GDT/ Buffalo Sabres @ Flyers, 7:30pm TNT WGR

[Porous Five Hole]

Flyers backup Samuel Ersson was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, indicating we are getting the backup tonight (per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Phili).  
 

He’s 4-2-2 with an .859%.  Ripe for the picking!

[SABRES 0311]

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Let Gary Bettman know ASAP.

While I am at it, I'll let him know my thoughts on 3v3 OT and shootouts.

[Porous Five Hole]

1 minute ago, SABRES 0311 said:

While I am at it, I'll let him know my thoughts on 3v3 OT and shootouts.

When you speak to him, can you please find out what goalie interference is?? Cuz no one knows…

[Hawerchuk]

5 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:

Is it a TNT blackout?

edit: just checked, nope, it’s on my menu, no local blackout…….

why want to give me a cardio workout so early in the day 😜

Sorry Scotty. I was just going by what WGR posted in the pre-game article. I don't see this on my ESPN+ schedule. Is it on TNT tonight?

[Scottysabres]

4 minutes ago, Hawerchuk said:

Sorry Scotty. I was just going by what WGR posted in the pre-game article. I don't see this on my ESPN+ schedule. Is it on TNT tonight?

Yea, and yea ya made my heart skip a few beats. I’ve been living on highlights, intermittent live feeds and this forums gdt responses live as I’ve worked 60+ hrs a week, 12 hr 7pm to 7am shifts for near a month now. Xmas for the grandkids getting pricey, grandpa’s had to make sacrifices 😅

[That Aud Smell]

25 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:

The Flingers roster is filled with brain dead stinky sphincters.

Well there's a turn of phrase.

14 minutes ago, #freejame said:

Are you always susceptible to marketing or just from the NHL and Terry Pegula? 

Susceptible? I always took it as carrying water.

[PromoTheRobot]

48 minutes ago, #freejame said:

Are you always susceptible to marketing or just from the NHL and Terry Pegula? 

My point is the rules are the rules. Until they eliminate the OTL point, those still matter. 

And maybe some of you are just young whippersnappers and don't remember when NHL games ended in ties. Each team got a point. So don't look at it as a loss. Look at it as a tie with a bonus point awarded to the OT winner. Because essentially that's what it is.

Edited 3 hours ago by PromoTheRobot

[Mustache of God]

We're actually 5-5 vs PHI over the last 10 games, certainly doesn't feel that way. 

[PromoTheRobot]

45 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

While I am at it, I'll let him know my thoughts on 3v3 OT and shootouts.

One day I was in NYC waiting for a train and I went inside the lobby of the building next door to check my phone. Turned out that was NHL headquarters. I thought about stopping in to say hi to Gary but I didn't want security to taze me.

43 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

When you speak to him, can you please find out what goalie interference is?? Cuz no one knows…

Or what a kicking motion is.

Edited 2 hours ago by PromoTheRobot

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, Scottysabres said:

They are ready, They will tonight, I will drink beer watching the game, They will score 6 goals this game, The Flingers roster is filled with brain dead stinky sphincters.

Go Sabres!!!

I'm saving a perfectly chilled LaChouffe just for tonight. Unfortunately I have a 6pm meeting to attend first. So I might have to catch up.

45 minutes ago, Hawerchuk said:

Sorry Scotty. I was just going by what WGR posted in the pre-game article. I don't see this on my ESPN+ schedule. Is it on TNT tonight?

Correct. No ESPN+ but if you get TNT on your TV package there is no blackout. It's a national broadcast.

[That Aud Smell]

1 hour ago, Porous Five Hole said:

we are getting the backup tonight

THAT'S Buffalo Sabres hockey right there.

[Mustache of God]

1 hour ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Flyers backup Samuel Ersson was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, indicating we are getting the backup tonight (per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Phili).  
 

He’s 4-2-2 with an .859%.  Ripe for the picking!

We're gonna make this guy look like a future all star.

[Porous Five Hole]

Not sure how this team shakes off the “we’ve won two in a row and we are good so we don’t have to go balls out” like they did against St. Louis & Calgary.  And last year. And the year before that. It has been a recurring theme with this squad for a while.  
 

