Kristian

God this PP sucks like nothing I ever saw before.

Nice one 2-0. Now, test of mettle here : Do we stop playing now that we're up 2-0, like we've seen so many times this season?

NHL.com says Kotalik got the goal?

Yeah I know, I just couldn't resist :D Other than that you're right on his numbers, particularly the GAA :blink: And I agree that Miller could use a breather.

Whether Marty is "capable" of anything other than softies and assisting on opposition goals remains open to debate, but yeah I figure you might as well give him some starts when things aren't going too well.

I have to say though, that a potential weakness from Miller is the least of my worries right now, although I see your point. We got 18 skaters who've all gotten into their heads that there's no need for them to play hard anymore, well knowing that effort was the only thing that made this team succesful last year. Without effort, these guys are the 2002-2003 Sabres all over again. And this can make me wake up in the middle of the night soaked in sweat.

Oh well, christmas came early then :)

I don't mean to be all doom and gloom here, but I've seen this coming since early November. The fact is that, even if the results don't reflect it, we've played like this for 6 weeks now. I don't see how they're just going to snap out of it again, I think maybe a trade for the sake of a trade might be a good idea for once. Simply to show the players that nobody is safe on this team. Let's face it, we haven't dealt anyone since I can't remember, who could blame them for becoming complacent?

I disagree - Other teams may have caught up to an extent, but this team is beating itself with lazy, sloppy play night in and night out. This team needed to hustle like demons to be succesful any day, including last year and they now think they don't. That's the difference - effort.

But they won't cause the fast start still has them believing they're invincible. Goddammit all to hell!

I'm panicking as it is. I started panicking when they became complacent, yet were still winning.

Hopefully this team will show up again before February, it's not like they've clinched yet. 5-2 It's official - an embarassment.

4-2 Canadians. Two in a row coming up :(

Nice one Spacek, and nice hit by Al.

Jeeeeez Teppo...... :doh: Well, when it rains it pours, right?

Well we DO have a fourth line, but you can only stick 3 stiffs on it at a time. Another atrocious PP in progress.

It's just a Sabre December, nothing funky about that :D Or was it in November we had our lone losing streak last year?

Yeah I know, but at this point, I'll be quite schocked to see them come back against a team like The Canadians. They're killing everyone on special teams atm, we're killing ourselves on special teams atm. Can't wait until December is over, hasn't been kind to us in recent years.

Yup, plenty of time to go down by 4 or perhaps even 5. Ok that was frustration talking. Sorry, but this is not The Sabres of October and November who could come back at will, this is The Sabres of December - The sloppy, overconfident, lazy Sabres of December, I might add.

Bye bye, guess 5 minutes of effort was enough for the guys tonight.

Maybe if we bash him some more, he'll get a second one? :D

The words "Kotalik" and "fourth line" in the same sentence sound nice. Almost as nice as "Kotalik" and "healthy scratch" :D

If he's angry about not playing more, he needs to take a long hard look in the mirror. He's done nothing in his last 6-7 starts to warrant more ice time in any way.

When was the last time Kotalik added ANYTHING useful to this team?

I dunno, I think it might be case of a very good team being a bit disheartened by losing good players, well knowing they never even came close to winning anything WITH said players? Also, I don't think The Sens have been in a real slump (except for the playoffs) for years, maybe this team just haven't had the chance to learn what it takes to snap out of it again? At any rate, they must be kicking themselves for signing Gerber, if there ever was a bust on this team, it's him. Hope he plays tonight :D