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Reinhart showed his worth on both those goals as a crease presence.  On the second one, both Reinhart and Skinner showed great hands, too.

 

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Sabres' youngsters are learning valuable lessons in the preseason

 

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - Sam Reinhart didn’t look like he missed any time as he assisted on the first two Buffalo goals. In the first period he was right in his office screening Freddie Andersen for Kyle Okposo.
 
Late in the second period, Reinhart took the puck hard to the net and Jeff Skinner cleaned up his rebound for his first in a Sabre uniform.
 
Reinhart said after his first practice he didn’t feel like he was behind and watching this game tells me he was right. Phil Housley said he was their best forward.
 
Reinhart started on a line with Patrik Berglund and Evan Rodrigues, but by the second period, he was with Skinner and Jack Eichel.
 
Reinhart spent quite a bit of time in front of the net which is why he did so well last season in the final 44 games.
 
The Leafs went after Rasmus Dahlin and taught him a few lessons. While on the power play, old veteran Patrick Marleau went right at the kid and stole the puck going in alone on Carter Hutton. The Sabres new netminder made a great save to bail his teammate out.
 
 
Watching Sam Reinhart set a perfectly-timed screen on Saturday night, it was as if he hadn't missed a beat during his week away from training camp.
 
While the Buffalo Sabres did find areas to improve in their 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, Reinhart was excellent in his preseason debut. He notched two assists, tallied a team-high six shots and set the screen that led to a power-play goal from Kyle Okposo in the first period. 
 
"I thought he was one of our best forwards," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "He looked very comfortable, he fit right in. He was on the puck, he was making plays. He was trying to make a difference tonight."
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On 9/21/2018 at 4:48 PM, Pete said:

I haven't had cable in 20 years and loved it- but I broke down a couple months ago and got an ok deal for internet and cable packaged.  I only wanted YES network, Bien Sports, and PBS- and after a sports package, the deal is not that great. But while I am splurging for sports.  And the fact that it is easier to find Waldo then hockey on TV, let alone the Sabres.  I am adding NHL Center Ice Sept 30.  It's been awhile, this years Sabres will be quite enjoyable to watch!  Welcome back in my life Sabres! Let's go Buffalo!

 

Are you inside the Sabres market?  Their games will be blacked out on center ice if you are.

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By Tim Graham - The Athletic
 
BUFFALO, N.Y. — In a dimly lit room off a sobering hospital corridor, Danielle Okposo curled herself in a chair every day and wearily waited for her husband to call out.
 
Your rings! Your rings!
 
She would reach out and instantly settle him.
 
Kyle Okposo couldn’t form full sentences. He was incoherent, confused, paranoid. He strained to recognize loved ones. He thought staffers around his bedside were there to hurt him.
 
Danielle was terrified. Doctors couldn’t provide answers.
 
Just over 18 months ago, Kyle suffered a concussion in a Buffalo Sabres workout, but the hit felt so ordinary he wouldn’t be diagnosed for days.
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39 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

 

By Tim Graham - The Athletic
 
BUFFALO, N.Y. — In a dimly lit room off a sobering hospital corridor, Danielle Okposo curled herself in a chair every day and wearily waited for her husband to call out.
 
Your rings! Your rings!
 
She would reach out and instantly settle him.
 
Kyle Okposo couldn’t form full sentences. He was incoherent, confused, paranoid. He strained to recognize loved ones. He thought staffers around his bedside were there to hurt him.
 
Danielle was terrified. Doctors couldn’t provide answers.
 
Just over 18 months ago, Kyle suffered a concussion in a Buffalo Sabres workout, but the hit felt so ordinary he wouldn’t be diagnosed for days.

OMG! what a story. 

 

Unbelieveable what he went through. I knew it was bad, but I didn’t know it was that bad. 

 

I give him a lot of credit for sharing some of those details. 

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Via the Flyers:

His father was a “bully,” so naturally he has some of those tendencies – talented but feisty, a fierce competitor, known for his agility given his size. He’s loyal but mischievous; the ultimate Flyers fan who loves the orange and black, but is unwelcoming to anyone who opposes his team. Legend has it he earned the name “Gritty” for possessing an attitude so similar to the team he follows.

 

He claims that he’s been around for a lot longer than we know it, and recent construction at the Wells Fargo Center disturbed his secret hideout forcing him to show his face publicly for the first time. He has some oddities that are both humorous and strange. A number of times he’s been caught eating snow straight from the Zamboni machine, and unbeknown to most, his love of hot dogs has been inflating the Flyers Dollar Dog Night consumption totals for years.

