deluca67 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 At the end of the year remember this 1 point gained against the Habs. 1 point gotten on a night when they didn't play well. It's what good teams do. They get points when they don't play their best. The Habs OT goal was hockey justice because the Sabres didn't play well enough to win. They do look tired. But with these last two games before the break they should play like it's the end of the season. Leaving it all on the ice. 4 out 4 points would be awesome and would probably put them in first place. I looking for at least 3 out of 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fushetti Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 amen brother. I think theyre gonna smoke Florida and if they can gain a point in Raleigh, even better. No reason why we can't win both though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blugold43 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 3 out of 4 vs. a team that's had our number and another who is the hottest team in the league would be pretty sweet. i think we all would agree we were lucky to get a point out of that effort last night- i'm glad i didn't pay to see that one. i already have tickets to the 4/12 matchup with montreal, and i pray the sabres reward my 6-hour drive with a better effort than that. watching the habs scrap and skate and hit these last two games, i wonder why they aren't doing better...was the goaltending really THAT bad? i'm starting to think they could do some damage in the post-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber61 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 i think they can beat florida this time... its kinda like the ottawa situation... we get beat by them early in the season consitantly... and now its our turn... just doesn't mean as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I love this team's attitude. Jay McKee was pissed in postgame interviews last night, Jason Pominville didn't look up from under the brim of his hat and Lindy Ruff's ears were smoking. The expectation to play well and win is 90% of the battle in sports. Hell, I feel it as a fan this morning. I have that feeling in my belly you get after a big loss -- and losing in overtime to end your six-game winning streak is not exactly a big loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber61 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I love this team's attitude. Jay McKee was pissed in postgame interviews last night, Jason Pominville didn't look up from under the brim of his hat and Lindy Ruff's ears were smoking. The expectation to play well and win is 90% of the battle in sports. Hell, I feel it as a fan this morning. I have that feeling in my belly you get after a big loss -- and losing in overtime to end your six-game winning streak is not exactly a big loss. agreed... im glad to see there upset... that way now they have a fire underthem to do better... this is a huge opportunity this year... they want to make good on it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blugold43 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 this is a huge opportunity this year... they want to make good on it this year. i don't know about you guys, but i'm starting to get a little greedy myself. the fact is that we sent an inferior team to this one all the way to game 6 of the finals in 99...so how far-fetched is it really to dream about hoisting the cup THIS YEAR? ...especially now that we're getting big-time goaltending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber61 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 i don't know about you guys, but i'm starting to get a little greedy myself. the fact is that we sent an inferior team to this one all the way to game 6 of the finals in 99...so how far-fetched is it really to dream about hoisting the cup THIS YEAR? ...especially now that we're getting big-time goaltending. ugh... lets be careful... we don't want to be leaf fans here lol... but i do think about it... and certainly its a possiblity where in years past its not even been a twinkle in a sabre fans eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 BG43, greedy is a good word for it. The fans are definitely greedy. If the players are, I guess that's good. But you can definitely peak too soon. Young guys do tend to shoot their wad. It's probably more important that this team clean up its deficiencies before the playoffs than to win the Northeast Division. Sometimes the pursuit of meaningless regular season titles hurts a team come playoff time. Look at all the Cup winners who have emerged from back in the pack a bit -- and how many Presidents' Trophy winners watch the finals on TV with the rest of us. Speaking of deficiencies... leading the league in shorthanded goals against. Yikes. That's a killer come April, May and, hopefully, June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I don't think this team has played all that well in any of the last 3 games (yes, even the Ottawa game). The biggest problem is that the team's passing has been absolutely atrocious. The amazing thing is that they've walked away from those games with 5 points. Like Deluca said, that's a sign of a good team. They walk away with points even when they suck. Maybe this break is coming at the perfect time. They need to find their game before the compressed schedule in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmel Corn Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Hate to say it, but my prediction is 1 point this weekend. I hope I'm wrong. The team has not played well the last 2 games and with more possible injuries (Hecht?), they will not have a chance against the Hurricanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Hate to say it, but my prediction is 1 point this weekend. I hope I'm wrong. The team has not played well the last 2 games and with more possible injuries (Hecht?), they will not have a chance against the Hurricanes. Never say they will not have a chance. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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