Vanek OUT tonight

[THATHURMANATOR]

Ouch.....

[JD]

Soooo who did we replace Vanek with?

I'm assuming Hecht is a healthy scratch, Grier and Kaleta hurt?

[G Wolly]

Soooo who did we replace Vanek with?



Luke Adam

[PTI]

Adam has been at wing recently in Portland and may start there tonight on a line with Brad Boyes and Drew Stafford. Paul Gaustad-Tim Connolly-Jason Pominville and Mark Mancari-Tyler Ennis-Nathan Gerbe also skated together this morning. But knowing Ruff, those combos could be scrapped in one rotation so we'll see.

That was in the Buffalo News morning skate.

That leaves Neidermeyer, McCormick, and Mark parrish, but Parrish never was a 4th line defensive player in his 13 years in the NHL. He used to be a good goal scorer.

[Ebenezer]

Good exhibition game...let the kids go out there and play their asses off - maybe somebody surprises.

[rbochan]

Crosby, Malkin, Vanek, Roy, Orpik, Hecht, Grier, Kunitz (maybe), Comrie, Asham, and Kaleta out for tonight's game.
Portland vs. Wilkes-Barre tonight!

[PTI]

Crosby, Malkin, Vanek, Roy, Orpik, Hecht, Grier, Kunitz (maybe), Comrie, Asham, and Kaleta out for tonight's game.
Portland vs. Wilkes-Barre tonight!
True, James Neal, Kovalev and Tyler Kennedy are their best offensive players. Sabres can take this game. Maybe Miller can be hurt for tonight? Ugh. 2-7-2 against the Penguins, and Fleury is 3-0 this year with 1.34 against the Sabres.