26CornerBlitz Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 16 minutes ago, thebug said: No Okposo for morning skate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bbb Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 3 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Sigh. The future was so friggin bright! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 Projected Lineup Kyle Okposo did not skate Friday morning but will be ready to play come puck drop, according to Housley. With Robin Lehner getting the nod in net, the entire lineup is set to look as it did in Colorado: 9 Evander Kane - 15 Jack Eichel - 29 Jason Pominville 67 Benoit Pouliot - 90 Ryan O'Reilly - 24 Hudson Fasching 20 Scott Wilson - 71 Evan Rodrigues - 21 Kyle Okposo 17 Jordan Nolan - 22 Johan Larsson - 23 Sam Reinhart 6 Marco Scandella - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 19 Jake McCabe - 47 Zach Bogosian 41 Justin Falk - 93 Victor Antipin 40 Robin Lehner 31 Chad Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillsFan4 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 What an aggravating loss that was. That shorthanded goal was inexcusable. It wasn't an odd man rush caused by a mistake. Chicago kept the puck in our zone and moved it around/set up like they were the ones on the power play. That was just pathetic. There's no excuse for that. Then in OT Ristolainen does his best impersonation of Mike Weber, trying to play goalie and completely screening Lehner who then lets in a soft ass goal from the point with 4 seconds left. In a way though, I'm kind of glad Chicago put us out of our misery when they did. We all know a shootout is an automatic loss anyway. Watching 1 crappy goal from the point in OT was probably better than watching Lehner let in 3 straight goals in the shootout, while Buffalo wasn't able to score any... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 6 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: What an aggravating loss that was. That shorthanded goal was inexcusable. It wasn't an odd man rush caused by a mistake. Chicago kept the puck in our zone and moved it around/set up like they were the ones on the power play. That was just pathetic. There's no excuse for that. Then in OT Ristolainen does his best impersonation of Mike Weber, trying to play goalie and completely screening Lehner who then lets in a soft ass goal from the point with 4 seconds left. In a way though, I'm kind of glad Chicago put us out of our misery when they did. We all know a shootout is an automatic loss anyway. Watching 1 crappy goal from the point in OT was probably better than watching Lehner let in 3 straight goals in the shootout, while Buffalo wasn't able to score any... lol man, I thought Jack was going to cry in the postgame, and I am not being facetious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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26CornerBlitz Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 Doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 7 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: man, I thought Jack was going to cry in the postgame, and I am not being facetious. Yeah, me too. I love that he cares so much, and is sooo passionate about winning. I feel for the kid, I really do. He really seems to be inside his own head right now. I don't know if it's the big contract or the whole team struggling around him (probably both). Hes not getting as favorable of matchups as last year either. He's playing against a lot more top pairs and 1st lines. I wouldn't mind seeing Housley give ROR more of the tougher matchups (when at home, at least) like Bylsma did the last 2 years. Outside of that penalty shot, I actually thought Eichel played a good game last night. He was our best forward IMO. There was a good story in the Buffalo news about Eichel and Lehner. I guess Lehner seen how emotional Eichel was during his interview and told the media he needed a minute before speaking, and went over to console Eichel. http://buffalonews.com/2017/12/09/after-ot-crusher-eichel-frets-over-sabres-inability-to-win-for-lehner/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 Game Preview: 12/10/17 at STLLAST GAMEFriday, December 8Buffalo 2 at Chicago 3 (OT)Goals: Pominville, OkposoGoalie: Lehner (48 saves/51 shots)PP: 1/3; PK: 3/4; Shots: Chicago 51 – Buffalo 28CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 134) Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missedTaylor Fedun (lower body, Nov. 17; injured reserve) – 12 gamesJacob Josefson (ankle, Nov. 28; injured reserve) – 5 gamesNathan Beaulieu (illness, Dec. 5) – 2 gamesTRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS 12/4: Acquired F Scott Wilson from Detroit in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft; Recalled F Evan Rodrigues from Rochester (AHL); Assigned F Kyle Criscuolo to Rochester; Placed F Matt Moulson on waivers12/5: Assigned F Matt Moulson to Ontario (AHL)UPCOMING GAMES Tuesday, Dec. 12: Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 14: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Friday, Dec. 15: Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 19: Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.Friday, Dec. 22: Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m.TONIGHT’S GAME SABRES at BLUES This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and Blues this season. Next meeting: Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 in Buffalo Last meeting: Buffalo defeated St. Louis 3-2 in Buffalo on Feb. 18 The Sabres are 1-8-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Blues, 1-6-3 on the road. This is the 117th game all-time between Buffalo and St. Louis; Buffalo has a 46-54-16 series record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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26CornerBlitz Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Sabres comeback to tie it up from a 2-0 hole, but lose in OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Well... I give them credit for coming back from a 2 goal deficit. That's usually a death sentence for this team. But damn I am sick of moral victories. I want actual victories for a change... Not sure who deserves more blame for that OT goal - Kane, Eichel or Lehner. It looked like Kane and Eichel got confused about who was covering Tarasenko and both just kinda let him skate by. Then Lehner tried his stupid damn poke check on a break away because he can't make a break away save any other way, and he puts the puck in the net off his stick (and it wouldn't have went in otherwise). Not like they wouldn't have lost in the shootout anyway I guess. Kinda kills the buzz from the Bills win though. I knew I should have ended the weekend on the Bills win and skipped the Sabres game. But for some reason I have to watch. Not sure why anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Great weekend if you are a Bills/Leafs fan. Bills win and Leafs beat Pens and Oilers on back to back nights! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 12 minutes ago, thebug said: Great weekend if you are a Bills/Leafs fan. Bills win and Leafs beat Pens and Oilers on back to back nights! ? Who's a Bills/Leafs fan? Bills have their own (yes underachieving) hockey team. And Leafs fans have the Argos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Who's a Bills/Leafs fan? Bills have their own (yes underachieving) hockey team. And Leafs fans have the Argos. Shut it! ? Argos just won the Grey Cup though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 32 minutes ago, thebug said: Shut it! ? Argos just won the Grey Cup though! That's what I am saying! Why slumming down the QEW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 4 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: That's what I am saying! Why slumming down the QEW? Meh, not a fan of Canadian football. Like I tell all the old dudes at the Elks club, all those guys are in the CFL because they didn’t make the NFL. Kinda the same reason why I don’t watch the AHL instead of the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Glad I'm not a big hockey fan, this team would drive me crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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