GDT: Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadians 11/22/22--MSG and Radio

[bob_sauve28]

Let's go Sabres!!!! 

[bob_sauve28]

https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-distance-themselves-from-former-equipment-managers-book

 

Former equipment manager Pierre Gervais worked 35 years for the Canadiens before retiring at the end of last season.

Gervais worked with 13 head coaches and hundreds of players during his time with the Canadiens and certainly had lots of stories he never shared publicly during that time. But Gervais has written a new book with Mathias Brunet of La Presse titled Pierre Gervais: au coeur du vestiaire.

In the book, Gervais says that former head coach Dominique Ducharme never had the respect of the players and as a result lost the locker room. Gervais added that the players had respect for assistant coach Luke Richardson, who replaced Ducharme for four games during the team’s playoff run to the Stanley Cup final in 2021 after Ducharme was sidelined with COVID-19.

Gervais also says former GM Marc Bergevin’s mood swings undermined his credibility and that he let his emotions guide his decisions too often. Gervais added that Bergevin could have used an assistant GM to help him learn how to manage staff and budgets and how to talk to people, including fans.

Ducharme and Bergevin were fired last season as the Canadiens were en route to finishing with the worst record in the NHL after their unexpected run to the Stanley Cup final the previous season. Richardson left the Canadiens after last season to become head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks.

When current Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis was asked about Gervais’s book after practice Monday, he said the book is the former equipment manager’s perception of what happened and that other people might have different perceptions. St. Louis added that people will probably want to read the book because they will be curious about what Gervais has to say and that not everyone will like what was written, but he repeated that it’s only Gervais’s perception.

[bob_sauve28]

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https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/pregame-sabres-canadiens-what-you-need-to-know-november-22/c-337842468

 

Here's everything you need to know heading into the game:

1. The Canadiens snapped a two-game losing skid over the weekend with a thrilling 5-4 shootout victory over the Flyers. Cole Caufield scored the game-tying goal with 1.9 seconds remaining in regulation. Caufield's second tally of the night sent the fans into a frenzy, before Nick Suzuki netted the shootout-winner on a slick maneuver around goaltender Carter Hart. Christian Dvorak and Mike Matheson also scored for Montreal. Matheson was making his Canadiens debut after missing the first 17 games of the season with a strained abdominal muscle. Jake Allen turned aside 25 of 29 shots to improve to 6-6-0 on the year. Mike Hoffman didn't practice on Monday because he was undergoing a medical evaluation on a lower-body injury, so it remains to be seen if he'll be available against Buffalo.

2. Suzuki added another two assists to his resume against Philadelphia, both of which merit another look. The Habs' captain's backhand feed to Matheson from below the goal line was a thing of beauty, before he later found Caufield with a perfect cross-ice feed with time winding down. Suzuki has a team-leading 12 helpers alongside linemate Kirby Dach, four clear of Caufield and five more than Sean Monahan.

4. This is the second meeting of the season between Montreal and Buffalo. The Canadiens earned a 3-2 triumph on October 27 at KeyBank Center. Josh Anderson scored the game-winning goal with 3:46 left in the third period, blasting a slap shot past netminder Eric Comrie.

[Indabuff]

Stop the bleeding

[bob_sauve28]

Tuesday night will be enticing for both teams. For Buffalo, with the St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Colorado Avalanche all looming in their next five games, the Canadiens represent arguably their best opportunity to pick up points for a long time. If they fail to do that, a nine-game losing skid could quickly spiral into a season-destroying 0-13 stretch. The Canadiens, conversely, will fly out to Columbus after the game for a rematch with the Blue Jackets on Wednesday night, making Buffalo likely their best chance of a win before American Thanksgiving.

 

https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2022/11/22/23470895/canadiens-vs-sabres-game-preview-start-time-tale-of-the-tape-and-how-to-watch-tv-listings

[Sabres Fan in NS]

MUST WIN!!

GO SABRES!!

[Pimlach]

Even the GDT is off the rails.  

Winnable game - that is what both teams are thinking.  

[PromoTheRobot]

The Bills broke the city-wide losing streak Sunday. UB men's basketball followed up with a win Monday. I predict the Sabres ride that wave to victory as well.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

SN+ in Canada.  Also on *pirate satellite orbiting your living room*.

