26CornerBlitz Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #63: BUF (19-35-8) at FLA (23-32-7) – FRI MAR 7 – 7:30 PM EST – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 23 Ville Leino – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford ("A") 44 Nicolas Deslauriers – 19 Cody Hodgson – 82 Marcus Foligno 72 Luke Adam – 65 Brian Flynn – 27 Matt D’Agostini 32 John Scott – 24 Zenon Konopka – 37 Matt Ellis X: 28 Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), 80 Chris Stewart (LBI), 17 Torrey Mitchell (LBI), 88 Cory Conacher (immigration issues) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 52 Alexander Sulzer 6 Mike Weber – 57 Tyler Myers 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 4 Jamie McBain 34 Michal Neuvirth 1 Jhonas Enroth Lineup News & Notes F Cory Conacher and C Zenon Konopka were scratches in Thursday's 3-1 win at Tampa Bay. Weekly Transactions 03/05: Claimed F Cory Conacher off waivers from Ottawa. 03/05: Acquired F Nicolas Deslauriers & F Hudson Fasching from LAK for D Brayden McNabb, F Jonathan Parker, & 2 #2 picks ('14 & '15). 03/05: Acquired G Michal Neuvirth & D Rostislav Klesla from WAS for G Jaroslav Halak & a #3 pick in '15. 03/05: Acquired F Torrey Mitchell & 2 #2 picks ('14 & '16) from MIN for F Matt Moulson & F Cody McCormick. 03/07: Recalled (on an emergency basis) F Luke Adam and F Nicolas Deslauriers from Rochester (AHL). According to the Stats In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 5-5-0. Jhonas Enroth has won three of four after having one win prior to that. Tyler Myers has six points in his past four games. Cody Hodgson has four points in his past four games. FLORIDA PANTHERS Final Lineup 20 Sean Bergenheim – 27 Nick Bjugstad – 24 Brad Boyes 14 Thomas Fleischmann – 67 Vincent Trocheck – 19 Scottie Upshall ("A") 11 Jonathan Huberdeau – 73 Brandon Pirri – 17 Jesse Winchester 21 Krys Barch – 23 Scott Gomez – 12 Jimmy Hayes 51 Brian Campbell ("A") – 77 Tom Gilbert 55 Ed Jovanovski ("C") – 7 Dmitry Kulikov 4 Dylan Olsen – 44 Erik Gudbranson 1 Roberto Luongo 39 Dan Ellis Lineup News & Notes Florida scratched F Scott Gomez and F Shawn Matthias in Tuesday's 4-1 loss at Boston. F Tomas Kopecky (concussion) and C Alexsander Barkov (knee) are on IR. Weekly Transactions 03/02: Acquired F Mark Mancari from St Louis for LW Eric Selleck. 03/02: Acquired F Brandon Pirri from Chicago for a #3 pick '14 & #5 pick in '16. 03/04: Traded D Mike Weaver to Montreal for a #5 pick in '15. 03/04: Acquired G Roberto Luongo and F Steve Anthony from Vancouver for F Shawn Matthias and G Jacob Markstom. 03/05: Acquired G Dan Ellis from Dallas for G Tim Thomas. 03/05: Acquired a #5 pick in '14 and a #3 pick in '15 for C Marcel Goc. 03/05: Recalled F Vincent Trocheck from San Antonio (AHL); Reassigned F Drew Shore and G Scott Clemmensen to San Antonio (AHL). 03/05: Agreed to terms with F Brad Boyes on a two-year contract extension. According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Florida has gone 2-8-0. Sean Bergenheim has four points in his past four games. Brian Campbell has three points in his past four. PREGAME LINKS 03/07 – GAME RECAP: SABRES YOUNG LEADERS STEP UP TO BEAT LIGHTNING (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/04 – GAME RECAP: Krejci's hat trick lifts Bruins past big-dealing Panthers (Matt Kalman – NHL.com) 03/06 – From The Press Box: Panthers scored big with one of the biggest acquisitions (Alain Poupart – FloridaPanthers.com) 03/07 – Luongo expected to start for Panthers vs. Sabres (Mike Battaglino – NHL.com) 03/05 – GM Dale Tallon talks to the media on the acquisition of Roberto Luongo, other moves on Trade Deadline. <4:09> 03/06 – Peter Horachek talks to the media following practice at Panthers IceDen. <4:27> 03/07 – Sabres’ Zemgus Girgensons and Chris Stewart out against Panthers (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 03/07 – Game Preview: 3/7/14 at Florida Panthers (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/07 – Sabres at Panthers Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/07 – Press Clips: 3/7/14 at Florida Panthers (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/07 – Panthers GameDay: Mar. 7 vs Buffalo (FloridaPanthers.com) 03/07 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media prior to Friday night's game against the Panthers at BB&T Center. <4:33> 03/07 – SABRES RECALL ADAM, DESLAURIERS (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/07 – The Lowdown: Panthers vs Sabres ("Hockey Pat" McGrath – FloridaPanthers.com) 03/07 – Nicolas