GDT: #16 – Sabres at Blues – Tue Nov 15, 8:00PM ET – MSG-B

[Woodhouse]

2016-2017 SEASON: GDT #16​

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TV​

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OTHER​

BUF (5-6-4) at STL (7-6-3) – TUE NOV 15, 8:00PM ET​

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MSG-B, FS-MW​

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RADIO – CHAT​

Recent Headlines

• Sabres return three to Rochester – Sabres PR
• Carrier's strong play earns him promotion to top line – Jourdon LaBarber
• Hitchcock calls Monday's practice 'best in years' – Jeremy Rutherford
• Game Preview: 11/15/16 at STL – Sabres PR
• Sabres’ offense struggling to score again – Bill Hoppe
• Carrier expected to keep top line slot for Sabres – Mike Harrington
• Sabres notebook: Trip to meet Blues starts rugged week – Mike Harrington
• Sabres recall three from Rochester – Sabres PR

Player & Staff Interviews

• Yesterday: Bylsma – STL: Hitchcock
• Today: TBD – STL: TBD

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VS​

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9 Kane – 23 Reinhart – 21 Okposo​

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L1​

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17 Schwartz – 26 Stastny – 20 Steen​

82 Foligno – 22 Larsson – 12 Gionta​

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L2​

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15 Fabbri – 12 Lehtera – 90 Tarasenko​

48 Carrier – 28 Girgensons – 26 Moulson​

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L3​

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57 Perron – 21 Berglund – 23 Jaskin​

71 Rodrigues – 27 Grant – 73 Baptiste​

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L4​

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10 Upshall – 28 Brodziak – 75 Reaves​

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4 Gorges – 55 Ristolainen​

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D1​

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19 Bouwmeester – 27 Pietrangelo​

29 McCabe – 6 Franson​

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D2​

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4 Gunnarsson – 22 Shattenkirk​

41 Falk – 34 Nelson​

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D3​

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48 Lindbohm – 55 Parayko​

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40 Lehner​

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G1​

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34 Allen​

31 Nilsson​

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G2​

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40 Hutton​

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77 Kulikov, 90 R.O'Reilly​

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X​

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18 Rattie, 64 Yakupov​

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8 McCormick, 15 Eichel, 44 Deslauriers, 47 Bogosian, 63 Ennis​

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INJ​

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6 Edmundson, 41 Bortuzzo​

** Lineups always subject to change at morning and pre-game skates **
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[Woodhouse]

Kulikov and ROR didn't practice Monday, with Kulikov confirmed out. Sabres need to make three recalls after returning Baptiste, Schneider, and Falk to Rochester, so I tentatively penciled those three back in the lineup until told otherwise.

 

[Fly Boy]

This is actually a huge test. Could be a big win if they pull it off.

 

[DJN21]

One teams defense is better than the other....

Thanks again for a great game day thread woodhouse!

 

[stokes84]

Look at our lines. We aren't going to score another goal this month.

 

[Aladyyn]

Look at our lines. We aren't going to score another goal this month.

I don't expect this team to win any games without ROR and Eichel. Anything beyond loser points is a bonus.

 

[wunderpanda]

This could be a huge upset, Blues looked worse than Buffalo the last game. Go Sabres.

 

[Oakstream]

Now it is time for Kane to show what he is made of.

 

[Jame]

One teams defense is better than the other....

Thanks again for a great game day thread woodhouse!

Would you be surprised to know that St Louis gives up significantly more ES goals against?

ES GA
Stl: 1.86
Buf: 1.46

Total GA
Stl: 2.56
Buf: 2.33 (5th in NHL)

Of course, we are 2nd worst goal producing in the league... because we play such a conservative brand of boring as **** hockey.

 

[TehDoak]

Jesus man, that lineup looks turd-tacular.

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Blues will come back angry, and Buffalo can barely compete as is. 5-1 Blues.

 

[LaxSabre]

Kulikov and ROR didn't practice Monday, with Kulikov confirmed out. Sabres need to make three recalls after returning Baptiste, Schneider, and Falk to Rochester, so I tentatively penciled those three back in the lineup until told otherwise.

Glad you used a pencil - you got two of the three - Schneider stays down, Rodrigues gets a chance.

 

[Jame]

I see McCormick is out due to injury tonight...

 

[1972]

In 2013 if someone posted this would be our roster in November of 2016 we would have all laughed..that's a tank era group playing tonight.

 

[Jame]

In 2013 if someone posted this would be our roster in November of 2016 we would have all laughed..that's a tank era group playing tonight.

It's close, you need a healthy Deslauriers in the lineup over Okposo to make it full tankalicious

 

[LaxSabre]

 

[RobRayzor]

Even with this roster Girgs won't get a chance on Power play.
I wonder why Danny Boy hate him so much.

 

[stokes84]

In 2013 if someone posted this would be our roster in November of 2016 we would have all laughed..that's a tank era group playing tonight.

If you go back in time people would probably be thinking that all of our young guys developed amazingly well, that Reinhart was totally worth it, and that we absolutely fleeced St. Louis on Miller. In reality, it's tank-worthy. At least we can look at our injury list and realize the majority of our long-term core is hurt. Doesn't make these games any less painful though.

 

[Gras]

Even with this roster Girgs won't get a chance on Power play.
I wonder why Danny Boy hate him so much.

Girgs has always been ineffective on the PP.

 

[Wisent42]

Girgs has always been ineffective on the PP.

I don't agree with this. Girgs did get things done from time to time on the PP under Nolan. With that said, I'd prefer Larsson over Girgs on the PP.

It still bafflers me how Disco puts all his eggs in one basket on the PP. He's never tried distributing his players to actually role two descent units.

PP1: Everyone who can handle the puck, something like Eichel, ROR, Reinhart, Okposo, Risto.
PP2: Whatever... Gionta and cannon fodder.

 

[sba]

I was planning on going to this when the schedule came out, decided to wait when Eichel got hurt, bailed completely when ROR got hurt, probably a wise decision.

 

[LaxSabre]

‏@jprutherford - So Yakupov is scratched tonight, that will be four times in the last six games, and he was benched in one of the two games he played.
Hitch on Yakupov benching: “Yak got out of sorts positionally, and we needed to grab it back. That’s the best way to describe it.”

 

[LaxSabre]

 

[kirby11]

I'd like to see Baptiste take Kane's spot on PP2. All he has to do to be more effective than Kane:
-Not take a penalty.
-Register 1 SOG.

Congratulations, you've outproduced Kane on the man advantage.

 

[tsujimoto74]

I was planning on going to this when the schedule came out, decided to wait when Eichel got hurt, bailed completely when ROR got hurt, probably a wise decision.

I'm still going. Not like Buffalo's in St. Louis often. I'm fully expecting to come away disappointed, but at least it's a good excuse for me not to do any studying/reading for a few hours.

I was at least hoping ROR would be ready to go, but alas.