[Incomplete Title] Sabres (21-12-5) & NHL 2018-19 - Game 39 (MSG-B) vs. BOS (20-14-4) at 7 PM ET on 12/29

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12-14: ESPN's Greg Wyshynski with Bulldog & Sal on WGR (23:11)

 

Get your #Sabres & hockey fix now with @wyshynski who joins Bulldog & Sal!

 

Wyshynski - If you're looking at who might be the next Blackhawks, tank a little, get it going, become a great team, Buffalo is at the top of the list. #Sabres

 

Wyshynski - I would argue Buffalo has always been a critical market for the NHL. When the ratings come in, Buffalo is always at the top of the list even when the #Sabres are horrible.

 

Wyshynski - Not always about the size of the city. The party that occurred in Nashville & Winnipeg in the playoffs became the star of the show.

 

Wyshynski - They're top heavy! Two guys in double digits with goals & they play together. They're further proving that you only really need one great line. Colorado did the same thing last year. #Sabres

 

Wyshynski - One thing I definitely got wrong is I thought Mittelstadt could be what Matt Barzal was for the Isles last year. But, bright future. What it takes to challenge for Cups is two great centers. #Sabres

 

Wyshynski - The math checks out. The #Sabres would have to go into a pretty decent skid or someone would have to get super super hot for them to miss.

 

Wyshynski - All It Takes Is One Good Line to Power the Rest of Your Roster
ESPN's Greg Wyshynski Joined Bulldog and Sal on Friday to Talk More on the Resurgent Sabres

 

 

The Buffalo Sabres have become one of the NHL's more pleasant surprises this season with 42 points and a 19-9-4 record. Center Jack Eichel is tenth in the league with 39 points, while winger Jeff Skinner is second in the league in goals with 22 on the year. 

 

ESPN's Greg Wyshynski joined Bulldog and Sal to talk more about the rejuvenated Sabres, their potential for long-term success, the Buffalo market's importance to the NHL and much more around the league. 

 

Here are some quotes from Wyshynski with Bulldog and Sal on Friday afternoon:

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Game Preview: 12/15/18 at Washington

 

GAME-DAY RESOURCES

 

Game Notes

NHL Stats

 

LAST GAME
Thursday, December 13
Arizona 1 at Buffalo 3
Goals: Mittelstadt, Skinner, Rodrigues
Goalie: Hutton (25 saves/26 shots)
PP: 0/1; PK: 2/2; Shots: Buffalo 33 – Arizona 26

 

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 125)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Matt Hunwick (neck, Oct. 4; injured reserve) – 32 games
Scott Wilson (ankle, Oct. 4; injured reserve) – 32 games
Marco Scandella (upper body, Nov. 27; injured reserve) – 8 games
Jake McCabe (upper body, Nov. 29; injured reserve) – 6 games
Casey Nelson (upper body, Dec. 8; injured reserve) – 3 games
Patrik Berglund (illness, Dec. 11) – 2 games

 

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
12/12: Assigned D Matt Hunwick to Rochester (AHL) on a conditioning loan

 

UPCOMING GAMES
Sunday, Dec. 16: Buffalo at Boston, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 18: Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 21: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22: Anaheim at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 27: Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

 

TONIGHT’S GAME
SABRES at CAPITALS

• This is the first of three meetings between the Sabres and Capitals this season.
• Last meeting: Washington defeated Buffalo 5-1 in Washington on Feb. 24
• Next meeting: Friday, Dec. 21 in Washington
• The Sabres are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games vs. the Capitals; 3-6-1 on the road.
• This is the 159th game all-time between Buffalo and Washington; Buffalo has an 88-50-20 series record.
• The Sabres are 41-27-11 on the road against the Capitals all-time.

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https://theathletic.com/714803/2018/12/15/the-making-of-a-captain-how-jack-eichel-swiftly-changed-the-sabres-culture-and-the-feeling-in-a-city-that-deserves-a-winning-team/

 

nice article about Eichel becoming captain on the athletic, for those with subscriptions. 

 

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He has the courage to call out other players and the elite skill to live up to the same demands.

 

“What you’re seeing this year is what I saw a lot of in our one year at BU,” said Sabres forward and former Boston University teammate Evan Rodrigues. “His will to win is unlike anyone else. That’s all he wants is to win. That’s what drives him.

“Now that we’re doing that, he’s pushing more than ever.”

 

Losing was acceptable in Buffalo for a long time, an apathy that’s been banished this season. After a recent stretch in which the Sabres won 10 straight and earned points in 12 of 14, the Sabres fell on their face with a 6-2 loss to the Flyers. There was a team meeting the next day.

 

“We were dog *****, and he wasn’t shy to go up and say something,” defenseman Nathan Beaulieu said. “He’s got a lot of guys that are a lot older than him and have more experience than him, but he doesn’t back down from having that captaincy. He’s very stern, and he believes in the message he’s sending.”

 

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What stands out most is how hungry he is,” left wing Tage Thompson said. “He’s wanting the best out of everyone in the room. He holds everyone in here accountable, and at the same time when you hold people accountable, you’ve got to be able to back it up yourself. Obviously, he can do that and has done that.”

 

Eichel’s insistence on excellence may make him sound like a tyrant, but the list of players who have more fun in the dressing room is short.

 

“He’s not clowning around or anything like that, but he’s a funny guy,” goalie Linus Ullmark said. “He jokes around with all the boys.”

 

“Between periods, he’s making sure the locker room’s not quiet,” Rodrigues added. “When teams are down it gets really quiet in intermissions. He’s not letting that happen. Even if it’s not yelling at guys or telling guys to wake up, he’s always vocal, always going.

 

“When you’re more upbeat, you have more success, you play better, you have more jump in your step. I think he’s done a great job of doing that.”

 

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9 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

 

that can't be good..

 

arrested?

pissed he sits?

canoodling with a PSE employee?

 

I mean we need answers!!!

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31 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

that can't be good..

 

arrested?

pissed he sits?

canoodling with a PSE employee?

 

I mean we need answers!!!

 

Sounds like a playing time issue. But more importantly, we might be able to get out of that contract!!

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Edited December 15, 2018 by 26CornerBlitz

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Patrik Berglund has two goals, two assists in 23 games while skating 13:02 per night, often on the fourth line. He was not happy about getting benched/scratched just seven games into the season, though he was struggling defensively.

7:18 AM - 15 Dec 2018

Edited December 15, 2018 by OldTimeAFLGuy

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So did Berglund just pull a Vontae Davis?

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1 minute ago, eball said:

So did Berglund just pull a Vontae Davis?

 

......puck both of them............

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3 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

 

......puck both of them............

motherpuckers!

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