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GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #75: NJD (32-28-15) at BUF (20-45-9) – TUE APR 1 – 7:00 PM EDT – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 88 Cory Conacher – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford ("A") 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 19 Cody Hodgson – 65 Brian Flynn 82 Marcus Foligno – 22 Johan Larsson – 27 Matt D’Agostini 32 John Scott – 37 Matt Ellis – 23 Ville Leino X: 17 Torrey Mitchell (undisclosed), 24 Zenon Konopka (back), 44 Nicolas Deslauriers (personal), 80 Chris Stewart (ankle) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 5 Chad Ruhwedel 6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain X: 52 Alexander Sulzer (LBI), 57 Tyler Myers (LBI) 50 Nathan Lieuwen 31 Matt Hackett X: 1 Jhonas Enroth (LBI), 34 Michal Neuvirth (LBI) Lineup News & Notes G Jhonas Enroth (LBI), F Torrey Mitchell (undisclosed), F Ville Leino (LBI), F Zenon Konopka (back),G Michal Neuvirth (LBI), D Alex Sulzer (LBI), D Tyler Myers (LBI), and F Chris Stewart (ankle) were scratches in Saturday's 4-3 OT loss vs Tampa Bay. Weekly Transactions 03/27: Recalled (emergency basis) D Rasmus Ristolainen and F Johan Larsson from Rochester (AHL). 03/30: Reassigned C Mikhail Grigorenko to Rochester (AHL) from Quebec (QMJHL). 04/01: Signed C Justin Kea to a three year ELC. According to the Stats In the last 10 games, the Sabres have gone 1-8-1. NEW JERSEY DEVILS Final Lineup 15 Tuomo Ruutu – 19 Travis Zajac – 68 Jaromir Jagr 14 Adam Henrique – 26 Patrik Elias ("A") – 9 Mike Sislo 12 Damien Brunner – 8 Dainius Zubrus ("A") – 17 Michael Ryder 20 Ryan Carter – 16 Jacob Josefson - 18 Steve Bernier X: 23 Tim Sestito (healthy), 11 Stephen Gionta (undisclosed), 29 Ryan Clowe (concussion) 6 Andy Greene ("A") – 7 Mark Fayne 10 Peter Harrold – 2 Marek Zidlicky 22 Eric Gelinas – 5 Adam Larsson X: 24 Bryce Salvador (groin), 28 Anton Volchenkov (LBI), 34 Jon Merrill (face) 35 Cory Schneider 30 Martin Brodeur Lineup News & Notes New Jersey scratched F Stephen Gionta, F Tim Sestito, D Bryce Salvador, D Anton Volchenkov, and D Jon Merrill in Monday's 6-3 win vs Florida. Weekly Transactions 03/30: Recalled D Adam Larsson (emergency basis) from Albany (AHL). 04/01: Recalled F Mike Sislo (emergency basis) from Albany (AHL). According to the Stats In the Last 10 Games New Jersey has gone 4-4-2. Adam Henrique has 11 goals and 16 points in the past 16 games since the Olympic break. PREGAME LINKS 03/29 – GAME RECAP: LUCKY BOUNCE NOT ENOUGH AS SABRES FALL IN OT (Joe Ray – Sabres.com) 03/31 – GAME RECAP: Zajac's first career hat trick flattens Florida (Mike G. Morreale – NHL.com) 03/31 – GAME PREVIEW: Sabres try to play spoiler against Devils (Mike G. Morreale – NHL.com) 04/01 – Nolan excited about contract extension: Buffalo deserves a championship (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 03/31 – NEWS: NOLAN FORGES AHEAD WITHOUT INTERIM LABEL (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/31 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: PLAYERS HAPPY TO SEE NOLAN SIGN CONTRACT (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/31 – NOLAN NAMED SABRES HEAD COACH, SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/31 – Game Preview: 4/1/14 vs New Jersey Devils (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/31 – Tim Murray speaks with Brian Duff about signing Ted Nolan as head coach of the Buffalo Sabres. <3:30> 03/31 – Ted Nolan speaks with Brian Duff about signing a contract extension as head coach of the Buffalo Sabres. <4:18> 03/31 – Dan Dunleavy recaps Monday's practice at First Niagara Center. <1:53> 03/31 – Cory Conacher speaks with the media following Monday's practice at First Niagara Center. <4:08> 03/31 – Cody Hodgson speaks with the media following Monday's practice at First Niagara Center. <2:01> 03/31 – Christian Ehrhoff speaks with the media following Monday's practice at First Niagara Center. <1:31> 04/01 – WGR: Ted Nolan's weekly segment on the Howard Simon Show <12:34> 04/01 – Devils at Sabres Game Notes PDF (Sabres.com) 04/01 – Press Clips: 4/1/14 vs New Jersey Devils (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/01 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <5:13> 04/01 – Dan Dunleavy previews Tuesday night's game against the Devils at First Niagara Center. <2:34> 04/01 – Johan Larsson speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <1:26> 04/01 – Zemgus Girgensons speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <1:33> 04/01 – Matt D'Agostini speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <1:28> 04/01 – Joe Sacco speaks with Sam Korotkin prior to Tuesday night's game against the Devils at First Niagara Center. <1:42> POSTGAME LINKS 04/02 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: New Jersey Devils @ Buffalo Sabres (NHL.com) 04/01 – Sabres PR Post-Game Report: 4/1 vs. NJD (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/01 – GAME RECAP: LIEUWEN EARNS 1ST VICTORY IN SHOOTOUT WIN OVER DEVILS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 04/01 – Dan Dunleavy recaps the Sabres 3-2 shootout win against the Devils. <2:48> 04/01 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 shootout win against the Devils. <2:30> 04/01 – Nathan Lieuwen speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 shootout win against the Devils. <2:08> 04/01 – Tyler Ennis speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 shootout win against the Devils. <1:56> 04/01 – Drew Stafford speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 shootout win against the Devils. <0:44> 04/01 – Ville Leino speaks with Brian Duff and Mike Robitaille following the Sabres 3-2 shootout win against the Devils. <1:41>

