GDT: Blackhawks @ Sabres, Dec 27, 2024 - 7:00PM, ESPN2 📺, WGR550 📻 🎙

[Sidc3000]

7 hours ago, inkman said:

The Sabres are going to play themselves out of a top 5 pick. 

Fine. I’m tired of being one of the youngest team in the league for the past 10 years. 

5 hours ago, Pimlach said:

Joker will be moved at the deadline, if not sooner. 

For picks and prospects 

[bob_sauve28]

25 minutes ago, K-9 said:

"It's f*ckin hockey! You go til you can't go no more!" - Shoresey

 

 

Before dropping the ceremonial puck, the man of the evening first removed his fedora. Thirty years old with a receding hairline, sporting a striped tie, overcoat and round-rimmed glasses, he looked fittingly distinguished for the occasion. Much better, for sure, than the blanched hospital gown he needed for more than a month.

To his left at center ice stood all 16 members of the visiting team, wearing white jerseys with “NHL” embroidered across the chest. For their participation tonight, they would later receive medals that had been donated by the Montreal Canadiens’ organization; indeed, creating this event on short notice had required much charity and collaboration from the league’s nine clubs, eight of which were represented on this star-studded exhibition roster.

On the other side were the man’s Toronto teammates, watching proudly. All of them had been outfitted in Maple Leafs sweaters, standard blue with white trim. Except these had also been custom-stitched on the front with three giant letters: “ACE.” He might’ve been named Irvine Wallace Bailey at birth, but that’s what everyone called him. And now, on Valentine’s Day 1934, 14,000-plus fans rose and roared for Ace.

Two months and two days earlier, Dec. 12, 1933, Bailey was sprawled on the ice at the Boston Garden, unconscious and twitching. He had been injured late during a 4-1 win over the host Bruins, when rugged defenseman Eddie Shore upended Bailey from behind, causing Bailey to fall backwards and land on his head. According to specialists who later treated him, the blithe left-winger from Ontario had suffered “a bruised and torn brain, fractured skull and an extra-dural clot on the brain.”

Immediate diagnoses were bleak. At Boston City Hospital, Bailey’s condition was listed as “highly critical,” and within 24 hours he had already undergone two spinal taps to relieve intracranial pressure. The next day, an area homicide inspector visited Shore’s home. According to the Montreal Gazette, the inspector told Shore that an arrest warrant had already been written in the event that Bailey didn’t survive. The intended charge: manslaughter.

What followed is not merely the story of the original NHL All-Star Game. To this day, it also remains an incredible tale of physical survival and mental anguish, fights and forgiveness, blood and sacrifice. Secondary characters include a father with a gun; a general manager in jail; and an altruistic sports editor at the paper. The two main characters, meanwhile, have since been inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame. Both lived into their 80s. And yet, Ace Bailey and Eddie Shore will forever be remembered for the moment they collided.https://www.si.com/nhl/2017/01/27/first-nhl-all-star-game-ace-bailey-eddie-shore

Edited yesterday at 09:29 PM by bob_sauve28

[PerreaultForever]

4 hours ago, Dreams Burn Down said:

I hope that we suck less tonight.

I have seriously mixed feelings at this point. I mean I hate to lose (wish they did) and tanking is a bs strategy but there's very little about this team that makes me like them or makes me hopeful for them going forward. Guys like Cozens that I thought would be "workhorse" new leaders just aren't and there's just not much there to get excited about. 

We start to look half decent we will almost certainly still miss the playoffs with where we are unless several teams above us fall apart totally but it'll be enough to keep things as they are and "stay the course" and all that bs. We will be young again. Maybe even younger. Adams won't sign anybody of note. It'll all be the same next year. Sucking bad for this second half might (stress "might") get some changes made. idk. Pegula won't change. Just entertain me. 

[HumanSlinky39]

2 hours ago, Scottysabres said:

Just got a call, apparently the wife and I are going to this game.

Thoughts and prayers.

[K-9]

24 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Before dropping the ceremonial puck, the man of the evening first removed his fedora. Thirty years old with a receding hairline, sporting a striped tie, overcoat and round-rimmed glasses, he looked fittingly distinguished for the occasion. Much better, for sure, than the blanched hospital gown he needed for more than a month.

To his left at center ice stood all 16 members of the visiting team, wearing white jerseys with “NHL” embroidered across the chest. For their participation tonight, they would later receive medals that had been donated by the Montreal Canadiens’ organization; indeed, creating this event on short notice had required much charity and collaboration from the league’s nine clubs, eight of which were represented on this star-studded exhibition roster.

On the other side were the man’s Toronto teammates, watching proudly. All of them had been outfitted in Maple Leafs sweaters, standard blue with white trim. Except these had also been custom-stitched on the front with three giant letters: “ACE.” He might’ve been named Irvine Wallace Bailey at birth, but that’s what everyone called him. And now, on Valentine’s Day 1934, 14,000-plus fans rose and roared for Ace.

Two months and two days earlier, Dec. 12, 1933, Bailey was sprawled on the ice at the Boston Garden, unconscious and twitching. He had been injured late during a 4-1 win over the host Bruins, when rugged defenseman Eddie Shore upended Bailey from behind, causing Bailey to fall backwards and land on his head. According to specialists who later treated him, the blithe left-winger from Ontario had suffered “a bruised and torn brain, fractured skull and an extra-dural clot on the brain.”

