hopeleslyobvious

Not a great period. However, Miller looked strong and kept em in it.

I remember reading that as well. If I remember right NESN is one of the cheaper networks, and MSG one of the more expensive. Last year we ended up with all NESN. At least all of the games I saw..which was 7 of the 8. Couldn't help the last one, I was out of town and didn't have a slingbox then.

I am glad they had such a long time off after the loss. Give them plenty of time to get fired up. For those of us with CI, tomorrow will mark an important part of the season. After tomorrow night's game we only have to watch NESN 6 more times. :nana:

Yeah the linesman dropped the ball on that one. I could see it on my Slingbox, and I didn't have the fastest connection in the world that night, so it was more like enhanced radio than TV :lol:

Agreed.

Just watched goal 4. Not really sure why one of the best goal scorers in the game scoring from the slot is a softie...I am watching on a slingbox. Maybe I'm missing something because of the picture quality?

Watching the recording now. I am sorry, but I am still trying to figure out how you expected Miller to stop number 3...Strong bounce off the boards to the other side of the net. Am I missing something? Also, honestly, how can you say that this is Miller's worst game of the year? I am now near the end of the second, and I have seen him bail the team out of mistakes several times now.

I will repeat. I was wearing my new Miller home jersey.

Went to the game tonight and had a blast. For starters it was empty! Although there were a lot of Sabres fans there. There was a big mix of vintage, red and black and slugs. Not much to add about the game that hasn't been said, although I will say the first goal was in front of us and it was a blast. Miller had a great game. It was definately great to be there to see them tie the record. I wore my new Miller home jersey. I did get a few comments. The guy at the gate asked me if it was a Pittsburgh jersey. The other 2 comments I got were "Those jerseys are pretty sweet," and "That jersey is pretty cool."

I'll be there tonight, and post my thoughts after the game.

Just a few thoughts about the game. 1. Miller had a great game tonight. He was definately there when we needed him. He definately deserved a shutout tonight, but I will take the W! 2. I expected better out of the Habs fans. Anytime there is a penalty on the Habs they boo. Anytime someone on the Habs falls down, they want a penalty. They wanted Vanek called for tripping when someone tripped over his own two feet. 3. I really did not like Kovalev tonight. 4. Campell, if you're going to try to hook someone and take a penalty, at least break up the scoring chance! :lol:

I still disagree. Miller could easily be putting up top 5 stats by the end of the year. Biron has looked great this year as well. Huet, despite his less than stellar start this year did put up top 5 stats last year, and Aebischer is no slouch either. I don't seem to remember him getting a goal. He did have a nice assist though.

I think both teams have much more than decent goaltending.

He seems to be getting over his habit of slow starts.

Still not completely happy. We were spending an awful lot of time in our end. When Bergeron was called for tripping, I think Chara could have easily been called on the same play. And Sorry Blue, but I think Roy Max and Vanek are going to be playing together for a long time! :D Oh, and even though it's a new season and new team, I still have not heard Savard's name in the defensive zone. :lol:

Ahh NESN. Mara grabs and holds Drury, then smacks him in the head...good defensive play. Pile up in front of Marty, then they point out that Tallinder threw someone to the ice with no call. Don't get any more objective than that.

Flags of our Fathers was great. It was a really good story, and I think Clint Eastwood did an amazing job with it. I would highly reccomend it.

Monday will be the 3rd in 4 nights. Last time we had 3 in 4 nights, Marty got a start.

1 more reply, and then I'm done with this thread, I swear... Hey Canes....... YOU GOT SLUGGED!

Just reading over on the Canes board... :lol: Just to paraphrase and respond to a few of my favoritesv(I don't really feel like registering over there): "The Sabres don't have enough depth. We would have won last year if we carried 8 NHL defensemen." Last time I checked we went down to #10 on the depth chart. It was also suggested that the Sabres should have made some moves when we had injury trouble....That's a good idea...oh wait the NHL has a trading deadline. DOH. They had 5 players out of the lineup tonight...So when we have that many guys out of the lineup and lose it's an excuse. When they have that many out and lose, it just shows they are a better team? I am failing to see the logic there. My absolute favorite is that the officiating was suspect. Brind'Amour holding Vanek's stick was apparently a bad call. Now maybe I am missing something but I watched that play twice. Brind'Amour grabbed Vanek's stick, held it, let go and grabbed it again for good measure. Hmmm. Suspicious indeed!

I expect Marty to get the start. This has nothing to do with how Miller played last night, but due to the sheer fact that Marty should get 1 start in most back to backs. By the way...did anyone else notice this year that the more shots Miller faces, the better his performance?

Just finished watching the game on the DVR (Had to go see Flags of Our Fathers tonight!) Good to see them come away with the win despite having a lot of bad bounces. Just a few of my thoughts. I was really disappointed with Lydman's giveaway...it reminded me of some plays he made early last season. I thought the call on Roy should have been a trip and a dive. When your guy gets past you, you can't just turn around and swipe at his skates. With that being said, Roy appeared to embelish a little bit. I am still confused as to how Kalinin was called for interference. If anyone interfered there it was Cole. Despite giving up 4 goals on 20 shots, I thought Miller had a pretty solid game. The 1st goal was on a terrible giveaway, and the 2nd and 3rd were patened Carolina fluke goals. I didn't like the rebound he gave up on the 4th goal. But with that being said, he made some huge saves early especially on the Staal breakaway.

Was that the night where Mika scored? I'm too lazy to look it up.

Yes, that too. :D

Not exactly. But I do know that January 14, 2006 the Sabres beat the Kings 10-1. The next game was January 16. The Sabres beat the Oilers 3-1.