GDT: #55 – Sabres at Maple Leafs – Sat Feb 11, 7:00PM ET – MSG-B

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SABRES (22-22-10) at MAPLE LEAFS (25-17-11)

SAT FEB 11, 2017 @ 7:00 PM ET

TV: MSG-B

RADIO: WGR 550

Sabres Digital Press Box Game Preview

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 262)

Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Cody McCormick (blood clots, Oct. 13; injured reserve) – 54 games
Johan Larsson (wrist, Jan. 3; injured reserve) – 18 games
William Carrier (knee, Feb.4; injured reserve) – 4 games
Zach Bogosian (ribs, Feb. 4; injured reserve) – 4 games
Zemgus Girgensons (middle body, Feb. 9) – 1 game

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
2/6: Signed D Justin Falk to a one-year contract extension worth $650,000; Claimed F Derek Grant off waivers from Nashville; Assigned Grant to Rochester (AHL)
2/9: Recalled F Derek Grant and F Evan Rodrigues from Rochester (AHL); Placed F William Carrier and D Zach Bogosian on IR
2/10: Assigned F Evan Rodrigues to Rochester (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Sunday, Feb. 12: Vancouver at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14: Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16: Colorado at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 18: St. Louis at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 19: Chicago at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME

SABRES at MAPLE LEAFS
This is the third of five meetings between the Sabres and Maple Leafs this season.
Last meeting: Toronto defeated Buffalo 4-3 in Toronto on Jan. 17
Next meeting: Saturday, March 25 in Buffalo
The Sabres are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Maple Leafs; 2-5-3 on the road.
This is the 204th game all-time between Buffalo and Toronto; Buffalo has a 111-66-26 series record.
The Sabres are 43-40-18 on the road against the Maple Leafs all-time.

Morning Skate: February 11, 2017 at 11:30 am – 12:30 pm at Air Canada Centre









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[Taro Tsujimoto]

 

[sincerity0]

I'm of the thinking that if we lose this game it's official -- time to be sellers

 

[Snippit]

I'm of the thinking that if we lose this game it's official -- time to be sellers

Even if we win, we should be sellers without question.

We'd be back 5 points, and they'd have a game in hand.

 

[Shmuffalo]

I hope we get an all around high-paced game from both teams. I want to see us challenged by them, and I want to challenge them back.

I think this rivalry will stronger reemerge within the next two years, and the sooner it begins, the better. Fans bickering aside, I want the players to be engaged.

Is this a Hockey Night in Canada game?

 

[Aladyyn]

This is going to be painful.

 

[Havok89]

Babcocks possession based, risk taking system vs our conservative, passive 1-2-2 from Bylsma.

I expect Toronto to have the puck a lot tonight.

 

[LaxSabre]

 

[Sansbacon]

In not sure if it's a good or bad thing that I'm kinda bummed Franson is out with an injury.

Regardless, 6-1 Leafs.

 

[Duddy]

Sabres win

 

[kirby11]

I can't wait to hear how we have to slow down Toronto's speed, and then watch them skate and pass circles around us.
Thinking it will be another 5-2 loss.

 

[The Blunder Years]

Playoffs or not, just just always fun to beat the Leafs

 

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[SundherDome]

7-2, Kane scores them all and leafs blow another 2 goal lead. Polak and Smith for Toronto because that would be the most Buffalo thing.

 

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[HogtownSabresfan]

Did Sabres bus in last night or game day? Whenever one time buses in on game day in this rivalry, it's always a guaranteed loss.

 

[CrazyPsycho]

I just cant reasonably justify any scenario when Evan Rodrigues plays C over Reinhart

 

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[Aladyyn]

Happy to see McCabe back with Risto

Less happy to see Gorges in the top 4

 

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[jc17]

Happy to see McCabe back with Risto

Less happy to see Gorges in the top 4

Yeah and Kulikov is going to look bad as a result.

 

[kirby11]

I'm sure playing a converted AHL winger at center instead of Reinhart will work in our favor. The Leafs totally aren't gonna match their offensive firepower against him and take advantage of it with the last change.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Recap: natural center Reinhart at RW, where he's got the puck more, starts at RW, where he has to play along the boards.

Eichel's BU teammate and winger ERod to center.

GMTM: please, Claude.

 

[Snippit]

Yeah and Kulikov is going to look bad as a result.

He's looked pretty bad getting top pairing minutes with Risto.

Please Dan, cut Ristolainen's minutes just a little.

 

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