thesportsbuff

Lalime settled this one imo. he played pretty well all game but there's no excuse for that give away. the refs should have called those penalties but whatever, you don't have control over that. you do have control over what backup goaltender you sign, sucks that Darcy (Miller) chose this dumbass

everytime buffalo gets the slightest bit of offensive pressure lindy puts out the grier-mccormick-neidermayer line to piss it away

At least Stamkos is scoreless :beer: even tho i'm rooting for him to get 50 in 50.. that would be insane

And if you thought Lalime was gonna help that cause then the jokes on you.

Miller played extremely well his past few games. And while Enroth was far from "dominating" he was still pretty good, all things considered. Anyway, got this gem from my friend via text: "Hey you can't blame him, that pass was probably a better idea than giving it to Craig."

Lmfao once again Lalime proves he is no longer (if he ever was) a reliable goalie in the NHL, backup or otherwise. Can't believe I took so much flak in the off-season for wanting him gone.. geez.

????? Maybe I missed something but Connolly was back and was the only one in position to make a play, but it was virtually a three on one and the Tampa player deflected it in. The turnover his fault, but this "Connolly doesn't back check" has got to stop. There's a reason he was the forward out there in last night's 5-on-3 PK

FWIW I'm hoping Enroth gets the start, but regardless he's gonna have a tough time stopping the high flying lightning.

Seems odd that this information wasn't relayed by WGR or anyone 30 mins before the game. I hope you're wrong!

LETS GO BUFFALOOOO

I agree, btw, just wondered what people thought... I wouldn't take Miller out. Looks like he's getting on a roll.

I just don't see it. I understand he's not physical and is weak in the corners, but I don't see him "giving up on plays" and certainly didn't see many poor decisions on the powerplay tonight... Sabres were clicking red hot on the PP tonight and there was a lot of nifty, but crisp, passes between connolly, roy and ennis specifically.

What do you guys think-- Lalime tomorrow? It'd help Stamkos on his quest for 50 in 50... he'd probably get 10 vs Patty alone.

At this point, though, aren't you just deflating your own argument? Do you really think that first goal was at all Connolly's fault? And if not, then what's it matter if he was a -1? The +/- is a good stat but at times it can be very misleading.

this is very true. i think Miller has looked superb since coming back from injury

BRING ON STAMKOS!!! dsdf

Not much Ennis in the third period, is he on the bench? Wondering if maybe he was hurt, or if Lindy simply benched him because LA's 2nd goal was somewhat his fault? Or is it just because Connolly/Pommer/Hecht have earned their ice time tonight.

Niedermayer (-1), Gaustad (-1), Ellis (-1), Stafford (-1), Kaleta (-1), Weber (-1), Adam (-1), Rivet (-2), Sekera (-2), Vanek (-4), Hecht (-5), Connolly (-9), Morrisonn (-9), Pominville (-9), Myers (-9) So yes, clearly Connolly is the problem.

lol

10 pts in the last 14 games, once again one of the most productive Sabres yet takes the bulk of the team's flak. :thumbsup:

No worries. I'm just trying to shake things up. If you're Darcy then I'm Lou Lamoriello 'cause my team is awful!!!

Correction: It's 1-1

Ennis has definitely stood out, but that's not say the rest of the team has been bad. I think the Sabres are playing pretty well other than the penalties they took. And not to say that Miller hasn't been pretty good tonight -- he's made some big saves already -- but let's be honest, he's the only one you can blame on LA's goal. It was a great shot and I'm not saying he "should have" stopped it, but that one isn't on the defense or forwards... if anyone, it's on Miller. The sky is not falling. It's 1-0. Who had that bad of a period (or that bad of a 5-6 game stretch) that you want Luke Adam called up? More youth? Wasn't it just two years ago that the Sabres were "bad" because they were "too young?"

rivet is so bad

I also sent a trade offer. Feel free to counter if you don't like the offer (or DeLuca's)