Immediate diagnoses were bleak. At Boston City Hospital, Bailey’s condition was listed as “highly critical,” and within 24 hours he had already undergone two spinal taps to relieve intracranial pressure. The next day, an area homicide inspector visited Shore’s home. According to the Montreal Gazette, the inspector told Shore that an arrest warrant had already been written in the event that Bailey didn’t survive. The intended charge: manslaughter.

What followed is not merely the story of the original NHL All-Star Game. To this day, it also remains an incredible tale of physical survival and mental anguish, fights and forgiveness, blood and sacrifice. Secondary characters include a father with a gun; a general manager in jail; and an altruistic sports editor at the paper. The two main characters, meanwhile, have since been inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame. Both lived into their 80s. And yet, Ace Bailey and Eddie Shore will forever be remembered for the moment they collided.https://www.si.com/nhl/2017/01/27/first-nhl-all-star-game-ace-bailey-eddie-shore

Please tell me you’re familiar with the hockey comedy ‘Shoresy.’ 

[bob_sauve28]

Just now, K-9 said:

Please tell me you’re familiar with the hockey comedy ‘Shoresy.’ 

I'm not, just recognized the name and did a search and that's what I found. I looked up the show, looks cool 

[inkman]

5 hours ago, Dreams Burn Down said:

I hope that we suck less tonight.

I read that differently the first time 

[MDFan]

9 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

The 12-21-2 Chicago Blackhawks, take on the equally bad 12-19-4 Buffalo Sabres in the Hagens/Misa/Martone/Schaefer Cup. 

Tune in, have fun and listen to a bunch of clichés if they win or lose. 

I am sensing a lack of enthusiasm here.  

[Pimlach]

I was informed I am taking the family out for dinner.  She is tired of holiday cooking, and cleaning, and holiday leftovers.  Taking out all the kids and the grandbaby, the whole crew.  

I was also informed I am dressing up tomorrow for a professional family photo at 11:30 am, with the kids and the grandbaby.   I offered to take the pictures with my fancy iPhone but no dice.   Gotta' have professional pictures of the family with the new baby.    

So, I will miss some of the game.  

Edited 22 hours ago by Pimlach

[Derrico]

3 hours ago, Scottysabres said:

Just got a call, apparently the wife and I are going to this game.

I’ll brave it with you good sir!  Go Sabres!!

[Derrico]

Our core is already in place (or it had better be).  I will never cheer for losses again.  Winning and developing this group is more important than the 5th vs 10th OA pick.  Go Sabres!!  Entertain us at home for a ***** change…..

[Huckleberry]

2 minutes ago, Derrico said:

Our core is already in place (or it had better be).  I will never cheer for losses again.  Winning and developing this group is more important than the 5th vs 10th OA pick.  Go Sabres!!  Entertain us at home for a ***** change…..

Karma got us really good since 2014 for that 🤣

[SwampD]

8 hours ago, inkman said:

The Sabres are going to play themselves out of a top 5 pick. 

Good. I think they should trade it anyway.

[7+6=13]

1 hour ago, Sidc3000 said:

Fine. I’m tired of being one of the youngest team in the league for the past 10 years. 

 

How would drafting inside the top 5 make the pick younger?

[Scottysabres]

25 minutes ago, Derrico said:

I’ll brave it with you good sir!  Go Sabres!!

The daughter sprung us for section 218, row 2, seats 7 and 8, below the cameras, center ice.

[Indabuff]

Well, dried out for the holidays.

Let's get it back on...

 

[LGR4GM]

https://bsky.app/profile/marklazerus.bsky.social/post/3led5qhcly52y

Blackhawks in warmups:

 

Hall-Bedard-Bertuzzi 

Foligno-Nazar-Donato

Teräväinen-Dickinson-Mikheyev

Maroon-Reichel-Kurashev

 

Vlasic-Murphy

Allan-Jones

Korchinski-Brodie

 

Mrázek

Söderblom

[ska-T Palmtown]

The hockey (TV) gods have spared me from this one. Even if it was on ESPN+ (which it is not) - the game would be blacked out due to me being in Chicago. 

Anyone wanna wager if the Hawks score more points than the Bears did yesterday? 🤣🤣🤣

[PromoTheRobot]

Greetings from Buffalo. 

 

[Sidc3000]

43 minutes ago, 7+6=13 said:

How would drafting inside the top 5 make the pick younger?

If they draft in the top 5, that player would probably play next season on the Sabres. The average age of the top 5 prospects in the next draft is 17 yrs old. That would be another teenager in the line up

[Indabuff]

1 hour ago, MDFan said:

I am sensing a lack of enthusiasm here.  

That's more enthusiasm than I'd be able to conjure up at this point.

[bob_sauve28]

Um, no, his foot WAS in the crease 

[Bangarang]

JFC Dahlin shoot that puck

[Sidc3000]

That’s our star offensive defenseman not shooting 

Just now, bob_sauve28 said:

Um, no, his foot WAS in the crease 

Allegedly 😂

This is already looking like it’s going to be a disaster 

[7+6=13]

5 minutes ago, Sidc3000 said:

If they draft in the top 5, that player would probably play next season on the Sabres. The average age of the top 5 prospects in the next draft is 17 yrs old. That would be another teenager in the line up

I see what you're saying.  

I'm not sure that would be a reason, for me, to not want a lower pick.