Post-Game Talk: Canucks 2 @ Sabres 3 | Ew.

[Eddy Punch Clock]

Miller first retutn to buffalo?

Yep.

 

[Bad Goalie]

Guys it's no slight against the Vancouver fan base, but you have to realize that the east coast franchises don't schedule their games to satisfy the west coast fan base any more than you play your games at 4 so we can watch at 7 back here. I have to follow Vancouver games into the 1-2 a.m. hours. It's a 1 p.m. start for the Buffalo crowd.

Last week both Connecticut AHL teams played their games on Wednesday at 10 a.m. eastern time! How do you think the fans of their opponents took to that?

Everyone just has to go with the flow. It will be great for the Comets fans going to Buffalo to see the Papa Canucks and getting back to Utica in time to watch the baby Canucks. If they watch the whole game in Buffalo it's unlikey they arrive at the Aud by puck drop. Might actually miss a whole period.

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

Guys it's no slight against the Vancouver fan base, but you have to realize that the east coast franchises don't schedule their games to satisfy the west coast fan base any more than you play your games at 4 so we can watch at 7 back here. I have to follow Vancouver games into the 1-2 a.m. hours. It's a 1 p.m. start for the Buffalo crowd.

Last week both Connecticut AHL teams played their games on Wednesday at 10 a.m. eastern time! How do you think the fans of their opponents took to that?

Everyone just has to go with the flow. It will be great for the Comets fans going to Buffalo to see the Papa Canucks and getting back to Utica in time to watch the baby Canucks. If they watch the whole game in Buffalo it's unlikey they arrive at the Aud by puck drop. Might actually miss a whole period.

Personally I'm just curious as to what the reasoning behind it is.

 

[UticaHockey]

Personally I'm just curious as to what the reasoning behind it is.

The Sabres have seven Saturday afternoon games starting at 1:00 pm scheduled this season. Nothing wrong with a little afternoon hockey on a Saturday.

 

[tantalum]

The Sabres have seven Saturday afternoon games starting at 1:00 pm scheduled this season. Nothing wrong with a little afternoon hockey on a Saturday.

A lot of Canada Niagara region people have Sabres seasons or game packs (a good friend of mine included). Can't help but wonder if some of it in hopes of having people come in for the day/weekend and spend some extra cash in the area.

Also can't help but wonder if it's because the NHL wants them to get extra NBC exposure because of Eichel.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

@VanCanucks: Lines:

Sedin-Sedin-Vrbata
Burrows-Sutter-Virt
Baertschi-Horvat-Hansen
Higgins-McCann-Dorsett

Edler-Tanev
Hamhuis-Bartkowski
Hutton-Weber

It alaways surprises me when WD does an obvious right thing.

 

[CanaFan]

@VanCanucks: Lines:

Sedin-Sedin-Vrbata
Burrows-Sutter-Virt
Baertschi-Horvat-Hansen
Higgins-McCann-Dorsett

Edler-Tanev
Hamhuis-Bartkowski
Hutton-Weber

It alaways surprises me when WD does an obvious right thing.

These are the best looking line combos I think I've seen all season. Gonna hope for a good game so that Willie won't touch them for the remaining 68 games.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

These are the best looking line combos I think I've seen all season. Gonna hope for a good game so that Willie won't touch them for the remaining 68 games.

Should have scratch Weber and put in Biega before he got sent down.

 

[tantalum]

These are the best looking line combos I think I've seen all season. Gonna hope for a good game so that Willie won't touch them for the remaining 68 games.

Well I still don't like seeing Dorsett in the lineup. Guy is quickly becoming embarrassing from his physical no show in the playoffs, his text thanking Benning for Prust because he needed help, and his play thus far this year.

And the blueline is a disaster but nothing he can really do there. As much as Biega has a lot of try he is also not likely to really be much better than all the other #7s they have.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Well I still don't like seeing Dorsett in the lineup. Guy is quickly becoming embarrassing from his physical no show in the playoffs, his text thanking Benning for Prust because he needed help, and his play thus far this year.

And the blueline is a disaster but nothing he can really do there. As much as Biega has a lot of try he is also not likely to really be much better than all the other #7s they have.

Meh, Dorsett is fine.

 

[polarbearcub]

That 4th line has potential to be awesome

 

[MS]

I like having 5 or 6 afternoon games every year. Nice change of pace.

 

[thepoeticgoblin]

For me this is great as it's a 7PM puck drop in Sweden (rather than the usual 4AM one)

 

[Alan Jackson]

I like having 5 or 6 afternoon games every year. Nice change of pace.

Yeah, I'm sort of looking forward to sitting down and watching this one and then having my afternoon/evening free.

Of course, these morning games are usually absolute dogs.

 

[Win One Before I Die]

Hopefully I wake up to a win.

 

[Canucks LB]

Hoping for chemistry with higgins and mccann

 

[TARS]

This 1:00PM EST thing works out extremely well for me. I ruled out going to a Canucks game this year because Stubhub prices at ACC were $200+ US for nosebleeds.

I managed to rent a car for the day to drive to Buffalo and buy two tickets in row 2 at the hash marks for the price of one ticket to the Leafs game in the upper bowl.

Psyched.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Just had a fun chat with a Sabres fan on Twitter.
Would you guys trade Sbisa for Mike Weber?
He's 27 making 1.6m this season and is an UFA this summer.
I think I'll take it.

 

[CanaFan]

Well I still don't like seeing Dorsett in the lineup. Guy is quickly becoming embarrassing from his physical no show in the playoffs, his text thanking Benning for Prust because he needed help, and his play thus far this year.

And the blueline is a disaster but nothing he can really do there. As much as Biega has a lot of try he is also not likely to really be much better than all the other #7s they have.

Ya I should have clarified I meant forward line combos. And while I'd love Dorsett off the team, I'm being realistic and at least he's as low in the line up as he can be. Also like Higgins down on the 4th as he should be good with McCann and it lets Baertschi slot back in.

For sure its not a perfect line up, but for the players and coach we have it's the best I think we'll see.

 

[TARS]

Just had a fun chat with a Sabres fan on Twitter.
Would you guys trade Sbisa for Mike Weber?
He's 27 making 1.6m this season and is an UFA this summer.
I think I'll take it.

Basically sounds like a get out of jail free card.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Basically sounds like a get out of jail free card.

Exactly
Sabres fan said M Weber will make you throw your remote at TV.
I respond: Watching Sbisa is like watching a noob driving a car.

 

[sabresfan129103]

Just had a fun chat with a Sabres fan on Twitter.
Would you guys trade Sbisa for Mike Weber?
He's 27 making 1.6m this season and is an UFA this summer.
I think I'll take it.

Are you guys that desperate to get rid of Sbisa's contract? I don't think you understand how bad Mike Weber really is.

I haven't followed Sbisa's career too much. I know he was highly regarded in Philly and Anaheim, but I can't imagine him actively hurting your team as much as Weber would.

 

[TARS]

Are you guys that desperate to get rid of Sbisa's contract? I don't think you understand how bad Mike Weber really is.

I haven't followed Sbisa's career too much. I know he was highly regarded in Philly and Anaheim, but I can't imagine him actively hurting your team as much as Weber would.

I'll take the cap space for the year and the freedom after that and run like hell.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I'll take the cap space for the year and the freedom after that and run like hell.

Absolutely, call up Biega and send M Weber down. I doubt he gets pick up and even he does, who cares.

 

[FroshaugFan2]

There's isn't a pending UFA in the league that I wouldn't trade Sbisa for. Easy question.