26CornerBlitz Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #77: BUF (21-46-9) at DET (36-26-14) – FRI APR 4 – 7:30 PM EDT – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 88 Cory Conacher – 63 Tyler Ennis ("A") – 23 Ville Leino 19 Cody Hodgson ("A") – 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 27 Matt D’Agostini 72 Luke Adam – 22 Johan Larsson – 44 Nicolas Deslauriers 32 John Scott – 37 Matt Ellis – 65 Brian Flynn X: 17 Torrey Mitchell (undisclosed), 21 Drew Stafford (undisclosed), 24 Zenon Konopka (back), 80 Chris Stewart (ankle), 82 Marcus Foligno (LBI) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain 29 Jake McCabe – 5 Chad Ruhwedel X: 20 Henrik Tallinder (undisclosed), 52 Alexander Sulzer (LBI), 57 Tyler Myers (LBI) 31 Matt Hackett 50 Nathan Lieuwen X: 1 Jhonas Enroth (LBI), 34 Michal Neuvirth (LBI) Lineup News & Notes G Jhonas Enroth (LBI), F Torrey Mitchell (undisclosed), D Henrik Tallinder (undisclosed), F Drew Stafford (undisclosed), F Zenon Konopka (back), G Michal Neuvirth (LBI), D Alex Sulzer (LBI), D Tyler Myers (LBI), and F Chris Stewart (ankle) were scratches in Thursday's 2-1 loss at St. Louis. Weekly Transactions 03/30: Reassigned C Mikhail Grigorenko to Rochester (AHL) from Quebec (QMJHL). 04/01: Signed C Justin Kea to a three year ELC. 04/02: Signed D Jake McCabe to a three year ELC. 04/04: Recalled F Luke Adam (emergency basis) from Rochester (AHL). According to the Stats In the last 10 games, the Sabres have gone 2-7-1. Tyler Ennis has three points in the past two games. Cody Hodgson has a three-game point streak. Ville Leino has an assist in two straight. DETROIT RED WINGS Final Lineup 14 Gustav Nyquist – 17 David Legwand – 93 Johan Franzen ("A") 13 Pavel Datsyuk ("A") – 43 Darren Helm – 11 Daniel Alfredsson 21 Tomas Tatar – 15 Riley Sheahan – 26 Tomas Jurco 20 Drew Miller – 41 Luke Glendening – 8 Justin Abdelkader X: 18 Joakim Andersson (healthy), 44 Todd Bertuzzi (healthy), 71 Daniel Cleary (knee) 55 Niklas Kronwall ("A") – 2 Brendan Smith 27 Kyle Quincey – 65 Dan DeKeyser 23 Brian Lashoffl – 4 Jakub Kind X: 55 Jonathan Ericsson (finger) 35 Jimmy Howard 50 Jonas Gustavsson Lineup News & Notes Detroit scratched F Daniel Alfredsson, F Pavel Datsyuk, D Jonathan Ericsson, and F Daniel Cleary in Wednesday's 3-2 win vs Boston. F Mikael Samuelsson (shoulder), F Henrik Zetterberg (back), and F Stephen Weiss (sports hernia) are on IR. Weekly Transactions None According to the Stats In the Last 10 Games Detroit has gone 6-3-1. Gustav Nyquist has a three-game goal streak after a six-game streak ended with 12 goals in that span. Tomas Tatar has four two-point games in the past six. David Legwand has three points in the past two games. Jimmy Howard has a .935 save percentage winning his past two starts. PREGAME LINKS 04/04 – GAME RECAP: SABRES PUT IN STRONG EFFORT AGAINST LEAGUE'S BEST (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 04/02 – GAME RECAP: Nyquist's third-period goal lifts Red Wings past Bruins (MiHockeyNow.com) 04/04 – GAME PREVIEW: Datsyuk set to return for Red Wings vs. Sabres (Mike Battaglino – NHL.com) 04/03 – NEWS: He's back! Datsyuk to return Friday (Bill Roose – DetroitRedWings.com) 04/04 – Game Preview: 4/4/14 at Detroit Red Wings (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/04 – Sabres at Red Wings Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/04 – Press Clips: 4/4/14 at Detroit Red Wings (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/04 – SABRES RECALL LUKE ADAM (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/04 – Detroit Red Wings Game Day Blog (DetroitRedWings.com) 04/04 – GameDay Preview - Buffalo: Detroit Red Wings v. Buffalo Sabres April 4th, 2014 - Joe Louis Arena. <3:40> 04/04 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media prior to Friday night's game against the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. <5:30> 04/04 – Luke Adam speaks with the media prior to Friday night's game against the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. <3:10> POSTGAME LINKS 04/04 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Buffalo Sabres @ Detroit Red Wings (NHL.com) 04/05 – GAME RECAP: SABRES UNABLE TO COMPLETE RALLY IN DETROIT (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 04/04 – Brian Duff recaps the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Red Wings. <3:25> 04/04 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Red Wings. <3:10> 04/04 – Jamie McBain speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Red Wings. <1:14> 04/04 – Matt Hackett speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Red Wings. <1:51> 04/04 – Nicolas Deslauriers speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Red Wings. <2:06> 04/04 – Chad Ruhwedel speaks with the Brian Duff following the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Red Wings. <2:00> Edited April 5, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz Quote
Hoss Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Tonight feels right. Detroit is on fire. Edmonton and Florida both in action. Somehow in some combination this night will complete the tank. Quote
North Buffalo Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Tonight feels right. Detroit is on fire. Edmonton and Florida both in action. Somehow in some combination this night will complete the tank. Think you are right, now just have to root for Calgary as well to win and the Isle to lose and St. Louis to keep winning. Tank on and Stafford still needs to go. Quote
