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SabreWest
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BC
Joined: 03.02.2015

Oct 17 @ 4:24 PM ET
From Harrington - the line up for tonight

Kane-Eichel-Pominville
Reinhart-O'Reilly-Okposo
Pouliot-Larsson-Bailey
Nolan-Girgensons-Moulson

That's a decent top 6. However, I feel badly for Girgs - he has been playing very well. Would rather have him to #3 C with Bailey. Bring up somebody fast from Rochester to fill out LW #3 and have Larsson centre #4 with Nolan and one of wicked due of Pouliot/Moulson .

Also, why is Tennyson on PP unit #2? He sucks.

- SabreWest


duo
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Oct 17 @ 4:26 PM ET
duo
- SabreWest


As in, "oh god. We have to watch the press box duo of Moulson and gorges tonight?"
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Oct 17 @ 4:35 PM ET
Justin Faulk for Sam Reinhart
- BINGO!



FIFY
HonkFortheGoose
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "___________ stinks."-Sabres89, NY
Joined: 07.26.2008

Oct 17 @ 4:35 PM ET
As in, "oh god. We have to watch the press box duo of Moulson and gorges tonight?"
- jcragcrumple


Say what you will about Gorges, but like Pach mentioned, he's actually helped stabilize things on the blueline for now.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Oct 17 @ 4:43 PM ET
Any updates on the skin tag? Was the floss tried out? Is there now an infection.

Hoping for yes x2

- Lahey



IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Oct 17 @ 4:44 PM ET
Say what you will about Gorges, but like Pach mentioned, he's actually helped stabilize things on the blueline for now.
- HonkFortheGoose

keep his play limited and i am fine with what he has done so far..
51_Killer
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buttplug, NY
Joined: 08.15.2013

Oct 17 @ 5:06 PM ET
Any updates on the skin tag? Was the floss tried out? Is there now an infection.

Hoping for yes x2

- Lahey



Nail clippers.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Oct 17 @ 5:30 PM ET
Say what you will about Gorges, but like Pach mentioned, he's actually helped stabilize things on the blueline for now.
- HonkFortheGoose


The problem with Gorges was Disco Sucks didn’t understand that he was a 5/6 Dman at this stage of his career..not a 2. Once he was pushed down he is quite serviceable.

I would like to see Antipin rather than Tennyson. Tennyson should be in the A not up here. Antipin needs to show what he’s got so Sabres can make a decision on him.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Oct 17 @ 5:34 PM ET
From Harrington - the line up for tonight

Kane-Eichel-Pominville
Reinhart-O'Reilly-Okposo
Pouliot-Larsson-Bailey
Nolan-Girgensons-Moulson

That's a decent top 6. However, I feel badly for Girgs - he has been playing very well. Would rather have him to #3 C with Bailey. Bring up somebody fast from Rochester to fill out LW #3 and have Larsson centre #4 with Nolan and one of wicked due of Pouliot/Moulson .

Also, why is Tennyson on PP unit #2? He sucks.

- SabreWest


Love having Sam with ROR and Okposo, I do think that is his best spot. He’s fine with Jack, but I do like Pommer there better, he just knows where to go to put Jack’s deft passes away...and with Kane crashing the Net he is sure to poke some more in.

Much better lines, although I agree Girgs should be on the 3rd
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Oct 17 @ 5:35 PM ET
Say what you will about Gorges, but like Pach mentioned, he's actually helped stabilize things on the blueline for now.
- HonkFortheGoose

I havent been able to watch, so excuse my ignorance here, but are we sure this isnt a coincidence? Isn't it possible that the D as a whole are grasping the system better, or is he making a legitimate difference?

He has terrible numbers in terms of shots through 3 games. 3rd worst on the team
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Oct 17 @ 5:36 PM ET
Any updates on the skin tag? Was the floss tried out? Is there now an infection.

