GDT: #81 - Senators vs. Sabres at 7 PM ET on MSG-B and WGR

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Game Preview: 4/4/19 vs. Ottawa

LAST GAME
Tuesday, April 2
Nashville 3 at Buffalo 2
Goals: Okposo, Skinner
Goalie: Hutton (32 saves/35 shots)
PP: 0/3; PK: 1/1; Shots: Nashville 35 – Buffalo 28

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 243)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Matt Hunwick (upper body, March 23) – 7 games
Zach Bogosian (lower body, March 25) – 6 games
Vladimir Sobotka (upper body, March 30) – 3 games
Marco Scandella (lower body, March 31) – 2 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
4/3: Assigned D William Borgen to Rochester (AHL)

REMAINING GAMES
Saturday, April 6: Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME
SENATORS at SABRES

• This is the fourth and final meeting between the Sabres and Senators this season.
• Last meeting: Ottawa defeated Buffalo 4-0 in Ottawa on March 26
• The Sabres are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Senators; 6-3-1 at home.
• This is the 141st game all-time between Buffalo and Ottawa; Buffalo has a 68-52-20 series record.
• The Sabres are 37-23-8 at home against the Senators all-time.

Morning Skate: April 4, 2019 from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM at KeyBank Center

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[oldgoalie]

Who would have thought in December that we'd be looking at game 81 as "just get this f***ing season over with"?

 

[Dreakon13]

I'll get my GBU out of the way now.

G: The season is almost over.
B: The season isn't over yet.
U: Just get the season over with already!

Doubt I'll watch this one but I've done worse out of boredom. I'll do what I can to watch the season closer though, for reasons. Mostly not on-ice reasons.

 

[Gabrielor]

I’ll be there, and in the 200s! (Because they will never be that cheap again)

Hope they send off the Housley Botts era is style.

Seriously, Ottawa is on a back to back, and they’re playing a rookie college goalie. If we can’t score atleast 3, fold this franchise.

 

[kenfury]

I hate to root against this team but I really want to lose out and have New Jersey leapfrog us. Both from the 2% or so chance of hitting each lottery ball but also the chance of only sliding to 5 and not 6 in the event of another team in the 6-10 range winning the lottery.

 

[Reddawg]

I'll get my GBU out of the way now.

G: The season is almost over.
B: The season isn't over yet.
U: Just get the season over with already!

Doubt I'll watch this one but I've done worse out of boredom. I'll do what I can to watch the season closer though, for reasons. Mostly not on-ice reasons.

Wife and kids will be out of the house during the game and this vodka isn't going to drink itself.

 

[kirby11]

Honestly, I'm rooting for them to lose out in entertaining style to:
A.) secure a better draft pick
B.) get Phil canned
C.) have a 10 game losing streak so the morons in charge stop crowing about how proud they are of a 10 game win streak in between 150 games of trash.

 

[brian_griffin]

I’ll be there, and in the 200s! (Because they will never be that cheap again)

Hope they send off the Housley Botts era is style.

Seriously, Ottawa is on a back to back, and they’re playing a rookie college goalie. If we can’t score at least 3, fold this franchise.

As noted in the Gm #80 thread, this is a classic Tank Trap scenario.

Who will be the Sabres Admiral Akbar and lead us to defeat!!??

 

[Team Cozens]

I’m expecting Sabres to win both of last 2 games to try and save Housley’s job. You know, progress. We have a shot at 2/3 overall and end up 6th. Before lottery.

 

[Reddawg]

I’m expecting Sabres to win both of last 2 games to try and save Housley’s job. You know, progress. We have a shot at 2/3 overall and end up 6th. Before lottery.

I think we'll struggle against Ottawa tonight and the Wings will crush us. They're really playing well.

 

[Team Cozens]

I think we'll struggle against Ottawa tonight and the Wings will crush us. They're really playing well.

I’m hoping!!!!

 

[EichHart]

We're going to win this one 5-3.

 

[Chainshot]

Season ticket holder mix! Only $9.99! Check, money order, or 2nd line center accepted!








From K-Tel.

 

[5 Minute Major]

In my 40 plus years of following this team, I don’t think I’ve ever looked more forward to a season ending.

 

[Sabre Dance]

This is the Arizona game in 2015. Find a way to lose it.

 

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[Chainshot]

In my 40 plus years of following this team, I don’t think I’ve ever looked more forward to a season ending.

I hated the tank years. But this is a new low. I haven't been this dissatisfied with them ever, including Meehan's reign of boredom or the disaster of Scotty Bowman, super-ego.

 

[hizzoner]

No snow so I am going. I have tickets for the Bisons home opener first so I am hoping to have some fun. I guess I will see more prospects than I expected at the Sabres game and less at the Bisons game due to callups and injury!

 

[hizzoner]

I hated the tank years. But this is a new low. I haven't been this dissatisfied with them ever, including Meehan's reign of boredom or the disaster of Scotty Bowman, super-ego.

Aah but Meehan's goal to put the Flyers out of the playoffs-one of my moments of glee.

 

[Chainshot]

Aah but Meehan's goal to put the Flyers out of the playoffs-one of my moments of glee.

Him as GM, not as captain.

 

[js31]

Anybody know the earliest a ticketholder can go into Key Bank Center before the game, have ticket scanned, and pick up a bobblehead?

 

[OkimLom]

During the Rolston years, During the Nolan years, During the Bylsma years, I made an effort to watch the Sabres games. I always jumped at the chance of free tickets, regardless how poor they were playing, because I enjoyed hockey. I have been beaten down so much by this organization, that my friends and family are honestly worried about me because I refuse to take the free tickets, take an extra seat, and overall go to any games. I don't even want to talk about hockey with them. The last game I went to for this organization was the prospects tournament with Boston and NJ and that was because I got free tickets. I have not bought tickets or anything Sabres related since the 2015-2016 season, where I went to 3 games last year (because of free tickets). This organization is just so hard to get excited for.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[Royal Thunder]

I wonder if Nylander is banged up or maybe sent down?

Swapping Okposo and Pominville makes too much sense. Oh Phil, sweet summer child. Enjoy your last two games.

 

[Chainshot]

All that good CF% for Nylander being rewarded in the best way possible! He gets the Lawrence Pilut seat in the Viktor Antipin Memorial Press Box!