GDT - The Dastardly Flyers @ The Sharper Than Expected Sabres - 1:00 PM (EST) / 2:00 PM (NS time)

[Brawndo]

Zemgus and Elie are out 

Linus confirmed starter 

[inkman]

3 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

Our bottom 9 is uuuuuuuuugly today, assuming lines are the same as yesterday. 

They've gone 3 games without getting a goal while any of the bottom 9 forwards are on the ice. Will it be 4? 

And Zemgus on a defensive line >> Pominville on any non-Eichel-Skinner line 

or Vlad on any line 

or Tage on a defensive line 

I'd almost like to see the whole Nylander-Malone-Bailey line get promoted. Kind of a multi faceted good forechecking line.

[Randall Flagg]

You'd expect 3 games in 10 days to have your lineup healing, especially since we haven't played in 4

and we come out of that with the worst/most-injured lineup with the season so far. How does the injury situation get worse when we haven't even played 

I'm still really frustrated that we don't know why McCabe was upgraded, and Scandella is still out, these guys were slated to be back a week ago. 

Edited December 8, 2018 by Randall Flagg

[Sabres Fan in NS]

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

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/philadelphia-flyers/line-combinations/

Edited December 8, 2018 by New Scotland (NS)
not sure why the links are not showing properly, probably because I'm an idiot

[Broken Ankles]

8 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

It was the trade deadline day.  Miller and Ott were traded to St Louis a few days prior, I think.

 

I understand this, but a game against those dastardly Flyers is never 'just one game'.  Ever!!

http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_team/Buffalo_Sabres/2.    

Matt Moulson deal, Halak to WASH, and McNabb to the Kings.  Murray lost 2 of 3 that day.   One of his better days ?.

[inkman]

4 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

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

Am I reading that correct that we have four AHL level (rated over 120 by position) forwards?

Edited December 8, 2018 by inkman

[Randall Flagg]

3 minutes ago, Broken Ankles said:

http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_team/Buffalo_Sabres/2.    

Matt Moulson deal, Halak to WASH, and McNabb to the Kings.  Murray lost 2 of 3 that day.   One of his better days ?.

Lol I remember that deadline being pretty anticlimactic, why was THAT the day Sabrespace has never seen more traffic? 

I would have thought clinching last place, drafting Eichel, Eichel's first game would have drawn more

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1 minute ago, inkman said:

Am I reading that correct that we have four AHL level (rated over 120 by position) forwards?

I have no idea how that works.  Shrader and I had a brief discussion about the fact that it makes no sense once you get past the top two lines on any team that you look up.

The most interesting thing is that they show that what's his name is playing today on D.

1 minute ago, Randall Flagg said:

Lol I remember that deadline being pretty anticlimactic, why was THAT the day Sabrespace has never seen more traffic? 

I would have thought clinching last place, drafting Eichel, Eichel's first game would have drawn more

Every body was embracing the, you know what, and was hoping to see every asset sold off to any bidder.  Yuch!!

[LGR4GM]

Sean Couturier not expected to play today

[Randall Flagg]

1 minute ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

I have no idea how that works.  Shrader and I had a brief discussion about the fact that it makes no sense once you get past the top two lines on any team that you look up.

The most interesting thing is that they show that what's his name is playing today on D.

Every body was embracing the, you know what, and was hoping to see every asset sold off to any bidder.  Yuch!!

But like that was the baby tank compared to the next season!

Just now, LGR4GM said:

Sean Couturier not expected to play today

That's not a bad thing for us.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

Sean Couturier not expected to play today

Don't wish calamity on anyone, but this will help us.

GO SABRES!!

[Randall Flagg]

The Sabres are 4-0 in afternoon games this season.

[Weave]

One more time this season where I clutch my pearls hoping Radko Gudas doesn't hurt any of our stars.

[inkman]

2 minutes ago, Weave said:

One more time this season where I clutch my pearls hoping Radko Gudas doesn't hurt any of our stars.

Where exactly are you those pearls located?

[LTS]

And the boy has a varsity game at 2pm.. of course.  So, we'll be missing this one.  Sigh.

 

Let's Go Buffalo!

[Weave]

Just now, inkman said:

Where exactly are you those pearls located?

Inky, I never knew you were interested....

I'm flattered, but spoken for.

