GDT - Sabres @ Pittsburgh - November 19, 2018 - 7:00 PM (EST) - 8:00 PM (AST)

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1, 2, 3 ... GO!!

[Sabres Fan in NS]

My second GDT.

I think they won the other one I started.  Maybe not, though, it was in the ####### #### era.

If someone could post some details about TV, but it will be on the radio.

Lineups?

MUST WIN!!

It will be another good test.  I think it was NB that noted that Crosby is likely out.

I predict a big win.

GO SABRES!!

Edited November 19, 2018 by New Scotland (NS)
damn phone!!

[SABRES 0311]

I thought there was a GDT template with logos, lineups, narration, and rules. Well this season has been crazy so far so why not.

[North Buffalo]

• ESPN

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Derick Brassard returned to the ice Saturday for the first time in nearly a month.

Brassard was in the lineup to face his former team, the Ottawa Senators, after missing the past nine games with a lower-body injury.

Pittsburgh lost 6-4.

Brassard has five points in nine games this season -- his first full year in Pittsburgh. The Penguins acquired Brassard from the Senators last season as part of a three-team deal that also involved the Vegas Golden Knights. Saturday's game was Brassard's first in Ottawa since the trade.

The injury news wasn't all positive for Pittsburgh on Saturday, as star Sidney Crosby missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury.

Crosby is considered day-to-day but is expected to miss a week with the injury that coach John Sullivan said is not a concussion.

[Doohicksie]

17 minutes ago, RambosKnife said:

I thought there was a GDT template with logos, lineups, narration, and rules. Well this season has been crazy so far so why not.

And sometimes we even use it.  But not always.

[SabresBaltimore]

Pittsburgh is on a 3 game losing streak and 2-7-1 in their last 10,  while the Sabres are on a 5 game winning streak and 6-2-2 in their last 10.

This is a game we should be taking advantage of. The last few games we've been on our heels and starting slow. While I love that the team never gives up and has been finding ways to come back/win I'd like to see us come out dominant, take the lead and hold it for the whole game.

 

Incidentally, it's crazy to me that the Sabres have won 5 straight after winning a TOTAL of only 3 games in all of November last year.

 

Let's Go Buf-fa-lo!

[SABRES 0311]

Must win?

[Brawndo]

I agree that Hutton will be in net tonight 

[darksabre]

[That Aud Smell]

I peeked at our basic advanced metrics. We’re hovering around 20th in the league on Corsi/Fenwick.

Our PDO’s pretty high - top 10, iirc.

So, we’re a developing team that’s had some good luck of late, yeah?

I mean, I’m good with that. I just want to have a fair understanding of who and what the team is.

[Stoner]

8 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

I peeked at our basic advanced metrics. We’re hovering around 20th in the league on Corsi/Fenwick.

Our PDO’s pretty high - top 10, iirc.

So, we’re a developing team that’s had some good luck of late, yeah?

I mean, I’m good with that. I just want to have a fair understanding of who and what the team is.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

2 hours ago, RambosKnife said:

I thought there was a GDT template with logos, lineups, narration, and rules. Well this season has been crazy so far so why not.

I don't think there is a template, but JSB uses that format.

1 hour ago, Doohickie said:

And sometimes we even use it.  But not always.

What?

[That Aud Smell]

2 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

I know.

I KNOW.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

I agree that Hutton will be in net tonight 

Yup. Count me in.

[Stoner]

We always play well in Pittsburgh and have an impressive record there over the years, especially recently. Here's to that continuing tonight!

[Doohicksie]

1 minute ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

I don't think there is a template, but JSB uses that format.

What?

Don't worry about it.  It's all good.

15 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

I peeked at our basic advanced metrics. We’re hovering around 20th in the league on Corsi/Fenwick.

Our PDO’s pretty high - top 10, iirc.

So, we’re a developing team that’s had some good luck of late, yeah?

You know the old saying:  "I'd rather be lucky than good."  ?

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1 minute ago, Doohickie said:

Don't worry about it.  It's all good.

Is there a template someplace?  I thought JSB uses that format, but not anyone else.  Well, you use a similar format.  Feel free to do something up and post it in here ... I hope that doesn't sound pissy.

[That Aud Smell]

7 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

You know the old saying:  "I'd rather be lucky than good."  ?

I am well familiar with it - yes. That often holds true in small(er) sample sizes. 

[Beer]

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

I agree that Hutton will be in net tonight 

Not to be a Richard, but how is Hutton 2-0 against the Pens with 2 shutouts and not have a perfect save %?  He must have relieved someone?

Any who... Sabres are rolling and the Pens are reeling, let's crush their souls.

This is a must win in my book.  We have to beat the teams that we should beat.

Go Sabres!

[Huckleberry]

Lets push the penguins a bit deeper tonight ?

Edited November 19, 2018 by Huckleberry

[grinreaper]

21 minutes ago, Beer said:

Not to be a Richard, but how is Hutton 2-0 against the Pens with 2 shutouts and not have a perfect save %?  He must have relieved someone?

Any who... Sabres are rolling and the Pens are reeling, let's crush their souls.

This is a must win in my book.  We have to beat the teams that we should beat.

Go Sabres!

My understanding is that he relieved Johnson, but didn't enjoy it.

[LTS]

I've no problem with them winning tonight.  I might even enjoy it.

Errrrrr

Go Sabres.  Amazingly enough this is one of those games where the Sabres have been the Penguins over the past few years.  Bottom of the basement, playing a top team. Time to collect on all those losses... gotta win this game.

 

[nfreeman]

Pittsburgh's line combinations (turns out Chad Ruhwedel is on their 2nd D pairing!):

 

LW	C	RW	Forwards
Tanner Pearson Rating: 72.2#79 LW	Evgeni Malkin Rating: 83.8#7 C	Phil Kessel Rating: 77.6#17 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 77.87#15 FL1
Jake Guentzel Rating: 78.1#18 LW	Derick Brassard Rating: 73.0#80 C	Patric Hornqvist Rating: 78.2#16 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 76.47#4 FL2
Dominik Simon Rating: 71.8#84 LW	Derek Grant Rating: 68.7#180 C	Daniel Sprong Rating: 74.8#32 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 71.77#21 FL3
Zach Aston-Reese Rating: 72.4#77 LW	Matt Cullen Rating: 69.1#175 C	Bryan Rust Rating: 73.4#54 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 71.64#5 FL4

 

 

Defensive Pairings		Defense
Jack Johnson Rating: 71.0#95 LD	Kris Letang Rating: 81.3#4 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 76.15#10 DL1
Brian Dumoulin Rating: 75.2#24 LD	Chad Ruhwedel Rating: 71.0#81 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 73.08#20 DL2
Olli Maatta Rating: 73.2#48 LD	Jamie Oleksiak Rating: 71.7#81 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 72.43#5 DL3

[dudacek]

What does the above site say about our lineup and rankings?

[Eleven]

7 minutes ago, dudacek said:

What does the above site say about our lineup and rankings?

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/