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SABRES (27-32-9) at CANADIENS (31-30-6)

 

THU MAR 10, 2016 @ 7:30 PM ET

 

TV: MSG-B/SN/SN360

 

NHL.com Game Preview: Eller day-to-day, likely out for Canadiens - Sabres go back to Lehner in net after tough start

Sabres Digital Press Box Game Preview

 

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 290)

 

Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed

Cody McCormick (blood clot, Oct. 8; injured reserve) – 68 games

Tyler Ennis (upper body, Dec. 31; injured reserve) – 31 games

Cody Franson (neck, Feb. 21) – 9 games

Ryan O’Reilly (lower body, Feb. 21; injured reserve) – 9 games

 

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS

N/A

 

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, March 12: Carolina at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, March 16: Montreal at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 18: Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 19: Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 22: Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.

 

TONIGHT’S GAME

 

SABRES at CANADIENS

This is the fourth of five meetings between the Sabres and Canadiens this season.

Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Montreal, 6-4, in Buffalo on Feb. 12

Next meeting: Wednesday, March 16 in Buffalo

The Sabres are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Canadiens; 7-3-0 on the road

This is the 270th game all-time between Buffalo and Montreal; Buffalo has a 124-107-38 series record.

The Sabres are 53-69-13 on the road against the Canadiens all-time.

 

Morning Skate: March 10, 2016 at 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - Bell Centre

 

@BuffaloSabres

Coach Bylsma's post-practice comments before we head to Montréal: http://bufsabres.co/lur0G9

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A familiar face was around the rink today - @duffersabres has the latest on #ROR + more: http://bufsabres.co/hx6tD9

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@CanadiensMTL

The #Habs returned to Brossard following Tuesday's thrilling win over the Stars. READ -> http://goha.bs/1Uf9fJ2

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''For us to be at our best, we need to keep improving every game.'' - Pacioretty WATCH -> http://goha.bs/1QDZyBs

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Here are the projected lineups:

 

SABRES

Evander Kane - Jack Eichel - Sam Reinhart

Marcus Foligno - Johan Larsson - Brian Gionta

Zemgus Girgensons - Cal O'Reilly - Nicolas Deslauriers

Daniel Catenacci - David Legwand - Matt Moulson

 

Josh Gorges - Rasmus Ristolainen

Jake McCabe - Zach Bogosian

Carlo Colaiacovo - Mark Pysyk

 

Robin Lehner

Chad Johnson

 

Injured: Cody Franson (neck), Tyler Ennis (upper body), Ryan O'Reilly (lower body), Cody McCormick (blood clot)

Scratched: None

 

CANADIENS

Max Pacioretty - Alex Galchenyuk - Sven Andrighetto

Stefan Matteau - Tomas Plekanec - Paul Byron

Jacob De La Rose - Michael McCarron - Torrey Mitchell

Lucas Lessio - Phillip Danault - Mike Brown

 

Andrei Markov - P.K. Subban

Alexei Emelin - Greg Pateryn

Victor Bartley - Mark Barberio

 

Mike Condon

Ben Scrivens

 

Injured: Lars Eller (upper body), Nathan Beaulieu (lower body), Carey Price (lower body), David Desharnais (broken left foot), Brendan Gallagher (lower body), Daniel Carr (knee), Jeff Petry (abdomen), Brian Flynn (lower body), Tom Gilbert (left knee)

Scratched: None

 

Status report: Buffalo coach Dan Bylsma will dress the same lineup he used Tuesday. … Lessio will likely not play if Eller does. Price worked out with goalie coach Stephane Waite after practice.

 

Who's hot: Eichel has three goals and two assists during a four-game point streak. Kane has two goals and four points in his past four games. Larsson has scored three goals in his past four games. Reinhart has a goal and three assists during a three-game point streak. … Galchenyuk had his second straight two-goal game Tuesday. He has four in his past seven games, and six this season. Pacioretty has a goal and three assists in his past two games. Markov has 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) in his past 12 games.

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I know that I sound like a broken record but even when the Sabres lose you have to be encouraged. Even against the good teams they lose to you can't say that the Sabres are outclassed, even when they are not playing with a full complement of their players.

 

Next year it is reasonable to believe that with their healthy cap situation the GM should be in a good position to bring in another 2 to 3 good players. When you see a young player such as Reinhart dramatically improve over one offseason then the prospects for such in-house improvement is another factor for the team making a step up. Next year Ennis should be healthy and hopefully he can recapture his scoring touch.

 

As I have stated in prior posts I would prefer that the GM use the cap space to bring in a few good players than break the vault for Stamkos. I recognize how good he is but I would rather bolster the overall roster so when injuries do happen there will be more depth to absorb the player losses.

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I know that I sound like a broken record but even when the Sabres lose you have to be encouraged. Even against the good teams they lose to you can't say that the Sabres are outclassed, even when they are not playing with a full complement of their players.

 

Next year it is reasonable to believe that with their healthy cap situation the GM should be in a good position to bring in another 2 to 3 good players. When you see a young player such as Reinhart dramatically improve over one offseason then the prospects for such in-house improvement is another factor for the team making a step up. Next year Ennis should be healthy and hopefully he can recapture his scoring touch.

