GDT: Blue Jackets @ Sabres Oct 28, 2025 6:45 pm ET TV: MSG-B, FDSNOH, Radio: WGR 550

[PromoTheRobot]

2 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Is the jersey only for those that bought the ticket package from the Sabres directly? 

They are on sale at the Sabres store for $20 for general public and $15 for STHers. My buddy went down and grabbed me one.

[Doohickie]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

 

 

After two off days, the gameday morning skate is optional?

[PASabreFan]

9 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

After two off days, the gameday morning skate is optional?

Beware The Bills Effect. Bros are still feeling it.

[Porous Five Hole]

15 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

After two off days, the gameday morning skate is optional?

Why expend energy on a game day with an early start time? They practiced in full yesterday. 
 

Game day skates are becoming a thing of the past. 

Edited 8 hours ago by Porous Five Hole

[bob_sauve28]

 

 

[bob_sauve28]

 

[bob_sauve28]

Just one more 

 

[JohnC]

1 hour ago, Doohickie said:

After two off days, the gameday morning skate is optional?

The Halloween party was exhausting.😄

[thewookie1]

15 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

 

 

Dahlin is a lefty, Thompson is rather athletic and Muel must watch/know about Dak Prescott lol

[Drag0nDan]

2 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Is the jersey only for those that bought the ticket package from the Sabres directly? 

Honestly i'm not sure.  My buddy reached out before the season to get a group - i'd imagine any ST holders get it but I'm not sure on anyone else.  Nothing was mailed out so i'd imagine you have to be there to get it, and you had to provide a size.  

[Stads]

2 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Ruff confirmed Kesselring will make His Sabres Debut tonight 

[Mustache of God]

36 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Just one more 

 

Jinkies!

[Broken Ankles]

My Dearest Rachel,

I take pen in hand this evening by the dim light of a tallow candle, hoping this letter finds you and the children in good health and safe from all harm. It has been some days since last I wrote, for the fighting has been fierce and near constant, and the noise of the guns gives a man little peace to collect his thoughts.

The field here is a cruel sight, my love. I have seen men I marched beside since the first muster now lying silent upon the ground, and others borne to the rear with wounds so grave I scarcely can bear to look. Our company has been sorely tried — nearly half are down with wounds or sickness — yet those who remain stand firm, hearts fixed on the cause and the thought of home.

Still, we have not lost our spirit. Word came down yesterday that fresh troops are on the way from the North, and supplies, too. When we heard that Corporal Kesselring and Captain Greenway were en route, the men cheered loud enough to wake the heavens themselves.  The officers tell us that with these reinforcements we shall soon strike a final blow, and that the end of this terrible business may at last be in sight.

Kiss the children for me, and tell them their father fights so that they might grow up in a land  where the West of NY is feared and not a laughing stock of the other regimens.  Keep faith, my love — victory is near, and I shall soon hold you again.

Your devoted husband,

Major General Tage Thompson

100th volunteer infantry regiment

Edited 6 hours ago by Broken Ankles

[LGR4GM]

More like major general Thompson

[bob_sauve28]

40 minutes ago, Broken Ankles said:

My Dearest Rachel,

I take pen in hand this evening by the dim light of a tallow candle, hoping this letter finds you and the children in good health and safe from all harm. It has been some days since last I wrote, for the fighting has been fierce and near constant, and the noise of the guns gives a man little peace to collect his thoughts.

The field here is a cruel sight, my love. I have seen men I marched beside since the first muster now lying silent upon the ground, and others borne to the rear with wounds so grave I scarcely can bear to look. Our company has been sorely tried — nearly half are down with wounds or sickness — yet those who remain stand firm, hearts fixed on the cause and the thought of home.

Still, we have not lost our spirit. Word came down yesterday that fresh troops are on the way from the North, and supplies, too. When we heard that Corporal Kesselring and Captain Greenway were en route, the men cheered loud enough to wake the heavens themselves.  The officers tell us that with these reinforcements we shall soon strike a final blow, and that the end of this terrible business may at last be in sight.

Kiss the children for me, and tell them their father fights so that they might grow up in a land  where the West of NY is feared and not a laughing stock of the other regimens.  Keep faith, my love — victory is near, and I shall soon hold you again.

Your devoted husband,

Major General Tage Thompson

100th volunteer infantry regiment

I believe that's a Confederate Uniform. 

But the 100th New York regiment was from Good old Buffalo

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/infantry-1/100th-infantry-regiment

[That Aud Smell]

Let's Go, Buffalo!

When's the last time this team was @deluca67 .500?

Been a long time. I don't think they ever were last season.

(For those who don't know: @deluca67 .500 is sort of a "true" .500 measurement -- e.g., a record of 4-4-1 is actually a record of 4-5 and is therefore not "true" .500.)

[DarthEbriate]

25 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

Let's Go, Buffalo!

When's the last time this team was @deluca67 .500?

Been a long time. I don't think they ever were last season.

(For those who don't know: @deluca67 .500 is sort of a "true" .500 measurement -- e.g., a record of 4-4-1 is actually a record of 4-5 and is therefore not "true" .500.)

They made it to 11-9-1 after a Reimer-led win over San Jose last season (the 3-game California sweep).

They got home, Luukkonen was great in a 1-0 loss to Minnesota... and they lost the next 12 as well.

[SABRES 0311]

Sabres projected lineup (NHL.com)

Benson -- Kulich -- Thompson

Doan -- McLeod -- Tuch

Zucker --  Östlund -- Quinn

Dunne -- Krebs -- Malenstyn

Samuelsson -- Dahlin

Power -- Timmins

Byram -- Kesselring

Lyon

Luukkonen

[Doohickie]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

More like major general Thompson

Modern Major General to you!

[matter2003]

37 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Modern Major General to you!

[Mr. MVP]

1 hour ago, SABRES 0311 said:

Sabres projected lineup (NHL.com)

Benson -- Kulich -- Thompson

Doan -- McLeod -- Tuch

Zucker --  Östlund -- Quinn

Dunne -- Krebs -- Malenstyn

Samuelsson -- Dahlin

Power -- Timmins

Byram -- Kesselring

Lyon

Luukkonen

I thought Kesserling would be with Power.  Is the plan to ease him in at bottom pair? 

[R_Dudley]

While I stand by my early season approach to not get sucked in by the most recent success until they are still sitting in a playoff position come Jan, the next 2 games I think are a good litmus test for whether this team may actually be different. 

Can special teams(penalty and PP) continue their current successful %'s of play? 

Can/will the team defense improvement continue and/or improve more with Kesselring inserted into the top 3 pairings? 

Is more goaltending improvement possible with the 3 headed goalie situation that will play out over the next several weeks? 

Will the coaching approaches and or decisions that play out in all the above questions support or hinder what we have seen in the last 5 games? 

They have my attention but not yet my trust.

Lets go Sabres' be a team I can enjoy again.

[#freejame]

Quinn, Samuelsson, and Timmins have all been better than I expected them to be. They’ll need to keep it up if we’re going to make the playoffs. 

[LGR4GM]

2 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said:

I believe that's a Confederate Uniform. 

But the 100th New York regiment was from Good old Buffalo

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/infantry-1/100th-infantry-regiment

Oh well then he is a colonel. But confederates didn't wear shoulder stars. 

Edited 4 hours ago by LGR4GM

[SABRES 0311]

16 minutes ago, Mr. MVP said:

I thought Kesserling would be with Power.  Is the plan to ease him in at bottom pair? 

I dunno. Maybe give him lighter minutes to help ease back into play.