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Those attempts at cross ice passes at the blue line make me wince!

Don't like the rebounds Miller has been giving up today.

So now that's it's tied going into the 3rd I wonder if i can expect to see a play not to lose style that should have been in place when they were ahead by 2. Florida is going to press us knowing we are coming off a game yesterday. If Miller isn't a wall this game could get ugly.

There we go there's the Sabre team we all know and despise.

Yes way, nurtured on good Canadian ale growing up, eh! Way better than drinking the water.

So your up by two goals at home with last line change and you do not play a single forecheck defense first posture and just wait on other team to press, you keep pressing. Is any game planning involved for different situations in game with this team.

I'll drink to that you Hoser!

Wow Ennis last year would have buried that one.

Guess who set's up another purty one.

Round 2 ,

Yeah but Sir Topham Hat doesn't allow any harsh trains on his line. Coaches the grit right out of them. Note owned the complete collection of video's for my boys so I know what i speak. Yeah and they have all their chicklets definitely not hockey freight trains , ask Miller he is still looking for the number of the one that ran him over last year.

Ehhh ,,,,, NO not hockey like enough and a bit too soft like the other 2/3 of the team I'm afraid.

What the Hecht, is his only play gain the zone, stop on the wall and try and force cross ice pass. skate down low and give someone time to get in front of the net.

Tommy on the spot, who else.... I think he needs to be our captain.

Do we need to mention face offs importance. Okay lets stage a fight to entertain instead

Stafford just looks snake bit with his chances.

If not for TV this season this team would be nothing.

Thomas Vanek.....

One, two, three, four We don't want your F'in bore. Five, six, seven, eight, Give us hockey that can be great!

I missed the boston game thread and they did so well I missed the Montreal thread. Interesting reading both after the fact. The tale of two cities the best of times and the worst of times, yep thats the sabres. Not sure what team I'll see today either. So Lindy tried to re-invent himself again this offseason, kinder gentler. I want to see him take charge and get this team to play within itself. For me that starts with Miller and the Defense. I don't care if they win 1-0 in a SO I want to see Lindy start with establishing some consitency having the defense play stay at home defense till the other lines and players sort them selves out. Coming off 3 games in 4 nights that should not be hard to establish since he himself said he wants no more pond hockey. I'm still seeing too much of that. If he does not know how to get his team to eliminate it than he does not deserve to be coaching a NHL team. Let's Go Buff-a-lo !

I agree with all here he still appears to be making bad decisions, looks tentative, bad reads etc. on the ice however that can be learned and a better pairing as some suggest could certainly stabilize that. However this does not concern me as much as a point Drane makes that he just does not look as smooth, balanced and comfortable on his skates. I do not remember him ever looking as awkwards as he has at times in his skating and balance as he has this season. Is he still growing, did he put too much muscle on in one place and not another ? What ever happened with Terry's comment after the team purchase that he would spare no expense and employ trainers for individual training of players in skating, speed, fitness etc. Do we know if they employ any ?

thx any more detail on Regehr's injury and/or update on Ville ?

Hey 'Oh! ;)

This is not easy but I'll try something different, some positives. Grigs scored his first and made some nice plays and showed good instinct. Foligno I thought had his best game of the season creating and mucking it up out there. Sekera looked reaaly good and was the best D man out there. Weber did not look bad for his first game back and Brennen was invisible which is not bad for his first game this year(e.g no bad bone head plays) They were able to apply decent pressure for extended periods of time when they were down and were able to tie it up. They got a point. Wow this was hard and I'm trying hard for more but thats all I can get out now.

QFT