 

That being said, there’s no denying that he’s one of our own.

https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2018/09/24/meet-gritty-the-flyers-horrifyingly-delightful-new-mascot/

 

So.... the Flyers new mascot is a guy named Gritty - a mischievous bully who is unwelcoming to opposing fans. 

 

Only in philly, I swear. 

 

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3 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

 

Via the Flyers:

His father was a “bully,” so naturally he has some of those tendencies – talented but feisty, a fierce competitor, known for his agility given his size. He’s loyal but mischievous; the ultimate Flyers fan who loves the orange and black, but is unwelcoming to anyone who opposes his team. Legend has it he earned the name “Gritty” for possessing an attitude so similar to the team he follows.

 

He claims that he’s been around for a lot longer than we know it, and recent construction at the Wells Fargo Center disturbed his secret hideout forcing him to show his face publicly for the first time. He has some oddities that are both humorous and strange. A number of times he’s been caught eating snow straight from the Zamboni machine, and unbeknown to most, his love of hot dogs has been inflating the Flyers Dollar Dog Night consumption totals for years.

 

That being said, there’s no denying that he’s one of our own.

https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2018/09/24/meet-gritty-the-flyers-horrifyingly-delightful-new-mascot/

 

So.... the Flyers new mascot is a guy named Gritty - a mischievous bully who is unwelcoming to opposing fans. 

 

Only in philly, I swear. 

 

 

I'm thinking of another word that rhymes with Gritty. :lol:

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8 hours ago, shrader said:

 

Are you inside the Sabres market?  Their games will be blacked out on center ice if you are.

I am in CT

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Congrats on a great career! 

 

I like that he will be taking on a small part with the Sabres. I am hoping that it’s in some type of player development role. I think he could really excel in that type of job, and could be a very valuable resource to our younger guys coming up. 

 

Edit - just listened to the full press conference. It sounds like he is taking on a player development role down in Rochester

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4 hours ago, BillsFan4 said:

 

Via the Flyers:

His father was a “bully,” so naturally he has some of those tendencies – talented but feisty, a fierce competitor, known for his agility given his size. He’s loyal but mischievous; the ultimate Flyers fan who loves the orange and black, but is unwelcoming to anyone who opposes his team. Legend has it he earned the name “Gritty” for possessing an attitude so similar to the team he follows.

 

He claims that he’s been around for a lot longer than we know it, and recent construction at the Wells Fargo Center disturbed his secret hideout forcing him to show his face publicly for the first time. He has some oddities that are both humorous and strange. A number of times he’s been caught eating snow straight from the Zamboni machine, and unbeknown to most, his love of hot dogs has been inflating the Flyers Dollar Dog Night consumption totals for years.

 

That being said, there’s no denying that he’s one of our own.

https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2018/09/24/meet-gritty-the-flyers-horrifyingly-delightful-new-mascot/

 

So.... the Flyers new mascot is a guy named Gritty - a mischievous bully who is unwelcoming to opposing fans. 

 

Only in philly, I swear. 

 

 Didn't take Scotty Hartnell long to find a new gig.

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8 hours ago, BillsFan4 said:

 

Via the Flyers:

His father was a “bully,” so naturally he has some of those tendencies – talented but feisty, a fierce competitor, known for his agility given his size. He’s loyal but mischievous; the ultimate Flyers fan who loves the orange and black, but is unwelcoming to anyone who opposes his team. Legend has it he earned the name “Gritty” for possessing an attitude so similar to the team he follows.

 

He claims that he’s been around for a lot longer than we know it, and recent construction at the Wells Fargo Center disturbed his secret hideout forcing him to show his face publicly for the first time. He has some oddities that are both humorous and strange. A number of times he’s been caught eating snow straight from the Zamboni machine, and unbeknown to most, his love of hot dogs has been inflating the Flyers Dollar Dog Night consumption totals for years.

 

That being said, there’s no denying that he’s one of our own.

https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2018/09/24/meet-gritty-the-flyers-horrifyingly-delightful-new-mascot/

 

So.... the Flyers new mascot is a guy named Gritty - a mischievous bully who is unwelcoming to opposing fans. 

 

Only in philly, I swear. 

 

I think writer/comedian Bruce Vilanch was separated at birth from Gritty.

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14 hours ago, Alaska Darin said:

 Didn't take Scotty Hartnell long to find a new gig.

 

I was thinking Mike Commodore, but yours is more appropriate since it's the flyers.

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