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GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #81: BUF (21-50-9) at BOS (53-18-9) – SAT APR 12 – 12:30 PM EDT – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 27 Matt D’Agostini – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford ("A") 19 Cody Hodgson – 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 80 Chris Stewart 82 Marcus Foligno – 65 Brian Flynn – 17 Torrey Mitchell 32 John Scott – 37 Matt Ellis – 88 Cory Conacher X: 23 Ville Leino (healthy), 24 Zenon Konopka (healthy) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 6 Mike Weber 29 Jake McCabe – 4 Jamie McBain X: 5 Chad Ruhwedel (concussion), 52 Alexander Sulzer (LBI), 57 Tyler Myers (LBI) 31 Matt Hackett 49 Connor Knapp X: 1 Jhonas Enroth (LBI), 34 Michal Neuvirth (LBI), 50 Nathan Lieuwen (concussion) Lineup News & Notes G Jhonas Enroth, D Chad Ruhwedel, F Zenon Konopka, D John Scott, G Michal Neuvirth, G Nathan Lieuwen, D Alex Sulzer, and D Tyler Myers were scratches in Thursday's 2-1 loss to NYR. Weekly Transactions 04/08: Recalled D Mark Pysyk and G Andrey Makarov from Rochester (AHL); Assigned F Luke Adam to Rochester (AHL). 04/09: Assigned F Nicolas Deslauriers and F Johan Larsson to Rochester (AHL). 04/10: Assigned D Mark Pysyk to Rochester (AHL). 04/11: Assigned G Andrey Makarov to Rochester (AHL); Recalled G Connor Knapp from Rochester (AHL). According to the Stats In the last 10 games, the Sabres have gone 1-8-1. Drew Stafford has one goal and two assists in his past two games. BOSTON BRUINS Final Lineup 17 Milan Lucic – 46 David Krejci ("A") – 12 Jerome Iginla 63 Brad Marchand – 37 Patrice Bergeron ("A") – 18 Reilly Smith 20 Daniel Paille – 34 Carl Soderberg – 21 Loui Eriksson 38 Jordan Caron – 11 Gregory Campbell ("A") – 22 Shawn Thornton X: 23 Chris Kelly (undisclosed), 51 Ryan Spooner (healthy) 55 Johnny Boychuck – 43 Matt Barkowski 27 Dougie Hamilton – 33 Zdeno Chara ("C") 47 Torey Krug – 86 Kevan Miller X: 6 Corey Potter (healthy), 41 Andrej Meszaros (healthy) 40 Tukka Rask 30 Chad Johnson Lineup News & Notes Boston scratched D Corey Potter, C Chris Kelly, D Zdeno Chara, and C Patrice Bergeron in Thursday's 2-1 SO loss at Winnipeg. D Dennis Seidenberg, D Adam McQuaid, and F Marc Savard are on IR. Weekly Transactions 04/09: Recalled F Ryan Spooner (emergency basis) from Providence (AHL). 04/11: Signed F Brian Ferlin to an entry-level contract. According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Boston has gone 5-1-4. David Krejci has one goal and three assists during a three-game point streak. PREGAME LINKS 04/10 – GAME RECAP: LATE 3RD PERIOD GOAL DOES SABRES IN (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 04/11 – GAME RECAP: Jets rally, beat Bruins in shootout (Patrick Williams – NHL.com) 04/11 – GAME PREVIEW: Bruins look to wrap up Presidents' Trophy vs. Sabres (Brian Hunter – NHL.com) 04/11 – Bruins Blog: Bruins Looking to Get Back on Track After SO Losses to Jets & Wild (Caryn Switaj – BostonBruins.com) 04/11 – McCabe acclimating to NHL life after college career ends (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 04/11 – SABRES RECALL CONNOR KNAPP (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/11 – Game Preview: 4/12/14 at Boston Bruins (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/12 – Sabres at Bruins Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/12 – Press Clips: 4/12/14 at Boston Bruins (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/12 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media prior to Saturday's game against the Bruins at TD Garden. <4:48> 04/12 – Connor Knapp speaks with the media prior to Saturday's game against the Bruins at TD Garden. <4:03> 04/12 – Snapshots: Bruins vs. Sabres (BostonBruins.com) 04/12 – Keys to the Game: Bruins vs. Sabres. <0:41> POSTGAME LINKS 04/12 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Buffalo Sabres @ Boston Bruins (NHL.com) 04/12 – GAME RECAP: SABRES LOSE 5 PLAYERS DUE TO INJURY AS BRUINS CLINCH PRESIDENTS' TROPHY (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 04/12 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy recap the Sabres 4-1 loss to the Bruins. <7:19> 04/12 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-1 loss to the Bruins. <3:13> 04/12 – Jake McCabe speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-1 loss to the Bruins. <1:34> 04/12 – Cody Hodgson speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-1 loss to the Bruins. <0:48> 04/12 – Connor Knapp speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-1 loss to the Bruins. <1:57> 04/12 – Drew Stafford speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-1 loss to the Bruins. <2:33>

