The Buffalo Sabres will take on the Ottawa Senators tonight, and if all goes right then the blue and gold could be in eighth place at the end of the night.
– A preview of tonight’s game. Actually, multiple previews. [Sabres.com, NHL.com, Silver Seven]
– Lindy was juggling the lines at practice yesterday, moving Tyler Ennis to center, promoting Cody Hodgson to the revamped first line, and demoting Derek Roy to the third. [Sabres.com, Sabres Edge]
– The Sabres need more road scoring to make the playoffs. [The Buffalo News]
– Buffalo has Cody McCormick is ready to go, and he doesn’t see and end to his fighting any time soon. [WGR]
– There’s a Twitter campaign trying to bring the noise and the funk back to the FNC, which I think has everyone’s full support. Follow them here, and read about them here. [Buffalo Sabres Nation]
– An update on the Eastern Conference playoff race. [NHL.com]
– Why does nobody want to win the Southeast? [Puck Daddy]
– Mike Green has been suspended three games for his hit on Brett Connolly. [NHL.com]
– SI.com got in hot water yesterday for putting together a gallery of Puck Bunnies that included grandmothers and small children. Whoops. [Ultimate Hat Trick]
– The Toronto Maple Leafs playoff chances are literally in the trash in this fantastic photo. [SB Nation]