WildCard Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 See ya next year Ottawa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Three cheers for Ottawa... In a series they will Nottawa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Terrible to watch, true, but I want Lundqvist to win a Cup I don't have this interest. If you don't play for my team, to hell with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickshaw Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I was gonna ask about Bo. Â Was he the Zemgus Girgensons of that draft? Â Is he even better? I think Horvat may be better than Zemgus. I like Z, don't get me wrong. I think that Horvat has that extra little something that makes him very special. I truly believe the Canucks trade (Schneider) for his pick was a blessing for the Canucks long term. For a rookie player, he was very reliable. Number one on the team in face-offs by a mile. Got quicker as he got leaner/stronger and better as the season went on, which is rare for a lot of rookies. Â But I love Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruppstahl Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 The overall quality level of playoff teams this year is as low as it has been in recent memory. Â The big bad Bruins who used to be a significant obstacle to emerging from the East didn't even qualify...Pittsburgh gone without too much fuss... Â It will be interesting to see what the Sabres can do next year, in what I presume to be a non-playoff season. Â They could surprise. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 The overall quality level of playoff teams this year is as low as it has been in recent memory. Â The big bad Bruins who used to be a significant obstacle to emerging from the East didn't even qualify...Pittsburgh gone without too much fuss... Â It will be interesting to see what the Sabres can do next year, in what I presume to be a non-playoff season. Â They could surprise. Look no further than Calgary, the youth totally took that series over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I think Horvat may be better than Zemgus. I like Z, don't get me wrong. I think that Horvat has that extra little something that makes him very special. I truly believe the Canucks trade (Schneider) for his pick was a blessing for the Canucks long term. For a rookie player, he was very reliable. Number one on the team in face-offs by a mile. Got quicker as he got leaner/stronger and better as the season went on, which is rare for a lot of rookies. Â But I love Z Not at all surprising to hear that he got better as the year went on. Â He's a very similar player to Zemgus, but always had a higher ceiling (according to scouts). Â Glad to hear he's coming along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I think Horvat may be better than Zemgus. I like Z, don't get me wrong. I think that Horvat has that extra little something that makes him very special. I truly believe the Canucks trade (Schneider) for his pick was a blessing for the Canucks long term. For a rookie player, he was very reliable. Number one on the team in face-offs by a mile. Got quicker as he got leaner/stronger and better as the season went on, which is rare for a lot of rookies. Â But I love Z I agree on Horvat. A future leader of that team. Already leading in a lot of ways. Sometime over the next couple of years the torch will be passed from the Sedins to younger guns like Horvat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) The overall quality level of playoff teams this year is as low as it has been in recent memory.  The big bad Bruins who used to be a significant obstacle to emerging from the East didn't even qualify...Pittsburgh gone without too much fuss...  It will be interesting to see what the Sabres can do next year, in what I presume to be a non-playoff season.  They could surprise.   I don't think the overall quality level is lower, part of the reason the Pens went without much fuss is because of how good the Rangers are. Incredibly boring, but really good. They almost completely shut down the Pens offense in 4 out of the 5 games.  I do agree though there appears to be less dominant teams this year, it really seems like the playoffs are wide open and it's anybody's game at this point. Edited April 27, 2015 by Thorny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 At least it's not the NBA... Only one interesting series that anybody was torn on who would win. The rest were pretty much locks. Yuck. Crap league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) At least it's not the NBA... Only one interesting series that anybody was torn on who would win. The rest were pretty much locks. Yuck. Crap league. That's what happens when you have sub-.500 teams in the playoffs. I don't watch enough of it to know how that happens, but it seems every year the 6-8 seeds are below .500 Â 3 sweeps, 2 series at 3-1, 1 series at 2-1. and 1 series tied at 2-2 Edited April 27, 2015 by WildCard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 These announcers for the Sens-Habs game are so pro-Sens it makes me nauseous. A blatant trip and the one goes off on how you can't call it at this point Ina a playoff game... Â Earlier on the terrible whistle they said they were right to blow the whistle because you can't have a scrum around a goaltender... The game I watched, they kissed Price's keister all night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I dunno, while I'm fully aware what a hot goaltender can do...I just can't bet on a team whose fortunes rise and fall on one. Understood. Â I think that team is more than just Price, but I hear you. I thought PhD was talking about Dubnyk? Â That said... I can't imagine Minnesota matching Chicago and beating them four times. Â I also don't think Montreal can score enough to beat the Rangers four times (if they both make it to ECF). