Who would win a series between the pre-tank and post-tank Sabres?

[PASabreFan]

Inspired by a comment in the swing and miss thread. Who would win a seven game series between the 2013 Sabres and the 2016-2017 Sabres? I guess we should consider the respective teams when they were at full strength (for example 2013 with Pominville, 2016-17 with Eichel, Kane, ROR etc.).

 

 

[I-90 W]

Ryan Miller FTW!

[Weave]

One leaderless team that quit on its coach against another leaderless team that quit on its coach.  If noone watched, did it ever happen?

[Randall Flagg]

Game 1: Evander Kane takes out Vanek with a knee-on-knee hit. Brawl ensues. Foligno kicks the ###### out of Foligno. Miller and Lehner fight. Lehner messes him up pretty bad but Miller gets one nice square hit, giving Lehner a black eye. Tyler Ennis scores the winner for Team Lockout in overtime, Nilsson hung out to dry when Bogosian turns the puck over from behind the net. 

 

Game 2: Eichel undresses Sulzer for an unreal goal. Ott licks sweat beads from ROR's beard, without thinking, and vomits on the ice, requiring an extra TV timeout to clean, which ultimately keeps RJ up past his bedtime. Samson fires 7 muffin shots right into Miller's crest. But Miller is no match for a Franson floater from the point. He gazes to the rafters, throwing his arms up emphatically. Team Hot Daniel wins game 2 by a 2-1 score.

 

Game 3: Mikhail Grigorenko scores 9 seconds into the game, assisted by John Scott and Matt Ellis. Lindy puts his shutdown line (Gerbe - Leino - Flynn) on the Eichel line, freeing up the Girgensons line to eat up whatever line Matt Ellis centers. Vanek and Okposo get into a weird squinty-eye crinkly face cringe battle, in an attempt to intimidate and gain a psychological edge. Sekera sends Pominville on a breakaway in the second, Lehner panics and just gets out of the way in the hopes that Pommers "Stefans" it. He doesn't. Dan then pulls his forechecker to drop in the 1-2-2, confused because the scoreboard reads "Sabres - 2 Sabres - 0". Team Hot Daniel thus has no more scoring chances, and Miller snoozes his way to a game 3 victory. 

 

Game 4: I don't know what happened because I chose to clean my bathroom instead of watching

 

Game 5: The Sabres tied the series with the Sabres in game 4 and regained home ice advantage. Rick Jeanneret retired in disgust. Stafford took a shot on goal in the middle of the first period and everyone shared a laugh when they finally remembered who number 21 was. Jhonas Enroth pulled open the bench door strategically, and Kulikov fell in, knocking himself out of the series. Gorges scores a goal off of Myers' face and Hot Daniel's team takes a 3-2 lead in the series.

 

Game 6: Cody Hodgson waves his stick feebly as ROR powers his way through the entire Sabres team, shelving a backhand early. Kane runs Miller, Leino wets himself and skates directly to the bench. Miller's out. Kaleta concusses Eichel with a jump-elbow boarding, and Sabrespace is in an uproar because of how the refs target Pat unfairly. Derek Grant rips one off the pipe. Vanek loafs at the blue line and takes off when he sees Pominville get the puck. He does his little around the world and slaps it home, top shelf, to tie the game. In overtime, Reinhart gets benched for making fun of Moulson and Gorges, and William Carrier, playing just his 5th shift of the series because Dan doesn't recognize the player he has, puts one through Enroth's massive five hole. Instead of celebrating and shaking hands, both teams skate directly to the dressing room, heads down in shame. A tear escapes Flagg's eye as he slowly gathers his memorabilia, douses it in gasoline, and lights a match. 

 

(Editing to fix small typos and inconsistencies)

Edited April 19, 2017 by Randall Flagg

[ubkev]

Who said 7 games? No Sabres team could ever win in 7 games.

[PASabreFan]

Game 1: Evander Kane takes out Vanek with a knee-on-knee hit. Brawl ensues. Foligno kicks the ###### out of Foligno. Miller and Lehner fight. Lehner messes him up pretty bad but Miller gets one nice square hit, giving Lehner a black eye. Tyler Ennis scores the winner for Team Lockout in overtime, Nilsson hung out to dry when Bogosian turns the puck over from behind the net. 

 

Game 2: Eichel undresses Sulzer for an unreal goal. Ott licks sweat beads from ROR's beard, without thinking, and vomits on the ice, requiring an extra TV timeout to clean, which ultimately keeps RJ up past his bedtime. Samson fires 7 muffin shots right into Miller's crest. But Miller is no match for a Franson floater from the point. He gazes to the rafters, throwing his arms up emphatically. Team Hot Daniel wins game 2 by a 2-1 score.

 

Game 3: Mikhail Grigorenko scores 9 seconds into the game, assisted by John Scott and Matt Ellis. Lindy puts his shutdown line (Gerbe - Leino - Flynn) on the Eichel line, freeing up the Girgensons line to eat up whatever line Matt Ellis centers. Vanek and Okposo get into a weird squinty-eye crinkly face cringe battle, in an attempt to intimidate and gain a psychological edge. Sekera sends Pominville on a breakaway in the second, Lehner panics and just gets out of the way in the hopes that Pommers "Stefans" it. He doesn't. Dan then pulls his forechecker to drop in the 1-2-2, confused because the scoreboard reads "Sabres - 2 Sabres - 0". Team Hot Daniel thus has no more scoring chances, and Miller snoozes his way to a game 3 victory. 

