BillsFan4 Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 Hell of an effort by Buffalo. They should have won. No real complaints over the way they played. The difference was Holtby playing very well and Hutton’s stupid giveaway. 2
Q-baby! Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 2 hours ago, GETTOTHE50 said: these NBC guys are terrible. sound like two hobbits. Almost as bad as the Sabres moms! Did someone beat them all with an ugly stick?
EmotionallyUnstable Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 Glad to see some secondary scoring, just like Housley is looking for. It's a shame some stupid mistakes kept them a point.
JohnC Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 43 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: Hell of an effort by Buffalo. They should have won. No real complaints over the way they played. The difference was Holtby playing very well and Hutton’s stupid giveaway. That's a good way of describing Hutton's play. Two sides of the same coin: The good side and the bad side. That really was a costly bonehead play. I don't want to take away an asset of his of playing the puck but he has to be more judicious, especially in such a tightly played game. As you were saying we competed against a Stanley Cup Champion that played well in this game. We not only matched them but I thought we played a little better. I thought McCabe played well for a player who has been sidelined for so long. I also saw glimpses of Tage's play which indicate that in the not too distant future he is going to be a good player for us. Although this was a frustrating loss this game left me more encouraged because of the way they battled and played hard throughout the game. There were no lapses in play. Just consistent effort. I got the Washington feed for this game.Their announcers and commentators were constantly praising Buffalo's play. 1
26CornerBlitz Posted December 22, 2018 Author Posted December 22, 2018 FINAL: Sabres 1 - Capitals 2 Buffalo falls to the Caps on the road. LEXUS POSTGAME REPORT Game Summary Event Summary Full Play By Play Sabres Ice Time
plenzmd1 Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 10 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said: 2nd time that he's been burned for a goal recently by playing the puck behind the net. Behind the same net too!!!Man, that was disappointing. Then turning to UB..losing a big bet( not money) to a friend who is a Marquette grad.. Even worse, he is a Pats fan coming over to watch the game tomorrow!
JohnC Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 The attached link is Mike Harrington's reporting on yesterday's game. It was a brief but accurate account of the game. He noted as many do that there is an obvious dearth of scoring from the secondary lines. When he lists the players who are in a scoring drought you wonder how long this is sustainable before this team slides back? Mike Harrington noted that he felt that Sheary played well although he didn't score. That was the same takeaway that I had watching the game. The play is there but the production isn't. Hopefully, it will come. Maybe another mixing of the lines will soon follow? https://buffalonews.com/2018/12/21/buffalo-sabres-carter-hutton-nhl-washington-capitals-braden-holtby/
26CornerBlitz Posted December 22, 2018 Author Posted December 22, 2018 Game Preview: 12/22/18 vs. Anaheim GAME-DAY RESOURCES Game Notes NHL Stats Press Clips LAST GAME Friday, December 21 Buffalo 1 at Washington 2 Goals: Larsson Goalie: Hutton (22 saves/24 shots) PP: 0/4; PK: 4/4; Shots: Buffalo 37 – Washington 24 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 143) Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed Scott Wilson (ankle, Oct. 4; injured reserve) – 36 games Casey Nelson (upper body, Dec. 8; injured reserve) – 7 games Nathan Beaulieu (lower body, Dec. 16) – 3 games Jason Pominville (undisclosed, Dec. 21; injured reserve) – 1 game TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS 12/16: Recalled D Brendan Guhle from Rochester (AHL); Placed D Lawrence Pilut on IR 12/17: Assigned D Matt Tennyson to Rochester (AHL) 12/19: Placed F Patrik Berglund on unconditional waivers with intent to terminate his contract 12/21: Activated D Jake McCabe and D Lawrence Pilut from IR; Placed F Jason Pominville on IR 12/22: Assigned D Brendan Guhle to Rochester (AHL) UPCOMING GAMES Thursday, Dec. 27: Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29: Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31: NY Islanders at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3: Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5: Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. TONIGHT’S GAME DUCKS at SABRES This is the second of two meetings between the Sabres and Ducks this season. Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Anaheim 4-2 in Anaheim on Oct. 21 The Sabres are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Ducks; 5-4-1 at home. This is the 38th game all-time between Buffalo and Anaheim; Buffalo has an 19-14-4 series record. The Sabres are 8-6-4 at home against the Ducks all-time. Phil Housley Media Availability: December 22, 2018 at 4:45 pm in KeyBank Center Locker Room Hallway The Ducks last game was in Boston on Thursday:
26CornerBlitz Posted December 22, 2018 Author Posted December 22, 2018 Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres – 7:00 EST REFEREES Furman South #44 Francois St. Laurent #38 Games 18-19 18 31 Career Games 26 706 First NHL Game 4/6/17 11/10/05 Birthplace Sewickley, PA Greenfield Park, QC Goals/Gm 6.6 (8) 5.8 (28) PP/Gm 3.9 (1) 3.2 (16) Penl/Gm 4.8 (1) 3.9 (17) PIM/Gm 11.8 (1) 8.4 (27) % of Penl on Home 54.0% (1) 50.0% (10) More Penl on Rd % -16.0% (38) 1.0% (24) Home Win % 38.0% (36) 48.0% (29) Home Rec. 5-8 12-13 OT/SO Games 23.0% (17) 8.0% (37) Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 2018-19 25% 37% 37% 31% 41% 28% Team Records 18-19 17-18 16-17 18-19 17-18 16-17 ANA 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-4 3-3 BUF 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 0-3 2-2 LINESMEN Brad Kovachik #71 Greg Devorski #54 Games 18-19 32 28 Career Games 1477 1672 First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/9/93 Birthplace Woodstock, ON Guelph, ON
26CornerBlitz Posted December 22, 2018 Author Posted December 22, 2018 Projected Lineup 53 Jeff Skinner - 9 Jack Eichel - 23 Sam Reinhart 43 Conor Sheary - 17 Vladimir Sobotka - 71 Evan Rodrigues 28 Zemgus Girgensons - 37 Casey Mittelstadt - 21 Kyle Okposo 81 Remi Elie - 22 Johan Larsson - 72 Tage Thompson 26 Rasmus Dahlin - 4 Zach Bogosian 24 Lawrence Pilut - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 6 Marco Scandella - 19 Jake McCabe 35 Linus Ullmark 40 Carter Hutton
4merper4mer Posted December 23, 2018 Posted December 23, 2018 Dahlin is unreal. The goal was great but there have been 2 or 3 of the slickest little passes out of trouble that just expose how far ahead he is thinking. 2
26CornerBlitz Posted December 23, 2018 Author Posted December 23, 2018 The Ducks are certainly agitated by him.
BillsFan4 Posted December 23, 2018 Posted December 23, 2018 I hope Rick Jeanneret is ok. Rob Ray kind of suddenly took over play calling duties during the 3rd period (from between the benches). Now Brian Duff is calling the game. Hope its just something like his voice giving out or something minor. 1 1
plenzmd1 Posted December 23, 2018 Posted December 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: I hope Rick Jeanneret is ok. Rob Ray kind of suddenly took over play calling duties during the 3rd period (from between the benches). Now Brian Duff is calling the game. Hope its just something like his voice giving out or something minor. Nothing on twitter either. Damn, game means nothing now. Hoping for the best RJ. MSG needs to update us
Big C Posted December 23, 2018 Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) Beautiful goal by Skinner to give us insurance. Hope all is well with RJ. Edited December 23, 2018 by Big C
BillsFan4 Posted December 23, 2018 Posted December 23, 2018 Just now, plenzmd1 said: Nothing on twitter either. Damn, game means nothing now. Hoping for the best RJ. MSG needs to update us I just rewound the game. He was calling it to start the 3rd. The.n around 17:45 he says something like “buffalo dumps it in and Manson recovers” then it just goes dead silent for 30 (ish) seconds and Rob Ray takes over, followed by Duff. I am legitimately worried about RJ.
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