GDT: Blue Jackets @ Sabres Feb 4, 2025 - 7:00PM, MSG 📺, WGR550 📻 🎙

[LGR4GM]

Here we go again. 

[WhenWillItEnd66]

Another shot at 4 in a row.... 

[LGR4GM]

Tage Thompson is not on the ice for the morning skate. But hey, Lindy got his win. 

[OverPowerYou]

Tune in at 7:25 pm EST. to see the blue jackets with a 3-0 lead at the 10 minute mark, as they score short handed 

[WhenWillItEnd66]

7 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Tage Thompson is not on the ice for the morning skate. But hey, Lindy got his win. 

I had a feeling he was not playing tonight

[LGR4GM]

‪Heather Engel‬ ‪@engelheather.bsky.social‬

How they’re lining up:

Peterka-Kulich-Rosén

Zucker-Cozens-Tuch

Benson-McLeod-Quinn

Malenstyn-Krebs-Lafferty

Byram-Dahlin

Power-Clifton

Bryson-Jokiharju

[K-9]

I might have to actually watch just to see the Peterka, Kulich, Rosen line.

But if there’s a compelling re-run of ‘My Three Sons’ available, all bets are off. That uncle Charley is a hoot! 

[Pimlach]

14 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Tage Thompson is not on the ice for the morning skate. But hey, Lindy got his win. 

And he told the media (which is like telling the league) that Tage was Ok way too soon.  A concussion can come and go and have effects that last more than one day.  

The league already ruled no further punishment to Noesen.  

[Big Guava]

Placing a bet of $100 on them to lose today

[Pimlach]

16 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

‪Heather Engel‬ ‪@engelheather.bsky.social‬

How they’re lining up:

Peterka-Kulich-Rosén

Zucker-Cozens-Tuch

Benson-McLeod-Quinn

Malenstyn-Krebs-Lafferty

Byram-Dahlin

Power-Clifton

Bryson-Jokiharju

Gilbert?   So it appears that Olivier can do what ever he wants. 

[Ctaeth]

21 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

‪Heather Engel‬ ‪@engelheather.bsky.social‬

How they’re lining up:

Peterka-Kulich-Rosén

Zucker-Cozens-Tuch

Benson-McLeod-Quinn

Malenstyn-Krebs-Lafferty

Byram-Dahlin

Power-Clifton

Bryson-Jokiharju

Is our lineup aging backwards?

[Carmel Corn]

2 minutes ago, Ctaeth said:

Is our lineup aging backwards?

Somebody more talented than me should create another rafter banner that says “Youngest team in the league for 14 years”

[Jorcus]

The Benjamin Button's of hockey 

[CallawaySabres]

34 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Tage Thompson is not on the ice for the morning skate. But hey, Lindy got his win. 

Yup, the whole thing just makes me sick. The team mentality is the complete opposite to what this fanbase has wanted for the last 15 years. As I said after the Tage incident, I fully expect this team to have a complete meltdown tonight and show their true colors with a 10-0 a#$ kicking. 

I hope it was all worth it...

[inkman]

56 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Here we go again. 

[inkman]

28 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

And he told the media (which is like telling the league) that Tage was Ok way too soon.  A concussion can come and go and have effects that last more than one day.  

The league already ruled no further punishment to Noesen.  

Problem 1 with the NHL’s disciplinary system, a players health status after a filthy hit should not impact the amount of punishment.  Noeson meant to injure Tage.  To what extent, who effin cares.  He tried to take our guy out.  
 

Problem 2 that is Sabres specific.  If you let the league handle payback, good ***** luck.  They aren’t going to get it right, so no one should ever and I mean ever rely on the worst disciplinary system in the world to handle doling out the punishment. This comes from your homies in the ice.  

[Carmel Corn]

Muel ruled out with a LBI…..must have lost his nuts somewhere against the devils.

