GDT: #23 – Blues at Sabres – Tue Nov 19 – 7:00PM ET – MSG-B, Bell TV – WGR-AM

[Woodhouse]

GDT #23: STL (13-3-3) at BUF (5-16-1) – NOV 19 – 7:00PM ET – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-AM – CHAT

11/16 – Strong final forty not enough for Sabres (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com)

11/17 – Sabres showcase more compete in loss to Leafs (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald)

11/17 – Blues fall to fast-starting Capitals (Jeremy Rutherford – St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

11/17 – Hitchcock says Blues missed Berglund (Jeremy Rutherford – St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

11/18 – Tougher tests await Blues goaltenders (Jeff Gordon – St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

11/18 – Nolan open to roster changes (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com)

11/18 – Game Preview: 11/19/13 vs St. Louis (Ian Ott – Sabres PR)

11/19 – Scott ready to seize opportunities from Nolan (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald)

11/19 – Press Clips: 11/19/13 vs St. Louis (Ian Ott – Sabres PR)

11/19 – Blues still hanging hopes on Halak (Jeremy Rutherford – St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

11/19 – Sabres opt not to wait 'til next year (Jeff Gordon – St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

11/19 – Young trio head to Rochester; Weber activated (Ian Ott – Sabres PR)

11/19 – The Morning Skate blog post (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com)​

BUFFALO SABRES

Projected Lineup (pending morning skate)

26 Matt Moulson – 19 Cody Hodgson – 21 Drew Stafford
9 Steve Ott ("C") – 23 Ville Leino – 63 Tyler Ennis
82 Marcus Foligno – 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 65 Brian Flynn
32 John Scott – 8 Cody McCormick – 78 Corey Tropp
X: n/a

10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 3 Mark Pysyk
20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 57 Tyler Myers
6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain
X: n/a

30 Ryan Miller
1 Jhonas Enroth

Lineup News & Notes

Buffalo scratched Mikhail Grigorenko, Johan Larsson and Nikita Zadorov in Saturday's 4-2 loss at Toronto. Mike
Weber (thumb) has been cleared to play and will return tonight.

Weekly Transactions

Buffalo reassigned Johan Larsson and Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester/AHL today. Mikhail Grigorenko was also
reassigned on a 14-day conditioning stint, while Nikita Zadorov was returned to London/OHL.

According to the Stats

Buffalo are 2-5-3 in their last ten games vs St. Louis; 1-7-2 at home.​

ST. LOUIS BLUES

Projected Lineup (pending morning skate)

20 Alexander Steen ("A") – 42 David Backes ("C") – 74 TJ Oshie
9 Jaden Schwartz – 17 Vladimir Sobotka – 91 Vladimir Tarasenko
10 Brenden Morrow – 12 Derek Roy – 79 Adam Cracknell
56 Magnus Paajarvi – 40 Maxim Lapierre – 75 Ryan Reaves
X: 21 Patrik Berglund, 25 Chris Stewart

19 Jay Bouwmeester – 27 Alex Pietrangelo
5 Barret Jackman ("A") – 22 Kevin Shattenkirk
28 Ian Cole – 46 Roman Polak
X: 13 Carlo Colaiacovo

41 Jaroslav Halak
1 Brian Elliott

Lineup News & Notes

St. Louis scratched Patrik Berglund, Carlo Colaiacovo and Adam Cracknell in Sunday's 4-1 loss at Washington.
Jordan Leopold (hand) remains inactive, while Patrik Berglund (UBI) is day-to-day. Chris Stewart missed the
morning skate.

Weekly Transactions

St. Louis signed Carlo Colaiacovo last week. They later activated Magnus Paajarvi (UBI) from IR on Sunday.

According to the Stats

St. Louis are 8-2-0 in their last ten games vs Buffalo; 7-1-2 on the road.​

A/V CLUB

11/16 – Highlights of BUF's 4-2 loss at TOR. <4:49>

11/16 – BUF's Ted Nolan addresses the media following Saturday's loss. <3:06>

11/17 – Highlights of STL's 4-1 loss at WSH. <4:04>

11/18 – BUF's Ted Nolan addresses the media following Monday's practice. <14:22>

11/18 – BUF's Ryan Miller speaks with the media following Monday's practice. <7:20>

11/19 – BUF's Ted Nolan joins WGR's Howard Simon Show. <19:03>

11/19 – BUF's Ted Nolan addresses the media following today's morning skate. <5:27>

11/19 – STL's Ken Hitchcock addresses the media following today's morning skate. <0:00>

11/19 – STL's Derek Roy speaks with the media following today's morning skate. <0:00>


LAST H2H GAME

01/21/2012 – Buffalo 2 at St. Louis 4.

