GDT: #4 – Sabres at Hurricanes – Tue Oct 14, 7:30PM ET – NBCSN – WGR

[Woodhouse]

BUF (0-3-0) at CAR (0-2-0) – TUE OCT 14, 7:30PM ET – NBCSN – WGR – CHAT

Gameday Headlines

Game Preview: 10/14/14 at CAR – Ian Ott, Sabres PR

Sabres-Hurricanes Preview – Nicolino DiBenedetto, AP

Sabres, Hurricanes seeking first win of season – Joe Yerdon, NHL.com

Morning Skate Blog – Chris Ryndak, Sabres.com

Previous Headlines

Two games in, what do we know about the Canes? – Chip Alexander, Raleigh News & Observer

Working Hard and Working Smart – Michael Smith, CarolinaHurricanes.com

Skinner close to returning; Staal, Dwyer out – Chip Alexander, Raleigh News & Observer

Sabres outshot heavily in loss to Ducks – Chris Ryndak, Sabres.com

Sabres look feckless in embarrassing loss to Ducks – Bill Hoppe, OTH

Rookie Karlsson's two goals pace Ducks past Sabres – Joe Yerdon, NHL.com

The Sabres might be even worse than last season – Jason Brough, PHT​

BUFFALO SABRES

Projected Lineup

26 Matt Moulson – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford
82 Marcus Foligno – 19 Cody Hodgson – 80 Chris Stewart
17 Torrey Mitchell – 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 12 Brian Gionta
44 Nicolas Deslauriers – 23 Sam Reinhart – 8 Cody McCormick
x: 65 Brian Flynn

4 Josh Gorges – 57 Tyler Myers
61 Andre Benoit – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
6 Mike Weber – 24 Tyson Strachan
x: 51 Nikita Zadorov – 41 Andrej Meszaros

1 Jhonas Enroth
34 Michal Neuvirth

Lineup News & Notes

Matt Hackett (knee), Patrick Kaleta (face), Jake McCabe (MBI), and Mark Pysyk (UBI) remain out
for Buffalo, while Marcus Foligno (undisclosed) returns to the lineup after a one-game absence.

According to the Stats

Buffalo have been outshot by a 131-57 margin, and outscored 14-4, in their opening three losses.​

CAROLINA HURRICANES

Projected Lineup

19 Jiri Tlusty – 49 Victor Rask – 16 Elias Lindholm
14 Nathan Gerbe – 20 Riley Nash – 28 Alexander Semin
24 Brad Malone – 18 Jay McClement – 36 Patrick Brown
25 Chris Terry – 22 Zach Boychuk – 73 Brett Bellemore
x: 12 Eric Staal, 39 Patrick Dwyer

4 Andrej Sekera – 27 Justin Faulk
26 John-Michael Liles – 6 Tim Gleason
44 Jay Harrison – 7 Ryan Murphy
x: 65 Ron Hainsey

30 Cam Ward
31 Anton Khudobin

Lineup News & Notes

Carolina will be without injured forwards Patrick Dwyer (LBI), Jeff Skinner (concussion), Eric
Staal (UBI), and Jordan Staal (broken leg). Zach Boychuk was recalled Sunday.

According to the Stats

Eric Staal will miss just his eighteenth career game tonight in his eleven seasons with Carolina.​

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[Kipper933]

Does Zadorov have a minor injury or just getting scratched?

 

[Woodhouse]

Does Zadorov have a minor injury or just getting scratched?

Healthy scratch, though Nolan *should* be adding at least one of Strachan and Zadorov to the lineup after the way Benoit and Meszaros have played, but we also said that after last game.

 

[Myllz]

0-0. Shootout goes to 49 rounds before the league interrupts and awards a point to each team.

 

[DJN21]

If Zadorov is not in this one then something is seriously wrong with this team

 

[RecycledEichel]

Carolina won't be good this year, but they aren't as bad as everyone is making them out to be.. I really don't get the overreaction.. They couldn't even sniff our tanking jockstrap

 

[enthusiast]

im dying slowly with this team

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

If Zadorov is not in this one then something is seriously wrong with this team

Wait that's your queue that there's something wrong? Wow

If we keep getting outshot like we have McEichel is in the bag.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

McDavid Bowl I!

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Per Nolan on WGR this morning, look for lineup changes tonight including the possibility of Hodgson moving back to Center.

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Hodgson to C, Reinhart to wing?

 

[26CornerBlitz]

10-14: TED NOLAN ON WGR (12:04)

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Nolan said the team is considering moving Cody Hodgson back to center

Nolan on the loss to Anaheim: "I thought the fans were going to start booing and would have had every right to do so"

 

[Clock]

What a confusing game in terms of desired outcome.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

What a confusing game in terms of desired outcome.

If we want to win, it needs to be in OT. That way Carolina gets a point.



Man that sounds backwards.

 

[Clock]

If we want to win, it needs to be in OT. That way Carolina gets a point.



Man that sounds backwards.

I think I'm just going to have the game on to witness it as a neutral party.

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

Nolan is pissed. I don't blame him. I think the team skates and plays hard for Nolan tonight and keeps it a tight contest. I honestly don't see us losing this one: Cue the "Carolina will get our franchise player" panic.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

This is a must lose game. They'll win though, that Carolina roster was bad to start the season, and is currently a shell of itself.

 

[MayDay]

NBCSN game.

This might be a candidate for worst game ever to get a national TV broadcast.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Two months from now:

"Sabres Hot After Getting 1st Win"

BUFFALO, NY - the Sabres have won every game they've played the last two months, ever since they got their first win of the season 8-1 vs Carolina on October 14...


Oh, man! That was an awful nightmare!

EDIT: forgot to add, "...led by Gionta's 12 goals and Benoit's superb defensive play!"

 

[Afino]

Oh my god this game is on national TV?

 

[Afino]

I can't even hate the Canes right now. As Clock said, it may be a neutral party kind of thing.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

NBCSN game.

This might be a candidate for worst game ever to get a national TV broadcast.

The standard of play might be low. But the game itself could be quite entertaining. Pond hockey is awesome to watch.

 

[ZeroPT*]

Take out mez, put on Zadorov.

Stick Hodgson between Foligno and Stewart. Girgensons between Sam and Gionta. Mitchell-Des-Flynn

 

[ZZamboni]

Always hate the Canes. Win this one.

Do it for Johnny!


4-2 Sabres

Gionta, Myers, or Stewart get on the board

 

[LGBuffalo]

First, I am hoping beyond hope that Meszaros and Benoit are sitting tonight. (At least one, in the hopes that Zadorov is playing) Secondly, I may be in the minority here, but obviously Buffalo is going to win some games this year, and Carolina is going to win some as well. So because I detest the Hurricanes, I'm still rooting for a Sabres win. Perhaps in February and March, pending the standings, I'll feel differently with this type of match-up, but for now, in this early stage, I'm rooting on a win!