[mjd1001]

A team that is currently in playoff position....the Sabres

A team that finished last in the conference the last 2 seasons and now moved up quite a bit vs....the Sabres

An improving team with the MOST cap space in the league vs....the Sabres

A team that has their defense corp in their prime (top 4 averageng 28 years of age) vs....the Sabres

A team whos turnaround is so drastic they went from a -63 goal differential last year, and are positive this year vs...the Sabres

Basically, a team that, at least for the moment, looks like they are doing a rebuild textbook perfect vs....the Sabres

Edited 2 hours ago by mjd1001

[LGR4GM]

25 minutes ago, CallawaySabres said:

Yup, the whole thing just makes me sick. The team mentality is the complete opposite to what this fanbase has wanted for the last 15 years. As I said after the Tage incident, I fully expect this team to have a complete meltdown tonight and show their true colors with a 10-0 a#$ kicking. 

I hope it was all worth it...

Matthew Fairburn‬ ‪@matthewfairburn.bsky.social‬

"The Sabres addressed the lack of response to the hit on Tage Thompson in a team meeting. Alex Tuch and Dylan Cozens both were emphatic in saying that won't happen again. Cozens said there were a lot of guys who wished they were on the ice when it happened."

[That Aud Smell]

15 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:

Muel ruled out with a LBI…..must have lost his nuts somewhere against the devils.

My guess: He’s effectively a healthy scratch but is being given the cover of an LBI designation.

Which is more mamby pamby coddling BS.

3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Matthew Fairburn‬ ‪@matthewfairburn.bsky.social‬

"The Sabres addressed the lack of response to the hit on Tage Thompson in a team meeting. Alex Tuch and Dylan Cozens both were emphatic in saying that won't happen again. Cozens said there were a lot of guys who wished they were on the ice when it happened."

that dog won’t hunt.

it’s such a shame cozens got his face broken like he did — it changed him and his game.

[Weave]

34 minutes ago, inkman said:

Does “Tawny Kitaen is the definition of insanity” hit you better than “repeating the same thing and expecting different results”?

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

‪Heather Engel‬ ‪@engelheather.bsky.social‬

How they’re lining up:

Peterka-Kulich-Rosén

Zucker-Cozens-Tuch

Benson-McLeod-Quinn

Malenstyn-Krebs-Lafferty

Byram-Dahlin

Power-Clifton

Bryson-Jokiharju

Tank worthy lineup right there.

[mjd1001]

10 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

 

it’s such a shame cozens got his face broken like he did — it changed him and his game.

I still don't know if the fight did much to change him.

Most things about him were the same before the fight and after:  Shots per game, high danger chances, ice time, clutch scoring (or lack of it), hits, usage (PK and PP), his stats on skating speed, 'speed burts'...so many things are the same, or very close before the fight and after the fight.

Only one single thing changed in a meaningful way from the year before...his shooting percentage.  I mean, is it possible that the fight impacted just his ability to shoot accurately and nothing else?   I guess, maybe? Its strange that would be the only measurable impacted:

Cozens shooting percentage 2022-23:  14.7% (81 games))

Cozens shooting pre-fight 2023-23:  14.3% (11 games)

Cozens shooting post fight: 8.4% (120 games)

 

[LGR4GM]

‪SlimCliffy‬ ‪@slimcliffy.bsky.social‬

"CBJ missing Marchenko, Monahan, Chinakhov, Jenner, and Werenski basically leaves them without what could be their entire PP1. lord almighty."

 

Note: Zach Werenski was just ruled out for tonights game. 

[Pimlach]

44 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Matthew Fairburn‬ ‪@matthewfairburn.bsky.social‬

"The Sabres addressed the lack of response to the hit on Tage Thompson in a team meeting. Alex Tuch and Dylan Cozens both were emphatic in saying that won't happen again. Cozens said there were a lot of guys who wished they were on the ice when it happened."

I believe this.  

Who would have thought that Lindy makes a coaching decision that hurts building the team culture.  At the start of the season I did not think it is true but Lindy is done.   He needs to go.  

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Pimlach

[inkman]

25 minutes ago, Weave said:

Does “Tawny Kitaen is the definition of insanity” hit you better than “repeating the same thing and expecting different results”?

Tank worthy lineup right there.

Yes and yes 

4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

‪SlimCliffy‬ ‪@slimcliffy.bsky.social‬

"CBJ missing Marchenko, Monahan, Chinakhov, Jenner, and Werenski basically leaves them without what could be their entire PP1. lord almighty."

 

Note: Zach Werenski was just ruled out for tonights game. 

Queue (Cue?) up a big fat Sabres loss