The Bruins are coming in off a tough loss to Montreal 6-4 on Thursday, falling to a 2-4 overall record. This one has the potential to get ugly very quickly

First you had, Bellichick, then Tim Thomas, then Lucic and now the Bruins owner. What is the deal up, not off desalination in the water?? http://prohockeytalk...ng-day/related/ I don't get it, Boston is becoming the old NYC and NYC has become a kindler and gentler place sort of. And you wonder why people blame the owners on this thing.

My first GDT of this season. Sabres coming off a heart breaker at home, losing the last 4 and only getting one point in that stretch. Our prized rookie gets his first goal, hoping this continues as a regular trend. Boston is atop the Eastern conference and is playing tough, many are pessimistic about a victory here, but it's make or break time. We apparently built a team to compete with Boston, let's see what our boys can do Go Sabres!!!

The Bruins come in to the game with a 7-1-1 record and well rested after their Saturday game against the Lightning was postponed due to Nemo the Nor'Easter. The Sabres at 5-6-1 are on a two game win streak by an Act of God with a little help from Thomas Vanek and Ryan Miller. NHL.com Preview: http://www.nhl.com/i...m?id=2012020168

"Where our hockey club is right now, we have to be open to listening to just about anything and everything," Regier said. "I have talked to all 29 GMs over the last week, and I'll continue to try to figure out ways that we can get better not just for the rest of this year but, more importantly, for the future." So he wants the Sabres to lose? My only solace is that it's almost over.

As discussion about how to best handle Grigorenko's development continues (in the midst of the minority of Sabres fans yell ridiculous comments about Ruff's alleged inability to develop talent, which is another discussion for another thread), I keep hearing people talk about Seguin's development as if his career has been the standard for player development. I don't know if I'm missing something, but it's looking like he is on the verge of a disappointing season. Don't get me wrong, he's talented, but he was talented before his NHL development. What about his development needs to be done to Grigorenko? Seems like a bunch of hype and standard complaining from the Buffalo News and WGR evening guys.

These teams have split four meetings this season, with Buffalo winning 7-4 in the only matchup in Boston on Jan. 31 as Thomas Vanek had three goals and two assists. NBCSN game

GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #59: BOS (37-16-4) at BUF (16-34-8) – WED FEB 26 – 7:30 PM EST – NBCSN, TSN2 – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 26 Matt Moulson – 23 Ville Leino – 21 Drew Stafford 9 Steve Ott ("C") – 19 Cody Hodgson – 27 Matt D’Agostini 65 Brian Flynn – 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 82 Marcus Foligno 37 Matt Ellis – 8 Cody McCormick X: 63 Tyler Ennis (undisclosed), 24 Zenon Konopka (UBI) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 52 Alexander Sulzer 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 57 Tyler Myers 6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain 32 John Scott 1 Jhonas Enroth 30 Ryan Miller Lineup News & Notes D Henrik Tallinder and F Zenon Konopka were scratches in Tuesday's 3-2 win vs Carolina. Weekly Transactions 02/25: Activated F Matt Moulson and F Cody McCormick from IR According to the Stats In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 3-6-1. Christian Ehrhoff has eight points (4G/4A) in his past eight games. Drew Stafford has 11 points (6G/5A) in his past eight. BOSTON BRUINS Final Lineup 17 Milan Lucic – 46 David Krejci ("A") – 12 Jerome Iginla 63 Brad Marchand – 37 Patrice Bergeron ("A") – 18 Reilly Smith 34 Carl Soderberg – 23 Chris Kelly – 21 Loui Eriksson 20 Daniel Paille – 11 Gregory Campbell - 22 Shawn Thornton X: 38 Jordan Caron (healthy) 33 Zdeno Chara ("C") – 55 Johnny Boychuck 27 Dougie Hamilton – 47 Torey Krug 43 Matt Barkowski – 86 Kevan Miller X: 54 Adam McQuaid (LBI) 30 Chad Johnson 72 Niklas Svedberg X: 40 Tukka Rask Lineup News & Notes Boston scratched D Zdeno Chara, F Jordan Caron, and D Adam McQuaid in a 7-2 win vs Ottawa on Feb 8th. D Dennis Seidenberg (knee) is on IR and out for the season. Weekly Transactions 02/25:Assigned F Matt Lindblad to Providence (AHL). 02/24: Recalled F Matt Lindblad and G Niklas Svedberg from Providence (AHL). 02/22: Assigned F Justin Florek and F Matt Lindblad to Providence (AHL). According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Boston has gone 7-1-2. David Krejci (2G/3A), Milan Lucic (2G/3A), and Jarome Iginla (2G/5A) have four-game point streaks. PREGAME LINKS 02/25 – GAME RECAP: MILLER TURNS ASIDE 36 SHOTS TO BEAT HURRICANES (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 02/08 – GAME RECAP: Six Bruins score in rout of Senators (Matt Kalman – NHL.com) 02/25 – Bruins get back to work against Sabres (Brian Compton – NHL.com) 02/25 – Bruins Blog: Julien Returns; Bergeron & Eriksson Travel While Rask Stays Back (Caryn Switaj – BostonBruins.com) 02/25 – Bruins Beat: B's Travel to Buffalo. <2:32> 02/26 – Game Preview: 2/26/14 vs Boston Bruins (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/26 – Sabres vs Bruins Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/26 – Press Clips: 2/26/14 vs Boston Bruins (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/26 – Rivalry Night Faceoff: Smith vs. Hodgson (Brian Compton – NHL.com) 02/26 – Tale of the Tape: Sabres host Bruins (John Kreiser – NHL.com) 02/25 – Features: Bruins Set Off for Buffalo With Renewed Focus (Jessica Isner – NHL.com) 02/26 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Wednesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <3:36> 02/26 – Sabres’ Zenon Konopka ready to play after finger surgery; Tyler Ennis out tonight (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 02/26 – Weekes on the Web: Miller's future intriguing subplot to Sabres-Bruins (Kevin Weekes – NHL.com) 02/26 – Dan Dunleavy previews Wednesday night's game against the Bruins at First Niagara Center. <2:50> 02/26 – Zenon Konopka speaks with the media following Wednesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <2:03> 02/26 – Henrik Tallinder speaks with the media following Wednesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <4:32> 02/26 – Jhonas Enroth speaks with the media following Wednesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <3:25> 02/26 – Features: Bergeron, Eriksson and B’s Ready for Buffalo (Jessica Isner – BostonBruins.com) 02/26 – Claude Julien spoke to the press after the team's morning skate in Buffalo. <3:12> 02/26 – Joe Sacco speaks with Sabres.com prior to Wednesday night's game against the Bruins at First Niagara Center. <1:00> POSTGAME LINKS 02/26 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Boston Bruins @ Buffalo Sabres (NHL.com) 02/26 – Post-Game Report: 2/26 vs. BOS (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/26 – GAME RECAP: ENROTH EARNS LONG-AWAITED VICTORY AGAINST BRUINS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 02/26 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy recap the Sabres 5-4 overtime win against the Bruins <6:06> 02/26 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-4 overtime win against the Bruins <2:20> 02/26 – Matt D'Agostini speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-4 overtime win against the Bruins <1:31> 02/26 – Matt Moulson speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-4 overtime win against the Bruins <2:39> 02/26 – Brian Flynn speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-4 overtime win against the Bruins <1:27> 02/26 – Jhonas Enroth speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-4 overtime win against the Bruins <2:47>

