Sabres Steamroll Mannheim In Final Preseason Game
Alright, so the title is cheesy but it works for this case as the Sabres finish their preseason with an 8-3 victory over Adler Mannheim in front of a raucous crowd in Mannheim, Germany.
Tyler Ennis lead the Sabres with two goals while Luke Adam, Thomas Vanek, Christian Ehrhoff, Ville Leino, and Brad Boyes each scored for the Sabres while Jhonas Enroth played the entire game and allowed three goals against.
The biggest winner of this game seemed to be Luke Adam who needed a good game to solidify a spot on the Sabres roster with Jochen Hecht not being able to start the season after suffering a setback with concussion complications. Adam ended the preseason with two goals and three assists and should be the player that will slot in the final roster spot to replace Hecht. Adam seemed to have struggled when he was paired with Marcus Foligno and Zack Kassian and then seemed to have thrived with Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville. Adam should thrive on a line with proven NHL players much like Nathan Gerbe did in his second half resurrection last season.
The Sabres preseason ends with a 5-1-1 record and now focus shifts on the start of the season against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday in Helsinki, Finland.
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So is Luke Adam
our “#1” center? Id assume that would be the “#1” line with Vanek and Pommers.
Fitz = M(C)²
"Lets Go Buff! a! lo!"
I don’t even think you can look at it in those terms with this group of forwards. Rather than a rigid four lines (inasmuch as Lindy’s lines are ever rigid, but ykwim), we’ve got two interchangeable second lines and two nearly interchangeable third lines. And that’s just fine with me.
Ok,
but just for shits and giggles…?
Vanek – Adam – Pommers
Ennis – Roy – Stafford
Gerbe – Leino – Boyes
McCormick – Goose – Kaleta
Hecht (injury)
Fitz = M(C)²
"Lets Go Buff! a! lo!"
I will burn down the f'n c if they break up the Gerbe-Gaustad connection.
I love that line combo. Having Kaleta on that line too is just gravy.
Bring it on down to PEGULAVILLE!
by BuffalosMainSqueezes90 on Oct 5, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
uni's
wonder if Mannheim or other Euro teams have Third Jersyes…and if anyone can even tell…UGH.

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