GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GDT: Anaheim at Buffalo 11-02-13 at 7:00 PM EDT

[26CornerBlitz]

ANA (10-3-1) at BUF (2-12-1) – NOV 2 – 7:00PM ET – MSG-B – WGR-AM

 

Tropp, Kaleta available for Saturday

 

Angry Ducks look for improved play against Sabres

 

Game Preview: 11/2/13 vs Anaheim

 

Ryan Miller’s Dia de los Muertos goalie mask is killer!

 

RR Pregame Presser

 

Corey Tropp Interview (11/2/13)

 

Brian Flynn Interview (11/2/13)

 

Ville Leino Interview (11/2/13)

 

TROPP READY, KALETA WAIVED

 

Joe Sacco Interview (11/2/13)

 

Sabres-Ducks Preview (11/2/13)

 

 

 

 

BUFFALO SABRES

 

Projected Lineup (Subject to change after the morning skate)

 

26 Matt Moulson – 19 Cody Hodgson – 63 Tyler Ennis

9 Steve Ott ("C") – 82 Marcus Foligno – 78 Corey Tropp

28 Zemgus Girgensons – 22 Johan Larsson – 21 Drew Stafford / 65 Brian Flynn

25 Mikhail Grigorenko – 8 Cody McCormick – 23 Ville Leino / 36 Patrick Kaleta (waived)

 

10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 3 Mark Pysyk

20 Henrik Tallinder – 57 Tyler Myers

4 Jamie McBain – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen

 

X: 61 Nikita Zadorov – 32 John Scott

 

30 Ryan Miller

1 Jhonas Enroth

 

Buffalo needs to make a roster move to activate Corey Tropp (jaw) from injured reserve. Update: Patrick Kaleta waived.

 

ANAHEIM DUCKS

 

Projected Lineup

 

62 Patrick Maroon – 15 Ryan Getzlaf ("C") – 10 Corey Perry ("A")

7 Andrew Cogliano – 13 Nick Bonino – 21 Kyle Palmieri

77 Devante Smith-Pelly – 22 Mathieu Perreault – 17 Dustin Penner

65 Emerson Etem – 74 Peter Holland – 34 Daniel Winnik

X: n/a

 

47 Hampus Lindholm – 23 Francois Beauchemin ("A")

4 Cam Fowler – 6 Ben Lovejoy

55 Bryan Allen – 45 Sami Vatanen

X: 28 Mark Fistric

 

1 Jonas Hiller

31 Frederik Andersen

 

Saku

Koivu (head), Teemu Selanne (mouth), Jakob Silfverberg (hand) and Sheldon Souray (wrist) remain inactive.

[wjag]

Buffalo needs to make a roster move to activate Corey Tropp (jaw) from injured reserve.

 

That sounds risky. That would upset the fine balance that is the 2013-2014 Buffalo Sabres.

[CallawaySabres]

Never and I mean never have I had less interest in attending a game

[Corp000085]

That sounds risky. That would upset the fine balance that is the 2013-2014 Buffalo Sabres.

 

Chemistry...

[North Buffalo]

Can they send Stafford down? Expose him to waivers.

[26CornerBlitz]

Can they send Stafford down? Expose him to waivers.

 

They could and I doubt that he would be claimed. I think the Amerks already have the maximum amount of vets allowed on their roster, so they'd have to get rid of another player to send him there.

[kishoph]

The Buffalo Sabres - "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

[thesportsbuff]

so zadorov is sitting again? lmao ron.

[North Buffalo]

The Buffalo Sabres - "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

 

Yeh, I guess "Darcy" is an annagram for "insanity."

[kishoph]

so zadorov is sitting again? lmao ron.

 

 

I can not understand why Rolston continues to make some of these lineup moves, if these "kids" are what is to be the future of the team, let them play and stop flip flopping them in and out of the lineup.

[Rico7]

so zadorov is sitting again? lmao ron.

 

Totally agree.

[DR HOLLIDAY]

Can they send Stafford down? Expose him to waivers.

 

They should expose him to radiation

[DumbPuck]

so zadorov is sitting again? lmao ron.

 

And with him goes my desire to even tune into this one.

[darksabre]

I was going to get tickets to this one but if Zad isn't playing then screw it.

[PASabreFan]

They should expose him to radiation

 

That's cold. And funny.