The Sabres try to continue their better play of late by hosting the bahstan bruins tonight. the game is being broadcast on NBCSN at 7:30ET. I have to admit we must get awesome TV ratings out of Buffalo to keep getting National games with the product we've produced this year. LETS GO BUFFALO ESPN Preview http://www.espn.com/nhl/preview/_/gameId/400962120 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Consistency remains a problem for the Buffalo Sabres as they look to turn things around for good. Buffalo will look to put forth a more consistent effort on Tuesday night in a nationally-televised home game against the Boston Bruins. The Sabres (8-18-7) are coming off one of their better offensive efforts of the season on Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes. In that game, former second overall pick Jack Eichel delivered his first career hat trick but the Sabres ultimately came up short in a 5-4 overtime defeat. Those outcomes are the story of the season in recent weeks for Buffalo. After a dreadful stretch in November that saw Buffalo lose 11 of 12 games, the Sabres have been better as of late but have yet to see it pay off in the standings. Buffalo has points in five of its last six games but has also lost four of its last five games (1-1-3). "There was a lot of good things, but at the end of the day, we only get one point," Eichel said after the loss to Carolina. "It stings a little bit. "It's not good enough to get a point. It seems like it's been the reoccurring theme here of late. We've had good effort and put ourselves in games and had opportunities to win and we're coming out with overtime losses." Sabres coach Phil Housley continues to stress consistency, structure and urgency in Buffalo's play on the ice. "It's just those little details and I continue to talk about it, our play without the puck," Housley said. "It's that urgency that something bad could happen, and (against Carolina) it did." With 28 points (11 goals, 17 assists), Eichel is second on the team in scoring. Evander Kane (14 goals, 17 assists) has been Buffalo's best and most consistent player this year and leads Buffalo in scoring. One bright spot for Buffalo has been the play of goalie Robin Lehner, who has really come on as of late. Lehner has a save percentage of .911 in 25 games played this year. The Sabres could get some help sometime this week as Jacob Josefson looks to return from an ankle injury. Josefson has missed much of the season due to injury but has performed well as a depth player when in the lineup. Boston (16-10-5) is entering a busy period of the schedule; the Bruins are in the middle of a stretch of three games in four days and seven games in 10 days. The Bruins head to Buffalo following a big 7-2 win over Columbus on Monday night at home. Improving on the power play was a focal point after struggling in a Saturday overtime loss to the New York Rangers and the Bruins came up with two power-play goals in the second period against Columbus to open the flood gates on offense. "It was good to get the first goal," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said after his team scored the first three goals. "It's always an advantage, especially at home, to get the other team chasing the game." Charlie McAvoy scored a power-play goal and added an assist. Fellow Bruins rookies Danton Heinen and Jake DeBrusk played key roles with a goal and two assists. Heinen has four goals and nine points in the last seven games. David Pastrnak leads the Bruins in scoring with 31 points (15 goals, 16 assists); Brad Marchand is second in scoring with 29 points (14 goals, 15 assists). Both Tuukka Rask (.912 save percentage) and Anton Khudobin (.915 save percentage) have excelled between the pipes.

Da Sabres take on one of the hottest teams in the league tonight as we march to Bean-Town for back-to-backs. Discuss

GAME ON!

I'm tired so.... Let's crush Boston! Lineup notes: Apparently DD is playing Line Partner Bingo. Look for Lehner back in goal for the Sabres. Guhle replaces Gorges, but don't know if he will be paired with Franson.

Before we get started, this: In case you missed it, our little boy is growing up. Ahem. So. Bahston. We talk about playing meaningful games in March and April. This is a meaningful game NOW. The Sabres are in a virtual tie with the Bruins: 11 games played, 12 points. As much as others want me to let go of the Toronto loss, had the Sabres won that game, they'd be ahead of the Laffs in a playoff position right now. Please Sabres, don't put me through that anguish again. Beat the team you play tonight, so that tomorrow you can say you're ahead of them. With a win, the Sabres will move past a whole bunch of other teams and actually BE in a playoff spot. The Boston Bruins, who missed the playoffs for a second straight year last season because of poor home play, are 1-3-0 on home ice to start the new season. The Sabres need to step on their necks and kick them while they're down. Figuratively, of course. (Well, maybe literally, too :devil: ) The Sabres need to play the style that looked so great during their winning streak, taking away time and space from the Bruins, taking the crowd out of the game, and yes, wearing the ###### down. Tyler Ennis and Dmitry Kulikov both missed the Buffalo practice Sunday, but just to rest and are expected to play tonight. Dailyfaceoff lists the same roster and lines as Saturday, but we'll see if Disco Dan's line juggling yields new combinations tonight. Expect Lehner in goal; he very much wants to get on a roll. Looking for game pictures, Tyler Ennis seems to be the guy that pops up a lot against the Bruins; let's look for him to have a big game tonight. As always, GO SABRES!