Robviously Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Spezza playing with an attitude we could only wish Roy would generate. Each game makes me regret more and more that we didn't just trade Roy for the best we could get at the deadline and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kishoph Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 So if an Ottawa player breaks his stick it's a penalty on Buffalo, but Spezza can punch someone in the face two times and nothing is called, seems about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 So if an Ottawa player breaks his stick it's a penalty on Buffalo, but Spezza can punch someone in the face two times and nothing is called, seems about right. It wasn't Spezza, but yeah, point still gets across lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Each game makes me regret more and more that we didn't just trade Roy for the best we could get at the deadline and be done with it. I agree. However, in defense of Darcy (and it shocks me to say that) I think he didn't know he could make the Hodgson move until late in the game and had he known Hodgson was available he could have moved Roy much more easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 The whole power play strategy -ie. how they try to bring the puck into the opponents zone -is so brutally flawed. No other team in the league looks trys this. No skilled players to take the puck in. No size or heart to go get it. Sad. Actually both Detroit and Vancouver employ that when entering the zone on a powerplay. Seems to work for them but like anything its not 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Defecting Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Ottawa feed claiming that we'll miss Gragnani on the PP. If they'd only seen him play... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 So if an Ottawa player breaks his stick it's a penalty on Buffalo, but Spezza can punch someone in the face two times and nothing is called, seems about right. To be fair, that looked just like a slash at full speed. We forget while sitting on our ###### that the game at ice level is very fast, and sometimes officials make mistakes. Yet we all look away when our team gets the breaks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Why is Myers so slow??? Play with some freaking passion guys..... Geez!! Lindy Hates Speed! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Ottawa feed claiming that we'll miss Gragnani on the PP. If they'd only seen him play... The Vancouver media is already saying that the coach won't be able to trust Gragnani in big games because of his reckless style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Ottawa feed claiming that we'll miss Gragnani on the PP. If they'd only seen him play... Why are you watching the Ottawa feed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kishoph Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 It wasn't Spezza, but yeah, point still gets across lol It was Spezza that threw those punches down by the Buffalo net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Each game makes me regret more and more that we didn't just trade Roy for the best we could get at the deadline and be done with it. At the end of last season when word got out that a Spezza for Roy trade was discussed I thought "meh". I recall that the talk around here was Spezza=Roy. And I didn't disagree much. Wish that would've went down now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinreaper Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Other than the one screw up that cost the goal and about 40 seconds at the end of the period, the Sabres dominated. They hit well and beat Ottawa to the puck time after time. If the whole game is played with the same effort by each team then this will be a two point night for the Sabres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Is it too soon to wonder if Cody isn't all that we hoped for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 I agree. However, in defense of Darcy (and it shocks me to say that) I think he didn't know he could make the Hodgson move until late in the game and had he known Hodgson was available he could have moved Roy much more easily. I would have linked it to the Gaustad trade. You don't trade your big, "shutdown" center who wins face-offs for a draft pick in a season where you're trying to make the playoffs. So if you're admitting that you're not trying to win right now, go ahead and REALLY try not to win right now and clean house. An extra first round pick could be traded for someone new this summer before the draft (or used to draft someone if we're taking a longer view of rebuilding). At the end of last season when word got out that a Spezza for Roy trade was discussed I thought "meh". I recall that the talk around here was Spezza=Roy. And I didn't disagree much. Wish that would've went down now. The Sabres were "very close" to trading Roy last summer and presumably that was the trade they were talking about. This is the part where Regier's high trade demands cost the team, IMO. How many good trades never went down because Regier was holding out for too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Is it too soon to wonder if Cody isn't all that we hoped for? no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Is it too soon to wonder if Cody isn't all that we hoped for? Not for me. When is the last time the Sabres traded for a guy who came to town and scored goals for us? I think we have to go all the way back to the Briere and Drury trades. I got caught up in it too, but the rush to praise Regier for his deadline deals this year was premature. The Gaustad trade for a 1st was great, but Hodgson for Kassian won't be clear for a while. And Regier's last few trades haven't been so great so there's no guarantee that he plucked a great NHL player out of Vancouver a couple weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Condra has 8 goals on the year and 4 against Buffalo... Damn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kishoph Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 I would have linked it to the Gaustad trade. You don't trade your big, "shutdown" center who wins face-offs for a draft pick in a season where you're trying to make the playoffs. So if you're admitting that you're not trying to win right now, go ahead and REALLY try not to win right now and clean house. An extra first round pick could be traded for someone new this summer before the draft (or used to draft someone if we're taking a longer view of rebuilding). The Sabres were "very close" to trading Roy last summer and presumably that was the trade they were talking about. This is the part where Regier's high trade demands cost the team, IMO. How many good trades never went down because Regier was holding out for too much? Injury has been brought up concerning him, who knows, but this has been going on for a bit now, he had only 4 points in his last 15 games with Vancouver. he makes plays out there, but can't get on the score sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Pominville is cursed tonight.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 That 3 on 1 typifies the Sabres season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Pominville really needs to re-think the sticks he uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Injury has been brought up concerning him, who knows, but this has been going on for a bit now, he had only 4 points in his last 15 games with Vancouver. he makes plays out there, but can't get on the score sheet. who has he been playing with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 [ Is it too soon to wonder if Cody isn't all that we hoped for? The real question is why are hopes so high for a player many didn't really know anything about before the trade deadline? We are talking about a player that will have a first season that resembles Drew Stafford. Look how that turned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 We have to wake up this period... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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