Month: November 2014

4-3 record on the trip.  Sigh.  A disappointment that it’s below 0.500.

But the guys got out of town Tuesday evening, a bit of a miracle given the snow fall around the region.  They get Wednesday off and then face the Panthers, to hopefully take revenge for another loss on this trip.

Disallowed goals disappointed. End of a shutout streak.  And continued concern with all the blueline. And lack of offense.

Have to think there will be changes of one kind or another soon.  (And not “36 days until Christmas” soon either. Under/over before/after US Thanksgiving?)

Sharks Centric News

Sharks twitter list

Sharks team news

• PGV
  • Grosenick
  • Marleau
  • Vlasic
  • McLellan

San Jose Mercury News

• WTC: Sharks vs. Sabres pregame: Cause and (lake) effect
• Arturs Irbe dresses for Buffalo Sabres in game against Sharks
• San Jose Sharks lose road trip finale to Buffalo Sabres 4-1

CSN Bay Area/California

• Instant replay
• Shot of the game

Neutral Centric News

NHL

• Recap

AP

• Sabres goalie Neuvirth out after injuring lower body in 1st period against Sharks
• Recap

Sports Network recap

CBS

• Sabres’ Patrick Kaleta, some medical staff can’t make game due to snow

SportsNet.ca

• Sabres’ Neuvirth leaves with lower-body injury
• Arturs Irbe suits up after Neuvirth gets injured

Sporting News

• ‘Wall of Snow’ doesn’t postpone Sabres-Sharks, does bury Buffalo
• People actually showed up for Sabres game despite insane snowstorm (PHOTOS)

NBC/PHT

• Kaleta (snow) out for Sabres tonight
• Neuvirth exits game with lower-body injury
• Video: Grosenick allows his first career goal
• Video: Enroth makes diving save with his back
• Sabres are on their first winning streak after besting Sharks
• Irbe suits up for Sabres nearly 10 years after last NHL game

USA Today

• Sabres player scratched from game due to ‘snowed in’

Opponent Centric News

Twitter list of opponent news

Buffalo Sabres

• IRBE DRESSES IN 1ST NHL GAME SINCE 2004 IN SABRES VICTORY

Buffalo News

• Kaleta is snowbound in Southtowns, will be only Sabres player who won’t make it to work tonight for game vs. Sharks
• Final thoughts on another Sabres win

SBN: Die by the Blade

• Recap
• Arturs Irbe suits up, Enroth makes amazing backwards save

TV: CSN CA (locally) and NBCSN (national)

Satellite radio (click for specific station)

Sharks Radio Network

Trip record: 3-3-0.  How this trip will be viewed long term will depend on one or two points from this final game.  Now, the fact that the Sharks have gotten 16 of their road games in their first 21 is a new NHL record, but without a win, the trip will not seem a great success.

There’s an old saying about “The Horse Sees the Barn”, where the horse is hard to contain as he runs back home.  The team will have to have some restraint and control to focus on these last 60+ minutes in Buffalo (one of their worst locations) and get some revenge for the win the Sabres got last month in San Jose to be able to have a good showing.

Sharks had Monday off after their weekend back-to-backs.  (And they’ll have Wednesday off on their return from the road before facing the Panthers on Thursday.)  So energy depleted by travel should not be a factor.

Focus and play.

The weather in Buffalo is often a factor, but the Sharks are in town and the the officials may be as well, so regardless of the weather (and the ability of fans to attend the game), the game may be played (as rescheduling can be crazy).

Nieto missed Sunday’s game after a hard hit into the boards on Saturday.  Unclear if he’ll be available to play.  Stalock, Brown, Torres on IR.

Sabres had optional morning skate.  Looks like Grosenick will start for Sharks.

Sharks Centric News

Sharks twitter list

Sharks team news

• Great White Blog
• Sharks weekly
• Grosenick on NHL Live
• DanRusanowsky 11:37am via Twitter Web Client GAME ON: #SJSharks @BuffaloSabres on affiliates,sjsharks.com 4:00 PT. @KFOX at 4:30. Preview: sharks.nhl.com/club/podcastpl… @BretHedican
• Thornton
• Sheppard
• Grosenick
• McLellan

San Jose Mercury News

• Sharks rookie goalie Troy Grosenick’s debut a special moment for dad
• Sharks game against Sabres still on as snow blankets Buffalo
• Sharks give Grosenick another start
• CurtisPashelka 3:04pm via Twitter for iPhone

  Last night of this seven-game roadie. Back to California (hopefully) tomorrow pic.twitter.com/lMBHxCen7p

CSN Bay Area/California

• Sharks have some issues at quarter-point of the season
• KKurzCSN 10:18am via TweetDeck In the Crease: All about #SJSharks goalie Troy Grosenick, who gets the call again vs. #Sabres (h/t to @SharksStats) csnbayarea.com/sharks/crease-…

Neutral Centric News

NHL

• Preview

AP preview

Sports Network preview

CBS

• Game Preview: Sharks At Sabres

SportsNet.ca

• Game on (for now) despite ‘ugly’ Buffalo storm
• Game on, but if you can’t make it, team will allow you to exchange tickets

NBC/PHT

• Snow is causing some big headaches in Buffalo
• NHL on NBCSN: Sharks seek revenge on Sabres
• Get your game notes: Sharks at Sabres
• JoeYerdon 9:26am via Twitter Web Client Grosenick starts for the Sharks. Matt Irwin is in, Scott Hannan is out. Matt Nieto is back in, Tye McGinn is out.

Opponent Centric News

Twitter list of opponent news

Buffalo Sabres

• BuffaloSabres 11:05am via Twitter Web Client NEWS: #Sabres to host Fan Food Drive beginning tomorrow. @FoodBankofWNY asking for peanut butter & jelly. Details: goo.gl/JjFIvg
• STRACHAN HAS PRODUCTIVE NIGHT ON TOP PAIR
• BuffaloSabres 6:03am via Twitter Web Client It’s a #Sabres game day! @SanJoseSharks in town. 7:30pm start tonight (@NBCSN / @WGR550). Preview: goo.gl/kJiVvY #SJSvsBUF
• BuffaloSabres 7:12am via Twitter Web Client Nolan said yesterday he plans to use same lineup vs. San Jose tonight as team used in 6-2 win over Toronto. goo.gl/x4Dm41 #SJSvsBUF

Buffalo News

• BNHarrington 1:33pm via Twitter Web Client #Sharks goalie Grosenick returned to Union in spring for his senior thesis — on hockey analytics! timesunion.com/sports/article…
• BNHarrington 1:20pm via Twitter Web Client Jeez. Another reason I forgot that it’s pretty certain #Sabres game goes on Tuesday, weather or not: It’s an NBCSN game.
• Weather or not, schedule could force Sabres, Sharks to go forward
• Nolan on Zadorov: ‘He’s earned his keep’
• Girgensons leading Sabres’ offensive revival
• Snow forces Sabres into optional morning skate; game still on as of now
• BuffNewsVogl 8:31am via Twitter Web Client HaborCenter announces (716) is closed for day, Tim Hortons closing at 2 p.m., so no Sabres pre- or postgame. sabres.buffalonews.com/2014/11/18/hab…
• BuffNewsVogl 2:01pm via Twitter for iPhone Patrick Kaleta will be a snow scratch for the Sabres tonight. Everyone else made it, coach Ted Nolan says.

SBN: Die by the Blade

• Nikita Zadorov making case to stay in Buffalo