Kesselring and UPL are week to week with their injuries

[Brawndo]

Per Lindy Ruff

Edited Friday at 04:11 PM by Brawndo

[LGR4GM]

[mjd1001]

So, providing no new injuries tonight, it looks like the opening night roster would have everyone in it except Kesserling and UPL.

The new guy acquired to stabilize the blue-line and the guy who plays probably the single most important position in the sport missing isn't good, but at least it seems to look good for everyone else.

[ponokasabre]

This is really too bad, hopefully the week off for Kesserling is good for him

 

upl I think we all sorta came to the conclusion he would miss a bit of time when Georgiev was sidelined 

Byeam Power Benson Greenway all good to go is awesome 

but Kesserling man that hurts, he was the off season acquisition, need him healthy asap

[GASabresIUFAN]

13 minutes ago, ponokasabre said:

Byeam Power Benson Greenway all good to go is awesome 

Just because they are skating doesn't mean they are good to go for opening night.  Samuelsson was designated as week to week for a reason.  Hopefully they'll all be in the lineup opening night, but don't count on it.

[Sidc3000]

1 hour ago, mjd1001 said:

So, providing no new injuries tonight, it looks like the opening night roster would have everyone in it except Kesserling and UPL.

The new guy acquired to stabilize the blue-line and the guy who plays probably the single most important position in the sport missing isn't good, but at least it seems to look good for everyone else.

No Samuelsson either 

[matter2003]

this team can't ever start a season healthy...just is crazy.

[LabattBlue]

Hope Kesselring’s injury does not linger into November. 🤞🏻

[msw2112]

It's a tough call.  I don't like when players are rushed back too soon from injury and it lingers, and maybe never fully heals during the season.  On the other hand, this Sabres team will struggle to succeed without their supposed #1 goalie and 3 or 4 of their top 6 defensemen and this team absolutely cannot afford a poor start to the season.  They're just not good enough to dig themselves out of a hole.

It's too early to judge whether all of these injuries are a) freak, largely unpreventable occurrences that have all, by chance, happened around the same time; b) the team being extra-cautious and not rushing guys back that are dinged up but able to play; or c) a failure of the new strength and conditioning program.  Let's hope it's a) or b) and not c).

[Night Train]

Won't miss UPL. Still think he's a head case. 

 

Or maybe..it's me !  

 

[Palm Trees And Taxes]

#MailItIn4McKenna

[PerreaultForever]

9 hours ago, ponokasabre said:

This is really too bad, hopefully the week off for Kesserling is good for him

 

upl I think we all sorta came to the conclusion he would miss a bit of time when Georgiev was sidelined 

Byeam Power Benson Greenway all good to go is awesome 

but Kesserling man that hurts, he was the off season acquisition, need him healthy asap

I don't think Greenway is "good to go". 

[FrenchConnection44]

19 hours ago, mjd1001 said:

So, providing no new injuries tonight, it looks like the opening night roster would have everyone in it except Kesserling and UPL.

The new guy acquired to stabilize the blue-line and the guy who plays probably the single most important position in the sport missing isn't good, but at least it seems to look good for everyone else.

What about Greenway? 

[LabattBlue]

11 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

I don't think Greenway is "good to go". 

He is “good to go” to the bank to deposit the 5 mil overpayment. 

[mjd1001]

2 hours ago, FrenchConnection44 said:

What about Greenway? 

I guess Greenway also. I just don't think he is too hard to replace.  The drop-off from greenway to whoever replaces him, IMO, isn't all that significant.  

[DarthEbriate]

19 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

I guess Greenway also. I just don't think he is too hard to replace.  The drop-off from greenway to whoever replaces him, IMO, isn't all that significant.  

If it’s Geertsen, it is significant . Greenway can give you PK time and experienced defensive play against the league’s top lines. Geertsen can give you 5 minutes of 2 hits, a fight if anyone is willing that night, and otherwise you try to hide from the opponent’s top 9. His next NHL point will be his first. 