Deslauriers speaks with the media prior to Friday night's game against the Panthers at BB&T Center. <3:55> 03/07 – Peter Horachek talks to the media following morning skate at BB&T Center.. <4:49> 03/07 – Sabres summon Luke Adam and Nicolas Deslauriers from Amerks on emergency basis (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) POSTGAME LINKS 03/07 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Buffalo Sabres @ Florida Panthers (NHL.com) 03/07 – GAME RECAP: SABRES FELLED BY PANTHERS SPECIAL TEAMS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/07 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy recap the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Panthers. <4:19> 03/07 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Panthers. <2:59> 03/07 – Nicolas Deslauriers speaks with Brian Duff following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Panthers. <2:51> 03/07 – Christian Ehrhoff speaks with the media following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Panthers. <1:19> 03/07 – Marcus Foligno speaks with the media following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Panthers. <2:35> 03/07 – Michal Neuvirth speaks with Brian Duff following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Panthers. <1:48> Edited March 8, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz Quote
IKnowPhysics Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) TANK ON! Previous tanks haven't worked, time to use the old ingenuity. AA and minesweeping assets have only been partially successful. Army Air Combat Controller has tasked air assets to the theater. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQObWW06VAM Edited March 7, 2014 by IKnowPhysics Quote
Saudi Arabia Rob Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 This is realy strange, but do you think the Sabres are going to blow the first pick in the draft? They just went 4-1 and a number of players (Meyers, Ennis, Stafford) seem to be playing with some fire in them. I never thought I'd want them to lose.... Quote
LaLaLaFontaine Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 Yes we found our fist line LW in waivers ;) Quote
dEnnis the Menace Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 as usual...26 on the ball. Actually, probably going to miss this game. Getting drinks and what not after work to celebrate the successful (*fingers crossed*) ending of our audit. Quote
inkman Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 This is realy strange, but do you think the Sabres are going to blow the first pick in the draft? They just went 4-1 and a number of players (Meyers, Ennis, Stafford) seem to be playing with some fire in them. I never thought I'd want them to lose.... Paging Robviously, Robviously needed in the GDT Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 I may actually get to watch some of this game. Been working a lot at night lately. Quote
Brawndo Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 How will Neuvirth fare in his venture into the tank shooting gallery?? Quote
LGR4GM Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 How will Neuvirth fare in his venture into the tank shooting gallery?? I am guessing we see him pulled in period 2. It will take him a bit to get his game together. Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Posted March 7, 2014 03/07 – Game Preview: 3/7/14 at Florida Panthers (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/07 – Sabres at Panthers Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/07 – Press Clips: 3/7/14 at Florida Panthers (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) Quote
dEnnis the Menace Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 I am guessing we see him pulled in period 2. It will take him a bit to get his game together. sadly, I won't be surprised. Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Posted March 7, 2014 03/07 – Panthers GameDay: Mar. 7 vs Buffalo (FloridaPanthers.com) Quote
Claude_Verret Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 How will Neuvirth fare in his venture into the tank shooting gallery?? Sabres shot differential during this little post Olympic "tear": -16.6 It's great how well Enroth is playing, but the rate of victories is unsustainable as long as that number stays near where it is. Quote
bunomatic Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 Sabres shot differential during this little post Olympic "tear": -16.6 It's great how well Enroth is playing, but the rate of victories is unsustainable as long as that number stays near where it is. Ahhh. Tanks. I was worried there. As always, Go Sabres ! Quote
