February 5, 2017 – Inconsistent Sabres Continue to Hang Around Playoff Race

SabreTalk Podcast

In this episode, co-hosts Josh Eppinger and Mark Geise discuss the past two weeks of Sabres hockey. The Sabres defeated the Nashville Predators 5-4 in overtime on January 24, lost to the Dallas Stars 4-3 on January 26, lost to the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on January 31, lost in overtime to the New York Rangers 2-1 on February 2, and shut out the Ottawa Senators 4-0 on February 3. The Sabres now stand at 21-20-10 with 52 points. Specific topics discussed in this episode:

• The officiating in the Stars game.
• Robin Lehner’s performance in the Canadiens and Rangers games.
• Continued shuffling on the backend due to injuries. Dmitry Kulikov returned versus the Predators, while Zach Bogosian left the Rangers game with an injury. Jake McCabe and Josh Gorges then returned for the Senators game.
• Over-working of Rasmus Ristolainen and Ryan O’Reilly.
• Would flipping Eichel to the wing and Reinhart to center benefit both players?
• Trade deadline speculation and predictions.

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Links:
Sabres@Predators – NHL.com Game Summary
Sabres@Predators – NHL.com Event Summary
Sabres@Predators – Advanced Game Stats
Sabres@Stars – NHL.com Game Summary
Sabres@Stars – NHL.com Event Summary
Sabres@Stars – Advanced Game Stats
Sabres@Canadiens – NHL.com Game Summary
Sabres@Canadiens – NHL.com Event Summary
Sabres@Canadiens – Advanced Game Stats
Rangers@Sabres – NHL.com Game Summary
Rangers@Sabres – NHL.com Event Summary
Rangers@Sabres – Advanced Game Stats
Senators@Sabres – NHL.com Game Summary
Senators@Sabres – NHL.com Event Summary
Senators@Sabres – Advanced Game Stats