GAME DISCUSSION THREAD
GAME #69: BUF (19-41-8) at CGY (27-34-7) – TUE MAR 18 – 9:00 PM EDT – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-550
BUFFALO SABRES
Final Lineup
88 Cory Conacher – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford ("A")
82 Marcus Foligno – 65 Brian Flynn – 19 Cody Hodgson
17 Torrey Mitchell – 23 Ville Leino – 27 Matt D’Agostini
44 Nicolas Deslauriers – 37 Matt Ellis – 32 John Scott
X: 28 Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), 80 Chris Stewart (ankle), 24 Zenon Konopka (healthy)
10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 5 Chad Ruhwedel
6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain
X: 52 Alexander Sulzer (LBI), 57 Tyler Myers (elbow)
50 Nathan Lieuwen
31 Matt Hackett
X: 1 Jhonas Enroth (LBI), 34 Michal Neuvirth (LBI)
Lineup News & Notes
F Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), F Chris Stewart (ankle), F 17 Torrey Mitchell (foot), D Alex Sulzer (LBI), D Tyler Myers (elbow), and G Michal Neuvirth were scratches in
Sunday's 2-0 loss vs Montreal.
Weekly Transactions
03/13: Assigned D Chad Ruhwedel to Rochester (AHL); Recalled D Chad Ruhwedel from Rochester (AHL).
03/15: Recalled D Rasmus Ristolainen from Rochester (AHL).
03/16: Recalled G Nathan Lieuwen from Rochester (AHL).
03/17: Recalled G Matt Hackett from Rochester (AHL).
According to the Stats
In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 3-7-0.
Tyler Ennis has two goals in the past three games.
CALGARY FLAMES
Final Lineup
13 Mike Cammalleri ("A") – 20 Sean Monahan – 8 Joe Colborne
17 Lance Bouma – 11 Mikael Backlund – 32 Paul Byron
20 Curtis Glencross ("A") – 18 Matt Stajan – 16 Brian McGrattan
15 Kevin Westgarth – 39 TJ Galiardi – 58 Ben Hanowski
X: 24 Jiri Hudler (LBI), 54 David Jones (shoulder), 60 Markus Granlund (UBI), 51 Kenny Agostino (healthy)
7 TJ Brodie – 5 Mark Giordano ("C")
4 Kris Russell – 44 Chris Butler
3 Ladislav Smid – 56 Tyler Wotherspoon
X: 6 Dennis Wideman (UBI)
37 Joni Ortio
35 Joey MacDonald
Lineup News & Notes
Calgary scratched F Matt Stajan, F Jiri Hudler, F David Jones, F Markus Granlund, and D Dennis Wideman in Saturday's 3-2 loss at Phoenix.
G Karri Ramo (knee) is on IR.
Weekly Transactions
03/17: Signed F Ken Agostino (Yale University) to a two year contract; Assigned F Corban Knight to Abbotsford (AHL).
03/18: Signed D Brett Kulak from Vancouver (WHL) to a three year entry level contract.
According to the Stats
In the Last 10 games, Calgary has gone 5-5-0.
Mike Cammalleri (4G/2A) and Mark Giordano (1G/4A) have four-game point streaks.
Mikael Backlund has three goals in as many games.
PREGAME LINKS
03/16 – GAME RECAP: LIEUWEN MAKES NHL DEBUT IN LOSS TO HABS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com)
03/15 – GAME RECAP: Coyotes edge Flames, pull even with Stars (Jerry Brown – NHL.com)
03/17 – Sabres' Lieuwen could get first NHL start vs. Flames (Brian Hunter – NHL.com)
03/17 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: SABRES SET OUT FOR ROAD TRIP HAMPERED BY INJURIES (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com)
03/17 – Stajans ready to move forward (Aaron Vickers – CalgaryFlames.com)
03/17 – Flames Today: 17.03.14 (Andrew Halipchuk – CalgaryFlames.com)
03/17 – Enroth feeling better than expected, not going on trip; Lieuwen staying put (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald)
03/17 – SABRES RECALL MATT HACKETT (Ian Ott – Sabres PR)
03/17 – Game Preview: 3/18/14 at Calgary Flames (Ian Ott – Sabres PR)
03/17 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media on Monday at First Niagara Center. <3:13>
03/17 – Bob Hartley comments on the return of Matt Stajan and who will be in the lineup tomorrow against Buffalo.<4:18>
03/17 – Matt Stajan comments on returning to the team since taking personal time.<2:49>
03/17 – Scouting Report: Buffalo Sabres (Aaron Vickers – CalgaryFlames.com)
03/18 – Goalie situation unclear with injuries; Lieuwen could start against Flames (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald)
03/18 – Sabres at Flames Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR)
03/18 – Press Clips: 3/18/14 at Calgary Flames (Ian Ott – Sabres PR)
03/18 – Bob Hartley talks about the addition of Kenny Agostino to Calgary and tonight's game against the Sabres.<4:03>
03/18 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at Scotiabank Saddledome. <4:02>
03/18 – THE MORNING SKATE: LIEUWEN TO GET FIRST NHL START IN CALGARY (Kevin Snow – Sabres.com)
03/18 – Dan Dunleavy previews Tuesday night's game against the Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome. <2:43>
03/18 – Brian Flynn speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at Scotiabank Saddledome. <1:01>
03/18 – Torrey Mitchell speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at Scotiabank Saddledome. <2:50>
03/18 – Cody Hodgson speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at Scotiabank Saddledome. <1:21>
03/18 – From flood ruins, Flames' rink rises again (Mike Harrington – buffalonews.com)
03/18 – Teppo Numminen speaks with Brian Duff prior to Tuesday night's game against the Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome. <1:14>
POSTGAME LINKS
03/19 – GAME RECAP: Sabres drop seventh straight in Lieuwen's first start (Kevin Snow – Sabres.com)
03/18 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy recap the Sabres 3-1 loss to the Flames. <3:30>
03/18 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-1 loss to the Flames. <2:19>
03/18 – Nathan Lieuwen speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-1 loss to the Flames. <2:13>
03/18 – Marcus Foligno speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-1 loss to the Flames. <1:59>
03/18 – Drew Stafford speaks with Brian Duff following the Sabres 3-1 loss to the Flames. <2:13>
:lol: You're quite welcome and hang in there as difficult as it most certainly is. :beer: