Taro T Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Me too. We're light years better up front, but might be worse defensively. I hope Colaicovo can stay healthy. I like his game, but he is always hurt. How do you figure they'll be worse on D this year? I can see possibly expecting them to be the same if you feel Myers was significantly better than Bogosian and you were on the Zadorov bandwagon, but getting rid of Meszaros and Benoit is addition by subtraction. They had no pp QB last year and Zadorov had many down games. Overall, this unit should be at least what they were last year (they were horrible last year) and should most likely be better. Scheme & having O'Reilly helping should result in improvement alone. (Not saying the unit will be good, but it almost definitely will be better.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 How do you figure they'll be worse on D this year? I can see possibly expecting them to be the same if you feel Myers was significantly better than Bogosian and you were on the Zadorov bandwagon, but getting rid of Meszaros and Benoit is addition by subtraction. They had no pp QB last year and Zadorov had many down games. Overall, this unit should be at least what they were last year (they were horrible last year) and should most likely be better. Scheme & having O'Reilly helping should result in improvement alone. (Not saying the unit will be good, but it almost definitely will be better.) I agree. If Pysyk has improved how I think and with the addition of Franson and a healthy Gorges, our defense is better than last years cluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 How do you figure they'll be worse on D this year? I can see possibly expecting them to be the same if you feel Myers was significantly better than Bogosian and you were on the Zadorov bandwagon, but getting rid of Meszaros and Benoit is addition by subtraction. They had no pp QB last year and Zadorov had many down games. Overall, this unit should be at least what they were last year (they were horrible last year) and should most likely be better. Scheme & having O'Reilly helping should result in improvement alone. (Not saying the unit will be good, but it almost definitely will be better.) I watched Franson play down here in Nashville (both stints) and he isn't good in his own zone. He struggles with speedy opposing forwards. We need him for the power play though. Colo is - or at least was - a nice player, but he can't stay healthy so I figure it is only a matter of time before he is out. I liked Zadorov's potential. I think he'll be a good NHLer after he matures a little bit. As a top pair, I think of Gorges and Bogosian as merely "okay." IMHO, they're nowhere close to the "minute eating" top pairs we see on the better teams. Personal opinion, but I like Bogosian better than Gorges. I see Gorges as a slightly better Weber. Tough and physical, but won't help the transition game much (assuming Bylsma wants to play a more offensive system). If Risto and Pysyk play well, that will really help this year's group. But, they're young so I don't see that as a given. That said, I think most of us will be happy just seeing the team score a few more goals this season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 So, the battle for 12th forward would appear to be Legwand vs Larsson? Larsson should replace Moulson as a sure roster spot, imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) I subscribe to hockeystreams and looking at their future schedule I see 4 of the games are currently scheduled: Sept. 23 - Buffalo vs. Ottawa - 7 p.m. - First Niagara Center Sept. 25 - Buffalo at Toronto - 7:30 p.m. - Air Canada Centre Sept. 26 - Buffalo at Ottawa - 7 p.m. - Canadian Tire Centre Sept. 29 - Buffalo vs. Toronto - 7 p.m. - First Niagara Center Again, I think failure to stream the pre-season games is another embarrassment for the way the organization that claims to be "Hockey Heaven" is run. Well, we have no idea what the contract with MSG looks like; it may be out of the Sabres' control. I can't imagine that the team would not want the games to be aired. Edited September 21, 2015 by Eleven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I watched Franson play down here in Nashville (both stints) and he isn't good in his own zone. He struggles with speedy opposing forwards. We need him for the power play though. Colo is - or at least was - a nice player, but he can't stay healthy so I figure it is only a matter of time before he is out. I liked Zadorov's potential. I think he'll be a good NHLer after he matures a little bit. As a top pair, I think of Gorges and Bogosian as merely "okay." IMHO, they're nowhere close to the "minute eating" top pairs we see on the better teams. Personal opinion, but I like Bogosian better than Gorges. I see Gorges as a slightly better Weber. Tough and physical, but won't help the transition game much (assuming Bylsma wants to play a more offensive system). If Risto and Pysyk play well, that will really help this year's group. But, they're young so I don't see that as a given. That said, I think most of us will be happy just seeing the team score a few more goals this season! Right. How is any of that worse than last year? Zadorov was potential, not production. Especially when paired together, Mezsaros and Benoit were the worst pair in the league. Gorges replaces Gorges, Risto, Risto, and Weber, Weber. Myers was slightly better than Bogosian (at least when not paired w/ Weber - that pairing didn't come close to working), Pysyk should be at least as good as Zadorov was last year and definitely better than Mezsaros (barring his last 5 games of the year) and Franson should be better than Benoit. If that's a wash, Colaiaovo and Donovan are available and one would expect at least 1 of that to be better than Benoit. I'm not saying this group will be good. But I can't see any metric that they'll measure as worse than last year's hot mess. I still expect to see TM trade for a legit D-man and next year McCabe will also be in the mix. In 2 years, this D could very well be good; Bogo, Risto, Pysyk, new guy, & McCabe should make a solid core. They aren't there yet, but they aren't worse than last year. Larsson