Let's go Bandits! The quest for a 3-Peat has begun

[Taro T]

50 minutes ago, Big Guava said:

9-3 Final...

Vancouver ain't ready for this buzzsaw that are the Bandits in the playoffs. Only goals they scored were on the power play, they did not have a single even strength goal. That's absurd.

Vinc with 35 saves.

Vancouver got dominated tonight. Playoffs are a different animal and facing the 2 time defending champs and a team that's been to 4 straight NLL finals shows the disparity between a team that knows how to win big games and a team that doesn't.

And the Bandits DID bring their A game.  AND the Warriors cracked under the pressure of trailing in a game for the 1st time for more than 4 minutes in 2 months.

Having Belter back in the lineup has been a huge add this playoffs too.  He and Weiss were both out of the lineup the 1st time the Bandits hosted them in the 1 goal loss.

[Big Guava]

58 minutes ago, Taro T said:

And the Bandits DID bring their A game.  AND the Warriors cracked under the pressure of trailing in a game for the 1st time for more than 4 minutes in 2 months.

Having Belter back in the lineup has been a huge add this playoffs too.  He and Weiss were both out of the lineup the 1st time the Bandits hosted them in the 1 goal loss.

Cloutier also back tonight as well.

[PromoTheRobot]

Next game Sunday 9pm ET in Vancouver. TV: ESPN+ for sure. Anyone know about CW23 in Buffalo?

[Indabuff]

Need to get to one of these next games.  May not be the most prominent or commercialized sports out there but goddam it's electric when you're in that arena for the Bandits.  Awesome to attend a game at that arena and see my 10 y.o. amped for a change.

[JohnC]

49 minutes ago, Indabuff said:

Need to get to one of these next games.  May not be the most prominent or commercialized sports out there but goddam it's electric when you're in that arena for the Bandits.  Awesome to attend a game at that arena and see my 10 y.o. amped for a change.

I don't get to watch many Bandit games. But last year, I watched a playoff game with a full house of raucous fans. As you aptly described the scene, just watching it on TV I felt the electricity in the arena. 

If the owner can get his hockey house in order, I'm confident that the Sabres would also be able to replicate the same enthusiasm, if not more. Although our fanbase has become cynical about the franchise and has substantially shrunk due to a generation of failure, I'm confident that it can quickly come back and get behind this team. This is going to be a critical offseason for the Sabres as to whether the organization demonstrates a seriousness about restoring the lost faith in this faded franchise. I really hope so. Being negative is depleting.