GDT: Boston at Buffalo, Nov. 12, 2022, 7pm, MSG, WGR

[Eleven]

Also available on ESPN+.

Also, why did Bergeron have to be a Bruin?  I'd love to root for him but I can't.

And it's Hockey Fights Cancer Day!  It's a nice sentiment.

Edited November 12, 2022 by Eleven

[Radar]

23 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Also available on ESPN+.

Also, why did Bergeron have to be a Bruin?  I'd love to root for him but I can't.

And it's Hockey Fights Cancer Day!  It's a nice sentiment.

Bergeron would look so nice in a Sabres uniform.

[Wyldnwoody44]

This is gonna be ugly 

[Contempt]

8 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

This is gonna be ugly 

and then there is Marchand to look at.

[nfreeman]

It seems dark right now in WNY sports, but maybe this is one of those nights where the team does something great and gives everyone a thrill.

TT is unstoppable and Dahlin ain’t lying down for anyone.

Go Sabres.  

[Stoner]

2 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

It seems dark right now in WNY sports, but maybe this is one of those nights where the team does something great and gives everyone a thrill.

TT is unstoppable and Dahlin ain’t lying down for anyone.

Go Sabres.  

Medaille women's soccer. Hello.

[nfreeman]

1 minute ago, PASabreFan said:

Medaille women's soccer. Hello.

Hello yourself.  I freaking hate soccer.  

[Stoner]

1 minute ago, nfreeman said:

Hello yourself.  I freaking hate soccer.  

I do too. Except when Medaille women play it.

[bob_sauve28]

Oh great, I can actually watch the game 

[Buffalonill]

*Waits for people to talk about Ullmark *

[Contempt]

12 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:

*Waits for people to talk about Ullmark *

[Slack_in_MA]

Will be watching from the Boston area. Please be competitive so as to neuter Jack Edwards endless Bruins ball-washing.

Manic warlocks!

[That Aud Smell]

Let’s go, Buffalo!

Bounce back game from Tuch - who was brutal against Las Vegas.

[Believer]

From BN today:

”With Okposo out, Granato reconnected perhaps his best line combination of the season, with Tage Thompson between Skinner and Alex Tuch. Jack Quinn, who sat out Thursday, was back in the mix on a speed line with Dylan Cozens and JJ Peterka.”

and:

”Granato said he's looking for a spark with in-game line changes and often keeping an eye on potential matchups when he makes shifts between games. But in this case, he's also going for simplicity after a stretch of shuffling that has seemingly left lines struggling for consistency for large stretches.

"You saw Tuch back with Thompson and Skinner, and I think they're the most comfortable (trio)," Granato said. "Right now, that's how the lines are laying out, who we feel is the most comfortable with each guy in each scenario in hopes to not complicate anything."

This is great news… Hope Granato keeps these lines together for more than a few games… Same with Mittelstadt, Olofsson, and Okposo or Girgenson… He can match lines and make in-game changes and still let his top lines start each game… Simplicity and Consistency can only build chemistry, reduce on-ice confusion, and increase accountability

 

 

[SwampD]

39 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

It seems dark right now in WNY sports, but maybe this is one of those nights where the team does something great and gives everyone a thrill.

TT is unstoppable and Dahlin ain’t lying down for anyone.

Go Sabres.  

It does have the feel of these turkeys winning today. Let’s hope Boston loaded up on wings last night.

I want to see Quinn light it up tonight.

[nfreeman]

4 minutes ago, SwampD said:

It does have the feel of these turkeys winning today. Let’s hope Boston loaded up on wings last night.

I want to see Quinn light it up tonight.

I think there’s a reasonable possibility that Quinn-Cozens-JJP could work very well together and be highly entertaining.  

[Stoner]

12 minutes ago, Believer said:

From BN today:

”With Okposo out, Granato reconnected perhaps his best line combination of the season, with Tage Thompson between Skinner and Alex Tuch. Jack Quinn, who sat out Thursday, was back in the mix on a speed line with Dylan Cozens and JJ Peterka.”

and:

”Granato said he's looking for a spark with in-game line changes and often keeping an eye on potential matchups when he makes shifts between games. But in this case, he's also going for simplicity after a stretch of shuffling that has seemingly left lines struggling for consistency for large stretches.

"You saw Tuch back with Thompson and Skinner, and I think they're the most comfortable (trio)," Granato said. "Right now, that's how the lines are laying out, who we feel is the most comfortable with each guy in each scenario in hopes to not complicate anything."

This is great news… Hope Granato keeps these lines together for more than a few games… Same with Mittelstadt, Olofsson, and Okposo or Girgenson… He can match lines and make in-game changes and still let his top lines start each game… Simplicity and Consistency can only build chemistry, reduce on-ice confusion, and increase accountability

 

 

Cool. Don admits he sucks at in-game adjustments. Hockey is complicated. But just run out the lines that feel comfortable. Have fun and see what happens. Don is Ted without the fire. And the winning.

[LTS]

I just hope I can get to the end of this game without having to turn the TV off and do something else. The Sabres have definitely given me some more free time the past few games.

Also, why is Fitzgerald still here... ugh.

[Taro T]

Fack it.  Expecting a Sabres win tonight.  The crowd being 60% B's fans will light a fire for the home team, just like they usually beat the Loafs at home.

Yes, the Bergeron line will score 3, but the Sabres will eliminate the damage from the other lines.  Thompson's line gets 2, Mittelstadt's and Cozens 1 each, and Dahlin goes off the board and gets the empty netter rather than just an assist on one.

5-3 good guys.

[Slack_in_MA]

1 minute ago, Taro T said:

Fack it.  Expecting a Sabres win tonight.  The crowd being 60% B's fans will light a fire for the home team, just like they usually beat the Loafs at home.

Yes, the Bergeron line will score 3, but the Sabres will eliminate the damage from the other lines.  Thompson's line gets 2, Mittelstadt's and Cozens 1 each, and Dahlin goes off the board and gets the empty netter rather than just an assist on one.

5-3 good guys.

That’s the spirit!

[Brawndo]

No Okposo at the AM Skate 

[LTS]

I was going to go to the game.. but paying 100 level prices for crappy 300 level seats after the eggs this team has laid recently seemed like a poor investment. Especially since I refuse to leave a game early... but I have no problem turning off the TV early.

 

[Indabuff]

Buck Foston. 

 

Edited November 12, 2022 by Indabuff

[Brawndo]

 

[LTS]

3 minutes ago, Indabuff said:

Buck Foston. 

 

I think I might use that as my EA Sports CHEL player name.  It's perfect.