[Spoonman]

1 hour ago, Indabuff said:

Stop the bleeding

33 minutes ago, Sabres Fan in NS said:

MUST WIN!!

GO SABRES!!

Isn’t that EVERY game!? 😉

[Brawndo]

Granato said on WGR this AM that Samuelsson, Zemgus and Jost will be in Tonight 

[Pimlach]

7 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Granato said on WGR this AM that Samuelsson, Zemgus and Jost will be in Tonight 

need some grit 

[Goldseatsaud]

4 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

need some grit 

Like sandpaper, lol. Finesse group who doesn’t put a body on anyone. 

[LGR4GM]

Can't wait to watch the Sabres pp where Dahlin gets the puck and TT and Olofsson stand like statues waiting for the 1 timer while the pk unit just sits calmly in their lanes. You can just ignore the other 2 players on the PP, they ain't doing ***** but playing catch. DROP PASSES FOR EVERYONE! 

[Buffalonill]

This is ***** it we got this.

Easy win !! 

 

Just hit the midget and he won't be a problem 

[Weave]

Might Watch.

[Pimlach]

My wife keeps asking, like almost every afternoon, if there is a game on tonight.
 

She must like when I retreat to my cave.
 

 hmmm 🤔? 

[Taro T]

They outplayed them last time minus Samuelsson but didn't get to the net enough and made Mobtembeault look like Roy.  Hopefully Muel being back inspires them.

Sabres should win.  (Habs fans expect a win too.  Disappoint them.)

[Stoner]

 

 

[Marvin]

Maybe winnable.

[LTS]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

Can't wait to watch the Sabres pp where Dahlin gets the puck and TT and Olofsson stand like statues waiting for the 1 timer while the pk unit just sits calmly in their lanes. You can just ignore the other 2 players on the PP, they ain't doing ***** but playing catch. DROP PASSES FOR EVERYONE! 

Lord I hate that.  I'm still waiting for the first coach to add the behind the net power play.  Teams are so used to defending the 1-3-1. You could just as easily take the low player and put them behind the net and still get your 1-timer opportunities but now you force the defenders to turn.  You can easily mix the two together if a team is playing aggressive.  Once you go behind the net they will back off.

Oh well.. it will take time, but the first coach that does it will look like a genius.

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

28 minutes ago, Taro T said:

(Habs fans expect a win too.  Disappoint them.

 

[Taro T]

4 minutes ago, LTS said:

Lord I hate that.  I'm still waiting for the first coach to add the behind the net power play.  Teams are so used to defending the 1-3-1. You could just as easily take the low player and put them behind the net and still get your 1-timer opportunities but now you force the defenders to turn.  You can easily mix the two together if a team is playing aggressive.  Once you go behind the net they will back off.

Oh well.. it will take time, but the first coach that does it will look like a genius.

Wonder how much of the PKs issues are the PP running such poorly prepped set plays?  The Sabres have a devil of a time getting the puck in the zone but other teams don't live & die with the drop pass to the center ice dot after everybody else reached the blue line entry so the Sabres can't keep teams from entering the zone w/ control.  Other teams also don't only shoot the 1 timer, so the Sabres aren't ready for units that actually move to create new passing/shooting lanes.  The plus to having Quinn on the PP is he's too young to realize he must remain stationary when out for the PP like everybody but Dahlin/Power are.

[LTS]

1 minute ago, Taro T said:

Wonder how much of the PKs issues are the PP running such poorly prepped set plays?  The Sabres have a devil of a time getting the puck in the zone but other teams don't live & die with the drop pass to the center ice dot after everybody else reached the blue line entry so the Sabres can't keep teams from entering the zone w/ control.  Other teams also don't only shoot the 1 timer, so the Sabres aren't ready for units that actually move to create new passing/shooting lanes.  The plus to having Quinn on the PP is he's too young to realize he must remain stationary when out for the PP like everybody but Dahlin/Power are.

I have no doubt it plays into it. Then again, it could be the other way as well.  Our PK is so bad that the PP can stand around and still score. Steel sharpens steel right?

This is one area that is absolutely on the coaching. If players are not moving you need to pull them off the PP.  You can draw all the perfect diagrams in the world but the players have to execute. If they are unwilling (or unable due to some broken mindset) then you have to take them off and give others a chance.

[Brawndo]