GDT: Sabres @ Bruins October, 11 2025 @ 7PM MSG-B, ESPN+, Fubo

[bg17]

20 minutes ago, RochesterExpat said:

I would put Johnson with Power only because Timmins and Samuelsson worked well enough last game to give it another chance. It was the first game in a long time where I didn't want to rant about Samuelsson after. That alone is worth keeping the pairing intact in the short-term. Especially since Kesselring will eventually return to partner with Power.

Agree. About the only thing I took as a positive from Thursday was Samuelsson. I did not remotely expect that. 

[HILLsabre]

6 hours ago, 7+6=13 said:

How do other teams prepare better for injuries?  Serious question.  I've heard that we're awful at it and we suck when a key player(s) goes down. So obviously there's proof.  I just always thought the roster was so thin, every injury was exacerbated.

Is it that teams have a much better 13th or 14th forward on the roster, more/better vets in the AHL that can come right up, they'll sign a FA immediately?

They don't rely on their top players having "career " seasons year after year. Plus they have a legit top line with playmaking skills than can cover up for missing lower talent. More depth helps too.

[PerreaultForever]

Bruins scouting report for you (as objective as I can be):

Lindholm is injured so Harris is in on D. Likely Zadorov Jokiharju and Harris Peeke as opposed to what that projection said. Everyone else is healthy. 

Top line is as good as anybody when they are on. 

Second line is iffy to say the least. Can skate, but they are really a bunch of spare parts and many believe if the season goes badly that whole line gets traded at the deadline. 

3rd and 4th lines are both physical 4th lines. There is no real 3rd line. Two 4th lines. So you can try to beat them with speed but they will be greasy and to quote Sturm from a recent practice: "If you go to the net, go to the f'n net". They do. Bryson/Johnson better be ready.

Goaltending looks to be in top notch form.

B's are slow but play heavy and grind grind grind. They will clog the neutral zone and cut off lanes. Sabres better be ready for board battles. 

PK is solid, PP not sure but has more motion than last year and might be better than it was. 

Sabres can win if they really use their speed but B's will not make it easy or let them play free in open ice. With the Sabre injuries I'd say it's a tough task assuming that we see the same type of styles and efforts as we've seen so far. 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by PerreaultForever

[SABRES 0311]

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Look for me at the game. I'll be wearing the black Goathead.

You gotta do something to stick out on T.V.

[pastajoe]

5 hours ago, Shoot da Puck said:

Lindy Ruff has this team all fired up for the Bruins,  this will look like playoff hockey tonight.

Bodies flying everywhere....

How will we know what playoff hockey looks like? 🧐

14 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

You gotta do something to stick out on T.V.

He should wear a goat head on his head.

[WhenWillItEnd66]

Zero faith in this organization and team.  But happy to watch hockey win or lose

[Pimlach]

2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Look for me at the game. I'll be wearing the black Goathead.

 

1 hour ago, SABRES 0311 said:

You gotta do something to stick out on T.V.

 

56 minutes ago, pastajoe said:

How will we know what playoff hockey looks like? 🧐

He should wear a goat head on his head.

Do this!

[Rasmus_]

Show some push tonight.  Game 1 was awfully pitiful.  Shake off w/e rust you have and push forward.

[K012010]

10 hours ago, Mustache of God said:

How many shutout losses in a row does this team need to rack up before the coach/gm are fired?

Should probably start with more than one before considering this hypothetical

[K012010]

As was brought up by myself in a bunch of others the other night, the most concerning thing that I’m seeing is just simply a lack of fire power on this team.

Tage is definitely the most talented offensive player, but he’s a complementary piece, not somebody who can make it happen on his own like a true superstar game changer. And I’m saying that emphasizing that I do think Tage is truly special.

But I just don’t see where the goals are going to come from at this point. Which is such a sad state of affairs, considering when things seem to be turning around a few years ago when we were scoring punches almost every night, it felt like the scoring would never be an issue going forward. To me, that’s the most disappointing part. So now we’re playing slightly better defensively as a team, but we have nobody to put the puck in the net essentially.