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I thought PhD was talking about Dubnyk? Â That said... I can't imagine Minnesota matching Chicago and beating them four times. Â I also don't think Montreal can score enough to beat the Rangers four times (if they both make it to ECF). Nah, I was talking about Price. I think the Habs miss the playoffs if he doesn't have a Hasek-like season. I think Minnesota is overall a much better team...they don't need Dubnyk to be otherworldly, they just need him to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 The dog wasn't sneezing, it was saying "Cizikas." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotentPowerPlay22 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Trading Ryan Miller was a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 That was an awful whistle in Ottawa, but as mentioned by the broadcasters, the coach remained very calm. Ottawa needs a break here, they've been playing well enough   These announcers for the Sens-Habs game are so pro-Sens it makes me nauseous. A blatant trip and the one goes off on how you can't call it at this point Ina a playoff game...  Earlier on the terrible whistle they said they were right to blow the whistle because you can't have a scrum around a goaltender...  I was listening to the Sens radio broadcast while cleaning the garage, and the announcers were opening questioning the quality of the officials for the entire series. I don't know if that had merit since I didn't see any of it, but it was surprising how negative they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I was listening to the Sens radio broadcast while cleaning the garage, and the announcers were opening questioning the quality of the officials for the entire series. I don't know if that had merit since I didn't see any of it, but it was surprising how negative they were.I didn't follow the whole series but in that particular game I though the refs let a lot go which is typical in playoff hockey, if anything Ottawa that game I believe had several more power plays that the habs, including one with 3 minutes to go, Ottawa couldn't capitalize and looked terrible on the PP. The whistle was def early on that goal, but from the ref angle and the way price made it look, he fooled the refs into thinking he had in locked up. Honest mistake, but costly and unfair in a 1-0 hockey game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 The dog wasn't sneezing, it was saying "Cizikas." This made me laugh hard, out loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) Tampa decided to show up tonight. Tyler Johnson has been incredible this series. Kids headed for a big paycheck sometime down the road if he keeps this up. Â Game 7 for the Isles-Caps, anyone watching this one? Predictions? Â I want the Caps, I'll guess 4-3 Caps. Edited April 27, 2015 by WildCard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Hey SabreSpace,someone set me straight. Is it Zidlicky? Or Shed-lit-ski? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Tyler Johnson is currently signed through 2017. Â His cap hit is 3.3mil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I want the caps to win, I think it's gonna be a 2-1 OT win for the island tho. Â Tampa came to play, although that hit by abdelkader was nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruppstahl Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I don't think the overall quality level is lower, part of the reason the Pens went without much fuss is because of how good the Rangers are. Incredibly boring, but really good. They almost completely shut down the Pens offense in 4 out of the 5 games.  I do agree though there appears to be less dominant teams this year, it really seems like the playoffs are wide open and it's anybody's game at this point. Your second paragraph is closer to what I was trying to get at.  I suppose my point was that, whether real or just perceived, it seems like there isn't a single team in the East that scares me as a Sabres fan.  A few years ago, I couldn't have said that.  I think there is room for some type of creative spark to hit the Sabres which sees us in the playoffs sooner than anyone would guess. Whether or not that hits this upcoming season, though, is another matter.  It might another couple of years away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Holy cow! That was a great save. x2 And then Stamkos gets raped in the corner for getting too close to Mrazek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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