Orange Seats Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Zubrus didn't score tonight, but I did notice that the Sabres were winning way more faceoffs than they have in recent history, and Z was behind many of them. I know faceoffs aren't as sexy as goals, but Z's contribution in faceoffs will be huge during the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Zubrus didn't score tonight, but I did notice that the Sabres were winning way more faceoffs than they have in recent history, and Z was behind many of them. I know faceoffs aren't as sexy as goals, but Z's contribution in faceoffs will be huge during the playoffs. he also had an assist and had a good +/- (+2 i think) well done zubby, way to put in a good opener. theres more to hockey than scoring goals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBD Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Zubie was +2 and had 1 SOG, but no goals or assists. And the Sabres won 36 faceoffs while losing 30, without Drury, whereas they lost the faceoff battle BADLY without Drury the past 2 games. Don't know if that's because Toronto and OtterWAH are superior faceoff teams compared to Montreal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Zubrus won 12 of 19 faceoffs tonight, and Roy won 12 of 23. That is a huge contribution from those two guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saudi Arabia Rob Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Zubris still looked a bit uncomfortable, but what can you expect from a guy who is coming into an extremely close-knit team. As someone mentioned early, he really dominated on the face offs...12 for 19 is excellent. My guess is by playoff time we'll see him emerge more as a force. He was use to playing on the top line with Washingon, while today he played with Mair and Ryan...who by the way played great. Mair was outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smith Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Zubris still looked a bit uncomfortable, but what can you expect from a guy who is coming into an extremely close-knit team. As someone mentioned early, he really dominated on the face offs...12 for 19 is excellent. My guess is by playoff time we'll see him emerge more as a force. He was use to playing on the top line with Washingon, while today he played with Mair and Ryan...who by the way played great. Mair was outstanding. my thoughts exactly. at the end of the first, he was racing for a puck in the habs zone, pretty sure he got a shot off....but i was REALLY impressed with his speed. made me feel much better about him fitting in, and fitting in quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnkirishone Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 i loved what he got quoted as saying after the game lol. something to the effect I was told they play a fast game but I didn't think it could be played this fast. priceless lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit151 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 You know, not a bad line he was on. I 've always liked Mair. Mike Ryan is fast. He really is. It was good to see him net a couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Zubrus won 12 of 19 faceoffs tonight, and Roy won 12 of 23. That is a huge contribution from those two guys. I thought we got hurt last year in playoffs against Carolina on draws. Glad Darcy went out and got another guy who is good at them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresFan526 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 I thought we got hurt last year in playoffs against Carolina on draws. Glad Darcy went out and got another guy who is good at them Oh yeah, Brind'amour was killing us on draws even when they were against Drury, he was winning quite a few. It's good they got another faceoff guy, and Zubby did really well last night on draws. He's going to make a solid contribution to this team. He looked uncomfortable in the system, but I think he'll get the hang of it with a few more games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 This is a funny read (includes quote that drnkirishone mentioned): http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=28998...ge&service=page It's eye-opening when you learn what "fast" really is! I think he'll fit in fine now that he knows what their game is like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 i loved what he got quoted as saying after the game lol. something to the effect I was told they play a fast game but I didn't think it could be played this fast. priceless lol It's a great quote. It's also a great reminder of what we've been privileged to see this season. We think every team is playing faster "new NHL" hockey because they step up and play a faster game against Buffalo, but in reality, a lot of other teams are playing a slower game against other opponents. We really have seen some excellent hockey--not just out of the Sabres but their opponents as well--this year. Some truly great games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 From Zubrus' interview last night... Remember he played with OV. What you would conclude is a high energy line always on the go.. "They're fast," Zubrus said of his new teammates. "They go. When they go, they go, and I mean everybody, starting from the forwards all the way to the "D.' I'm not used to seeing the "D' in front of me in the attack. But it's fun." Gotta love it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 This is a funny read (includes quote that drnkirishone mentioned): http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=28998...ge&service=page It's eye-opening when you learn what "fast" really is! I think he'll fit in fine now that he knows what their game is like. LOL, and they pic of Ryan makes him look like he is 17 years old! Also, I didn't know we were 9-0-1 in our last ten home games. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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