LGD: Mike Harrington Is Sad Online
By Jon Steitzer
8 years ago
The world certainly hasn’t been fair to ol’ Mike Harrington, the protector of Buffalo Sports.
First he didn’t get Connor McDavid as promised and after a short tantrum, has happily proclaimed Jack Eichel the greatest hockey player there ever was.
Next, he was sure that Mike Babcock was on his way to Buffalo, and after a large public meltdown in two countries in as many days, he’s now sure that Dan Bylsma is the greatest coach of all-time, and not the product of having two generational talents playing their best hockey in the prime of their careers.
Now, Sad Mike is having to deal with the fact that people have questions about nominating Ryan O’Reilly for the Masterton weeks before O’Reilly faces charges on driving his truck into the side of a Tim Hortons while intoxicated.
Thankfully Mike has solved all that and has declared a rule on the internet that only people in the Buffalo area code can talk about sports in Buffalo. We’ll oblige with that, and hand over the bulk of the pregame to Mr. Harrington.
THE LEAFS
Here’s Mike Harrington on Coach Babcock:
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Milan Michalek |  Nazem Kadri |  Michael Grabner |
 Tobias Lindberg |  Tyler Bozak |  Kasperi Kapanen |
 Colin Greening |  William Nylander |  P.A. Parenteau |
 Brad Boyes |  Byron Froese |  Brooks Laich |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Morgan Rielly |  Martin Marincin |
 Jake Gardiner |  Frank Corrado |
 Andrew Campbell |  T.J. Brennan |
THE SABRES
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Zemgus Girgensons |  Ryan O’Reilly |  Hudson Fasching |
 Nicolas Deslauriers |  Jack Eichel |  Sam Reinhart |
 Marcus Foligno |  Johan Larsson |  Brian Gionta |
 Cal O’Reilly |  David Legwand |  Matt Moulson |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Josh Gorges |  Rasmus Ristolainen |
 Jake McCabe |  Zach Bogosian |
 Mark Pysyk |  Casey Nelson |
Starting Goaltenders
VS.
(shout out to James Mirtle for the dunk)
What to Watch For…
- Thin skinned journalists blocking people on Twitter
- Reassurances that the Sabres improvement this year is more than simply choosing not to blow up their meth lab of a team at the deadline
- Let’s face it, Brian Gionta is going to do something stupid
- Lindberg & Kapanen & Brennan & Campbell
- What very well could be the last Leafs win of the season
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