Rock DJ Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Hey Zubie, your not in Kansas anymore.... :unsure: I like his effort these last couple games, but I think he was slow to realize he's not with Ovechkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I thought it was Mike "stonehands" Ryan Sorry, HBO or Skin-e-max was playing Mighty Ducks 2 recently and I was thinking of the three-bar game between Gordon "Triple Deke" Bombay and Wolf "The Dentist" Stansson... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 ahhh an instant classic. never before has a movie series spawned a major sports team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottlecap Posted March 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 As our old friend Bruce Smith once said: "Sometimes a lot of pressure produces a diamond." Alot of these Sabres have something to prove individually, like Zubrus, Briere, Drury, Pominville, Miler, Conklin, Roy, Tallinder, Connolly and more. Hope they can pull together and win us a championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresFan526 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Zubrus has been looking really good tonight, and depending on how they score the Briere goal, he has 2 assists tonight. I think he's beginning to settle in, and I think he'll do just fine down the road and come playoff time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabregoats Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 I wont go as far as saying he arrived tonight, because he has been playing pretty good the past few games. However, tonight he was definately one of the best players on the ice. He is one of the best for checkers on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM8-PL16 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 i agree... one of the best if not the best on the ice tonight... he was busting his butt all over. great game Zubie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 he is just so strong on the puck and wins a ton of battles in the corners. plus his physical play on defense is a key acquisition. exactly what this team needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruff Around The Edges Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 he is just so strong on the puck and wins a ton of battles in the corners. plus his physical play on defense is a key acquisition. exactly what this team needed. Bingo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Bingo! Bull's eye! Yes, Zubie is a really good player! Not great, but well above average, good pick up Darcy! Should help us on playoff run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 he is just so strong on the puck and wins a ton of battles in the corners. plus his physical play on defense is a key acquisition. exactly what this team needed. When I read that, it suddenly became clear: The Sabres system must be terribly confusing to an outsider. There is so much forechecking when the D-men come up and the forwards have to cover for them, I think Zubie was afraid to forecheck himself; better to play it safe and not make the bonehead mistake that results in a goal. Thus, to us, it seemed like he was lazy, hanging back. The last couple of games, I think, he has started to get a better read on the overall flow of the team, and tonight it finally clicked for him. Not only was he doing the right thing, he was doing it in sync with the rest of the team. Like I mentioned earlier: My first impression was that Zubrus was useless. I've seen enough lately to hope it's just getting used to the team. We're used to guys coming up from Rochester and fitting right in, but they are conditioned to the Sabres style of play there. I'm beginning to think that was exactly the issue. The Sabres play a complex team game. A good chunk of that is speed, but the other piece is making the *right* decision, following the flow and going where the rest of the team expects a player to be in a given situation. Because they play similarly in Rochester, players just come up and fit in. Because Zubie came from outside the organization, he played it safe at first which meant he was pretty much invisible. I think he will only get better as the system gets more natural to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blugold43 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 I thought it was Mike "stonehands" Ryan no... it's mike "i STILL can't believe we gave up stu for this guy" ryan :bag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Hey Zubie, your not in Kansas anymore.... :unsure: I like his effort these last couple games, but I think he was slow to realize he's not with Ovechkin. :thumbdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 He was the best player on the ice last night!! Of course it is going to take a little while to settle in. I watched him the whole game and nobody put in more effort. Hopefully that will silence some crtitics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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