[GDT: Flames @ Sabres, Oct. 19, 2023 - 7pm EDT, MSG 📺 WGR 📻]

13 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

 

Well that's good news. There is still a chance he misses tonight's game, but hopefully he is back for the Islanders.

[Craig Anderson signing 1 day contract with Ottawa to retire]

The only reason I ever disliked Anderson was how well he played for Ottawa for all those years. I thought it was a nice gesture to have his final game be against them last season.

 

I'd really like him to sign some kind of contract with Buffalo to be consultant or something. He seems to be hanging around at times, which is nice to see. I'm not sure if that's a paid thing or voluntary (or maybe they like pay for hotel, travel and food?). I suspect he wants time with the family in the short term, but that may change once he's been gone a bit and misses being around the rink all the time.

[GDT: Flames @ Sabres, Oct. 19, 2023 - 7pm EDT, MSG 📺 WGR 📻]

1 minute ago, inkman said:

Makes sense.  So it completely won’t happen.

We may simply see something like:

 

Dahlin/Clifton

Power/Joker

Bryson/EJohnson

 

instead if Granato wants to keep Power/Joker together. I can't imagine either Johnson or Bryson being the one paired with Dahlin. Johnson is too old to do those minutes and Bryson is too much of a liability.

[GDT: Flames @ Sabres, Oct. 19, 2023 - 7pm EDT, MSG 📺 WGR 📻]

46 minutes ago, French Collection said:

Who partners with Dahlin?

I don't expect Mule to play, but I don't expect him to be out long enough to call up Ryan Johnson. That means we're stuck with Bryson.

Based on how the numbers looked last year I'd do these pairs until Mule returns:

Dahlin/Joker

Power/Clifton

Bryson/EJohnson

 

Clifton is still acclimating and making some noticeable mistakes, but I'd like to see how he pairs with Power. Hopefully the veteran play Johnson bring keeps Bryson from being too much of a liability (and hopefully his "improved" play in pre-season actually translates to decent 3rd pair play but I'm not holding my breath). I didn't really remember Joker playing with Dahlin last year, which probably means Joker wasn't messing up too bad. Apparently their stats for last year are really good. That's been brought up on both Maintenance Day and Expected Buffalo.

 

Last game he had both Johnson and Clifton playing with Dahlin. Then late in the game it was Power. We'll see what the pairs look like at morning skate though

[New series: Sabre Says]

the early stuff was kind of meh..but at the end with 4 of them and JJ was messing with the other players was pretty good.

 

But yeah..I hope Skinner does another 2 stalls

[GDT - Lightning @ Sabres - October 17, 2023 - 7:30 PM (EDT) - ESPN & WGR]

Sabres are 0-2 with GDT I've made and 1-0 with GDT I haven't. My initial suspicions have been confirmed. It's scary to have this kind of power. I guess no more GDT from me for the rest of the season, or until the unwelcome power recedes..

[GDT - Lightning @ Sabres - October 17, 2023 - 7:30 PM (EDT) - ESPN & WGR]

We're going to win tonight because I didn't make the GDT. It's that simple.

 

I probably won't get to watch it tonight though. So I'll likely try to avoid the results and watch the game in the morning

[GDT: Sabres @ Islanders - October 14, 2023 - 7:30PM, MSG-B/MSGSN/ESPN+📺WGR📻]

Well we're 0-2 for GDT I've made. Obviously someone else has to make them.

[GDT: Sabres @ Islanders - October 14, 2023 - 7:30PM, MSG-B/MSGSN/ESPN+📺WGR📻]

The Sabres will be looking bounce back after losing their home opener to the Rangers. Tonight they head to take on the Islanders.

This will be the Islanders first game of the season. They are coming off a wild card berth last year.

 

No word yet on the lineup. Will Granato mix anything up, or run it back with the same lines and defense pairs? Does Levi get the start again or do they go with one of two back ups?

[GDT: Rangers @ Sabres - October 12, 2023 - 7:00PM, MSG-B📺WGR📻]

1 minute ago, Zamboni said:

I know 4 of those songs. Only 4. 😂

I know 4 as well, but a 5th (Oloffsson) I remember from last year.

1 minute ago, Malazan said:

tabs > spaces.

Sadist.

[GDT: Rangers @ Sabres - October 12, 2023 - 7:00PM, MSG-B📺WGR📻]

Is skinner going with High School Musical?

I know that's a thing that exists, but I wouldn't have guessed it from just this picture:

 

[GDT: Rangers @ Sabres - October 12, 2023 - 7:00PM, MSG-B📺WGR📻]

8 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said:

I haven’t been following all preseason. Who is the starting goalie and the back up?

Starter is Levi. We have 2 backups still. UPL and Comrie.

It may end up being more of a platoon style thing based on who is playing hot. We'll see.

[GDT: Rangers @ Sabres - October 12, 2023 - 7:00PM, MSG-B📺WGR📻]

 

[MSG's Sabre Games: No Cable Needed Next Season]

27 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

I'm reading that there's no native MSG app on this Vizio TV. So I guess I'll be casting from my phone. I have just the TV. No extra gizmos.