Robviously Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 This is realy strange, but do you think the Sabres are going to blow the first pick in the draft? They just went 4-1 and a number of players (Meyers, Ennis, Stafford) seem to be playing with some fire in them. I never thought I'd want them to lose.... Paging Robviously, Robviously needed in the GDT SPOILER ALERT: Yes. The Sabres are going to blow their draft status this year. Next year too. This is what they do. This is ALL they do. If they gave out banners for teams playing well late in the season after sucking for the most of the year, we'd be the most storied franchise in the league at this point. And, no, none of these late runs ever amount to anything. We can have the best record in hockey from January 1st through the end of the regular season and then be absolutely terrible again come October, November, and December. The ending to the movie doesn't change no matter how many times you watch the Blu Ray. Sabres shot differential during this little post Olympic "tear": -16.6 It's great how well Enroth is playing, but the rate of victories is unsustainable as long as that number stays near where it is. "They're going to completely tank now......OK, now......OK, NOW.......OK, that's a few more wins in a row but NOW!.....with the latest injuries, the tank should really start now......huh, that's weird...." Quote
Claude_Verret Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 "They're going to completely tank now......OK, now......OK, NOW.......OK, that's a few more wins in a row but NOW!.....with the latest injuries, the tank should really start now......huh, that's weird...." I'm sorry man, I've been with you before on the Sabres blowing a shot at a good draft pick, but you're wrong this time. The tank will succeed. Quote
nobody Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) A loss is desperately needed tonight! Florida is only 7 points ahead of the Sabres. If the Sabres aren't careful they could be drafting at 4 or 5 if they keep this winning going. Edited March 7, 2014 by nobody Quote
Doohicksie Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 Every game I watch, I pull for a Sabres win and I'm happy when they do. To me, the tank (and resulting 1st pick) is something hypothetical I use to look at as a silver lining when they lose. But I can honestly say I root for a win every game. That said, Enroth is not Hasek or Miller. He will have some bad games to go with these gems. And Neuvirth won't be Hasek Miller *or* Enroth. The tank resides in the the goaltending tandem at this point. I want and hope to see the rest of the team steadily improve. This year is the locker room chemistry; down the road it will be improvement in the talent level. The final piece will be top-shelf goaltending. If you have a decent team but weak goaltending, you're not going to win a lot of games. Next year they can manipulate the tank by overplaying Neuvirth. Playing him 50-50 for a while, saying you're letting him compete for the job, will put the lesser of two goalies off the ice for more games, and also will keep the better goalie off his game. (Think about it- no wins this year until he was "the guy". The last time he showed anything like this was a while back when Miller was out injured.) Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 Well from memory, we tend to suck against the Panthers, so I'm hoping for a total tank effort tonight Quote
darksabre Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 Time to start the "the Sabres don't play well in front of Neuvirth" rhetoric! Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Posted March 7, 2014 Hearing Luke Adam may be recalled for tonight with Girgensons and Stewart out tonight. Quote
dEnnis the Menace Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 Hearing Luke Adam may be recalled for tonight with Girgensons and Stewart out tonight. Konopka still not available? Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Posted March 7, 2014 Konopka still not available? He's supposed to play. Guess they want to keep Scott on D. As if that matters. Quote
Robviously Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 A loss is desperately needed tonight! Florida is only 7 points ahead of the Sabres. If the Sabres aren't careful they could be drafting at 4 or 5 if they keep this winning going. I'm just getting trolled right now. Quote
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