Hoping for yes x2

- Lahey


I got tags all over, including this eggplant-sized one for ya right here!
Lahey
Edmonton Oilers
Location: del's basement chilling with S, AB
Joined: 03.07.2011

Oct 17 @ 5:38 PM ET
I got tags all over, including this eggplant-sized one for ya right here!
- IonSabres

Logs from your ass don't count
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Oct 17 @ 5:55 PM ET
Any updates on the skin tag? Was the floss tried out? Is there now an infection.

Hoping for yes x2

- Lahey

Cancelled the dermatologist - using the nail clippers later after the wife gets home. She’s bringing gauze and some kind of antibacterial gel [url]
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 17 @ 6:02 PM ET
Penalties where Kane is being aggressive...
ok, those will happen & I can deal with it

But the stupid ones...
he’s gotta cut down on those

Otherwise,
I couldn’t be happier with his play this year

He’s a pretty damn good player
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Oct 17 @ 6:04 PM ET
Michael Pachla: Thoughts...
As Buffalo finishes their road trip in Las Vegas tonight with a game against the Golden Knights

- Michael Pachla

crappy way to treat girgens

put pouliot on the 4th line
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Oct 17 @ 6:07 PM ET
crappy way to treat girgens

put pouliot on the 4th line

- homiedclown

Let’s hope lip eater lifts the 4th line and they all go hard.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Oct 17 @ 6:07 PM ET
5-1 sabres

girgens gets an assist while being on the bench for the entire play leading up to a goal

jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 17 @ 6:07 PM ET
Seems to me that Pouliot was signed to keep one of the kids in Rochester who otherwise would’ve made the roster

I expect the plan was likely to trade him at the deadline, then bring up a youngster

Just don’t know if we can wait that long now

At some point, we just gotta stick him in the press box & bring up Baptiste, Rodrigues, Nylander, etc

Pouliot just looks mediocre & isn’t really providing anything to help this team
Moulson needs to at least start chipping in on PP2, or he should be gone too

Josefson & Nolan have been fine...
but if Griffin is gonna stay, then I think he needs to be on the 4th line with those two
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 17 @ 6:09 PM ET
crappy way to treat girgens

put pouliot on the 4th line

- homiedclown



Pretty weird
My only thought is that he’s a Center & Pouliot is not

Is Josefson hurt?
If they’re just giving him the night off, then I’d expect we see Girgs moving back up when Josefson is back to Center line4
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Oct 17 @ 6:10 PM ET
Nail clippers.
- 51_Killer

IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Oct 17 @ 6:10 PM ET
crappy way to treat girgens

put pouliot on the 4th line

- homiedclown


Agreed.
Pouliot looks like crap out there.

I swear this team has more “?” Players than bonifide ones, and he is one of them to be sure. Too bad Baptiste and Bailey didn’t grab managements attention during camp..it was their golden opportunity.

cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Oct 17 @ 6:11 PM ET
crappy way to treat girgens

put pouliot on the 4th line

- homiedclown


Not a bad way to start . Limited ice time and can be moved up and replace someone that is getting gased and outplayed .
chilliard77
Location: NY
Joined: 08.23.2011

Oct 17 @ 6:11 PM ET
(frank)ing Gerbe let his girlfriend go on his commissioner account and what did she do? Ban me from the league. Great
chilliard77
Location: NY
Joined: 08.23.2011

Oct 17 @ 6:14 PM ET
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 17 @ 6:16 PM ET
I havent been able to watch, so excuse my ignorance here, but are we sure this isnt a coincidence? Isn't it possible that the D as a whole are grasping the system better, or is he making a legitimate difference?

He has terrible numbers in terms of shots through 3 games. 3rd worst on the team

- sbroads24



It is a small sample size, so u may be right in that it isn’t necessarily Gorges

BUT
Corsi is a terrible way to judge effectiveness & production
Always has been
It’s just a bigger sample size of a stat like +/- which is FLAWED

The above was spoken on WGR by an analytics expert they had on a week or so ago
Basically what I’ve been saying the whole time
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