Brawndo Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Buffalo Sabres @BuffaloSabres 8 mins Datsyuk set to return as #Sabres face Red Wings tonight As mentioned above the tank should be complete where it all started this season, in Detroit. BTW Tankalicious I would be really happy if your Bills Mock Draft came to fruition. Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 I'm pretty excited that Datsyuk is back. Quote
Hoss Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 BTW Tankalicious I would be really happy if your Bills Mock Draft came to fruition. My cover is blown! Haha. This is a conversation for the Bills thread, but I don't think there are any other considerations in the first round except the top three tackles (Robinson, Matthews, Lewan) or Evans. Barring anybody taking a big fall to nine. Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Posted April 4, 2014 Sounds like Luke Adam will be recalled from the Amerks based on what Don Stevens said on SHH. Quote
darksabre Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Sounds like Luke Adam will be recalled from the Amerks based on what Don Stevens said on SHH. :sick: Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) @RSandersonWHTK Chadd Cassidy confirms that Luke Adam is in Detroit on recall from the #Sabres. #Amerks @BuffaloSabres NEWS: The #Sabres have recalled @LukeJAdam from @AmerksHockey. Edited April 4, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Posted April 4, 2014 04/04 – Sabres at Red Wings Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/04 – Press Clips: 4/4/14 at Detroit Red Wings (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 04/04 – SABRES RECALL LUKE ADAM (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) Quote
LTS Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Sabres are running out of bodies... Foligno did not look good going down last night. It all begins tonight! Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Posted April 4, 2014 04/04 – Detroit Red Wings Game Day Blog (DetroitRedWings.com) Quote
dEnnis the Menace Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 if they lose tonight, in regulation, and secure last place, can't they just send everyone back to ROC so they can get playoff experience and use ECHL players or something? please? or sign more Vinz's or whatever his name was? Quote
ROC Sabres Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Sounds like Luke Adam will be recalled from the Amerks based on what Don Stevens said on SHH. Well we all know who Ted was hitting in the head during the morning skate. Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) With Stafford banged up, Adam gets another call from Rochester In the wake of injuries to Drew Stafford and Marcus Foligno, Ted Nolan hinted last night the Sabres would likely need a forward for tonight's game in Detroit and the call has been put out to Rochester for Luke Adam to join the club on an emergency recall. While the Sabres keep struggling with injuries, the Red Wings are getting healthy. Ace playmaker Pavel Datsyuk returns tonight after missing 16 games with a knee injury. Based on their skate this morning, it looks like Daniel Alfredsson will be in the Detroit lineup as well tonight.Jimmy Howard will be in goal against the Sabres' Matt Hackett. Edited April 4, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz Quote
Gramps Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Well we all know who Ted was hitting in the head during the morning skate. Last chance for Cool Hand Luke - put him on the 1st line with Leino. Quote
spndnchz Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Last chance for Cool Hand Luke - put him on the 1st line with Leino. Leino-Adam-Scott The tank line. Quote
cdexchange Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) So have they announced the exact parade route downtown tonight yet? Edited April 4, 2014 by cdexchange Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 So have they announced the exact parade route downtown tonight yet? Let's fast forward 5 years...the tank worked and we won a Cup. They *must* have the team on a mocked-up tank for the parade just to stick it to Bettman and the other GMs trying to make tanking less worthwhile. Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Posted April 4, 2014 So have they announced the exact parade route downtown tonight yet? :lol: Quote
Iron Crotch Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Luke Adam: "I'm not dead yet!" I'm out for tonight's last place clinching game... Going to test out my liver tonight instead... Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Posted April 4, 2014 04/04 – GameDay Preview - Buffalo: Detroit Red Wings v. Buffalo Sabres April 4th, 2014 - Joe Louis Arena. <3:40> Quote
IKnowPhysics Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Let's fast forward 5 years...the tank worked and we won a Cup. They *must* have the team on a mocked-up tank for the parade just to stick it to Bettman and the other GMs trying to make tanking less worthwhile. Photoshop your favorite tanking Sabres in... Not in any order: Leino, McBain, Mitchell, Tallinder, Scott? Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Photoshop your favorite tanking Sabres in... Not in any order: Leino, McBain, Mitchell, Tallinder, Scott? I'd put Weber in over Mitchell. I feel the time span of his contributions should not be overlooked. Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Detroit is in a battle right now for a playoff spot with Toronto, Columbus not too far back either.... We played nice last night, but there is no way in the world we beat a desperate wings team getting possibly 2 of their stars back tonight. The tank..... Thy will shall be done!! Quote
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