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GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #50: CAR (21-19-9) at BUF (13-28-7) – JAN 23 – 7:00 PM EST – MSG-B, BELL TV – 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") – 52 Alexander Sulzer 6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain X: 3 Mark Pysyk (undisclosed) 1 Jhonas Enroth 30 Ryan Miller Lineup News & Notes D Alexander Sulzer, D Mark Pysyk, and F Zenon Konopka were scratches in Tuesday's 4-3 loss vs Florida. 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 According to the Stats In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 3-4-3. Drew Stafford has three goals and one assist in his past two games. Tyler Ennis has two goals and four assists during a five-game point streak. CAROLINA HURRICANES Final Lineup 19 Jiri Tlusty – 12 Eric Staal ("C") – 28 Alexander Semin 53 Jeff Skinner – 11 Jordan Staal ("A") – 16 Elias Lindholm 14 Nathan Gerbe – 22 Manny Malhotra ("A") – 15 Tuomo Ruutu 21 Drayson Bowman – 20 Riley Nash – 18 Radek Dvorak X: 39 Patrick Dwyer (undisclosed) 4 Andrej Sekera – 27 Justin Faulk 65 Ron Hainsey – 26 John-Michael Liles 5 Mike Komisarek – 44 Jay Harrison X: 73 Brett Bellemore (healthy), 7 Ryan Murphy (healthy) 31 Anton Khudobin 35 Justin Peters Lineup News & Notes Carolina scratched F Drayson Bowman, D Brett Bellemore, and D Ryan Murphy in Wednesday's 3-2 win at Philadelphia. F Joni Pitkanen (heel) and G Cam ward (LBI) are on IR. Weekly Transactions None According to the Stats In the Last 10 Games, Carolina has gone 7-3. F Alexander Semin has four goals in his past three games. F Eric Staal has one goal and four assists during a three-game point streak. PREGAME LINKS 01/21 – GAME RECAP: STAFFORD SCORES TWICE IN LOSS TO PANTHERS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 01/22 – GAME RECAP: Tlusty's goal lifts Hurricanes past Flyers (NHL.com) 01/22 – GAME PREVIEW: Hurricanes continue hectic week by facing Sabres (Brian Hunter – NHL.com) 01/22 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: GOALS COMING, SABRES WORK ON TIGHTENING UP DEFENSE (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 01/22 – Nolan doesn’t believe he’s softened, still likes aggressive hockey (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 01/22 – Drew Stafford feeling good about game, grateful for Nolan's opportunities (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 01/22 – Game Preview: 1/23/14 vs Carolina Hurricanes (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 01/22 – SABRES RECALL FORWARD PHIL VARONE (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 01/22 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Wednesday's practice at First Niagara Center. <6:49> 01/22 – Dan Dunleavy recaps Wednesday's practice at First Niagara Center. <1:45> 01/23 – WGR: Steve Ott's weekly segment on the Howard Simon Show <16:22> 01/23 – Sabres vs Hurricanes Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 01/23 – Press Clips: 1/23/14 vs Carolina Hurricanes (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 01/23 – Sabres rookie Phil Varone set for NHL debut, emotional over first recall (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 01/23 – THE MORNING SKATE: VARONE TO MAKE NHL DEBUT (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 01/23 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Thursday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <5:25> 01/23 – Dan Dunleavy previews Thursday night's game against the Hurricanes at First Niagara Center. <3:01> 01/23 – Marcus Foligno speaks with the media following Thursday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <1:38> 01/23 – Alexander Sulzer speaks with the media following Thursday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <1:26> 01/23 – Phil Varone speaks with the media following Thursday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <4:02> 01/23 – Teppo Numminen speaks with Sabres.com prior to Thursday night's game against the Hurricanes. <1:23> POSTGAME LINKS 01/23 – POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Carolina Hurricanes @ Buffalo Sabres (NHL.com) 01/23 – Post-Game Report: 1/23 vs. CAR (Ian Ott – Sabres.com) 01/23 – GAME RECAP: SABRES UNABLE TO WEATHER CAROLINA RALLY (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 01/23 – Dan Dunleavy recaps the Sabres 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes. <2:47> 01/23 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes. <1:11> 01/23 – Steve Ott speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes. <1:43> 01/23 – Tyler Ennis speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes. <1:13> 01/23 – Phil Varone speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes. <2:45>

Nice to be back over here now that we're about to have a season. Who's with me for the game at Raleigh next Thursday (24th)?

