Kristian

For a league who's trying to get rid of fighting, they're letting the Bruins get away with murder as always. Hit a Bruin, you have to fight someone, every freakin' time. Fair play I suppose, if it meant other teams were allowed to do the same, but Mike Weber gets an instigator and a 10-minute misconduct instead. I guess we'll see if that door swings both ways tonight.

And I can understand those emotions, basically because I share most of them. However, as soft as this team has been since pretty much forever, I get the feeling that they could go out and send every Bruin off the ice on stretchers, and still be regarded as soft. There's only one way of changing this perception that most other teams have of the Sabres, and that is to play said teams hard. Repatedly. Teams need to be able to *feel* they played Buffalo last night. That's how you change a reputation. No one game is going to magically wipe away the Sabres reputation for being soft, so it might as well be about the 2 points tonight.

If he's the cool uncle, can I be the drunk, and ever embarrasing uncle then?

Good enough reason for me.

Just goes to show how little I care about the Bruins, when they're not playing the Sabres :flirt:

Of course he wants points, don't we all? And revenge, yeah that ship has sailed over a year ago. I think the Bruins are gonna come out and try goading the Sabres into playing their game, and as much I'd love to see Tim Thomas run through the end boards, I'd settle for 2 points and hopefully not too many injuries. Problem is these guys routinely get away with the most outrageous cheapshots.

IF.... And that's a mighty big if... They should manage a win, I wouldn't be surprised if this could turn the season around just like when Lucic drilled Miller, only in the opposite direction. This is a statement game, and I don't mean for them to run around hitting everything in sight, but if they prove to themselves they can hang around with Boston, I can't help but feel a lot of these guys will get a confidence boost. But likely they'll just get manhandled, and whooped 5-1.

And so the team finally decides to show a little effort, and Ryan drops a stinker. Perfect.

Couldn't agree more, should've been gone years ago.

Yes. Because clearly, every other team DID have a pre-season, just not the Sabres. Makes sense in Sabre-land, and nowhere else. But how the heck are you supposed to be able to have a fast transition game when your wingers are below the hashmarks,more often than not?

I'm with this, cause I have no clue what his system is either, except that it involves 5 guys collapsing down low on defense?

Wouldn't mind that one bit, maybe then someone who has some pull will finally see that Ruff needs to go.

At this point, I'd say that's a little optimistic, They scored three PP goals against Philly, who had a goal wrongfully waived off. They played like @ss against Toronto, but Miller stole that one. They played like @ss against Carolina both games, and lo and behold - They played like @ss again tonight. Fighting for 8th? Things need to change for that to happen.

Same way throughout the 2nd and 3rd. I don't understand? If you're bored, fine - The Sabres might not play a very memorable game of hockey right now, but if that is the case, why go at all? If you're going to a game, have some fun at least. It's not like they lost 6-0 yesterday, the game was tight, even if it might not go down as a classic by any means,

Very true, which should be enough for anyone to see that the team is playing like @ss, even in their two wins.

This. Absolutely no point in keeping him under these conditions. I have been hesitant to comment on Gerbe in the past, but after last night I'm conviced - The munchkin-experiment needs to end now. He will never be able to contribute in this league, due to his stature. Tough, and I feel bad for him, but with the current state of the game, it's just how things are.

Just switched to the Wild - Wings game. For a second I thought someone put the feed on fast-forward, then realised players can actually skate that fast.

All I know is, if the coach never changes his style, why would the team?

How so? They beat a most average Flyers team, would've lost to a most average Leafs team if not for Miller. I see no difference in these four games, except the Sabres scored 3 PP goals against Philly.

Sick of this, have been for years.

Hence my post.

So we swicthed from sucking in the 2nd, to giving up two in the 3rd? I'll take sucking in the 2nd, please.

Oh well, when you're thin like this at center, don't be surprised you lose your defensive zone faceoffs, Darcy.

I thought it was the player saying to the ref, "are you ###### kidding me?" since he didn't get a call?

Giftwrapped puck for Staal there, Myers.... Nice.