Sabres and NHL 2015-16

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@BuffaloSabres

Someone was excited to be back w/ the team today. #9 "ahead of schedule." AM Skate Report: http://bufsabres.co/QD95yq

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@BuffaloSabres

"I'm excited to be back with the guys." Bogosian's full pregame comments >> http://bufsabres.co/lxIKKU

"I feel confident that when I do come back, I'll be ready to go." More of Kane's comments: http://bufsabres.co/83UeyD

Ryan O'Reilly knows a thing or two about Dallas from his time in the West. Pregame comments http://bufsabres.co/AGS8eb

Matt Moulson has played well against the Stars. He discusses that & the #Sabres' PP success http://bufsabres.co/Dayk4y

Stars, #Sabres match up twice this week. Game 1 tonight in Buffalo. @Dan_Dunleavy's preview: http://bufsabres.co/vOVpB8

 

What's Jack Eichel's living situation like? #BeyondBlueAndGold Episode 3 preview: http://bufsabres.co/KsATAn

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@BuffaloSabres

A better period for the #BlueAndGold, still a one-goal game. Shots on goal 21-17 for the visitors. #DALvsBUF

 

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@BuffaloSabres

26 saves for Ullmark on 28 shots faced. O'Reilly scores for Buffalo. #DALsvBUF

[ChevyVanMiller]

God, I hate this review rule. 3 Sabres goals disallowed this season - none for the opposition.

 

I thought the team played hard tonight and deserved to have that game go to overtime.

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@BuffaloSabres

Challenge from Lindy Ruff wipes out late #Sabres tally. Full story & recap: http://bufsabres.co/RbpWNx

#DALvsBUF

 

Our next game is Thursday at St. Louis. Good night, #Sabres fans.

 

God, I hate this review rule. 3 Sabres goals disallowed this season - none for the opposition.

I thought the team played hard tonight and deserved to have that game go to overtime.

 

@BillHoppeNHL

Yes, it keeps burning the #Sabres, but Dan Bylsma likes the coach's challenge/Story: http://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/late-overturned-goal-costs-sabres-in-loss-to-stars/

"It’s the right call." #Buffalo

[eball]

I'm very disappointed the NHL decided they needed this offsides challenge rule. The quest to make every call "perfect" has resulted in a significant disruption of flow, and I have no idea why this idea took root. The officials on the ice are making the calls as they see them, and now we're seeing sometimes nearly a minute of play that is eventually "erased" because somebody went back and determined the puck was a split second late entering the zone.

 

I don't care if the calls are technically "right" -- and yes, I've seen my team burned by it three times this year -- but was this really ever that much of a problem before?

[Alaska Darin]

Except they didn't "get it right". Ennis was offsides but the clock read 1:30 when he crossed the line and the whistle should have blown. When they restarted play, it was with 1:23 left on the PP. It's ridiculously hypocritical that they screw up such basic things while trying to get something like offsides right.

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@JoeYerdon

The #Stars had all kinds of honesty after pulling off a 3-1 win against the #Sabres last night. http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020268&navid=nhl:topheads

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@TSN_Sports

Changes coming to All-Star Game. @TSNBobMcKenzie with more: http://www.tsn.ca/changes-coming-to-all-star-game-1.395711

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@BuffNewsVogl

Evander Kane is ready to return to Sabres' lineup, and he's eager to skate on line with Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart. http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2015/11/18/kane-ready-to-return-to-sabres-lineup/

Zemgus Girgensons will miss at least two more games, and his absence could have big impact on Sabres defensively. http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2015/11/18/absence-of-girgensons-could-hurt-sabres-defensively/

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@duffersabres

Lots of good info from the coach today. http://video.sabres.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=1573&id=877745&lang=en

#Sabres

[CowgirlsFan]

Ticket purchased this afternoon...off to see the Sabres Saturday night vs the Stars. Anyone else but that # 15 that I should watch?

[Chandler#81]

The new Offside review thing is typically stupid NHL. Suppose a skater is offsides and the ref misses it. Then, the opponent takes a delayed penalty and the skaters team pulls their goalie and scores. If the score is then disallowed via video replay, does the penalty still count? If not, why not? The game 'officially' had stopped.

 

Embarrassingly stupid.

[ricojes]

The new Offside review thing is typically stupid NHL. Suppose a skater is offsides and the ref misses it. Then, the opponent takes a delayed penalty and the skaters team pulls their goalie and scores. If the score is then disallowed via video replay, does the penalty still count? If not, why not? The game 'officially' had stopped.

 

Embarrassingly stupid.

If Dallas committed a penalty after the off sides, yes, Buffalo would have pulled the goalie for the extra attacker. If the Sabres scored, as long as the puck stayed in the zone, the result would still be no goal. Anything after the off side, i believe should not count. So probably no penalty, but I am not 100% sure. If that's the case, it does open up a big can of worms is there is a major penalty that causes injury during that time though...

