prior to Saturday night's game against the Blue Jackets. <2:00> POSTGAME LINKS 01/25 – POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Buffalo Sabres @ Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL.com) 01/26 – PENALTY KILLERS SHINE AS SABRES SNAP BLUE JACKETS STREAK (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 01/25 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy recap the Sabres 5-2 win against the Blue Jackets. <3:39> 01/25 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-2 win against the Blue Jackets. <3:09> 01/25 – Marcus Foligno speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-2 win against the Blue Jackets. <1:42> 01/25 – Christian Ehrhoff speaks with Brian Duff following the Sabres 5-2 win against the Blue Jackets. <2:55> 01/25 – Ryan Miller speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-2 win against the Blue Jackets.. <3:13>

To get a little, you got to give a little, right? Well, your Buffalo Sabres will get back Evander Kane tonight after a 1 game suspension for missing a team practice the other day, but will sadly return Justin Bailey to the Rochester Amerks to get a little more seasoning in his cousine. Look for a visibly embarrassed Kane to come back full force tonight and remind his teammates that he isn't what everyone in Winnipeg cast him off as. But, you didn't come here for that, did you? No way, you came here for the good news, so sit your ass down, because that's what you're about to get. Your Buffalo Sabres, after playing Slippin Jimmy for 2 games, are 2-0-1 in their last 3, and 3-2-3 in their last 8. Now, that may not seem like a lot to some of you, but that's huge progress for a team where the two leading scorers are rookies. That stat right there tells me that not only are we winning, but that we're competitive too. The team is starting to come together folks, and now we can fasten our seat belts (how the is that not one word?) and watch the scoring race between Evander, ROR, Reinhart, and Eichel. All under contract, all under 25, and all extremely talented. Throw in Drago on the blue line, and maybe a little Finnish spice and some Cam Fowler, and we're in business. Now, who better for the Sabres to face than the team that gifted them Jack Eichel? We all owe Cam Atkinson a beer for that one. Yet, here's the catch. For whatever Nolan-esk reason, Torts has the Jackets playing much better these days. 6-1-3 in their last 10, the BJ's have stepped out of the basement and sit tied with Buffalo at 53 points in 58 games. The Jackets are 4-2 in their last 6, and are coming off a 2-1 loss against the Bruins on Tuesday night. The last time these teams squared off, I think we can all remember this goal. Game Preview (It's wrong, Jack did not score his first goal against Columbus) STATS: All Stats Columbus @ Buffalo (3-1 win) (NA) All Team Rankings Team Comparison Chart Thursday Practice report Forwards: 9 Evander Kane – 90 ROR– 23 Sam Reinhart 88 Jamie McGinn – 15 Jack Eichel – 56 Justin Bailey 82 Marcus Foligno – 22 Johan Larsson – 12 Brian Gionta 44 Nicolas Deslauriers – 17 David Legwand – 26 Matt Moulson Defense: 4 Josh Gorges – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 29 Jake McCabe – 47 Zach Bogosian 3 Mark Pysyk – 46 Cody Franson 6 Mike Weber – 25 Carlo Colaiacovo Goalies: 40 Robin Lehner 31 Chad Johnson Power Play First Unit Catenacci-Eichel-Reinhart-McGinn-Ristolainen Second Unit Kane-Moulson-Gionta-Bogosian-Pysyk