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Preseason: Sabres @ Leafs - Sept. 22nd, 7:30pm - TSN4, TSN 1050

CarltonTheBear

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Lines at practice yesterday were:

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Marleau-Kadri-Komarov
Leivo-Aaltonen-Brown
Martin-Mueller-Lindberg
T. Moore, Timashov

Rielly-Hainsey
Borgman-Dermott
Nielsen-Holl
LoVerde-Polak

Expect something like that tonight. No word yet on goalies.
 
We'll see our old buddy Seth "Superstar" Griffith at some point this weekend! He started practicing on a line with Benoit Pouliot and Ryan O'Reilly yesterday. Good article on him here: http://buffalonews.com/2017/09/21/sabres-giving-griffith-opportunity-jump-minor-league-star-nhler/

So far, things have been going well. They might get even better.

Griffith scored in the opening game and picked up a primary assist during the second. Those points came while playing left wing in the bottom six. He practiced as the top-line right winger Thursday, skating with center Ryan O'Reilly and left wing Benoit Pouliot.

"I'm not looking too much into it, but if I get the chance to play with them it'd be great," the 24-year-old said in HarborCenter. "Hopefully, I can show them what I have."

...

The Maple Leafs reclaimed him and sent him to the minor-league Marlies, where he finished the season with 10 goals and 44 points in 38 games. Griffith had another two goals and nine points in 11 playoff appearances.

"It wears on you," Griffith said of the moves. "You want to feel comfortable. I was in the hotel the whole year. Even a hotel, it's not really your own space, right? You've got maids coming in and out, and you're seeing new people every day.

"It's a tough situation, but I think I've grown as a player and a person from it. ? Hopefully, I can get my own place this year."
 
CarltonTheBear said:
We'll see our old buddy Seth "Superstar" Griffith at some point this weekend! He started practicing on a line with Benoit Pouliot and Ryan O'Reilly yesterday. Good article on him here: http://buffalonews.com/2017/09/21/sabres-giving-griffith-opportunity-jump-minor-league-star-nhler/
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Top 5 guys who were Sabres and Leafs:

5. Clarke MacArthur
4. Rick Vaive
3. Dave Andreychuk
2. Alex Mogilny
1. Donuts
 
herman said:
Nik the Trik said:
Top 5 guys who were Sabres and Leafs:

5. Clarke MacArthur
4. Rick Vaive
3. Dave Andreychuk
2. Alex Mogilny
1. Donuts Seth Griffith

FTFY

Has the Justin Bourne coverage of Griffith broken your resolve at all?

(I know at this point it's mostly a "bit" that you're doing.)
 
WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:
Has the Justin Bourne coverage of Griffith broken your resolve at all?

(I know at this point it's mostly a "bit" that you're doing.)

A little. Bourne also wrote recently a lot about the way the cookie crumbles for rookies and AHL players trying to break through first impressions with scouts and coaches and how much luck is involved in opportunity.

So while some see Griffith's goose-eggs at the NHL level with multiple teams last year, I saw how he was saddled with a Matt Martin line role with the Leafs, and a Gerard Gallant structure dragging along Jagr amongst core injuries, and he still made plays and extended opportunities.

Skill-wise, it's such a fine line separating the greats from the AAAAs, coming down primarily to consistency.

I think he would've made beautiful music together on a sheltered scoring line of Johnsson - Nylander - Griffith last year after the deadline tradeaways of Jvr, Bozak, but alas...
 
Thanks for the response herman, that line might have made the Kessel/Bozak/JVR line look like Selke candidates.  ;)

Interesting tweet time.

https://twitter.com/oak_leafs/status/911211108962308096

www.twitter.com/oak_leafs/status/911211108962308096
 
A win please. Just to instill some confidence and to hit the ground running for the season ahead.

A better start than last year could go a long way to securing a playoff spot. (And hopefully much sooner than game 81)

Lets go boys!
 
herman said:
CarltonTheBear said:
We'll see our old buddy Seth "Superstar" Griffith at some point this weekend! He started practicing on a line with Benoit Pouliot and Ryan O'Reilly yesterday. Good article on him here: http://buffalonews.com/2017/09/21/sabres-giving-griffith-opportunity-jump-minor-league-star-nhler/
gretchenfetchhappen422.gif

Quit trying to make a fetch a thing.
 
https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/911360393213292544
Gretchen: Marleau on the top line?
Babs:
Its-Not-Going-to-Happen-Mean-Girls.gif

 
The fact that this team really laid an egg in its first 2 outings means that all the crowing about a championship is coming home to roost and that wins this year are going to be as scarce as hen's teeth.
 
How many are left in camp?

I'm heading to Buffalo to see the Bills Sunday.  We're catching tomorrow night's Leafs/Sabres game. 

Am I safe in assuming that if a guy is in the lineup tonight (Matthews, Nylander), that I won't see him tomorrow?
 
Fletch said:
How many are left in camp?

I'm heading to Buffalo to see the Bills Sunday.  We're catching tomorrow night's Leafs/Sabres game. 

Am I safe in assuming that if a guy is in the lineup tonight (Matthews, Nylander), that I won't see him tomorrow?

Babs is going with 50 guys till the end is my understanding. Probably so everyone plays 4 of 8.
 
Fletch said:
How many are left in camp?

I'm heading to Buffalo to see the Bills Sunday.  We're catching tomorrow night's Leafs/Sabres game. 

Am I safe in assuming that if a guy is in the lineup tonight (Matthews, Nylander), that I won't see him tomorrow?

Probably.  They are carrying 48 to avoid over usage in back to backs.
 

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