GDT: Red Wings at Sabres 7pm Streaming Sabres.com, Radio WGR550 9/30/24 7pm

[Thorner]

8 minutes ago, Sabres73 said:

I for one appreciate the NHL starting the regular season when the players are thoroughly ready to start the season, rather than watching garbage hockey to start it. Six games is perfectly fine.

It’s not 1974

They aren’t putting their cigarettes out and throwing away their McDonald’s wrappers on their way into camp 

2 hours ago, JoeSchmoe said:

Yeah... Make it end and start the regular season!

No reason to wait this long and then be playing playoff games well into June.

^

[SwampD]

5 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Aren't the Sabres in Europe? I'm so confused.

Me too.

I know our feeder teams will end up benefitting from this preseason, but how many games are the actual starters going to end up playing?

[Taro T]

20 minutes ago, SwampD said:

Me too.

I know our feeder teams will end up benefitting from this preseason, but how many games are the actual starters going to end up playing?

3.  (Well, most all of them, all except Dahlin (1), Tuch (2), McLeod (2), Greenway (2), and Zucker (2).)

And the regular NHLers usually play 2-3 games in a normal preseason.  It's just in this one, because of the trip to Europe, instead of having 2 NHL lines, 2 AHL lines and a mix and match of NHLers and AHLers on D and in net; all 20 guys expected to be playing in the NHL together actually played together.

Edited September 30 by Taro T

[Stoner]

16 minutes ago, SwampD said:

Me too.

I know our feeder teams will end up benefitting from this preseason, but how many games are the actual starters going to end up playing?

I was going for more of a semantic point.

The Buffalo Sabres are in Europe. Detroit is playing the Buffalo Sabre Prospects tonight.

Or are we going to say any time a group of hockey players puts on the official Buffalo Sabres sweater, they are the Buffalo Sabres, much like how any plane the president is on is Air Force One?

[pastajoe]

3 hours ago, Big Guava said:

AHL teams squaring off again 😂 

 

Just don't let Sandstrom anywhere near the crease and they should be OK.

Sandstrom is starting vs Alex Lyon.

[DarthEbriate]

6 minutes ago, pastajoe said:

Sandstrom is starting vs Alex Lyon.

I didn’t see it, but if Sandstrom plays as well as he did last game, the Amerks will soon say, “Sandstrom… Sandstrom… Deep hurting! DEEP HURTING!!!”

[PromoTheRobot]

43 minutes ago, SwampD said:

Me too.

I know our feeder teams will end up benefitting from this preseason, but how many games are the actual starters going to end up playing?

I think they played 3

[Taro T]

Very tough attempt to stop for Sandstrom, but even if it was an easy one the Wings would be up 1 zip right now.  Abot 1 minute into the game.

At least there's no sound to go with it.

[Taro T]

1 - 1.  Slaggart on a nice rush.  Drove the net and put it over Lyon.

[Taro T]

Wow.  Even the Moose gets to wear Sabres colors today.  Not sure that I've ever seen that before.

Lyon thwarted a real nice chance by Tullio set up alone in front off a nice feed from Murray.

[Taro T]

Sandstrom has at least A save now.  (Baby steps.)

[Taro T]

Rathbone continues his strong play of this preseason.  He looks like he'll be a good signing for Ra-cha-cha.

[PromoTheRobot]

It took me a second to realize that wasn't Sabertooth. It's the Rochester Magic Moose.

[Taro T]

Just now, PromoTheRobot said:

It took me a second to realize that wasn't Sabertooth. It's the Rochester Magic Moose.

Well, yes.  Sabretooth is in Prague (or on his way to Prague quite soon after hanging out at Oktoberfest) with the rest of the "real" Sabres.

But it's a once in a lifetime opportunity for all the Sabres AHLers (up and comers and lifers, too) to get to pretend they're REALLY Sabres for one final night.  Surprised they didn't bump Don Stevens up to do the pbp.

[Ctaeth]

3 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

It took me a second to realize that wasn't Sabertooth. It's the Rochester Magic Moose.

Even the mascot is in europe?!

What if the moose gets hurt?  Do we get the geico caveman as our mascot?

Edited September 30 by Ctaeth

[bob_sauve28]

Sandy!!!!!

[Taro T]

Helenius tripped up coming through the neutral zone with no call led to a real dangerous 3 on 1 Wing rush which shockingly Sandstrom stopped while giving up no rebound.  (Baby steps continuing.)

[bob_sauve28]

Is this the goalie that used to play for Florida and beat us the last game of the season two years ago? 

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Sabres73 said:

I for one appreciate the NHL starting the regular season when the players are thoroughly ready to start the season, rather than watching garbage hockey to start it. Six games is perfectly fine.

Says a guy posting in a thread about a preseason game with 0 NHL players. 

[LGR4GM]

5 minutes ago, Ctaeth said:

Even the mascot is in europe?!

What if the moose gets hurt?  Do we get the geico caveman as our mascot?

ECHL Mascot would be the next up. Idk who the EBUM, Emergency Backup Mascot, would be. Maybe Billy Buffalo or Victor E. Bull

[Taro T]

Neuchev finishing off the goal after a nice steal by Rosen (?).  2-1 Sabres.

[PromoTheRobot]

1 minute ago, Taro T said:

Neuchev finishing off the goal after a nice steal by Rosen (?).  2-1 Sabres.

Noice-chev!

[Taro T]

4 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Is this the goalie that used to play for Florida and beat us the last game of the season two years ago? 

Yup.  The guy that singlehandedly saved the Swamp Cats season that year giving Bob the chance to get them into the Finals that season.

Guess the horse shoe is no longer lodged up his arse.

[LGR4GM]

1 minute ago, Taro T said:

Yup.  The guy that singlehandedly saved the Swamp Cats season that year giving Bob the chance to get them into the Finals that season.

Guess the horse shoe is no longer lodged up his arse.

What happens if the horse shoe falls out of UPLs and Levi is better?

[Taro T]

After 1, Sabres up 2-1.  Slaggart and Neuchev.

Sandstrom (shockingly) made some real nice saves after giving up a goal on the Wings 1st shot.

Would say the Sabres have been the better team so far; but Detroit has gotten a few really good looks.