GDT: #67 - SABRES at MAPLE LEAFS – WED MAR 11 @ 7:00PM ET – MSG-B, SN – WGR

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SABRES (19-42-5) at MAPLE LEAFS (26-35-6)

NHL.com Game Preview: Sabres, nursing injuries on defense, face Maple Leafs

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Season series: The Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres have split their two games this season, each team winning at home by four goals. Forwards Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak each had a goal and an assist in a 4-0 Toronto win at Air Canada Centre on Oct. 28, and Zemgus Girgensons scored twice in a 6-2 Buffalo win at First Niagara Center on Nov. 15.

Sabres Digital Press Box Game Preview: 3/11/15 at TOR

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
3/5: Recalled F Mikhail Grigorenko from Rochester (AHL)
3/6: Recalled G Andrey Makarov from Rochester (AHL)
3/7: Recalled G Matt Hackett from Rochester (AHL); Assigned F Mikhail Grigorenko and G Andrey Makarov to Rochester (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME

SABRES at MAPLE LEAFS
This is the third of four meetings between the Sabres and Maple Leafs this season.
Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Toronto, 6-2, in Buffalo on Nov. 15
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 1 in Buffalo
The Sabres are 4-3-3 in their last 10 games vs. the Maple Leafs; 1-7-2 on the road
This is the 196th game all-time between Buffalo and Toronto; Buffalo has a 107-63-25 series record.
The Sabres are 42-38-17 on the road against the Maple Leafs all-time.

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[Shmuffalo]

Call me crazy, but I'm really hoping that the Sabres lose.

 

[ZeroPT*]

pretty sure this is a win

 

[couture23]

pretty sure this is a win

You shut your ***** mouth

NO BAD OMENS HERE

 

[CatsforReinhart]

You shut your ***** mouth

NO BAD OMENS HERE

Remember when jinxing meant losing?

 

[Clock]

I suspect a win. The Sabres, uh... find a way. Against the Leafs.

 

[TehDoak]

Can I just go ahead and ask center ice for a refund now, since this clearly isn't a "NHL" game.

 

[mikemcburn]

Can I just go ahead and ask center ice for a refund now, since this clearly isn't a "NHL" game.

 

[Fearnot]

Easy win, hope no players get injured by leaf fans throwing refuse at them. Beer bottles, food and worst of all maybe a leaf jersey or two.

 

[EichHart]

4-2 loss.

 

[Reddawg]

Would it be wrong of us to start Irbe in net?

I guess Matt Hackett, Tank Commander is just as good.

4 point cushion on Edmonton, 7 points on Arizona. Just lose.

 

[EichHart]

Would it be wrong of us to start Irbe in net?

I guess Matt Hackett, Tank Commander is just as good.

4 point cushion on Edmonton, 7 points on Arizona. Just lose.

I know the Leafs are trying to lose and all but they still have quite a few NHL Caliber players. Kessel, JVR, Kadri is back, Phaneuf, Bernier. Them doing so bad this year is surprising. I think they are a better team than they have been playing the 2nd half of the year. I think they pot 3-5 goals against Hackett if he starts.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

Sabres win cause Leafs. 5-3

 

[Fearnot]

Sabres win cause Leafs. 5-3

The meaning of the buffalo sabres the whole reason of their existence is to crush Toronto.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

Absolutely, been at FNC and ACC enough to pretty much see the Sabres rope the leafs to a pipe in the basement and dominate them.

 

[Husko]

Sabres win 6-4, get outshot 20-15, after the game Nolan decrees he will continue to ride the hot goalie.

 

[Shmuffalo]

Would it be wrong of us to start Irbe in net?

I guess Matt Hackett, Tank Commander is just as good.

4 point cushion on Edmonton, 7 points on Arizona. Just lose.

I could start. I'm may not be very tall, but I'm slow.

 

[Crazy Tasty]

Sorry for the tank lovers, but I'd feel dirty if I rooted for a loss against the leafs.

 

[Paxon]

Sorry for the tank lovers, but I'd feel dirty if I rooted for a loss against the leafs.

But the Leafs fans want to lose. We want to lose. Rooting for a loss is rooting for a win.

 

[DJN21]

Hoping for a win tank or not...its the freckin leafs.
Honestly Im hoping for a good hard fought blood bath, in the past these teams have fought to finish higher than eachother, lets turn the tables and fight to finish lower lol. Hoping Des lifts someones face with his fist. Would like to see a fiesty Schaller too. Still waiting on a good Zadorov tilt...anything to make this pathetic team slightly entertaining for me...

 

[dotcommunism]

Buffalo's good against the Leafs, yes, but at home. On the road, Toronto's been winning those matchups lately. As the OP mentions, Buffalo's 1-7-2 in their last 10 against Toronto. Predicting Buffalo wins because they're "good against the Leafs" requires you to ignore the home/road splits.

 

[Petes999]

We will lose 2-1. No way should we even be in this game though. Leading scorer out. Toronto have 6 players with 10+ goals, 100+ goals combined for just those 6. Our whole team can't even match that (70 goals maybe with Girgs out). Defense thin even with Bogo back as he will be rotating in/out from tweet above. And, we have Lindback. Toronto lost 4-3 against NYI with Neuvirth. Add in a worse goalie and no offense, and it shouldn't even be 2-1 loss.

 

[Paxon]

We will lose 2-1. No way should we even be in this game though. Leading scorer out. Toronto have 6 players with 10+ goals, 100+ goals combined for just those 6. Our whole team can't even match that (70 goals maybe with Girgs out). Defense thin even with Bogo back as he will be rotating in/out from tweet above. And, we have Lindback. Toronto lost 4-3 against NYI with Neuvirth. Add in a worse goalie and no offense, and it shouldn't even be 2-1 loss.

The tweet above implies that one of Benoit and Meszaros will be scratched, the other plays with Bogosian.

 

[B U F F A L O]

The video guy from Sabres.com has become my enemy. All season long, every interview begins with a quick zoom in and zoom out. Usually of the players or coaches mouth.

 

[cardiffgiant]

The video guy from Sabres.com has become my enemy. All season long, every interview begins with a quick zoom in and zoom out. Usually of the players or coaches mouth.

haha, it's been bugging me too