GDT: Ottawa @ Buffalo | 7:00 p.m. | Sportsnet, TVA | CONY 2013

[Mark Effin Stone]

Sweet GDT! Hoping for a lot of minutes for Conacher tonight, looks a bit like that Gallagher kid from MTL from my limited viewings on ytube, alot of hustle.

Go Sens Go and crush the Sabres!

 

[Beville]

This is brilliant, LOVE IT!

 

[The Wyzerhood]

We could only compare Lehner & Bishop to Anderson, and frankly every goalie would be wildly inconsistent compared to Anderson. I don't remember bad games (except his first game), just few normal bad goals. Too early to know whether he'll be a solid #1 but Ottawa would have kept him if not for our goalie situation. It seems goalie's prime is in their 30s so Bishop is young in that regard.

I think its more that we've been SPOILED with our goaltending this year. Comparing to Lehner and Andy it seems like he's inconsistent - but that's only because neither Lehner nor Andy have had a bad game this year. One so-so game from Lehner, otherwise he and Andy have been fantastic. Bish had a bad outing early (Tampa) but other than that he's been very good. As good as Lehner or Andy? No. But still very good.

Thanks for the responses guys.

 

[BeerandHockey]

Nice GDT. Go Sens and Go Honey Badger!

 

[Dionysus]

Awesome! Can't wait to see what Conacher-Zib-Silfv can do!

 

[Do Make Say Think]

We have owned Buffalo in recent years and really need a win

These are the kinds of game I label as must win: an opponent we are good against, they are below us in the standings and we are tied for fifth with a game in hand

 

[Turris the Turret]

 

[muffin with tentacle]

After we signed Marc, I said to myself “Methinks Marc will be a great addition.†It looks like Methot right!

I invited Dave to Mt. Tremblant, but unfortunately he Dziurzynski.

Those are the best puns I had, but let’s see if you can Condra up some better ones!

 

[NyQuil]

Those are the best puns I had, but let’s see if you can Condra up some better ones!

Jeremy's....iron....

 

[Silvercup Returns]

I love you guys.

 

[Prospector74]

Nice OP and GDT! Loved the "both actual size" comment. Good luck. Hoping for an entertaining game.

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Lehner is in the starters net at practice.

 

[danishh]

I invited Dave to Mt. Tremblant, but unfortunately he Dziurzynski.

i love it.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Lehner starting could be interesting

He deserves a win so they might give him the start against Buffalo to get him a win because this game is a game we should be able to win

And it gives Anderson a bit more time to be on the safe side

 

[YNWA14]

I thought tonight would be a good time to get Andy a game. Low pressure situation against a team that is struggling.

Either way excited for the game. Hope Conacher brings it!

 

[DJB]

Would like to see lines posted too.

 

[Slow Hands]

Hope they **** up Buffalo on the score sheet. Or at the very least don't lose this one. Really need the two points.

 

[danishh]

per brennan, looks like lehner gets the start.

edit:
Ian Mendes ‏@ian_mendes 5m
Robin Lehner just confirmed he's starting tonight here in Buffalo.

 

[gmyx]

Hope the Sens are up by more than one goal so I don't have to hear *again* how many games against Buffalo are one goal games. Gah!

 

[mat_sens]

Cory conacher

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

After we signed Marc, I said to myself “Methinks Marc will be a great addition.†It looks like Methot right!

I invited Dave to Mt. Tremblant, but unfortunately he Dziurzynski.

Those are the best puns I had, but let’s see if you can Condra up some better ones!

That Dziurzynski pun was nothing short of brilliance.

To those asking about lineups, anything I could have possibly posted would've been from last game and therefore outdated. We know Vanek won't go for BUF, Lehner's getting the start, and Hoffman will sit this one out. Other than that, your guess is good as mine.

Smart money's on a Conacher - Zib - Silf line, though.

 

[PatrickEaves]

Getting sick of these ridiculous GDT's. I come here to see the line-ups and you don't even know/post it. Instead I get a bunch of crap that has nothing to do with the game. All the people supporting these threads are ruining this site.

Anyone that has every actually made a GDT knows it's ridiculously hard to actually know the lineups at the time we need to actually post the GDT on the board (let alone when we are putting together the GDT beforehand), when the lineups are changed as often as they are, and how many last minute lineup changes actually happen.

Oftentimes we don't even know who's in the lineup or who's starting in net until the game starts.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Conacher may be tiny...but he's still bigger than Gerbe.

Also gonna be a homecoming for Conacher, coming back to where he played his college puck. Tampa was scheduled to visit Buffalo this year in about a week, so this will be his first game back in Buffalo.

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Per Sylvain St. Laurent, practice lines were:

Latendresse-Turris-Alfredsson,
Conacher-Zibanejad-Silfverberg,
Greening-Smith-Neil,
Kassian-Regin-Condra

Phillips-Méthot,
Lundin-Gonchar,
Wiercioch-Gryba,
Cowen-Benoît (expected to sit, I assume)

Lehner gets the start.

EDIT: Yup. Benoit and O'Brien healthy scratches.

 

[Vaclav Varada]

Getting sick of these ridiculous GDT's. I come here to see the line-ups and you don't even know/post it. Instead I get a bunch of crap that has nothing to do with the game. All the people supporting these threads are ruining this site.