CallawaySabres

Rewind to the last New Jersey game. Again, here we are with a chance that this team goes off the deep end with a loss. They avoided that with the NJ win and went on a little roll. A loss to Toronto at home tonight spells disaster for this team going forward. A win at least keeps the chances for 8 spot.....

Scratch that thought, now we are 4 behind 8 spot with Atlanta sitting there with a game in hand - this could get ugly fast....

Injuries cannot be an excuse as the players called up are an upgrade over Connolly, Nieds and Stafford. The problem STILL lies in the fact that no matter how well these guys play, they don't have any closers (unless it is Vanek every so often.) The chances are there but these guys are either missing the net all together or making it simple for the opposing goalie. Well, scoreboard watching should be easy from here on out as we just have to monitor who is in that 8 spot. Hopefully Ottawa loses tonight and this team can start again on Friday.....

Seriously, get this done. I think your only 3 options are Gaustad, Roy or Vanek. Although Roy is playing well, not sure he is C material. Vanek needs to concentrate on the goals as he gets thrown off his game too easily so that leaves the Goose. It looks like these past two games have been his best of the year so it would be perfect to hand it over to him and let him run with it...OK, so who do I call?

Hey, I'll be happy with the 8 spot this year. Teams like Tampa are not going away any time soon and I have a bad feeling about Miller and the amount of games he is going to miss this year.What I said was the 2 points from 8th looks like their most legit chance...

Actually, after just checking conference standings, I agree - the 8 spot may be all we can hope for......

Not a must win if these guys will be fighting for #8 all year. Semi must win if they want to get back into the hunt for 5-7. Get a freakin' win Lalime and make everyone zip it......

Well he is definitely not making a case for himself tonight with that last goal...

I am liking the fight in this team again. Physical and scoring goals which was great last night. I say they bring the wood again tonight as they leave the memories of the first month behind........Tampa, psh - palease

Was at the game as well and I think the crowd is brutal. I even turned to my buddy with 5 minutes to go and said ..what the hell, we have the lead with this amount of time against a tier 1 opponent and it's like they are losing. Even the playoff round last year was nothing like it used to be. I think it is the Sabres style of play more than it is the wins and losses. Whatever it is, I am trying to do my part to fix it (however small that may be). Hopefully one day, the Bills and Sabres games will have the home field/ice advantage again because they certainly don't have it now....That aside, great game last night as I had a blast!

Sorry but that is nothing BUT disturbing.......

I would like to witness my first home victory in person - I would love to see Connolly benched for this one..

Great effort again especially from down 3-0. If only the craptastic 2nd line could contribute a fragment of scoring, these guys would be on a tear. Good to see the effort as the season progresses.

If they can crawl back in this one (even in a losing effort), that would be great. Since I am going on Friday, that's the one I really want......

There is no way you can bench him but you can't deny he has been giving goals up left and right. Do you not agree?

Wow, Myers responsible for another goal...what is that 4 games in a row? I don't care if they won those games, he is becoming a huge liability

nice wind up Connolly you clown. I think Ruff is almost at his wits end with 19......

Not sure which way to go on this one. On Monday I predicted the win against Vancouver and then tonight would be the laying of the egg. I'll drop the laying of the egg but still think a loss - 5-3 Caps with empty netter

This really needs to happen. I know Lindy is letting Myers play through his slump but that should not be the case with the living blow up doll - he needs to be demoted today

Thoughts: 1) Myers saved his hide with that goal 2) Vanek is back with a vengeance - first time since that injury a couple years ago - STAY HEALTHY PLEASE 3) This team could really make it easier on themselves if they had any sort of a power play 4) good to see Connolly as a healthy scratch :unsure:

Wow, have not seen Vancouver yet this year....do they ever miss a pass?

I think they win tonight and lay a HUGE egg in Washington on Wednesday....

I expect a win tonight. No way Vancouver comes in here after being on a tear and carries the momentum. Perfect timing to catch them in a lull (especially for a Monday) 4-2 Buffalo

SOLID! What a GREAT game by the defense. If they can play like that, it's a brand new team.

Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think the problem is with the forwards on this team The Defense Sucks Great one point for OT though - let's get two