 

As I have stated in prior posts I would prefer that the GM use the cap space to bring in a few good players than break the vault for Stamkos. I recognize how good he is but I would rather bolster the overall roster so when injuries do happen there will be more depth to absorb the player losses.

Good take here, John.

 

When I think of the 40 goals we were banking on between Ennis and Moulson this year, I think those goals would have been the difference in a bunch of these one-goal games going our way and we would actually be up there with the teams contending for a wild card spot this year, even with 19 and 20 year old FWs in our top 6.

 

I think GMTM is gonna go hard after a guy like Fowler to finally acquire a top pair LHD that can move.

 

GO SABRES!!!

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I know that I sound like a broken record but even when the Sabres lose you have to be encouraged. Even against the good teams they lose to you can't say that the Sabres are outclassed, even when they are not playing with a full complement of their players.

 

Next year it is reasonable to believe that with their healthy cap situation the GM should be in a good position to bring in another 2 to 3 good players. When you see a young player such as Reinhart dramatically improve over one offseason then the prospects for such in-house improvement is another factor for the team making a step up. Next year Ennis should be healthy and hopefully he can recapture his scoring touch.

 

As I have stated in prior posts I would prefer that the GM use the cap space to bring in a few good players than break the vault for Stamkos. I recognize how good he is but I would rather bolster the overall roster so when injuries do happen there will be more depth to absorb the player losses.

 

This is the right outlook on the team.

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This is the right outlook on the team.

What makes the Sabres a compelling local team to follow is that they have a GM who is transparent as to his strategy to rebuild the team and you can see him following the script. He's not passive and he is ready to deal. The flip side is that he is not so desperate to make a deal that doesn't make sense for what he wants to accomplish.

 

Most GMs in all the major sports speak in cliches and offer little as to what they are thinking and what they are willing to do. Not him. He was on WGR talking about Moulson. He wasn't afraid to be specific in criticizing Moulson for his off and on season preparation. Most coaches/GMs don't publicly offer their stinging thoughts to the media. Not him.

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HURRICANES (31-26-11) at SABRES (27-33-9)

SAT MAR 12, 2016 @ 1:00 PM ET

TV: MSG-B/BELL TV

NHL.com Game Preview: Sabres' Lehner, Bogosian should be available

Season series: Jack Eichel scored the game-winning goal in the Buffalo Sabres' 4-1 defeat of the Carolina Hurricanes at First Niagara Center on Nov. 27. Josh Gorges, Brian Gionta and David Legwand also scored for the Sabres. Victor Rask scored for the Hurricanes.


Sabres Digital Press Box Game Preview

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 294)

Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Cody McCormick (blood clot, Oct. 8; injured reserve) – 69 games
Tyler Ennis (upper body, Dec. 31; injured reserve) – 32 games
Cody Franson (neck, Feb. 21) – 10 games
Ryan O’Reilly (lower body, Feb. 21; injured reserve) – 10 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
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UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, March 12: Carolina at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16: Montreal at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 18: Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 19: Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22: Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME

HURRICANES at SABRES
Wednesday, March 16: Montreal at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 18: Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 19: Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22: Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 26: Winnipeg at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

 

@BuffaloSabres

Ryan O'Reilly skates for 1st time since injury until he's kicked off ice. Practice update: http://bufsabres.co/ymMvbI

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Coach Bylsma provides updates after practice: http://bufsabres.co/6puc0H

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Great to see this guy, right Sabres fans? #ROR was back on the ice today: http://bufsabres.co/CnBv7M

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Post-practice comments: McCabe http://bufsabres.co/unyrRy

Foligno http://bufsabres.co/JnIvUI
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.@Dan_Dunleavy shares some good news & updates from practice today: http://bufsabres.co/w7QGM8

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@BuffNewsVogl

The Sabres have made the leap from doormat to competitive team, but ranking 29th in one-goal games has sunk them. http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2016/03/11/sabres-seek-better-results-in-one-goal-games/


@BillHoppeNHL

Throughout all the losing, the #Sabres believe they have forged an identity they can carry into the future.Story: http://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/sabres-want-to-keep-building-identity/


@BuffNewsVogl

Sabres' Ryan O'Reilly returns to ice for first time since breaking foot three weeks ago, could practice next week. http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2016/03/11/44566/

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Myself , son , and two nephews took the week to follow the Sabres and do a nice road trip.

 

4Th Sabre game this week, along with a Leaf game and the Bandits game last night.

 

Montreal was awesome, Bandits game last night was a ton of fun.

 

This 1 pm start has the arena dead again... Hate these afternoon games

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Hey 26. I challenge you to posting a gif of Eichel's winning goal. That was so sweet!

 

GO SABRES!!!

 

Great awareness by Kane and what a sweet finish by Eichel! https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/708756048807632896/pu/vid/1280x720/ZR2ljh5bBjr0OBmf.mp4

@BuffNewsVogl

Eichel:"I like using that 5-hole move here and there...If you don’t score you look like an idiot but it’s nice it was able to sneak through"

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