GDT: Leafs @ Sabres, Feb 21, 2023, 7:30 pm; ESPN

[nucci]

14 minutes ago, Rico7 said:

No MSG on YouTube tv, correct? 

Correct but I'm not in Buffalo anymore so espn+ works for me.

[Claude Balls]

2 hours ago, Believer said:

Decided to invite a friend over for Mighty Tom’s Spaghetti & Meatballs dinner…

Jerry Seinfeld has never had a really good pickle, just as I have never had a really good meatball.

And f**k the Maple Loops!!!

[Mustache of God]

I really hope the Sabres win tonight.

[triumph_communes]

Leafs game at home?  It’s essentially an away game…

[Pimlach]

22 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:

Jerry Seinfeld has never had a really good pickle, just as I have never had a really good meatball.

And f**k the Maple Loops!!!

 

photo - Maple Leaves at morning skate in Buffalo   

 

I think we will be ready tonight. 
 

[HumanSlinky39]

2 hours ago, Mustache of God said:

Not necessarily. This doesn't take into account own-goals and disallowed goals. 

Well, *****.

[Indabuff]

[That Aud Smell]

Let’s go, Buffalo!!

[#freejame]

2 hours ago, NJhopelessSabresfan66 said:

I think this is a team we can play better against... They do not forecheck or play defense. Now, can we score more? I think so..... I am worried more about the heavy forechecking teams then the laffs. Lets go Buffalo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty sure that Toronto is one of the best defensive teams this season. 

[That Aud Smell]

7 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Some people who pay $200 for cable TV don't want to pay more. Some don't have the equipment or savvy to stream.

It's just a poor way of treating your fans.

These are dicey times. A time of transition. My sense is that “cable” is on its way out. Everything will soon be streamable, including regional networks like MSG. Then these properties will be bundled into various streaming packages … which will bring us back to something resembling “cable.” Idk - just guessing.

3 hours ago, nucci said:

incredible there are still blackout rules in professional sports

So stupid.

[PromoTheRobot]

Congrats Donny. You beat the doubters.

 

51 minutes ago, triumph_communes said:

Leafs game at home?  It’s essentially an away game…

Are you sure? Games not sold out. Where are the Leafs fans?

[nfreeman]

1 hour ago, Claude Balls said:

Jerry Seinfeld has never had a really good pickle, just as I have never had a really good meatball.

And f**k the Maple Loops!!!

The key to a good meatball:

- use a 50/50 mix of ground beef and ground pork 

- mix a decent amount of ground parmesan in with the meat, egg, bread crumbs and seasoning before rolling up.

- don’t make them too big.  They should be slightly smaller than golf balls.  

[Wyldnwoody44]

3 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

The key to a good meatball:

- use a 50/50 mix of ground beef and ground pork 

- mix a decent amount of ground parmesan in with the meat, egg, bread crumbs and seasoning before rolling up.

- don’t make them too big.  They should be slightly smaller than golf balls.  

Also, I cool off some sauce that I'm cooking and mix that in with the rest, then finish cooking in said homeade Sunday sauce... So tender and yummy. 

[DarthEbriate]

37 minutes ago, #freejame said:

Pretty sure that Toronto is one of the best defensive teams this season. 

Yup. Everyone keeps thinking that Toronto is an offensive juggernaut with no defense, but that's hasn't been the case for years now. Sure, they've yet to get far into the playoffs with the current core (Tampa and Carey Price can do that sometimes), but they're not just an offensive dynamo anymore. (It's why I'm happy the Sabres are an elite scoring team with the kids... the defense will improve over the years.)

NHL Goals Allowed rankings for Toronto: 2022-23: 6th (current); 2021-22: 18th (with very shaky goaltending); 2020-21: 7th.

Sure, back in 2019-20 they were 27th in goals against, but that was a long time ago in a galaxy when the Sabres were icing lineups with the likes of Bogosian, Sobotka, and Dalton Smith.

[inkman]

1 hour ago, Indabuff said:

 

[dudacek]

3 hours ago, NJhopelessSabresfan66 said:

I think this is a team we can play better against... They do not forecheck or play defense. Now, can we score more? I think so..... I am worried more about the heavy forechecking teams then the laffs. Lets go Buffalo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is not this year's Leafs.

Very curious to see how we match up. They schooled us in the fall.

[Taro T]

13 minutes ago, inkman said:

 

Kept waiting for the dog to bite his face off.

Glad that didn't happen.

[Pimlach]

55 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

The key to a good meatball:

- use a 50/50 mix of ground beef and ground pork 

- mix a decent amount of ground parmesan in with the meat, egg, bread crumbs and seasoning before rolling up.

- don’t make them too big.  They should be slightly smaller than golf balls.  

a few secrets from Punch's kitchen:

You can even use ground veal in the beef and pork mix.  

1.  get the breadcrumbs moist with milk (make them mushy not soupy) and then fold them into the mix, this keeps the final product moist.  Use fresh parsley that you just finely chopped along with your seasonings.  Fresh, not dry bottled green flecks that have no flavor.  

2.  Don't make then too big and don't keep forming and pressing them tight.  form the ball and move on.  

3.  I quickly brown the outsides in a frying pan of hot olive oil, then put them into my pasta sauce that is cooking down.  They should be ready to eat in an hour using this method so if your are cooking down the sauce for longer than that then take them out to prevent overcooking (which dries them out).  

 

[Indabuff]

Goddam am I craving meatballs while researching TV subscription plans.

[JohninMinn.]

 

We need 88 in the lineup. 

Veteran leadership and a South Buffalo boy.

[K-9]

5 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Wait, Golisano is making you dinner?

[Goldseatsaud]

Huge game beat those leafs. Not able to watch. Send em over the bridges crying 

[Brawndo]

 

[Pimlach]

51 minutes ago, JohninMinn. said:

 

We need 88 in the lineup. 

Veteran leadership and a South Buffalo boy.

No to 88 and to 9.   Not needed and not worth the trouble 

[inkman]

57 minutes ago, JohninMinn. said:

 

We need 88 in the lineup. 

Veteran leadership and a South Buffalo boy.