Well here's hopin

Is the dream alive? Have the Sabres turned a corner after sweeping their two-game road trip through the state of Florida? They're now 2-2 under new coach Ron Rolston, who will take a second shot at his first home win at First Niagara Center, where Buffalo is a woeful 3-6-1 this season.

Let's get on with it. We have a winning streak to continue. Apparently Cory Schneider is injured? Oh, and Stafford plays for NJ now. I didn't know that... Look for something like Sabres: Zemgus Girgensons - Jack Eichel - Kyle Okposo Scott Wilson - Ryan O'Reilly - Sam Reinhart Evander Kane - Johan Larsson - Jason Pominville Benoit Pouliot - Evan Rodrigues - Nick Baptiste Marco Scandella - Rasmus Ristolainen Jake McCabe - Viktor Antipin Justin Falk - Casey Nelson Robin Lehner Devils: Taylor Hall - Nico Hischier - Jesper Bratt Miles Wood - Pavel Zacha - Kyle Palmieri Blake Coleman - Travis Zajac - Stefan Noesen Drew Stafford - Brian Boyle - Jimmy Hayes Andy Greene - Sami Vatanen John Moore - Damon Severson Will Butcher - Ben Lovejoy Keith Kinkaid

This could be a trap in more than one way. After beating quality opponents the last two games, will the Sabres let up against the New Jersey Devils, a team barely in playoff position? Will the Devils use their famous trap defense to limit our scoring chances? Will Admiral Ackbar warn the Sabres just in a nick of time? The Sabres look to extend a budding win streak by exorcising the Devils at the FnC. A climb back toward a wildcard spot can only happen if the Sabres take care of business with every win they can get. The Devils, meanwhile, will try to bounce back from their second shutout of the season Sunday night against the Isles. Against the Red Wings the Sabres found the Swede that we needed when Johan Larsson scored the winning goal late in the 3rd period. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the other Swede that we need, Linus Ullmark, will get the start on the second half of a back-to-back. Game Preview STATS: All Stats New Jersey @ Buffalo, 1st meeting, 4-3 loss All Team Rankings Team Comparison Chart PROJECTED LINEUP FORWARDS: 88 Jamie McGinn – 90 Ryan O'Reilly – 23 Sam Reinhart 9 Evander Kane – 15 Jack Eichel – 26 Matt Moulson 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 22 Johan Larsson – 12 Brian Gionta 44 Nicolas Deslauriers – 17 David Legwand – 82 Marcus Foligno DEFENSE: 4 Josh Gorges – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 29 Jake McCabe – 47 Zach Bogosian 6 Mike Weber – 46 Cody Franson HEROES: 31 Chad Johnson 35 Linus Ullmark