[Broken Ankles]

Why mess with the fourth line?  Not scoring but playing well together.   Is the thought that Larsson can possibly get Tage involved offensively again?  And that Mitts was not doing it?

 

LW	C	RW	Forwards
JEFF SKINNER Rating: 79.9#10 LW	JACK EICHEL Rating: 80.1#20 C	SAM REINHART Rating: 76.3#26 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 78.78#14 FL1
CONOR SHEARY Rating: 72.2#78 LW	CASEY MITTELSTADT Rating: 71.2#134 C	JASON POMINVILLE Rating: 73.8#40 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 72.39#25 FL2
VLADIMIR SOBOTKA Rating: 68.3#180 LW	EVAN RODRIGUES Rating: 70.7#88 C	KYLE OKPOSO Rating: 71.6#80 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 70.20#29 FL3
TAGE THOMPSON Rating: 69.8#162 LW	JOHAN LARSSON Rating: 67.5#143 C	PATRIK BERGLUND Rating: 72.6#92 RW

Edited December 8, 2018 by Broken Ankles

[Wyldnwoody44]

@nfreemanare you in Brooklyn? 

[Randall Flagg]

3 minutes ago, LTS said:

And the boy has a varsity game at 2pm.. of course.  So, we'll be missing this one.  Sigh.

 

Let's Go Buffalo!

What's our record when the Sabres are playind during your son's games, versus when you get to see them?

I'm compiling everyone's watch data, and you will be contacted with where you need to be for every Sabres game to maximize our chances shortly. 

:) 

[Randall Flagg]

1 minute ago, Broken Ankles said:

Why mess with the fourth line?  Not scoring but playing well together.   Is the thought that Larsson can possibly get Tage involved offensively again?  And that Mitts was not doing it?

 

LW	C	RW	Forwards
JEFF SKINNER Rating: 79.9#10 LW	JACK EICHEL Rating: 80.1#20 C	SAM REINHART Rating: 76.3#26 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 78.78#14 FL1
CONOR SHEARY Rating: 72.2#78 LW	CASEY MITTELSTADT Rating: 71.2#134 C	JASON POMINVILLE Rating: 73.8#40 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 72.39#25 FL2
VLADIMIR SOBOTKA Rating: 68.3#180 LW	EVAN RODRIGUES Rating: 70.7#88 C	KYLE OKPOSO Rating: 71.6#80 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 70.20#29 FL3
TAGE THOMPSON Rating: 69.8#162 LW	JOHAN LARSSON Rating: 67.5#143 C	PATRIK BERGLUND Rating: 72.6#92 RW

Yeah, everything about the bottom nine doesn't make sense. Removing the boardwork abilites from line 2 to put a guy who's been useless away from Jack there submarines it, followed by a combination on the fourth line that history has shown will turn it from a 60% puck possession line to a 20% puck possession line, and a whole lot of bleh from line 3.

In fact, it make so little sense that I fully expect a 6-2 beatdown in which Jack's line scores zero of our six goals. 

[Cityo'Rasmii]

Aint nothin like good ole pearl clutchin

[LTS]

2 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

What's our record when the Sabres are playind during your son's games, versus when you get to see them?

I'm compiling everyone's watch data, and you will be contacted with where you need to be for every Sabres game to maximize our chances shortly. 

?

It's not always the games... ?  There's actually only been two games.. Detroit SO win, Toronto OT loss... today is the third.
 

[WildCard]

37 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

Lol I remember that deadline being pretty anticlimactic, why was THAT the day Sabrespace has never seen more traffic? 

I would have thought clinching last place, drafting Eichel, Eichel's first game would have drawn more

Since I've been here the most traffic day was the Dahlin lottery. Even had some old members come back 

[Huckleberry]

45 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

You'd expect 3 games in 10 days to have your lineup healing, especially since we haven't played in 4

and we come out of that with the worst/most-injured lineup with the season so far. How does the injury situation get worse when we haven't even played 

I'm still really frustrated that we don't know why McCabe was upgraded, and Scandella is still out, these guys were slated to be back a week ago. 

Rumours on other forums going around Scandella is dealing with vertigo, but no way that is day to day then.   

[Huckleberry]

Only around for 1st period , buddy picking me up to see an AC/DC coverband, so might be a horrible night lol ?