Edited November 19, 2015 by ricojes

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SABRES (8-9-1) at BLUES (12-6-1)

THU NOV 19, 2015 @ 8:00 PM ET

TV: MSG-B/BELL TV

NHL.com Game Preview: Sabres' Kane could make return against Blues

Sabres Digital Press Box Game Preview

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 84)

Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Cody McCormick (blood clot, Oct. 8; injured reserve) – 18 games
Robin Lehner (high ankle sprain, Oct. 10; injured reserve) – 17 games
Evander Kane (MCL, Oct. 27; injured reserve) – 10 games
Mike Weber (knee, Nov. 10; injured reserve) – 4 games
Zemgus Girgensons (upper body, Nov. 17) – 1 game

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
10/17: Activated D Zach Bogosian from IR; placed D Mike Weber on IR

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, Nov. 21: Buffalo at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 23: St. Louis at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: Nashville at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 28: Buffalo at Nashville, 8 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME

SHARKS at SABRES

This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and Blues this season.
Last meeting: St. Louis defeated Buffalo, 3-0, in Buffalo on Feb. 5
Next meeting: Monday, Nov. 23 in Buffalo
The Sabres are 2-7-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Blues; 2-5-3 on the road.
This is the 113th game all-time between Buffalo and St. Louis; Buffalo has a 45-52-15 series record.
The Sabres are 15-31-9 on the road against the Blues all-time.

 

@BuffaloSabres

Coach Bylsma provides injury updates ahead of our two-game road trip: http://bufsabres.co/jWuZZz

Evander Kane playing tomorrow is a "possibility." Ice level report: http://bufsabres.co/pqv6Px

#9 knows he's close to return; looking forward to contribute. Post-practice comments: http://bufsabres.co/sIMCUv

#Sabres Captain Brian Gionta sees positives from last few games. Post-practice comments: http://bufsabres.co/UqVTIk

New linemates for #15 as the #Sabres prep to hit the road again. @duffersabres w/the details http://bufsabres.co/33VoR9

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@WGR550

Time to challenge the NHL coach's challenge http://bit.ly/1PCbRQm

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‏@BuffaloSabres

Add "The Great One" to those impressed by Jack Eichel. Wayne Gretzky on @SabresHotline: http://bufsabres.co/5NWz3q

Game Notes NHL Stats Press Clips

 

Edited November 19, 2015 by 26CornerBlitz

[Chandler#81]

If Dallas committed a penalty after the off sides, yes, Buffalo would have pulled the goalie for the extra attacker. If the Sabres scored, as long as the puck stayed in the zone, the result would still be no goal. Anything after the off side, i believe should not count. So probably no penalty, but I am not 100% sure. If that's the case, it does open up a big can of worms is there is a major penalty that causes injury during that time though...

'Zactly.

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Here are the projected lineups:

 

SABRES

Matt Moulson - Ryan O'Reilly - Brian Gionta

Evander Kane - Jack Eichel - Sam Reinhart

Marcus Foligno - Johan Larsson - Tyler Ennis

Nicolas Deslauriers - David Legwand - Jamie McGinn

 

Josh Gorges - Rasmus Ristolainen

Jake McCabe - Zach Bogosian

Carlo Colaiacovo - Cody Franson

 

Linus Ullmark

Chad Johnson

 

Injured: Zemgus Girgensons (upper body), Mike Weber (knee), Robin Lehner (ankle), Cody McCormick (blood clot), Mark Pysyk (lower body)

 

Scratched: Tim Schaller

 

BLUES

Alexander Steen - David Backes - Vladimir Tarasenko

Magnus Paajarvi - Jori Lehtera - Dmitrij Jaskin

Robby Fabbri - Scott Gomez - Troy Brouwer

Steve Ott - Kyle Brodziak - Jeremy Welsh

 

Jay Bouwmeester - Alex Pietrangelo

Joel Edmundson - Kevin Shattenkirk

Carl Gunnarsson - Robert Bortuzzo

 

Jake Allen

Brian Elliott

 

Injured: Paul Stastny (foot), Jaden Schwartz (ankle), Patrik Berglund (shoulder), Colton Parayko (lower body)

 

Scratched: Scottie Upshall, Ryan Reaves

 

Status report: The Sabres will insert Colaiacovo, a former Blues defenseman, into the lineup in place of Pysyk, who coach Dan Bylsma said was injured Tuesday against Dallas and "is not 100 percent." ... Ott, a former Sabres captain, returns after missing six games with an upper-body injury. Stastny took part in the morning skate and said he's been skating the past 5-6 days. Stastny, who has missed 14 games with a broken right foot, said he's taking it day by day and awaiting results on X-rays each time he visits the doctor. He was projected to miss five weeks.

 

Who's hot: Ennis has an assist in five of the past six games. Ristolainen has six points in the past five games. Franson has four points in four games. ... Steen has four assists the past two games against the Sabres. Tarasenko has two goals and two assists in three games against Buffalo.