I think that’s the most damning thing with Adams. We had the scoring to the tune of what was it a top three scoring team or top five for sure, and now it seems like we have a team full of grinders who actually still can’t even get messy in front of the net like we need. I remember saying a few years ago to people that they were at least fun to watch and it was the first time in so long that I was excited.

I just don’t see what there is to be excited for about this team unfortunately. I’m obviously gonna watch as much as I can stomach, but I just don’t see enough fire power for us to even compete. I think we’re doing more things right, but now we’re lacking the scoring talent that we already had on the roster less than three years ago. 

I think there were some overreactions about how we played the other night— we actually played pretty well for the most part in my opinion and Lyon was genuinely stout in net until the last couple minutes, and yes Igor might be the best goalie in the league, but I knew we weren’t gonna get a goal. I think a lot of us knew. 

The only way for this model to succeed at this point would be for us to have somebody like Igor. We obviously do not have that…

Good luck to all of us this year. I’ll just say that.

[7+6=13]

9 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

 

Other teams add to their top 6. Imagine if we had added 1 top 6 piece, just 1. 

I agree, I've said I think we're one top 6 player short.  

I suppose where we disagree on semantics is, I think Norris was the top 6 add, but that we needed another.

[PromoTheRobot]

If you ever go to a Bruins game, walk over to the North End to Ernesto's Pizza on Salem. Absolutely the best! 

 

[PromoTheRobot]

6 minutes ago, K012010 said:

As was brought up by myself in a bunch of others the other night, the most concerning thing that I’m seeing is just simply a lack of fire power on this team.

Tage is definitely the most talented offensive player, but he’s a complementary piece, not somebody who can make it happen on his own like a true superstar game changer. And I’m saying that emphasizing that I do think Tage is truly special.

But I just don’t see where the goals are going to come from at this point. Which is such a sad state of affairs, considering when things seem to be turning around a few years ago when we were scoring punches almost every night, it felt like the scoring would never be an issue going forward. To me, that’s the most disappointing part. So now we’re playing slightly better defensively as a team, but we have nobody to put the puck in the net essentially.

I think that’s the most damning thing with Adams. We had the scoring to the tune of what was it a top three scoring team or top five for sure, and now it seems like we have a team full of grinders who actually still can’t even get messy in front of the net like we need. I remember saying a few years ago to people that they were at least fun to watch and it was the first time in so long that I was excited.

I just don’t see what there is to be excited for about this team unfortunately. I’m obviously gonna watch as much as I can stomach, but I just don’t see enough fire power for us to even compete. I think we’re doing more things right, but now we’re lacking the scoring talent that we already had on the roster less than three years ago. 

I think there were some overreactions about how we played the other night— we actually played pretty well for the most part in my opinion and Lyon was genuinely stout in net until the last couple minutes, and yes Igor might be the best goalie in the league, but I knew we weren’t gonna get a goal. I think a lot of us knew. 

The only way for this model to succeed at this point would be for us to have somebody like Igor. We obviously do not have that…

Good luck to all of us this year. I’ll just say that.

What about Tuch?

[Eli Cash]

14 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

If you ever go to a Bruins game, walk over to the North End to Ernesto's Pizza on Salem. Absolutely the best! 

 

Great spot!  Very good and the price is right!

[Brawndo]

Power taking warmups 

[Huckleberry]

Im on night shift so will be following the score a bit, hope we score a goal 😆

[Brawndo]

 

[LGR4GM]

6 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

Lol Geertsen and Bryson. This coaching staff should be fired into the sun. 

[SABRES 0311]

I’d rather see Helenius in this game than Geertsen. See what the kid can do in a limited role. I don’t see what value Geertsen adds in this matchup.

[Brawndo]

7 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Lol Geertsen and Bryson. This coaching staff should be fired into the sun. 

All. Of. It 

[K012010]

36 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

What about Tuch?

Need much more scoring out of him imo

[Indabuff]

[PromoTheRobot]

The Eucher seats. 😂

[PASabreFan]

Marty reading off the list of 0-1 teams... that's some next level gaslighting right there.

[Big Guava]

7 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

I’d rather see Helenius in this game than Geertsen. See what the kid can do in a limited role. I don’t see what value Geertsen adds in this matchup.

Meersten Geersten?

 

Is he competing with Molson Golson?