[dudacek]

15 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

If it’s Geertsen, it is significant . Greenway can give you PK time and experienced defensive play against the league’s top lines. Geertsen can give you 5 minutes of 2 hits, a fight if anyone is willing that night, and otherwise you try to hide from the opponent’s top 9. His next NHL point will be his first. 

This, but also the pool of defensively responsible 25-point wingers who are also 6’5” 230 and kill penalties isn’t big.

As brittle as he may be, there are a lot of teams looking for a Greenway.

[mjd1001]

1 hour ago, DarthEbriate said:

If it’s Geertsen, it is significant . Greenway can give you PK time and experienced defensive play against the league’s top lines. Geertsen can give you 5 minutes of 2 hits, a fight if anyone is willing that night, and otherwise you try to hide from the opponent’s top 9. His next NHL point will be his first. 

I think if Greenway is in the lineup, its not on the 4th line. If Geersten is, it is on the 4th line. Big difference in minutes played.  Any 'greenway' replacement for usage will be someone else.

[PerreaultForever]

5 hours ago, mjd1001 said:

I guess Greenway also. I just don't think he is too hard to replace.  The drop-off from greenway to whoever replaces him, IMO, isn't all that significant.  

No it's not. It's Danforth or Doan, depending on how you look at it. 

[matter2003]

On 10/4/2025 at 10:47 AM, mjd1001 said:

I guess Greenway also. I just don't think he is too hard to replace.  The drop-off from greenway to whoever replaces him, IMO, isn't all that significant.  

I disagree...he is a force on the penalty kill and also does a lot of dirty work in the offensive zone.

[ponokasabre]

Anyone have practice updates yet? Who is skating and isn't? and who is taking line rushes? 

[inkman]

10 minutes ago, ponokasabre said:

Anyone have practice updates yet? Who is skating and isn't? and who is taking line rushes? 

Ok. Someone needs to explain when the term “line rushes” became popular to describe lines in the NHL.  Definitely since after I joined the board.  (Yes that’s almost 20 years ago) At some point everyone started using it. The internets aren’t much help.  We weren’t calling line “rushes” in the 90’ or even early 2000’s.  Then one day I hear / read Paul Hamilton dropping the term like everyone has just been using it. 

[inkman]

4 minutes ago, inkman said:

Ok. Someone needs to explain when the term “line rushes” became popular to describe lines in the NHL.  Definitely since after I joined the board.  (Yes that’s almost 20 years ago) At some point everyone started using it. The internets aren’t much help.  We weren’t calling line “rushes” in the 90’ or even early 2000’s.  Then one day I hear / read Paul Hamilton dropping the term like everyone has just been using it. 

 

On 10/12/2017 at 10:11 PM, Brawndo said:

Okposo is taking line rushes while Moulson is not.

 

Looks like Okposo is in

Here is the first time it was used in this forum.  I feel like it’s a coaching term that fans / media adopted to sound smart.  

[mjd1001]

6 minutes ago, inkman said:

Ok. Someone needs to explain when the term “line rushes” became popular to describe lines in the NHL.  Definitely since after I joined the board.  (Yes that’s almost 20 years ago) At some point everyone started using it. The internets aren’t much help.  We weren’t calling line “rushes” in the 90’ or even early 2000’s.  Then one day I hear / read Paul Hamilton dropping the term like everyone has just been using it. 

I've heard the term before, but I don't think it's out there that much. And honestly... I never use it because like you, I'm not sure exactly what the difference is.

In general, I've never been a fan of the evolving nature of the language. We speak. New terms. New expressions. I'm in my late '40s now and I am not now... But I never was even thinking back to when I was a kid and a teenager.

Edited 1 hour ago by mjd1001

[dudacek]

1 minute ago, inkman said:

Ok. Someone needs to explain when the term “line rushes” became popular to describe lines in the NHL.  Definitely since after I joined the board.  (Yes that’s almost 20 years ago) At some point everyone started using it. The internets aren’t much help.  We weren’t calling line “rushes” in the 90’ or even early 2000’s.  Then one day I hear / read Paul Hamilton dropping the term like everyone has just been using it. 

Im pretty sure we called them that back way back when I played peewee.

Maybe it's a regional thing?