 

Game 4: I don't know what happened because I chose to clean my bathroom instead of watching

 

Game 5: The Sabres tied the series with the Sabres in game 4 and regained home ice advantage. Rick Jeanneret retired in disgust. Stafford took a shot on goal in the middle of the first period and everyone shared a laugh when they finally remembered who number 21 was. Jhonas Enroth pulled open the bench door strategically, and Kulikov fell in, knocking himself out of the series. Gorges scores a goal off of Myers' face and Hot Daniel's team takes a 3-2 lead in the series.

 

Game 6: Cody Hodgson waives his stick feebly as ROR powers his way through the entire Sabres team, shelving a backhand early. Kane runs Miller, Leino wets himself and skates directly to the bench. Miller's out. Kaleta concusses Eichel with a jump-elbow boarding, and Sabrespace is in an uproar because of how the refs target Pat unfairly. Derek Grant rips one off the pipe. Vanek, in his first game back since the injury, loafs at the blue line and takes off when he sees Pominville get the puck. He does his little around the world and slaps it home, top shelf, to tie the game. In overtime, Reinhart gets benched for making fun of Moulson and Gorges, and William Carrier, playing just his 5th shift of the series because Dan doesn't recognize the player he has, puts one through Enroth's massive five hole. Instead of celebrating and shaking hands, both teams skate directly to the dressing room, heads down in shame. A tear escapes Flagg's eye as he slowly gathers his memorabilia, douses it in gasoline, and lights a match. 

I want to read this when I'm mentally coherent again. But me likey so far.

[Doohickie]

[PASabreFan]

Flagg, that was fun. I was coughing up morning phlegm with delight.

[darksabre]

Game 1: Evander Kane takes out Vanek with a knee-on-knee hit. Brawl ensues. Foligno kicks the ###### out of Foligno. Miller and Lehner fight. Lehner messes him up pretty bad but Miller gets one nice square hit, giving Lehner a black eye. Tyler Ennis scores the winner for Team Lockout in overtime, Nilsson hung out to dry when Bogosian turns the puck over from behind the net. 

 

Game 2: Eichel undresses Sulzer for an unreal goal. Ott licks sweat beads from ROR's beard, without thinking, and vomits on the ice, requiring an extra TV timeout to clean, which ultimately keeps RJ up past his bedtime. Samson fires 7 muffin shots right into Miller's crest. But Miller is no match for a Franson floater from the point. He gazes to the rafters, throwing his arms up emphatically. Team Hot Daniel wins game 2 by a 2-1 score.

 

Game 3: Mikhail Grigorenko scores 9 seconds into the game, assisted by John Scott and Matt Ellis. Lindy puts his shutdown line (Gerbe - Leino - Flynn) on the Eichel line, freeing up the Girgensons line to eat up whatever line Matt Ellis centers. Vanek and Okposo get into a weird squinty-eye crinkly face cringe battle, in an attempt to intimidate and gain a psychological edge. Sekera sends Pominville on a breakaway in the second, Lehner panics and just gets out of the way in the hopes that Pommers "Stefans" it. He doesn't. Dan then pulls his forechecker to drop in the 1-2-2, confused because the scoreboard reads "Sabres - 2 Sabres - 0". Team Hot Daniel thus has no more scoring chances, and Miller snoozes his way to a game 3 victory. 

 

Game 4: I don't know what happened because I chose to clean my bathroom instead of watching

 

Game 5: The Sabres tied the series with the Sabres in game 4 and regained home ice advantage. Rick Jeanneret retired in disgust. Stafford took a shot on goal in the middle of the first period and everyone shared a laugh when they finally remembered who number 21 was. Jhonas Enroth pulled open the bench door strategically, and Kulikov fell in, knocking himself out of the series. Gorges scores a goal off of Myers' face and Hot Daniel's team takes a 3-2 lead in the series.

 

Game 6: Cody Hodgson waives his stick feebly as ROR powers his way through the entire Sabres team, shelving a backhand early. Kane runs Miller, Leino wets himself and skates directly to the bench. Miller's out. Kaleta concusses Eichel with a jump-elbow boarding, and Sabrespace is in an uproar because of how the refs target Pat unfairly. Derek Grant rips one off the pipe. Vanek loafs at the blue line and takes off when he sees Pominville get the puck. He does his little around the world and slaps it home, top shelf, to tie the game. In overtime, Reinhart gets benched for making fun of Moulson and Gorges, and William Carrier, playing just his 5th shift of the series because Dan doesn't recognize the player he has, puts one through Enroth's massive five hole. Instead of celebrating and shaking hands, both teams skate directly to the dressing room, heads down in shame. A tear escapes Flagg's eye as he slowly gathers his memorabilia, douses it in gasoline, and lights a match. 

