Around The NHL 2022-23 Regular Season

[Doohicksie]

I'll play spoiler here and say that The Hockey Guy says the Sabres will make the playoffs this spring.  Some of the other takes are pretty good too, if you're interested.

 

[Eleven]

Rags just signed Vesey to 2x800K.

[French Collection]

27 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Rags just signed Vesey to 2x800K.

He just passed Lafreniere on their depth chart. 😃

[LGR4GM]

The Redwings are going to lose tonight to NJ.

 

[Eleven]

46 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

The Redwings are going to lose tonight to NJ.

 

Why isn't this expected?

[onthewarpath]

Pens - Vegas

Caps - Bluejackets

Isles - Oilers

 

Three important games for the Sabres tonight. Jack returns for Vegas. All you closet Eichel fans can root for him tonight.

 

It's always fun to get to root for McDavid.

 

 

[MattPie]

59 minutes ago, onthewarpath said:

It's always fun to get to root for McDavid.

 

The awful part of this season is Sabres fans have to root for Boston and Toronto a lot.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

46 minutes ago, MattPie said:

The awful part of this season is Sabres fans have to root for Boston and Toronto a lot.

Just kill me now !!

[Taro T]

48 minutes ago, MattPie said:

The awful part of this season is Sabres fans have to root for Boston and Toronto a lot.

Nah, there's plenty of other games for teams in the mix to lose.  16 points won't mean anything in the grand scheme.  

[shrader]

2 hours ago, Taro T said:

Nah, there's plenty of other games for teams in the mix to lose.  16 points won't mean anything in the grand scheme.  

The best path to a playoff slot is to just keep winning. The rest will take care of itself. 

[Dreams Burn Down]

4 hours ago, MattPie said:

The awful part of this season is Sabres fans have to root for Boston and Toronto a lot.

The day I root for either of them is the day I jump in front of oncoming traffic.  As Dana Carvey, portraying George H. W. Bush, used to say, "Not ga da."

Edited January 6, 2023 by Dreams Burn Down

[Hank]

Saros made 64 saves in a 5-3 win. Jankowski got his 4th goal of the year. 

[JohninMinn.]

3-0 Vegas first period. Captain goal,assist.

[JohninMinn.]

2 minutes ago, JohninMinn. said:

The board is a little sketchy tonite...😅

My fault. I was in the wrong thread 🫠

[K-9]

6 hours ago, Dreams Burn Down said:

The day I root for either of them is the day I jump in front of oncoming traffic.  As Dana Carvey, portraying George H. W. Bush, used to say, "Not ga da."

[onthewarpath]

Edmonton and Vegas took care of business in regulation.  We can't ask for much more than that.  Heck, even Seattle chipped in and whipped Toronto.  Ware our coming schedule.  Minnesota is hot as a firecracker, the lowly Flyers are on a four game win streak, Seattle has a better record than we do, and so does Winnipeg.  Doesn't matter.  We need at least 6 of those 8 points, and I want them all.  I'm tired of the home record.  The only way to fix it is to start dominating in our building.         

[Marvin]

8 hours ago, onthewarpath said:

Edmonton and Vegas took care of business in regulation.  We can't ask for much more than that.  Heck, even Seattle chipped in and whipped Toronto.  Ware our coming schedule.  Minnesota is hot as a firecracker, the lowly Flyers are on a four game win streak, Seattle has a better record than we do, and so does Winnipeg.  Doesn't matter.  We need at least 6 of those 8 points, and I want them all.  I'm tired of the home record.  The only way to fix it is to start dominating in our building.         

Welcome to the board!

Yes, we need 6 of 8.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

10 hours ago, onthewarpath said:

Edmonton and Vegas took care of business in regulation.  We can't ask for much more than that.  Heck, even Seattle chipped in and whipped Toronto.  Ware our coming schedule.  Minnesota is hot as a firecracker, the lowly Flyers are on a four game win streak, Seattle has a better record than we do, and so does Winnipeg.  Doesn't matter.  We need at least 6 of those 8 points, and I want them all.  I'm tired of the home record.  The only way to fix it is to start dominating in our building.         

Welcome !!

Sent you a Club Soda that looks like a beer.

We need all the points we can get, but at minimum we need 6 of the next 8.

[North Buffalo]

30 minutes ago, Sabres Fan in NS said:

Welcome !!

Sent you a Club Soda that looks like a beer.

We need all the points we can get, but at minimum we need 6 of the next 8.

Welcome to board as well.  NS They are making some 0% beers now... that can work too.

[Porous Five Hole]

Shane Wright got sent back to Juniors 

[onthewarpath]

1 hour ago, Sabres Fan in NS said:

Welcome !!

Sent you a Club Soda that looks like a beer.

We need all the points we can get, but at minimum we need 6 of the next 8.

I generally stick with joints anyway.  $65 an ounce from the Senecas.

[Eleven]

2 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Shane Wright got sent back to Juniors 

Whoa.  That is some big news.  Hopefully he takes it well and develops.

[French Collection]

2 hours ago, Eleven said:

Whoa.  That is some big news.  Hopefully he takes it well and develops.

Probably not taking it too well.

Exceptional status for OHL as a 15 year old.

Multi year #1 ranked prospect for his draft.

Great performance as a 16 year old at the U18 tournament.

Captained Canada to the U20 gold.

I’ve watched him a lot in 3 OHL years and he has never wowed me. He will prove me wrong butI see him as a middle six C who can get 20 goals.

He is still very young though.

[mjd1001]

3 hours ago, Eleven said:

Whoa.  That is some big news.  Hopefully he takes it well and develops.

-Seattle is currently hanging on to 3rd in the division, but only 5 points up on being out of the playoffs, with Edmonton, Calgary, and Colorado the first 3 teams out of the playoffs currently chasing them down.  They need to win and win right now.

-Wright has only 2 points in 8 games with the team this year.  

-He also isn't getting much ice time at all. just over 8 minutes per game they are limiting him to when he does play.  No penalty killing, he is is an aftethought on the PP (just touching the ice a couple times all year)

The coaching staff doesn't have him playing much at all, and when they do he's not doing much out there.  Best bet is to get him down where he can get a lot more playing time, AND free up the minues for older/veteran guys who can do more to help the team win right now.

 

[DarthEbriate]

Decent night thus far for the Sabres. The Predators beat the Caps in regulation, the Panthers-Red Wings doesn't go to overtime, and Calgary is up 2 on the Islanders (still early).