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GDT: Sabres @ Panthers - Feb. 24, 2023, 7pm, MSG, WGR


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I’m expecting a 5-1 loss or a 5-4 loss in the last minutes of regulation. Both are the most realistic Sabres-like outcome 

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41 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said:

I’m expecting a 5-1 loss or a 5-4 loss in the last minutes of regulation. Both are the most realistic Sabres-like outcome 

While this won’t be a popular post, it’s perfectly understandable given the inconsistency this team has displayed all season long. They are just as capable of rising to the big moments as they are of being crushed by them. Tonight is a golden opportunity for this team to serve notice and convert some doubters. 

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1 hour ago, Weave said:

My questionable source for streamed sabres games had better be reliable tonight….

TB game was blacked out on Center Ice in Sarasota last night… Hoping Panther game is available tonight…

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Sabres need to play their game and not get caught up in the Florida bs that will happen. They played with fire last night. They need to play with it again tonight. Match intensity and physicality and stay out of the box!! Have a good feeling about this game as i think they will be fired up still from yesterday

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8 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said:

When was the last time the Sabres held a playoff spot in regular season play? 2011?

This late in the season, probably.

At any point?  They've been there in October in pobably each of the last 2 years.  Also they'be been there in November and December in Housley's last year and Krueger's 1st before the wheels fell off both times.

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2 minutes ago, Stormcloudmember66 said:

Sabres need to play their game and not get caught up in the Florida bs that will happen. They played with fire last night. They need to play with it again tonight. Match intensity and physicality and stay out of the box!! Have a good feeling about this game as i think they will be fired up still from yesterday

FLA hasn't played since the 20th... a home game vs ANA which went to OT.     

I expect BUF to come out flying and take an early lead before FLA gets back up to pace.

4 hours ago, French Collection said:

I’m hoping for Anderson.

I expect him to get the nod against his former team.

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53 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

I expect him to get the nod against his former team.

That's what I would do based on what the other 2 have served up.

If it's Comrie or Luukkonen, it would feel like a forced attempt to get one of those guys to run with it.

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This is as close to a playoff game as we've gotten in over a decade so let's hope they can rise to the occasion. 

I suspect Florida will run us and try to intimidate and go for the front of the net. How we respond and handle that will tell us a lot about what this team has (or hasn't). 

The PP has to click in this one for us to have a shot. Press Montour, we all know he'll cough it up under pressure. heck, press their whole D, it's their weak spot. 

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familiar name at bottom... gotta take advantage when he's on the ice

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FLA even strength goal differential through 60 games = 11
FLA even strength minutes played through 60 games = 2923.48
exp+/- is a function of %min played at ES and team ES goal diff
TRpm(team relative +/-) is the diff btwn actual+/- and exp+/-
%min is % of ES minutes played
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Team  Player                   TRpm    GP   +/-   exp+/-  %min
FLA Eetu Luostarinen          13.19    60    16    2.81   25.6
FLA Matthew Tkachuk           12.64    57    16    3.36   30.6
FLA Josh Mahura               10.91    60    14    3.09   28.1
FLA Gustav Forsling           10.67    60    15    4.33   39.4
FLA Givani Smith               5.43    22     6    0.57    5.2
FLA Carter Verhaeghe           4.59    59     8    3.41   31.0
FLA Matt Kiersted              3.29    20     4    0.71    6.5
FLA Colin White                2.25    46     4    1.75   15.9
FLA Radko Gudas                2.16    50     5    2.84   25.8
FLA Aleksander Barkov          1.23    49     4    2.77   25.2
FLA Aleksi Heponiemi          -1.32    10    -1    0.32    2.9
FLA Chris Tierney             -1.39    13    -1    0.39    3.6
FLA Anton Lundell             -1.43    51     1    2.43   22.1
FLA Nick Cousins              -2.41    57     0    2.41   21.9
FLA Marc Staal                -2.49    60     1    3.49   31.7
FLA Rudolfs Balcers           -2.55    14    -2    0.55    5.0
FLA Sam Bennett               -3.97    56    -1    2.97   27.0
FLA Brandon Montour           -4.14    58     0    4.14   37.7
FLA Zac Dalpe                 -4.38    11    -4    0.38    3.5
FLA Patric Hornqvist          -4.58    22    -4    0.58    5.3
FLA Grigori Denisenko         -5.62    17    -5    0.62    5.6
FLA Ryan Lomberg              -7.25    60    -5    2.25   20.4
FLA Eric Staal               -10.04    50    -8    2.04   18.6
FLA Aaron Ekblad             -16.19    49   -13    3.19   29.0
FLA Sam Reinhart             -18.21    60   -15    3.21   29.2
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