Sabres Prospect Challenge September 15-19.

[LabattBlue]

Anyone know what scores(boxscores) were for yesterdays games?

[Zamboni]

30 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

Anyone know what scores(boxscores) were for yesterdays games?

Found this …

 

https://www.nhl.com/devils/video/njd-vs-mtl-full-highlights/t-277437418/c-12768798

 

https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/postgame-mtl-vs-njd-prospect-game-recap/c-335598638

 

https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2022/9/16/23357317/boston-bruins-nhl-prospect-challenge-ottawa-senators-day-one-toporowski-beecher-lysell

 

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/nhl-prospects-challenge-highlights-bruins-5-senators-4/

Edited September 17, 2022 by Zamboni

[Flashsabre]

Holtz is playing for NJ and scored 2 yesterday.  He was taken one pick before Quinn and played last season in the AHL and a few games with NJ as well. 

Each team looks at this tournament differently. I don’t have a problem with Quinn and JJ not playing but it wouldn’t have been blasphemous if they did.

 

[Brawndo]

 

[Brawndo]

Looks like Kulich is playing tonight

 

 

[Flashsabre]

9 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Looks like Kulich is playing tonight

 

 

Don’t do this to me😛

[Brawndo]

 

[Doohicksie]

9 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Is the "coming off a shoulder injury" a thing or are you just saying? I read he was all gung ho and ready to go. 

All gung ho and ready to go.... but this is his first game contact.  No matter how good he feels, there's always that first hit.

[Doohicksie]

When it's the end of the production shift and no good names are left:

[bob_sauve28]

Just now, Doohickie said:

When it's the end of the production shift and no good names are left:

Butt Hurt signed with the Bruins I hear 

[Pimlach]

6 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

All gung ho and ready to go.... but this is his first game contact.  No matter how good he feels, there's always that first hit.

The first hit is something you have to get out of the way on the first shift.  Be the giver of that hit, not the taker.  Get into the game and forget about the shoulder.  

I do like those two power play units.  Some promising young players in that group of ten, even without Quinn, Peterka, Östlund, ...  

[bob_sauve28]

2 hours ago, Brawndo said:

 

How tough would it to have been to sit out and watch the guys you are competing against for a job out there playing. Someone has to sit now, that must be a tough blow to that guy. 

[sabresparaavida]

5 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

How tough would it to have been to sit out and watch the guys you are competing against for a job out there playing. Someone has to sit now, that must be a tough blow to that guy. 

I’d guess they switch whoever it is in the third game. 

[dudacek]

26 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

How tough would it to have been to sit out and watch the guys you are competing against for a job out there playing. Someone has to sit now, that must be a tough blow to that guy. 

Not certain if Bloom will be ready after getting hurt in the first game, so it might be that simple.

Nadeau and Pekar missed the 1st game and are expected to miss the others with injuries.

Chaz Sharpe and Ethan Ritchie sat out game one on D, Decaln McDonnell and Ethan Sproule on O. Believe all were coach's decision.

[Two or less]

4 hours ago, Flashsabre said:

Holtz is playing for NJ and scored 2 yesterday.  He was taken one pick before Quinn and played last season in the AHL and a few games with NJ as well. 

Each team looks at this tournament differently. I don’t have a problem with Quinn and JJ not playing but it wouldn’t have been blasphemous if they did.

 

JJP has played in two of these tournaments already, so i don't mind him missing.

As for Quinn, i was surprised to see Holtz on the Devils roster.

[PerreaultForever]

9 hours ago, thewookie1 said:

Being excited and ready differs from being truly ready. Just because your health is back to good doesn’t mean you’ll immediately pick up where you left off.

I get that, but I think we're all just guessing here. I have no way to know if his shoulder is still an issue or not. He says he's ready willing and able I take his word for it. I'm not going to start making excuses for these guys before they've even come to Sabres camp. That mentality should end. 

3 hours ago, Doohickie said:

All gung ho and ready to go.... but this is his first game contact.  No matter how good he feels, there's always that first hit.

As I said to wookie, no excuses. Let's change the mindset. I want warriors who show up every night, every game, every opportunity and play through pain. No more excuses. For anybody. 

[Doohicksie]

25 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

As I said to wookie, no excuses. Let's change the mindset. I want warriors who show up every night, every game, every opportunity and play through pain. No more excuses. For anybody. 

but let's not wreck ourselves during a meaningless challege game, yeah?

[dudacek]

Maybe I'm missing the nuance of the above exchange, but did some have a sense Savoie was holding back Thursday?

I didn't see that at all. A bit of rust maybe — kid hadn't played since April — but his hustle and fearlessness were very noticeable.

[Thorner]

1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said:

I get that, but I think we're all just guessing here. I have no way to know if his shoulder is still an issue or not. He says he's ready willing and able I take his word for it. I'm not going to start making excuses for these guys before they've even come to Sabres camp. That mentality should end. 

As I said to wookie, no excuses. Let's change the mindset. I want warriors who show up every night, every game, every opportunity and play through pain. No more excuses. For anybody. 

These games mean literally nothing man 

[Cityo'Rasmii]

2 minutes ago, Thorny said:

These games mean literally nothing man 

I would think these games mean something to the coaches, trainers and players

[Thorner]

6 minutes ago, Cityo'Rasmii said:

I would think these games mean something to the coaches, trainers and players

Ah ok 

[DarthEbriate]

5 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Looks like Kulich is playing tonight

Not to make anything of a prospect challenge, but the powerplay unit changes from Thursday tell me:

1) The coaches liked the Weissbach-Savoie-Kisakov line in game 1 and have united them on PP2 in practice.

2) Kulich ready to wire one from the right circle.

3) Kozak to the front of the net/below the goal line, replacing Bloom...  nice. Selfishly, I'm good with him in Portland so I have more reasons to catch Portland/T-Bird games this year and I can track his progress. But... from a franchise standpoint: get the kid in Rochester.

[Marvin]

I guess there is no GDT for tonight?

[Spoonman]

Anyone have a link ot the Sabres feed (for those of us outside the 716)?  I couldn't find it on HarborCenter Twitter feed, yet.....

[thewookie1]

2 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

I get that, but I think we're all just guessing here. I have no way to know if his shoulder is still an issue or not. He says he's ready willing and able I take his word for it. I'm not going to start making excuses for these guys before they've even come to Sabres camp. That mentality should end. 

As I said to wookie, no excuses. Let's change the mindset. I want warriors who show up every night, every game, every opportunity and play through pain. No more excuses. For anybody. 

What Dudacek said is pretty much my take.

1 hour ago, dudacek said:

Maybe I'm missing the nuance of the above exchange, but did some have a sense Savoie was holding back Thursday?

I didn't see that at all. A bit of rust maybe — kid hadn't played since April — but his hustle and fearlessness were very noticeable.

What he showed against MTL was a rustier player getting back into game speed whose playmaking slowly came on through the game while he did a good deal of harassing most shifts. A lack of consistency can easily be put on his likely recovering stamina. 

Excuses work in individual cases; I’m not going to worry unless we see these types of issues well into the season.

Edited September 17, 2022 by thewookie1