 

A lot of those TVs basically have an embedded Chromecast. I'm not sure about Vizio in particular though since I have Samsung TVs.

If you're not sure if your TV supports casting, the easiest thing to do is try to use the youtube app on your phone and cast it to you TV instead of using the built in youtube app your TV probably has. The only requirement is both your TV and your phone need to be on the same wifi network.

 

It's hard to know what the MSG app lets you do. My suggestion is look for a cast icon in the app. Like in the youtube app. If it's not there and it let's you stream from a web browser, you can click on the right-hand menu and cast any tab (assuming your TV supports it)

Using the chrome cast tab feature is how I watched pre-season games on my TV

[GDT: Rangers @ Sabres - October 12, 2023 - 7:00PM, MSG-B📺WGR📻]

24 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

No worries but there are some strong opinions out there.

 

That doesn't surprise me. Debating something so trivial is just not something I want to spend energy on.

[GDT: Rangers @ Sabres - October 12, 2023 - 7:00PM, MSG-B📺WGR📻]

17 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Oh please don't get into that debate.  Please please please....!

 

I'm not debating. I was just explaining why I titled it the way I did. I changed it. It doesn't matter to me.

[GDT: Rangers @ Sabres - October 12, 2023 - 7:00PM, MSG-B📺WGR📻]

11 minutes ago, Getpucksdeep said:

The #1 question!  They were playing "dance w/ somebody" last night in Carolina during a stoppage and my wife who is not invested in sports at all from across the room - "did skinner score!?!?"  

 

I'm still bummed Skinner got himself suspended in December because he had temporarily changed it to "All I want for Christmas is You" which I find hilarious

[GDT: Rangers @ Sabres - October 12, 2023 - 7:00PM, MSG-B📺WGR📻]

59 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Thread title. Who's at home?

I can change it to Rags @ Sabres, but typically VS means Home game where @ means away game. I can edit it since a few people have asked though.

[GDT: Rangers @ Sabres - October 12, 2023 - 7:00PM, MSG-B📺WGR📻]

I'm curious if they are doing the player goal songs again. I haven't seen anything on their social media feed. Mostly I'm curious what song Skinner picked for this year. Assuming they are doing that again. I hope they are.

[MSG's Sabre Games: No Cable Needed Next Season]

9 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Spoiler alert: I am (no longer) tech savvy (if I ever was).

I downloaded the MSG Go app on my phone and bought a monthly subscription. Do I cast from my phone to the TV?

I somehow thought the app would be on the TV.

And... I can't even cast what is on MSG Go right now. It asks me to subscribe, then when I hit subscribe it tells me I am already subscribed... And it's linked to my Google account. I am to go there and unsubscribe first lol.

 

What is your TV setup? How do you normally stream stuff? Roku? Chromecast? AppleTV? Built in to your TV?

 

I have a chromecast TV so I can install most (but not all) android apps on that, and if not I can load a feed up in Chrome and cast it to my TV from my laptop (but that's annoying because I have to leave my laptop running) or cast from my phone if the app allows it.

 

I'm not sure if Roku or Apple have similar features. Or if the MSG Go app has a cast button, but that might be what you need to do.

[GDT: Rangers @ Sabres - October 12, 2023 - 7:00PM, MSG-B📺WGR📻]

The regular season is here! Tonight's game will be on MSG (NYR) and MSG-B (Sabres). ESPN+ for those of us out of market in the US. 

 

The Rangers come to town for Opening Night of the Sabres Season.

 

Practice lines from yesterday:

 

[Around the NHL 2023-24 Season]

2 hours ago, K-9 said:

Aside from a few Sabres, Ovi ranks as my favorite player of all time. While some of that may have to do with living in DC for 30 years, most of it is just because he plays the game the right way. 

One of the things I love about Ovi is he celebrates his teammates goals like he scored it. Also, I've never seen someone so happy to finally win the cup as he was. I'm sure there have been others, but he was out partying with all the fans and just having a grand old time. It was cool to see.

[Practice Lines 10/11/23]

KA was on Sabres live and they asked him about Savoie playing in Rochester. All he said was "it's complicated and I don't want to comment, but we're talking to the league to see what our options are"

 

So it sounds like they are hoping to send him to Rochester to have a rehab and buy themselves some time. Likely he'll stay on IR until they figure out what their options are.

[Around the NHL 2023-24 Season]

Personally I never disliked Crosby as a person/player. What I disliked was how much OLN/VS constantly talked about the guy, even in games he wasn't playing in. They aren't alone in this. Collensworth talks about Maholmes all the time. It's a thing most national broadcasts do with star players.

 

As someone who followed the Caps a lot while the Sabres were terrible, I liked the Pens/Caps rivalry. Although Crosby and Ovi are 2 very different players. Both are fun to watch though.

[Barry Melrose retiring after Parkinson’s diagnosis]

ESPN did a tribute narrated by Gretzky: