[GDT: Florida @ Buffalo, 7:00 pm est, 2-9-2016]

Nice screen name. Glad to see you post.

 

Enjoy the game tonight. I'm hoping to see a little more flow than Florida usually allows.

 

 

I have seen Jagr live many times.  Enjoy the show--it is a show.

 

Thanks, guys! That'll likely go down as the most memorable 3 goal loss I'll ever attend. It was awfully deflating to go down 4-0 on four even strength goals, especially some of them being tip jobs like they were. But Kane put the entire crowd on his back in the second. The place was pretty fired up for all three of his bouts, and his big grin and 2-0 gesture was awesome. Might have to find a picture of that and make it my avatar. 

 

Like I said, I wanted to see some exciting things from our core, I wanted to see Jagr, and a win would just be icing on the cake. The loss sucks, but I can't complain about seeing 11 goals and three fights. Jagr's goal was a beauty, Reino obviously scored twice, O'Reilly had some nifty passes and put on a puck handling clinic when he drew that tripping penalty, Risto dangled his way through traffic like he was Patrick Kane, and Eichel had some wow moments where he just showed off some speed and overall skating ability as a one man line. Kane's snipe was the nice too, the cherry on top of his hat trick. Also, how many people can say they've seen Mike Weber score in person!?!? A memorable one for sure

[GDT: Florida @ Buffalo, 7:00 pm est, 2-9-2016]

I buy a ticket and the next 15 hours see 4 players get hurt. Sorry guys.

I'm heading to the game tonight and I'm a little bummed to see the slew of guys ruled out, but I'm really there to see Eichel, ROR, Risto, Samson, Kane, Lehner.. The big guys! I've approached games this year with the mindset that the excitement of seeing them live and hearing the horn is the real draw, and a win would simply be gravy. Next year and years following, I'll be much more disappointed that my ticket money didn't go towards a win. I will say that it sucks missing Girgensons though.

 

Also targeted tonight's game to see Jagr. I've never seen him live and would have regretted never doing so, even this late in his career.

 

Enjoy the game, I know I will!

[GDT: Sabres at Bruins Dec. 26, 2015 7pm]

In his postgame interview, Jack referred to O'Reilly as "Snook". As in, rhymes with book. Wonder where that comes from.

 

I've read about the nickname in a couple different places. Sounds like the gist of it is that his family took in a lot of foster kids growing up, and at some point there were multiple Ryans. ROR's dad nicknamed him Snook to avoid confusion. The name was inspired by the Irish term for "mischievous kid." Here's one article that talks a little about it:

 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/king-oreilly-feature/

[Sabres Prospects 2015-2016]

Welcome!

 

And if you're watching college games on TV, you are absolutely qualified to post, and post often.

 

Keep 'em coming.

 

 

Good stuff and thanks for the info. Welcome aboard!

 

 

I agree, tell us what you see! None of us are experts (except Pi2000).

 

Thanks for the welcome! I've been a longtime passive fan, dating back to the Drury/Briere days when I was 12 or 13. When I was younger I never fully appreciated the fundamentals and the general ins and outs of the game of hockey though. I focused more on MLB, NFL, and NBA. In the past year, year and a half maybe, hockey has slowly become my favorite of the bunch for a variety of reasons. Being a passive fan is out of character for me, so I've really tried to immerse myself in the game by watching all levels. It's a huge added bonus when I can catch a promising Sabres' prospect!  I'm a UB student and I recently took in their game downtown at Buffalo RiverWorks. Outdoor hockey is awesome  :w00t:

[Sabres Prospects 2015-2016]

Is Hudson the prospect that is very close to his sister who has a disability? Or is that story incorrect/someone else's? That might affect what he does next year, no?

 

Both his brother and sister, in fact. Here's an old article that details his family ties. An excerpt:

 

 

Hudson’s younger brother Cooper, 14, and sister Mallory, 13, each suffer from a mitochondrial disorder that leaves them unable to walk or speak, requiring around-the-clock care.

Shannon handles the majority of care-giving, with help from Rick and visiting nurses, but Hudson always took an active role in helping out with his younger siblings as well.

“[Hudson] could do near anything a nurse could do with Cooper and Mallory,” Rick says. “He knew how to feed, how to give them medicine. The nice part was, and remember he’s a teenager, not once in the 15 years did he ever complain. Not a once. To me, as a parent, those are the things that make it special.”

Knowing that he had a lot of responsibility within his family, Hudson’s decision to stay in Burnsville and continue playing high school hockey or leave home for the unfamiliar surroundings of Ann Arbor was far from an easy one.

 

I've been able to catch a couple Fasching games on TV this year and I've been very impressed, especially by his physicality and netfront presence. I am admittedly newer to the sport of hockey than most of you guys, so I won't make any proclamations about his overall game because I'm simply not qualified to. I've enjoyed seeing all of your thoughts on him. Just thought I'd say he seems like a great kid and I've loved seeing him succeed so far this year.