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[haseoke39]

Miller better put on a damn show for his future team.

 

[1972]

Can we sticky GDT ?

 

[Fly Boy]

Miller better put on a damn show for his future team.

Yup. Perfect showcase game for him.

 

[sjci]

Anybody else realize this is the return of Derek Roy haha

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Anybody else realize this is the return of Derek Roy haha

Tribute?

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

I'm going.

 

[ZZamboni]

Tribute?

If Pegula doesn't do at least a 3 minute tribute video he's a terribad owner he just doesn't get it. No Pominville video was bad enough, but no Roy video??? He did soooo much for the Sabres. Clueless owner.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

‏@BuffaloSabres

#Sabres lines at practice: Moulson-Hodgson-Stafford. Ennis-Leino-Ott. Foligno-Girgensons-Flynn. Scott-McCormick-Tropp. Grigorenko, Larsson.

@BuffaloSabres

#Sabres D on the ice at practice: Ehrhoff-Pysyk. Tallinder-Myers. McBain-Ristolainen. Zadorov-Weber.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Miller better put on a damn show for his future team.

Yup. Perfect showcase game for him.

So you guys think this as well. Interesting.

 

[1972]

Great news that we are going to get some of these kids playing at the level they should be instead of just throwing them into the fire like we have done.

 

[Aapo]

Great news that we are going to get some of these kids playing at the level they should be instead of just throwing them into the fire like we have done.

Kids have done just fine and has surely benefited from NHL play time imo. Would like to see them in the line up soon again!

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Ted Nolan Press Conference (11/18/13)
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[26CornerBlitz]

Sabres go for third straight at home as Blues visit

Season series: This is the first of two meetings between the St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres. In their most recent matchup, on Jan. 21, 2012, David Backes scored a pair of goals and set up two others as the Blues recorded a 4-2 victory at Scottrade Center.

Big story: While the Blues' goal is to compete for a Stanley Cup this season, the Sabres are trying to build a perennial contender. It's a process that figures to take time, but there's renewed vigor in Buffalo with the returns of Pat LaFontaine and Ted Nolan to the organization. Nolan's first weekend back as coach resulted in the split of a home-and-home with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

"He's an exciting personality," assistant coach Teppo Numminen told The Buffalo News. "We've got good, positive energy around, so it's been a good couple days."

 

[Chainshot]

Nolan - "We're not that bad." Love Teddy trying to keep their spirits up.

Also, sounds like they're going to weed out the kids so they're not "force feeding" them into a situation they're not able to handle. Good.

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

The best result - Sabres win 5-0

Halak should start tonight since he got pulled early last night, and hopefully he gets lit up on 19 shots, while Miller earns a 38 save SO and convinces St.L that they need him.

Ok that won't happen, but maybe Miller can hold them in it and only lose by one, and still convince St.L that they need him.

 

[stokes84]

Honestly, why is Pominville anymore deserving of a tribute than Roy?

 

[26CornerBlitz]

John Scott Interview (11/18/13)
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Jamie McBain Interview (11/18/13)
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Ryan Miller Interview (11/18/13)
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Tyler Ennis Interview (11/18/13)
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[NotABadPeriod]

Honestly, why is Pominville anymore deserving of a tribute than Roy?

Because Pommer was a captain popular with the Puck Bunnies, and Roy was everyone's favorite scapegoat.

 

[CarlWinslow]

I assume we will get shalacked. Which is fine by me as long as it creates some lineup change.

 

[EichHart]

Miller better play good so he can increase his trade value to St. Louis.

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

Honestly, why is Pominville anymore deserving of a tribute than Roy?

Because roy was a whipping boy and pomminville was a fan favorite.

Looking forward to watching this one. It should be good fun. The past few games have certainly been more entertaining (despite the one loss). I hope this is a trend that continues. I'll start to worry again, if the team slips into complacency under Nolan after a few more games.

I am guessing a 4-2 loss, tomorrow.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

No news flash here but Hitch will have the Blues better prepared for the Sabres than Sutter had his Kings.

 

[Kyndig]

Because Pommer was a captain popular with the Puck Bunnies, and Roy was everyone's favorite scapegoat.

Yep.

Roy was actually my favorite player when he was here. I was definitely in the minority.

 

[cardiffgiant]

Honestly, why is Pominville anymore deserving of a tribute than Roy?

I hope that they do a 15 minute tribute of Roy diving, shaking his head, and shrugging his shoulders.