Brush it off let's go! The top line of Pominvile, Vanek, and Hodgson continues to dominate on offense, with 18 points and eight of the team's 10 goals. But they were on the ice for five of the six goals against Thursday. And a power play that was 3-for-10 in the first two games went 0-for-6 and allowed a shorthanded goal.

Lets go Buffalo!

Sabres have points in four straight games with a 3-0-1 record. Hurricanes have won three straight and lead the Southeast division with 25 points at 12-8-1. Hurricanes netminder Cam Ward out 6-8 weeks with an MCL injury. Pat Kaleta will miss his first game of five after being suspended for his hit from behind on Brad Richards. Will Thomas Vanek return after missing the last two games? Will Ryan Miller start yet again? Can RR fix the Sabres' dreadful Power Play? NHL.com Game Preview: http://www.nhl.com/i...avid=sb:preview Let's Go Buffalo!!!

GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #66: BUF (19-38-8) at CAR (28-28-9) – THU MAR 13 – 7:00 PM EDT – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 88 Cory Conacher – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford ("A") 82 Marcus Foligno – 19 Cody Hodgson – 27 Matt D’Agostini 44 Nicolas Deslauriers – 23 Ville Leino – 65 Brian Flynn 32 John Scott – 24 Zenon Konopka – 37 Matt Ellis X: 28 Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), 80 Chris Stewart (ankle), 17 Torrey Mitchell (foot) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 52 Alexander Sulzer 6 Mike Weber – 57 Tyler Myers 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 4 Jamie McBain X: 5 Chad Ruhwedel 34 Michal Neuvirth 1 Jhonas Enroth Lineup News & Notes F Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), F Chris Stewart (LBI), F 17 Torrey Mitchell (LBI), and F Alex Sulzer (LBI) were scratches in Tuesday's 4-1 loss vs Nashville. Weekly Transactions 03/07: Recalled (emergency basis) F Luke Adam and F Nicolas Deslauriers from Rochester (AHL). 03/08: Reassigned F Luke Adam to Rochester (AHL); Recalled D Chad Ruhwedel (emergency basis) from Rochester (AHL). According to the Stats In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 4-6-0. Drew Stafford can extend his goal streak to three games. CAROLINA HURRICANES Final Lineup 53 Jeff Skinner – 12 Eric Staal ("C") – 16 Elias Lindholm 19 Jiri Tlusty – 11 Jordan Staal ("A") – 28 Alexander Semin 14 Nathan Gerbe – 20 Riley Nash – 39 Pat Dwyer 21 Drayson Bowman – 8 Andrei Loktionov - 18 Radek Dvorak X: 22 Manny Malhotra 4 Andrej Sekera – 7 Ryan Murphy 65 Ron Hainsey – 73 Brett Bellemore 44 Jay Harrison – 5 Mike Komisarek X: 27 Justin Faulk (UBI), 26 John-Michael Liles (concussion) 30 Cam Ward 31 Anton Khudobin X: 35 Justin Peters Lineup News & Notes Carolina scratched F Radek Dvorak, D John-Michael Liles, D Justin Faulk, D Michal Jordan, and G Justin Peters in Tuesday's 3-1 win vs NYR. Weekly Transactions 03/10: Recalled D Michal Jordan from Charlotte (AHL). 03/11: Reassigned D Michal Jordan to Charlotte (AHL). According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Carolina has gone 3-7-0. Alexander Semin is in the midst of a five game point streak with 2G/4A. PREGAME LINKS 03/11 – GAME RECAP: SABRES ALLOW 4 UNANSWERED AGAINST PREDS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/11 – GAME RECAP: Hurricanes end losing skid vs. Rangers (Michael Smith – Hurricanes.com) 03/12 – Hurricanes chase another home win against Sabres (Eric Goodman – NHL.com) 03/12 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: PLAYERS HOLD ON-ICE MEETING AFTER PRACTICE (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/12 – Top line earning big minutes, providing Sabres’ only offense (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 03/12 – Game Preview: 3/13/14 at Carolina Hurricanes (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/12 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Wednesday's practice at First Niagara Center. <2:42> 03/13 – Sabres at Hurricanes Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/13 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Thursday's morning skate at PNC Arena. <3:36> 03/13 – THE MORNING SKATE: NEUVIRTH TO START AGAINST HURRICANES (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/13 – Press Clips: 3/13/14 at Carolina Hurricanes (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/13 – Dan Dunleavy previews Thursday night's game against the Hurricanes at PNC Arena. <3:12> 03/13 – Before The Faceoff 3-13-14: Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes. <2:21> 03/13 – Ville Leino speaks with the media following Thursday's morning skate at PNC Arena. <4:07> 03/13 – Jamie McBain speaks with the media following Thursday's morning skate at PNC Arena. <3:20> 03/13 – Cody Hodgson speaks with the media following Thursday's morning skate at PNC Arena. <0:38> 03/13 – Teppo Numminen speaks with Dan Dunleavy prior to Thursday's game against the Hurricanes at PNC Arena. <1:15> POSTGAME LINKS 03/13 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Buffalo Sabres @ Carolina Hurricanes (NHL.com) 03/11 – Post-Game Report: 3/11 vs. NSH (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/14 – GAME RECAP: NEUVIRTH STOPS CAREER-HIGH 51 SHOTS IN LOSS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/13 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy recap the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes. <2:55> 03/13 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes. <2:29> 03/13 – Jamie McBain speaks with Brian Duff following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes. <2:14> 03/13 – Tyler Ennis speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes. <1:23> 03/13 – Drew Stafford speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes. <2:09> 03/13 – Michal Neuvirth speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes. <2:31>

GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #43: CAR (26-22-9) at BUF (15-34-8) – FEB 25 – 7PM ET – NHLN-US, MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Projected Lineup (pending warmups) 26 Matt Moulson – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford 9 Steve Ott – 19 Cody Hodgson – 27 Matt D’Agostini 65 Brian Flynn – 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 82 Marcus Foligno 23 Ville Leino – 8 Cody McCormick – 37 Matt Ellis X: 24 Zenon Konopka (UBI) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 52 Alexander Sulzer 6 Mike Weber – 57 Tyler Myers 32 John Scott – 4 Jamie McBain X: 20 Henrik Tallinder 30 Ryan Miller 1 Jhonas Enroth Lineup News & Notes D Tyler Myers, F Marcus Foligno, and F Linus Omark were scratches in a 3-2 loss on Feb. 6 at Ottawa. Weekly Transactions 02/25: Activated F Matt Moulson and F Cody McCormick from IR. 02/18: Terminated the Contract of F Linus Olmark. According to the Stats In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 2-7-1. Drew Stafford has six goals and nine points in the past seven games for the Sabres CAROLINA HURRICANES Projected Lineup (pending warmups) 19 Jiri Tlusty – 12 Eric Staal ("C") – 28 Alexander Semin 14 Nathan Gerbe – 11 Jordan Staal ("A") – 39 Pat Dwyer 53 Jeff Skinner – 20 Riley Nash – 15 Tuomo Ruutu 21 Drayson Bowman – 22 Manny Malhotra ("A") – 18 Radek Dvorak X: 16 Elias Lindholm (healthy) 4 Andrej Sekera – 27 Justin Faulk 65 Ron Hainsey – 26 John-Michael Liles 44 Jay Harrison – 73 Brett Bellemore X: 5 Mike Komisarek (healthy) 30 Cam Ward 31 Anton Khudobin X: 35 Justin Peters Lineup News & Notes Carolina scratched F Radek Dvorak, D John-Michael Liles, and G Justin Peters in a 4-1 February 8th loss vs Montreal. F Joni Pitkanen (heel) is on IR. Weekly Transactions 02/19: Assigned G Justin Peters to Charlotte (AHL). According to the Stats In the Last 10 Games Carolina has gone 6-4-0. Hurricanes left wing Jeff Skinner ranks tied for sixth in the NHL with six game-winning goals. PREGAME LINKS 02/08 – GAME RECAP: Canes Fall to Canadiens in Final Game Before Break (Michael Smith - Hurricanes.com) 02/18 – SABRES TERMINATE OMARK CONTRACT (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/21 – Sabres, Hurricanes restart NHL season (Mike G. Morreale – NHL.com) 02/22 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: McCORMICK READY TO 'PLAY SOME HOCKEY' AGAIN (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 02/23 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: STAFFORD EAGER TO GET BACK, OTT TALKS DEADLINE (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 02/24 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: SABRES STILL PLAN TO START MILLER ON TUESDAY (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 02/24 – Game Preview: 2/25/14 vs. Carolina Hurricanes (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/24 – Dan Dunleavy recaps Monday's practice at First Niagara Center. <1:46> 02/24 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Monday's practice at First Niagara Center. <5:54> 02/25 – WGR: Ted Nolan's weekly segment on the Howard Simon Show <16:25> 02/25 – Sabres vs Hurricanes Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/25 – Press Clips: 2/25/14 vs Carolina Hurricanes (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/24 – TRACKING THE STORM: Canes Embark on Pivotal Road Trip (Michael Smith – Hurricanes.com) 02/25 – Sabres ready for hectic schedule following Olympic break, know changes are coming (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 02/25 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <5:09> 02/25 – THE MORNING SKATE: SABRES RETURN TO ACTION HEALTHY (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 02/25 – Dan Dunleavy previews Tuesday night's game against the Hurricanes at First Niagara Center. <2:55> 02/25 – Cody McCormick speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <0:41> 02/25 – Zemgus Girgensons speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <1:01> 02/25 – Tyler Ennis speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center.. <1:03> 02/25 – Teppo Numminen speaks with Sabres.com before Tuesday night's game against the Hurricanes. <1:05> POSTGAME LINKS 02/25 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Carolina Hurricanes @ Buffalo Sabres (NHL.com) 02/25 – Post-Game Report: 2/25 vs. CAR (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/25 – GAME RECAP: AMID TRADE SPECULATION, MILLER TURNS ASIDE 36 SHOTS TO BEAT HURRICANES (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 02/25 – Dan Dunleavy recaps the Sabres 3-2 win against the Hurricanes. <2:53> 02/25 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 win vs Carolina. <2:25> 02/25 – Tyler Ennis speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 win against the Hurricanes. <2:32> 02/25 – Christian Ehrhoff speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 win against the Hurricanes. <2:21> 02/25 – Ryan Miller speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 win against the Hurricanes. <7:21>

