26CornerBlitz Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 @BuffaloSabres Coach Bylsma says Lehner starts in goal tonight; Girgensons will not play (lower-body) & Larsson tweaked something, may not play. #FLAvsBUF Full lineup is game-time decision, but 7 defensemen is a possibility tonight, per Coach Bylsma. @kevinoDandC Johan Larsson dinged in #Sabres morning skate. IF a recall is made, will it be Tim Schaller or, for the first time, Justin Bailey? If #Sabres do dress 7 D-men and have a D-man take shifts at forward, it's an alarming indictment of what they think about #Amerks forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 @BuffNewsVogl Injuries topic of the morning for Sabres, Panthers with Girgensons, Barkov out and Larsson a game-time decision. http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2016/02/09/key-injuries-for-sabres-panthers-with-girgensons-barkov-out-larsson-questionable/ Friedman's 30 Thoughts: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-thoughts-whats-behind-crosbys-scoring-surge/Good stuff on the O'Reilly's influence on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 IR requires a player to be out for 7 days, so dressing an extra d-man isn't necessarily an indictment of the Rochester roster. If a guy like Larsson or Zemgus is only going to be out a day or two, they'd be forced to keep them out of the lineup for the whole week if they wanted to bring someone up. Just about the only way around that I could think of is if you free up a roster spot by sending McCabe down for a day. There's no way that's happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 IR requires a player to be out for 7 days, so dressing an extra d-man isn't necessarily an indictment of the Rochester roster. If a guy like Larsson or Zemgus is only going to be out a day or two, they'd be forced to keep them out of the lineup for the whole week if they wanted to bring someone up. Just about the only way around that I could think of is if you free up a roster spot by sending McCabe down for a day. There's no way that's happening. Kevin O later corrected himself after realizing that the roster already had 23 players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 @BuffaloSabres Watch Coach Bylsma's pregame comments for lineup & injury updates: http://bufsabres.co/rp8O4p #FLAvsBUF Coach Bylsma describes his philosophy on using 7 defensemen, a possibility tonight: http://bufsabres.co/R3SZb1 @JoeYerdon Joe Yerdon Retweeted NHL My At The Rink preview for tonight. Get on it. @NHL Aleksander Barkov ruled out for @FlaPanthers vs. @BuffaloSabres: http://s.nhl.com/6018BwmI8 #FLAvsBUF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 @BuffaloSabres Jake McCabe skates as a FORWARD in line rushes. Here's our lineup. #FLAvsBUF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 @Senators TRADE: The #Sens acquire defenceman Dion Phaneuf from Toronto in nine-player trade #Sens get Phaneuf, Frattin, Bailey, Rupert and Donaghey in exchange for Cowen, Greening, Michalek, Lindberg and 2nd-rounder in 2017. Very happy about this, if just for getting rid of Cowen and Greening. Phaneuf will be solid in the second pairing with Ceci. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Very happy about this, if just for getting rid of Cowen and Greening. Phaneuf will be solid in the second pairing with Ceci. Leafs freed up another $21M. Looks like Stamkos is coming home this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Leafs freed up another $21M. Looks like Stamkos is coming home this summer. It looks that way. I think this was a good deal for both teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 @amymoritz Sabres fight for their dignity but get ripped by Panthers http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2016/02/10/sabres-fight-for-their-dignity-but-get-ripped-by-panthers/ @JoeYerdon The #FlaPanthers were looking for offense and found it against the #Sabres in a 7-4 win. #FLAvsBUF https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/fla-vs-buf/2016/02/09/2015020795/recap/box-score#game=2015020795,game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=wrap @BuffaloSabres Sabres refuse to go down without a fight: http://bufsabres.co/pq59Rj #FLAvsBUF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Mike Robataille is part of a lawsuit against the league regarding health and safety issues. I know that I am in the minority but I am against fighting. It takes a toll on the combatants, especially the designated fighters. There is no fighting in college hockey and in the olympics. Both are an excellent brand of hockey. http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/former-sabre-takes-action-against-nhl/38677977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I know more about the Bils than Sabres, but seriously can at least one of them stop sucking? The Sabres were on a multi-year plan to suck so they wouldn't have to suck any more. Update: They suck bad and are clearly in the race for worst record in the league yet again.. At least the Leafs try every year when they suck. It never works but the Sabres strategy has simply been a different kind of disaster. The Sabres supposedly have all of these good players but they lose almost every game. How many years does a re-build take in the NHL and what year are we in? I don't feel qualified to answer these questions but know what wins and losses are. It should not take 10 years to do a re-build. Can a hockey expert give a reasonable guess as to what year the Sabres will make the playoffs and what year they will win at least one series in the playoffs? Simply making it should be easy if they have all these supposed superstars. At what point does it become time to go back to square 1 of the re-build? Eichel seems young enough to keep for sure, but would probably get a lot of trade value. It sure looks like all the Sabres eggs are in his basket. The other guys they have brought in like Kane, Moulson, Legwand and this horrible goalie have produced nothing. Reinhart is the Flutie of hockey....meaning he is tiny and he sucks.....and Ennis is Connoly part 2. I can't imagine getting a bag of pucks for any of them. I feel bad for the coach. For the record I am not suggesting trading Eichel if only because it would distract from the discussion. I will ask this though: If the NHL were to expand by one team and every team could protect 5 players from the expansion draft, would that expansion team make the playoffs before the Sabres? Does that mean Eichel is overvalued because 1 player....or 5 players, do not make a team? If Eichel is indeed overvalued why not take advantage of the situation and get a lot for him? I think I know the answer is that no one team has enough to get us that value back and I will buy that. It just seems that it will suck being stuck for the next few years....maybe 10....with a top heavy bad team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Mike Robataille is part of a lawsuit against the league regarding health and safety issues. I know that I am in the minority but I am against