Open Thread: Sabres at Senators
An open thread to discuss the goings-on as the Sens take on the Sabres.
Though an injury to Colin Greening and a team suspension to Mikael Wikstrand have dominated recent headlines, there are still pre-season games to be played. Here is tonight's:
Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, 7 p.m., TV: TSN5
Roster:
Some thoughts:
- After a pretty notable last game, Ryan Dzingel is not playing
- I'm curious to see who Erik Karlsson plays with. Thomas Chabot looked pretty good on his pairing, but isn't playing this time. I wouldn't be surprised to see Fredrik Claesson get a good shot there.
- Ah, the mystery man Eric O'Dell gets his shot. I'm curious to see if either he or Zack Smith stands out this game. O'Dell is on a two-way contract, but he could unseat Smith for that fourth-line centre role
- Matt O'Connor has looked sharp so far. Can he keep it up?
Opposition blog: Die By The Blade