:w00t:

[dudacek]

See, when we we aren't whining about the coach, the Leafs, the Tank and the owner, we are a pretty talented bunch.

(Excellent read Flagg)

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Flagg,

 

That is great!!

 

I had a dream just like that last night.

[Randall Flagg]

See, when we we aren't whining about the coach, the Leafs, the Tank and the owner, we are a pretty talented bunch.

(Excellent read Flagg)

New argument topic - the Oxford comma

[darksabre]

New argument topic - the Oxford comma

Oxford comma or GTFO. 

[TrueBlueGED]

Oxford comma or GTFO.

There are those who use the Oxford comma, and there are those who are wrong. There are no other types of people.

[bunomatic]

Oxford comma. Better in microwave or toaster oven ?

[SwampD]

There are those who use the Oxford comma, and there are those who are wrong. There are no other types of people.

Seconded.

[WildCard]

There are those who use the Oxford comma, and there are those who are wrong. There are no other types of people.

100%

[North Buffalo]

There are those who use the Oxford comma, and there are those who are wrong. There are no other types of people.

Had to look it up... plain English for us pedestrian types..., comma plus and in a series. Its a tomatoe, tomaughtoe type deal. Edited April 19, 2017 by North Buffalo

[Sabel79]

Oxford Commas are a big deal, people.

 

https://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2010/07/15/courtroom-drama-over-misplaced-comma/

[North Buffalo]

Oxford Commas are a big deal, people.

 

https://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2010/07/15/courtroom-drama-over-misplaced-comma/

but then the court or the Wall Street Journal screwed up. No comma is needed before on. On is a preposition and therefore does not need a comma... just saying.

[DarthEbriate]

First, we're rocking with the 2013 Sabres coached by Lindy Ruff. The opening day lineup to that lockout-shortened season included a fourth line of John Scott and Patrick Kaleta centered by Matt Ellis the Matt Ellis of Matt Ellis. And a pre-retirement Jochen Hecht! Let’s say for sake of argument he’s lost a step, but is fully recovered from the concussion. Lots of experience and the ability to move up and down the lineup.

 

But it’s playoff time! Coach Ruff sat Rob Ray for stretches of the 1999 Cup Final run when the team was fully healthy, and so he does the same with John Scott. We need to be able to rely on a fourth line for overtime, says Coach Ruff, who doesn’t know that one day Mr. Scott will be an NHL All-Star and All-Star MVP.

 

Foligno doesn’t really belong on the 2^nd line (it should be Hecht or Leino) but we’re all still so giddy after his first 13 games with Ennis and Stafford.

 

Vanek – Hodgson – Pominville

Foligno – Ennis – Stafford

Ott – Leino – Hecht

Gerbe – Grigorenko – Kaleta

 

(McCormick, Scott, Ellis)

 

On defense, a pretty experienced group, with Sulzer playing a simple game and several decent puck movers in Sekera, Ehrhoff, and Myers.

 

Myers – Sekera

Sulzer – Ehrhoff

Leopold – Regehr

 

(Weber, Pardy)

 

Miller

Enroth

 

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2013 lockout-shortened pre-fired-Ruff-led playoff Buffalo Sabres!

 

Also, the Oxford comma is a must. It saves a lot of confusion for just a little ink.

Edited April 20, 2017 by DarthEbriate

[DarthEbriate]

Next, direct from 2016-2017:

 

On offense, one of the scariest power play units in the league, matched with a dismal penalty kill and a bad 5-on-5 squad. Don’t take any penalties against this squad because they’ll make you pay. 2013’s Coach Ruff scratches McCormick and Scott because… no penalties get called in the playoffs, so maybe only dress one penalty-machine in Kaleta.

 

The opening day roster featured Derek Grant on the fourth line after a very nice preseason. Oh, and a late Eichel injury. But, because of a continuous wave of injuries this season, I don’t have a default “everyone’s healthy” lineup. So let’s build it!

 

At forward, we’re using the January 4^th lineup vs. Dallas so that Carrier is available. Don’t worry! Bylsma won’t dress Carrier because Ennis is healthy. Also, Reinhart played center that game because of the injury to Larsson, but we don’t need that. I’m re-inserting a healthy Larsson onto our third line. We got this!

 

Ennis – R.O'Reilly – Okposo

Kane – Eichel – Reinhart

Foligno – Larsson – Gionta

Deslauriers – Girgensons – Moulson

 

(Grant, Carrier, Bailey)

 

On defense, we’re using the 10/6/2016 lineup from a 6-2 victory in Edmonton. Kulikov was freshly back from injury and didn’t have the system down yet, so he was occasionally rushing up ice. Gorges showed up against McDavid and played a whale of a physical game. And Falk and Fedun aren’t yet called up because of injuries. Oh? So you think HCDDB is going to pair McCabe and Ristolainen together for the playoffs? Think again!

 

Here’s what we’re rolling:

 

Gorges – Ristolainen

McCabe – Bogosian

Kulikov – Franson

 

(Nelson)

 

In goal, two very big Swedish men.

 

Lehner

Nilsson

 

Yourrrr 2016-17 GMTM-generated and HCDDB-systemed playoff Buffalo Sabres!