fighting. It takes a toll on the combatants, especially the designated fighters. There is no fighting in college hockey and in the olympics. Both are an excellent brand of hockey. http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/former-sabre-takes-action-against-nhl/38677977 I am too. I'm surprised fighting has survived this long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I know more about the Bils than Sabres, but seriously can at least one of them stop sucking? The Sabres were on a multi-year plan to suck so they wouldn't have to suck any more. Update: They suck bad and are clearly in the race for worst record in the league yet again.. At least the Leafs try every year when they suck. It never works but the Sabres strategy has simply been a different kind of disaster. The Sabres supposedly have all of these good players but they lose almost every game. How many years does a re-build take in the NHL and what year are we in? I don't feel qualified to answer these questions but know what wins and losses are. It should not take 10 years to do a re-build. Can a hockey expert give a reasonable guess as to what year the Sabres will make the playoffs and what year they will win at least one series in the playoffs? Simply making it should be easy if they have all these supposed superstars. At what point does it become time to go back to square 1 of the re-build? Eichel seems young enough to keep for sure, but would probably get a lot of trade value. It sure looks like all the Sabres eggs are in his basket. The other guys they have brought in like Kane, Moulson, Legwand and this horrible goalie have produced nothing. Reinhart is the Flutie of hockey....meaning he is tiny and he sucks.....and Ennis is Connoly part 2. I can't imagine getting a bag of pucks for any of them. I feel bad for the coach. For the record I am not suggesting trading Eichel if only because it would distract from the discussion. I will ask this though: If the NHL were to expand by one team and every team could protect 5 players from the expansion draft, would that expansion team make the playoffs before the Sabres? Does that mean Eichel is overvalued because 1 player....or 5 players, do not make a team? If Eichel is indeed overvalued why not take advantage of the situation and get a lot for him? I think I know the answer is that no one team has enough to get us that value back and I will buy that. It just seems that it will suck being stuck for the next few years....maybe 10....with a top heavy bad team. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 I know more about the Bils than Sabres, but seriously can at least one of them stop sucking? The Sabres were on a multi-year plan to suck so they wouldn't have to suck any more. Update: They suck bad and are clearly in the race for worst record in the league yet again.. At least the Leafs try every year when they suck. It never works but the Sabres strategy has simply been a different kind of disaster. The Sabres supposedly have all of these good players but they lose almost every game. How many years does a re-build take in the NHL and what year are we in? I don't feel qualified to answer these questions but know what wins and losses are. It should not take 10 years to do a re-build. Can a hockey expert give a reasonable guess as to what year the Sabres will make the playoffs and what year they will win at least one series in the playoffs? Simply making it should be easy if they have all these supposed superstars. At what point does it become time to go back to square 1 of the re-build? Eichel seems young enough to keep for sure, but would probably get a lot of trade value. It sure looks like all the Sabres eggs are in his basket. The other guys they have brought in like Kane, Moulson, Legwand and this horrible goalie have produced nothing. Reinhart is the Flutie of hockey....meaning he is tiny and he sucks.....and Ennis is Connoly part 2. I can't imagine getting a bag of pucks for any of them. I feel bad for the coach. For the record I am not suggesting trading Eichel if only because it would distract from the discussion. I will ask this though: If the NHL were to expand by one team and every team could protect 5 players from the expansion draft, would that expansion team make the playoffs before the Sabres? Does that mean Eichel is overvalued because 1 player....or 5 players, do not make a team? If Eichel is indeed overvalued why not take advantage of the situation and get a lot for him? I think I know the answer is that no one team has enough to get us that value back and I will buy that. It just seems that it will suck being stuck for the next few years....maybe 10....with a top heavy bad team. Come on man. This take is simply ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Come on man. This take is simply ridiculous. They are vying for the worst record in hockey. That is an accurate statement right? Maybe there are reasons someone can explain....maybe you can. Do you foresee them making the playoffs next year?.....3 years?.......10? When will they win a series? And would an expansion team be better poised to make the playoffs than the Sabres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Mike Robataille is part of a lawsuit against the league regarding health and safety issues. I know that I am in the minority but I am against fighting. It takes a toll on the combatants, especially the designated fighters. There is no fighting in college hockey and in the olympics. Both are an excellent brand of hockey. http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/former-sabre-takes-action-against-nhl/38677977 The fans who like fighting in hockey are the same people who enjoy professional wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 They are vying for the worst record in hockey. That is an accurate statement right? Maybe there are reasons someone can explain....maybe you can. Do you foresee them making the playoffs next year?.....3 years?.......10? When will they win a series? And would an expansion team be better poised to make the playoffs than the Sabres? An NHL team does not go from being a historically bad, two time dead last, rock bottom non-contender to a playoff challenger in one season. The building process is simply not done and Tim Murray has much more work to do. @CBSSportsNHL Update: Round 3 of Kane vs. Petrovic happened. Kane finished 3-0. Panthers won the game. http://cbsprt.co/1QUqAV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 @BillHoppeNHL The #Sabres were so bad Tuesday that Evander Kane, their most natural scorer, fought three times. Read and watch: http://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/sabres-fall-apart-early-in-loss-to-panthers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) This will be an unpopular opinion: Getting severely outplayed and starting fights...how is that not just being a dick? (I realize that we have an entire forum dedicated to this strategy) Edited February 10, 2016 by Cugalabanza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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