Speaking of which, I have two tickets but cannot go. PM me if you want them.

Hair of the Dog. Best way to get over a bad experience with alcohol is more alcohol. Best way to get over a bad experience with hockey is.... more hockey. The Sabres don't have much time to lick their wounds. They have to get back to it. It's a good thing because right now I HATE THIS TEAM but after a satisfying evening of vicarious pillaging and baby eating and of course a Sabres win tonight, I'll love this team all over again. Like the Sabres, the Hurricanes are on the outside looking in as far as the playoffs are concerned. But they're closer, so close they can taste it. It's up to the Sabres to put a bad taste in their mouths. Go Sabres! I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Ullmark gets his first start of the NHL season in goal, considering the Sabres are playing on consecutive nights and Nilsson lost against Tampa Bay. (Sorry Anders, no hair of the dog for you!) We'll probably face Cam Ward for the Canes unless they decide to save him for the Rangers on Saturday. One other note: Justin Falk will go up against Justin Faulk tonight. Let's see.... Doohickie's featured goal scorer is..... Rasmus Ristolainen. Go get 'em, Rasmus!

Looking for the dynamic duo of Eich and Samson to continue their excellent play. This should be a hard fought game; the Sabres are in it to win it because the kids are taking the team over while ROR watches. The Hurricanes still have a legit shot at a playoff spot. Here's hoping the Sabres can be spoilers this day. Egg's Hot Player is Daniel Catenacci. If he scores, remember you heard it here first! The word of the day is legs. Help spread the word.