neverenough Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Ryan Miller is 7-3 in playoff elimination games.Now i know anything can happen in the playoffs but ill take miller over Leighton or Boucher any day of the week.What are your thoughts going back to philly with Miller in net for game 7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 My thoughts are that Philly has every single advantage you can think of going into this game besides goaltending. Buffalo has to play extremely disciplined being down two PKers, and I hope the addition of Roy can provide a spark. Nobody has played against him since December, so it's a bit of a curve ball for Philly. I don't know what to do about defense -- part of me says sit Butler, part of me says he'll learn from that mistake and rebound nicely. Good thing it's Lindy that has to make these decisions and not me. That place is going to be loud as ######. They're going to feed off of it. It's going to be intense and I'm either going to cry of sorrow or cry of happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresMojo Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 With Miller in net, I think we'll be fine. He has done very well this series (obv. we lost 3, I know; but given circumstances) and I think that he'll get us the W tomorrow. We need this win to help our team, the city and Pegula as well. The addition of Roy will HELP out this team very much IMO, I think he'll put at least one point up tomorrow in a big way.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 7-3 in elimination games? They never faced elimination in 2006 against Philly or Ottawa. He then went 1-1 in elimination games against Carolina. Never faced elimination in 2007 against the Islanders or Rags, then went 1-1 against Ottawa. Last year he was 1-1 when facing elimination against the Bruins. So where did those other 4 wins come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverPowerYou Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 7-3 in elimination games? They never faced elimination in 2006 against Philly or Ottawa. He then went 1-1 in elimination games against Carolina. Never faced elimination in 2007 against the Islanders or Rags, then went 1-1 against Ottawa. Last year he was 1-1 when facing elimination against the Bruins. So where did those other 4 wins come from? I think he's referring to the fact that Miller has won 7 playoff series, and lost 3. Edit: wait, that can't be right either... If that's the case then he's 4-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 7-3 in elimination games? They never faced elimination in 2006 against Philly or Ottawa. He then went 1-1 in elimination games against Carolina. Never faced elimination in 2007 against the Islanders or Rags, then went 1-1 against Ottawa. Last year he was 1-1 when facing elimination against the Bruins. So where did those other 4 wins come from? They eliminated Philly, Ottawa, the Rangers, The Islanders? But they lost yesterday so.. 7-4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 They eliminated Philly, Ottawa, the Rangers, The Islanders? But they lost yesterday so.. 7-4? They lost game 4 when going for the sweep against Ottawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverPowerYou Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Elimination games that i can think of that the Sabres were involved in. Either going for the series win or trying to stay alive. 2006 - Game 5 vs. Flyers --- Win 7-1 2006 - Game 4 vs. Senators --- Loss 2-1 2006 - Game 5 vs. Senators --- Win 3-2 in OT 2006 - Game 6 vs. Hurricanes --- Win 2-1 in OT 2006 - Game 7 vs. Hurricanes --- Loss 4-2 2007 - Game 5 vs. Islanders --- Win 4-3 2007 - Game 6 vs. Rangers --- Win 5-4 2007 - Game 4 vs. Senators --- Win 3-2 2007 - Game 5 vs. Senators --- Loss 3-2 in OT 2010 - Game 5 vs. Bruins --- Win 4-1 2010 - Game 6 vs. Bruins --- Loss 4-3 2011 - Game 6 vs. Flyers --- Loss 5-4 in OT It looks like Miller is 7-5 in playoff elimination games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Elimination games that i can think of that the Sabres were involved in. Either going for the series win or trying to stay alive. 2006 - Game 5 vs. Flyers --- Win 7-1 2006 - Game 4 vs. Senators --- Loss 2-1 2006 - Game 5 vs. Senators --- Win 3-2 in OT 2006 - Game 6 vs. Hurricanes --- Win 2-1 in OT 2006 - Game 7 vs. Hurricanes --- Loss 4-2 2007 - Game 5 vs. Islanders --- Win 4-3 2007 - Game 6 vs. Rangers --- Win 5-4 2007 - Game 4 vs. Senators --- Win 3-2 2007 - Game 5 vs. Senators --- Loss 3-2 in OT 2010 - Game 5 vs. Bruins --- Win 4-1 2010 - Game 6 vs. Bruins --- Loss 4-3 2011 - Game 6 vs. Flyers --- Loss 5-4 in OT It looks like Miller is 7-5 in playoff elimination games. 7-3-2 :nana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 With Miller in net, I think we'll be fine. We've had Miller in net all series. The Flyers were still able to cancel out a 3-0 lead on Friday and two 2-goal leads yesterday. He's a great goalie, but I don't think we can count on him to win the game for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 My thoughts are that Philly has every single advantage you can think of going into this game besides goaltending. Buffalo has to play extremely disciplined being down two PKers, and I hope the addition of Roy can provide a spark. Nobody has played against him since December, so it's a bit of a curve ball for Philly. I don't know what to do about defense -- part of me says sit Butler, part of me says he'll learn from that mistake and rebound nicely. Good thing it's Lindy that has to make these decisions and not me. That place is going to be loud as ######. They're going to feed off of it. It's going to be intense and I'm either going to cry of sorrow or cry of happiness. Montador and Butler have both been terrible with the giveaways that have lead directly to Flyer goals. If Sekera is healthy, I'd love to see Lindy get Monty out. If we had another viable option, I'd sit Butler too....but Morrisonn is not a viable option. So, he'll continue to be paired with Myers and we'll have to hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedesessed Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I have a question that I was thinking about today: Have the Sabres ever won a Game 7 on the road? I remember 2006, 1994 and I believe 1988 at Boston as losses....wasn't sure if there was one I was missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I have a question that I was thinking about today: Have the Sabres ever won a Game 7 on the road? I remember 2006, 1994 and I believe 1988 at Boston as losses....wasn't sure if there was one I was missing we've won only one game 7 ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QekOFHFThc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedesessed Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 we've won only one game 7 ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QekOFHFThc I do remember that game well as me and my father were 20 rows off the ice behind Steve Shields for that Plante OT winner...ah memories!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I'm not much for statistics, especially with hockey. One shift, one shot, one player can change everything! I don't care if we've only ever won one game 7...or that the winner of game 1 wins the series...or that the Sabres always lose when down 2-1 or almost always win when up 3-2... Like the commercials say: History WILL be made... I haven't been this excited for a game in a long time! Go Sabres! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 The Flyers and their entire crowd will definitely be amped up for this game. We need Miller to stand on his head again for us to win. He played awesome in game 1, had 2 less than stellar games, then shut them down in game 4. After 2 more less than stellar performances, it's time for him to stand on his head once again. It definitely won't be as easy without Pominville or Connolly on the penalty kill but it's time for others to step up and help get us the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Interesting attempt to analyze how well a goaltender played in a game: Stat Nerd Sunday: Better measuring NHL goalie greatness Miller 3 of the top 4 games as of Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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