should replace Moulson as a sure roster spot, imo There is no ####ing way (barring trade) that Moulson doesn't start the year as Eichel's LW. And there is less than 5% chance Matty is traded in the next 3 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Preseason Media Schedule: http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=779898&cmpid=sm-fb-news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Preseason Media Schedule: http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=779898&cmpid=sm-fb-news Now this would be a great issue for "Ask Ted." Oh, right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 The fact that the NHL doesn't stream preseason on gamecenter, boggles my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Let's get this season underway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 The fact that the NHL doesn't stream preseason on gamecenter, boggles my mind. Hopefully with the switch to MLB that gets rectified going forward. All sorts of spring training games available. I'm really excited to see how the product improves; MLB.tv is LIGHT YEARS ahead of gamecenter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Haha, found this randomly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustache of God Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) Well, we have no idea what the contract with MSG looks like; it may be out of the Sabres' control. I can't imagine that the team would not want the games to be aired. It's frustrating as a fan hungry for any kind of content so deal with the lack of coverage. Maybe they have a agreement with MSG for not airing pre-season games (but why??) but not streaming the Prospects Tournament, or only piping in the jumbotron stream for the Rookie Scrimmage at the last minute in July? It's pathetic. You're telling me they couldn't sync up the WGR Broadcast with the jumbtotron stream for the prospects tournament? It's 2015, setting up a live stream isn't that complicated, especially when you're a part of the four major sports in America. Content will continue to shift from broadcast television to streaming over the internet. I remember reading a few articles a year or so ago about Ted Black addressing the possibility of Pegula Sports and Entertainment starting up their own broadcasting station akin to Empire sports, which would be a horrible venture but why not shift those broadcasts to stream on the internet? You'd increase your coverage from the WNY region to fans spread out across the country/globe, etc. I could go on and on about this. At the end of the day it'd be nice to have our organization be on the cutting edge of this transition by providing streaming content for the fans. If the team is on the ice then we should be able to see it and not have to research a hundred different ways to see if there's a chance to watch the team. At this point it looks like the only games that people won't be able to stream are the Minnesota games. I'm placing the blame on Minnesota for that one since they should be streaming their home games. As LGR said, it's mind boggling all the games aren't available. Edited September 21, 2015 by mustacheofgod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustache of God Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Tonight I'll be interested to see how the following plays out: -How does Eichel fare against better opponents while playing with better linemates. Looks like he'll be playing against Parise, Granlund and Pominville so it'll be nice to see him going up against strong opponents. -How is Larsson looking? He's gotta stand out if he wants a solid spot on this team -D pairings, will be interesting to see the Guhle-Psysk , McCabe-Fransen combo and most importantly 3 v 3 OT - regardless of the score at the end of the 3rd period the teams will be playing an extra 3 v 3 period to get accustomed to the new format. Whose Blysma going to throw out there? Eichel - Girgensons - Psysk? Moulson - Larrson - Weber? This would all be great to watch live but unless any of you live in Minnesota we're S.O.L. At least we'll be blessed with a 2 minute video recap tomorrow /s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny DangerFace Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I forgot I live in Minnesota!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Whose Blysma going to throw out there? Whoa... yeah I knew that Bylsma is our coach now, but this really threw me for a loop. Things are different! Can't wait for the first SabreSpace "Fire Dan Bylsma" thread :devil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I forgot I live in Minnesota!!! Go to the game and sneak a GoPro in, ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Really? This game isn't being streamed or televised anywhere??? Correct. From the Sabres website, it looks like NONE of the preseason games will be on MSG. Dammit! A full broadcast schedule for the team’s preseason schedule can be found below: Sept. 21: 8 p.m. at Minnesota - Radio: WGR 550 (Dan Dunleavy & Andrew Peters) Sept. 23: 7 p.m. vs. Ottawa - Radio: WGR 550 (Brian Duff & Rob Ray) Sept. 25: 7:30 p.m. at Toronto - TV: NHL Network* Radio: WGR 550 (Dan Dunleavy & Rob Ray) Sept. 26: 7 p.m. at Ottawa - Radio: WGR 550 (Dan Dunleavy & Rob Ray) Sept. 29: 7 p.m. vs. Toronto - TV: NHL Network* - Radio: WGR 550 (Brian Duff & Rob Ray) Oct. 1: 8 p.m. at Minnesota - Radio: WGR 550 (Dan Dunleavy & Rob Ray) Oct. 2: 7 p.m. vs. Columbus - TV: MSG - Radio: WGR 550 (Dan Dunleavy & Rob Ray) Much obliged. Radio it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 :cry: Old school, baby. I remember sneaking the radio into bed for the west coast games and listening to RJ (before he was on TV). Those were the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I'm not upset about the broadcast options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 God that National Anthem is so nice to hear. Here we go guys. The first game of the Eichel era. :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 It's finally happening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Meanwhile in Edmonton.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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