Michael Pachla: Sabres/Rangers in Winter Classic. Botterill to Buffalo tomorrow? Plus... Three coaching candidates are burned into my brain.

first!

Second

So I am STH...can I buy more than my two seats for the game? Everyone I split tickets with want to go so this should be an interesting ticket draft this year haha

first!
- Thedude543

Cheers!

Didn't know that the Sabres are the "Home team." Whoever made that choice probably thinks Buffalo is somewhere near Poughkeepsie

Don't think Buffalo could have hosted Winter Classic anyway. Isnt there an outdoor game at the Ralph for the World Juniors?

Don't think Buffalo could have hosted Winter Classic anyway. Isnt there an outdoor game at the Ralph for the World Juniors?
- Matthews_Auston

USA v Canada

Justin Bailey wants to play at the NHL level in 2017-18.
"My dream and my goal is to play in the NHL," Bailey said. "I need to have a good, strong summer and start in training camp better than I did last year, show them that I'm for real and that I can come and make the team out of camp." He didn't have a very good camp last time around and spent most of the season in the minors. In 52 games with Rochester, Bailey recorded 23 goals and 36 points. He produced just four points in 32 appearances with the Sabres, while averaging 10:37 of ice time.

USA v Canada
- Beezer33

That will be epic

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- Matthews_Auston

Michael Pachla: Sabres/Rangers in Winter Classic. Botterill to Buffalo tomorrow? Plus...
Three coaching candidates are burned into my brain.
- Michael Pachla

this is very exciting

You're the best!
Around!
Nothing's gonna ever keep you down
You're the Best!
Around!
Nothing's gonna ever keep you down
You're the Best!
Around!
Nothing's gonna ever keep you down

Didn't know that the Sabres are the "Home team." Whoever made that choice probably thinks Buffalo is somewhere near Poughkeepsie
- jcragcrumple

Why Buffalo is the home team:
http://buffalonews.com/20...es-return-winter-classic/

The Sabres have to be the home team because Madison Square Garden's tax exemption with the city is dependent on the Rangers and Knicks playing all their home games there, meaning they can't be the home team for this game or they lose the exemption.

Why Buffalo is the home team:
http://buffalonews.com/20...es-return-winter-classic/

The Sabres have to be the home team because Madison Square Garden's tax exemption with the city is dependent on the Rangers and Knicks playing all their home games there, meaning they can't be the home team for this game or they lose the exemption.
- airjan23

Thanks for your boring facts, Jan


I'm going with Garth forced the NHL to make the Sabres the good guys.

Thanks for your boring facts, Jan


I'm going with Garth forced the NHL to make the Sabres the good guys.
- TheSabresTaco

Good luck with that

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Oh man..... prayers for the Berman family....

My biggest fear with a new coaching regime is how the Power Play will adapt. If anything, that was our biggest strength.

Don't think Buffalo could have hosted Winter Classic anyway. Isnt there an outdoor game at the Ralph for the World Juniors?
- Matthews_Auston

December 29th

Don't think Buffalo could have hosted Winter Classic anyway. Isnt there an outdoor game at the Ralph for the World Juniors?
- Matthews_Auston

But the rink will already be there. The jr game is days earlier. Way to go NHL.

My biggest fear with a new coaching regime is how the Power Play will adapt. If anything, that was our biggest strength.
- bobmack13

if a coach messes with that powerplay, he should be fired immediately

But the rink will already be there. The jr game is days earlier. Way to go NHL.
- Buffalo--Sabres

whatever im still happy. a winter classic that doesnt include the hawks is a plus for everyone

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So I am STH...can I buy more than my two seats for the game? Everyone I split tickets with want to go so this should be an interesting ticket draft this year haha
- Beezer33

For the Flyers/Pens Stadium Series game in Pittsburgh I could have tried for more than my 2 seats that season tickets I have but I'm not sure if the order would have been completed if I did request more than 2.

My biggest fear with a new coaching regime is how the Power Play will adapt. If anything, that was our biggest strength.
- bobmack13

how many times last year did we complain that eichel wasnt playing the point on his strong shooting side on the powerplay? even then we finished first. As long as you have risto and eichel up top its kinda hard to screw up this powerplay

But the rink will already be there. The jr game is days earlier. Way to go NHL.
- Buffalo--Sabres

The turnaround time (painting, clean up, etc.) would still be tight. I don't think the Sabres wanted to do that as much as the league didn't.