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There was almost no way that Johnson wasn't going to be an Amerk to start the year. Just found it interesting that they're giving Clague the reward for being the good soldier by letting him go over to Europe rather than the young RJ. It makes sense that Clague is 9 on the depth chart because if you've suffered 3 D-men out, you probably want a more veteran presence stepping in. But it is mildly surprising as IMHO Johnson is the better player at present.

Heard somewhere yesterday that the Pens weren't going to play their top top guys but they will be putting an NHL lineup out there. Also, looks like Clague is the 27th guy going over to Europe as both Rosen and Johnson are playing tonight. Interesting that they'd rather have the vet should things go kerplewy on the back end rather than Johnson.

Those sweaters were literally made in the same factory. They should be quite similar. The Breakaway jerseys are trash and it remains to be seen how the quality of the good jerseys hold up when Fanatics starts making them themselves in a season or 2.

Uber is your friend.

Only focused on Cozens on the PK on the Benson penalty. He was out there with Thompson and he did a very good job of staying where he was supposed to be. Extremely small sample size (~30 seconds) but he was doing what he was supposed to for at least that segment.

Oh, there's reasons. We're just not allowed to tell you what they are. 😉 Suprised you didn't make the trip to do the doubleheader.

Good to see <_< the refs still have whatever resentment they had for Benson last year. (If we weren't EVER good enough to play in the NHL, why should YOU at all of 5'9" and 165# get to do so as a mere teenager. Well, we'll show you. Off to the box with you.)

The team's energy level seems to be lower when Tuch isn't in the lineup. (Doesn't help that Dahlin isn't in there either.)

Nah, had both the goals been BJ goals, then it could've been the worst 20 minutes. ;)

And now we know what the deal was with the audio. When Dunleavy is on a break, so is the Sound Engineer. And then some.

Disappointing that there's no sound yet. It looks like a nice tribute to the Gaudreau brothers on the video. They seem to be taking this moment of silence thing a bit too seriously. RIP Johnny and Matt.

Yupper. Was just looking to post the same comment. No sound yet.

Sabres website.

About 2,000 more people than would've been in the barn had they kept it a 7PM start. (And, it should actually be a fun game to be at. The Sabres will have essentially their NJ lineup minus the 2 captains & Levi starting over UPL and the BJ's will have an AHL heavy squad.)

If Rodrigues with his limited skill set could become a passable C, wouldn't be shocked if Quinn could also do so. And, giving Cozens some help at C in his own zone could be a part of why Benson remains on that line and Peterka on Thompson's line. Thompson is better in his own zone than Dylan is, so only having Tuch helping carry the C responsibilities in zone is typically enough assistance; whereas Cozens gets 2 very savvy W's to help him make it work. Playing C by committee isn't the worst thing to have happen. Plus, in Cozen's behalf, he entered the league under Krueger and has spent the bulk of his career under Granato. He hasn't even been on the ice for a full week with Ruff teaching him some actual systems to be playing. 4 years worth of bad habits won't necessarily be overcome in the 1st 4-6 days. But am kind of interested in how the board is starting to see Cozens as a W (shoutout to @mjd1001 for putting in the work to move that needle); when he came into the league that he'd ever move to W was a very unpopular opinion.

Very good question. Wondering if keeping Tuch out is to make sure he doesn't get an injury like in camp last year or if it's to see what Benson can do on the top line (maybe both)? If Krebs fits into that slot, it's simply a case of making sure Tuch stays healthy and seeing how Krebs does in a 'you slide into any slot that there's an opening' role. If not, would expect they'll see how Benson does in the forecheck role on that top line. It also could be their opportunity to see what Zucker can do on the 2nd line rather than putting him out there with McLeod and Greenway like most of us expected. Either way, expecting we won't see Tuch until they face Joisey. He'd made it sound like his line wouldn't be playing that game against Munich. (Didn't say that exactly, but what he said gave that impression IMHO.) (So much for the thought they'd keep the lines together all preseason. Of course, with that top line getting 3 goals, and them having been together the last ~ 2 months of the season, expecting Ruff knows what he's getting from the Peterka - Thompson - Tuch line so that one doesn't need to be together all 3 games.)

Makes sense.

No, but the logos and numbers are glued on and the material of the shirt itself has a very weird feel to it. It almost feels "greasy."

With so little time to get ready for the season, and with Benson looking so good in the game last night and apparently in the scrimmages too, would be surprised if Ruff did swap them anytime soon.

The prices are ~55-60% of RS prices. (Still WAY too much. Should be ~25% of RS prices.)

Wonder why Berube would do that? Ruff at least has the excuse of only having 2 PS games before leaving for Europe.

Considering they are literally made at the same factory the Adidas Authentics and Pro unis were made, should hope they aren't crud. Will be interesting to see if they continue to not be crud when they start making them themselves in a year or 2. Still just don't like Fanatics on general principle. (And their Breakaway unis really truly do feel cheap.)

Apparently yes, at least for tomorrow's PS game. Then they head over to Germany for the "real" team's final PS game against Munich. And they'll be putting AHLers and ECHLers in the other 4 games. (And it explains why they have 7 goalies in camp; 3 are going to Europe and the other 4 will allow them to have 2 fresh goalies for each of the 4 remaining PS games.)

Speaking of Perreault and greatest athlete discussions, in the early-mid 70's, Buffalo fans could watch in person arguably the best player in 3 different sports - Perreault, Simpson, and McAdoo.

Would actually expect Zucker where Cozens is, Cozens where Byram is, and Byram where Kulich is. But maybe for some reason Ruff would want Zucker along the boards rather than by the net. Agree on the motion and rotation. They won't be as stupidly sedentary as they were last year, nor will they fear having players not named Benson within 12' of the goalmouth when the puck is on Dahlin's stick. Not sure how apparent that was on TV, but that was REALLY apparent watching in the barn. On the PP and not one single Sabre lower than the face off dots w/ the puck at the blue line. So, truly dislike what Ellis was doing last year.