[deluca67]

ANA (10-3-1) at BUF (2-12-1) – NOV 2 – 7:00PM ET – MSG-B – WGR-AM

 

Tropp, Kaleta available for Saturday

 

Angry Ducks look for improved play against Sabres

 

Game Preview: 11/2/13 vs Anaheim

 

Ryan Miller’s Dia de los Muertos goalie mask is killer!

 

 

 

BUFFALO SABRES

 

Projected Lineup (Subject to change after the morning skate)

 

26 Matt Moulson – 19 Cody Hodgson – 63 Tyler Ennis

9 Steve Ott ("C") – 82 Marcus Foligno – 78 Corey Tropp

28 Zemgus Girgensons – 22 Johan Larsson – 21 Drew Stafford / 65 Brian Flynn

25 Mikhail Grigorenko – 8 Cody McCormick – 23 Ville Leino / 36 Patrick Kaleta

 

10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 3 Mark Pysyk

20 Henrik Tallinder – 57 Tyler Myers

4 Jamie McBain – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen

 

X: 61 Nikita Zadorov – 32 John Scott

 

30 Ryan Miller

1 Jhonas Enroth

 

Buffalo needs to make a roster move to activate Corey Tropp (jaw) from injured reserve.

 

ANAHEIM DUCKS

 

Projected Lineup

 

62 Patrick Maroon – 15 Ryan Getzlaf ("C") – 10 Corey Perry ("A")

7 Andrew Cogliano – 13 Nick Bonino – 21 Kyle Palmieri

77 Devante Smith-Pelly – 22 Mathieu Perreault – 17 Dustin Penner

65 Emerson Etem – 74 Peter Holland – 34 Daniel Winnik

X: n/a

 

47 Hampus Lindholm – 23 Francois Beauchemin ("A")

4 Cam Fowler – 6 Ben Lovejoy

55 Bryan Allen – 45 Sami Vatanen

X: 28 Mark Fistric

 

1 Jonas Hiller

31 Frederik Andersen

 

Saku

Koivu (head), Teemu Selanne (mouth), Jakob Silfverberg (hand) and Sheldon Souray (wrist) remain inactive.

Is that Ryan Miller walking off into the sunset on the left side of the mask?

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Is that Ryan Miller walking off into the sunset on the left side of the mask?

 

Awesome catch.

 

One can only hope.

 

It looks like the sun is setting over water ... just like on the West Coast of NA.

[26CornerBlitz]

I'm not an RR fan!

@BuffNewsVogl

Now for some Sabres fans' least-favorite moment: Buffalo is scratching Mikhail Grigorenko again tonight.

[darksabre]

I'm not an RR fan!

@BuffNewsVogl

Now for some Sabres fans' least-favorite moment: Buffalo is scratching Mikhail Grigorenko again tonight.

 

Hey Mik, you played good the other night. You're benched. Love Rahn.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

I'm not an RR fan!

@BuffNewsVogl

Now for some Sabres fans' least-favorite moment: Buffalo is scratching Mikhail Grigorenko again tonight.

 

FIRE RR!!

 

Meet the new(ish) coach, same as the old coach.

[TrueBlueGED]

So Miller gets a special mask for tonight...and Enroth starts. Ron is really batting a thousand tonight.

[26CornerBlitz]

@BuffNewsVogl

Patrick Kaleta is not going to play for the Sabres tonight. Not on IR. Something is up.

 

FIRE RR!!

 

Meet the new(ish) coach, same as the old coach.

 

FYI:

@RSandersonWHTK

#Sabres have hired NHL veteran, former #Habs interim head coach & former #Amerks head coach Randy Cunneyworth as a pro scout.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

FYI:

@RSandersonWHTK

#Sabres have hired NHL veteran, former #Habs interim head coach & former #Amerks head coach Randy Cunneyworth as a pro scout.

 

That's great.

 

They really are on a mission from God and they are putting the band back together.

 

:doh:

[26CornerBlitz]

@BuffaloSabres

Rolston says Grigorenko a healthy scratch tonight. Good to get "some perspective," like Zadorov + Ristolainen recently. #Sabres

[darksabre]

@BuffaloSabres

Rolston says Grigorenko a healthy scratch tonight. Good to get "some perspective," like Zadorov + Ristolainen recently. #Sabres

 

"Do you guys see how bad this team is without you? We need you guys to basically put the team on your back. Like, Greek mythology style."