2022-'23 Buffalo Bandits

[Taro T]

Bandits about to go up on the PP with 8:50 left in the 3rd.

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Dhane to Buchanan to MacKay to Nanticoke for a PP goal.  His 3rd of the game makes it 12-9.

[Night Train]

Bandits woke up this quarter. 

[Taro T]

Fraser took a penalty to end the 3rd and Williams made them pay to start the 4th.  12-10.

[Taro T]

Nanticoke draws a penalty and the Bandits go back on the PP.

Fraser gets the missed shot to go right to his stick and the Bandits are 4 for 4 on the PP.  13-10.

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Wardle catches the D sleeping.  13-11.

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McLaughlin to Lee and it's a 1 goal game.  13-12,

Challenge that Tavares.  His toe was in the crease.

Still 13-11.

[Taro T]

Dhane Smith cross checked.  Bandits going back to the PP.

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Cloutier with the bull rush.  Will the goal count?  14 - 11 for now.  But there is a coaches challenge.

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5:54 left in the game.  And the goal is no good.  But somehow the Mammoth also get a PP out of it on an unsportsmanlike call on Fraser.

[Wyldnwoody44]

This is close 

[Taro T]

Mammoth score the PP.  McLaughlin with the goal.  13-12.

[Taro T]

Final 2 mintues.  Bandits still have the 13-12 lead.

1 minute left.  Bandits still have the 13-12 lead.  And they still have the ball.

36.3 left.  Colorado ball with the full 30 seconds on the shot clock.

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Ward will be out of the net when play resumes.

Vinc the save.  Bandits ball with 13.4 left.  Time out taken.

[Taro T]

And the Bandits win game 1.  13-12.

[pastajoe]

That game was too close. I expect the series will go 3 games.

[Taro T]

1 minute ago, pastajoe said:

That game was too close. I expect the series will go 3 games.

The Mammoth match up very well against the Bandits.  But, the Bandits were without Byrne and also had at least 2 goals called back on crazily close calls of having the toe in the crease.

And even with Colorado playing a very good game, they could only take 2 very short lived 1 goal leads.  The only 2 times the Bandits have trailed in the entire playoffs.  They've been playing great since the game in Albany to end the regular season.

Wouldn't have money against the Bandits Monday afternoon, especially if Byrne is back.

[Night Train]

10 hours ago, pastajoe said:

That game was too close. I expect the series will go 3 games.

It was a game of streaks. Bandits started out great, then went dead for the last 2/3rds of the first half. Then a great 3rd quarter to get the 3 goal lead, then another rally by Colorado. Fortunate to get the win. 

[Marvin]

Reminder: today's game is at 4pm on ESPN2.

[Indabuff]

Let's f'n go!!!

[Marvin]

I really don't like how the Bandits match up 5-on-5 against Colorado.  Buffalo still has no answer to Colorado's defencive system.

[pastajoe]

That huge logo on the field is distracting.

[Randall Flagg]

I've tried to watch the Bandits 3 times since last May and each time they got their teeth kicked in by the Colorado Mammoth. Im not interested in seeing any more of this 

[Marvin]

7 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

I've tried to watch the Bandits 3 times since last May and each time they got their teeth kicked in by the Colorado Mammoth. Im not interested in seeing any more of this 

What is more frustrating is that it is the same script as in last year's playoffs.

[matter2003]

1 hour ago, Marvin said:

What is more frustrating is that it is the same script as in last year's playoffs.

Yeah, I am not sure why Colorado gives them so much trouble to be honest. The Bandits roster is better top to bottom.