Tage called his teammates out the last time.
 

Tonight is a huge game. This team needs to show that they can flush away recent good results and work their azz off and earn it. The injury bug is no longer an excuse. How hard are they willing to be to play against?

Dahlin and Tage score tonight and Ellis does enough to get a win.  Let’s gooooo!

[Archie Lee]

1 hour ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Flyers backup Samuel Ersson was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, indicating we are getting the backup tonight (per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Phili).  
 

He’s 4-2-2 with an .859%.  Ripe for the picking!

The Flyers are a team with a need for a goalie, and cap space.

[PickaPecaPickles]

51 minutes ago, Mustache of God said:

We're actually 5-5 vs PHI over the last 10 games, certainly doesn't feel that way. 

My recollection of a couple games they lost last year was the flyers totally out-skating the Sabres. Sabres doing there usual, thinking all they have to do is show up to win. 

[JohnC]

1 hour ago, SABRES 0311 said:

While I am at it, I'll let him know my thoughts on 3v3 OT and shootouts.

I recognize that I'm in the minority here but 3v3 in OT is terrific/fun to watch. And to antagonize the members even more is that the shootouts are not only dramatic but also entertaining. It's to our advantage to get to the shootouts because we have players who excel in that format. 

[Indabuff]

10 minutes ago, JohnC said:

I recognize that I'm in the minority here but 3v3 in OT is terrific/fun to watch. 

I agree.

LFGFFS!

[JohnC]

19 minutes ago, Indabuff said:

I agree.

LFGFFS!

I'm a troglodyte. What does LFGFFS mean? I know that the first three letters translate to Let's freaking (sanitized word) go but the FFS letters have me puzzled. 

[JohnC]

2 minutes ago, JohnC said:

I'm a troglodyte. What does LFGFFS mean? I know that the first three letters translate to Let's freaking (sanitized word) go but the FFS letters have me puzzled. 

Just googled. Absolutely, LFGFFS!!!

[msw2112]

37 minutes ago, JohnC said:

I recognize that I'm in the minority here but 3v3 in OT is terrific/fun to watch. And to antagonize the members even more is that the shootouts are not only dramatic but also entertaining. It's to our advantage to get to the shootouts because we have players who excel in that format. 

It is fun and almost a guilty pleasure.  It's probably not the best or fairest way to hand out a valuable extra point, but I agree that it's very fast and dramatic to watch.  Gets the heart pumping a little bit faster.  And after a string of OT losses, maybe it's starting to swing in the Sabres' favor.  They do have the speed and offensive skill to succeed in OT and shootouts, and with mobile defensemen like Dahlin, Power, and Byrum, it should give them an advantage, as these guys can (theoretically....) defend, but also have speed and offensive skill to jump into the play in the offensive zone.  Most teams have a guy or two of that ilk, but the Sabres have 3.  Kesselring may also fall into that category when he returns.  It's ironic that the guy with the recent OT game winner is Samuelsson, who is NOT that type of player.

Edited 1 hour ago by msw2112

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1 hour ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Not sure how this team shakes off the “we’ve won two in a row and we are good so we don’t have to go balls out” like they did against St. Louis & Calgary.  And last year. And the year before that. It has been a recurring theme with this squad for a while.  
 

Tage called his teammates out the last time.
 

Tonight is a huge game. This team needs to show that they can flush away recent good results and work their azz off and earn it. The injury bug is no longer an excuse. How hard are they willing to be to play against?

Dahlin and Tage score tonight and Ellis does enough to get a win.  Let’s gooooo!

Dear Tage "Tommy Dangles" Thompson,

If you're reading this post, please, for the love of God, CALL OUT YOUR TEAM BEFORE THE GAME STARTS.

Thanks!

Sincerely,

All Those concerned.

[PromoTheRobot]

 

[Weave]

11 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Does that mean his shootout goal was a happy ending?

[Sidc3000]

1 hour ago, Mustache of God said:

We're gonna make this guy look like a future all star.

[Broken Ankles]

20 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: