matter2003 Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Picks Buffalo to win the Eastern Conference Final... Very suprising to say the least, but I guess we shocked a lot of people after beating Ottawa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raybee Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Picks Buffalo to win the Eastern Conference Final... Very suprising to say the least, but I guess we shocked a lot of people after beating Ottawa... The Sabres play will DEMAND respect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyHavlatismyGOD Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 How can you not give the sabers respect. Lindy Ruff implemented a system - all the players bought it and played it to near perfection, Ryan Miller proved he is the real deal, and plain and simple the boys in black kicked ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blugold43 Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 LindyRuffisyourGOD he is been the most underappreciated part of this run so far. he has so outcoached brian murray and ken hitchcock it's been laughable. we'll see if laviolette fares any better...theyhave the HORSES to beat us, but so did both of the first 2 teams imo. i just think ruff has gotten so much more out of his players...if he does not get coach of the year it is a travesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightrider Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 How can you not give the sabers respect. Lindy Ruff implemented a system - all the players bought it and played it to near perfection, Ryan Miller proved he is the real deal, and plain and simple the boys in black kicked ass Because we're Buffalo, of course! The rest of the world hates us. I reality, it is more, no thinks of us... I guess I'm sick of the respect thing. All respect does is add unnecessary presure to win. I don't think that particular chip on the shoulder gets you a championship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 LindyRuffisyourGOD he is been the most underappreciated part of this run so far. he has so outcoached brian murray and ken hitchcock it's been laughable. we'll see if laviolette fares any better...theyhave the HORSES to beat us, but so did both of the first 2 teams imo. i just think ruff has gotten so much more out of his players...if he does not get coach of the year it is a travesty. Ruff's line changes have been a thing of beauty. Game 6 in Philly was brilliant. Ruff got most of the matchups he wanted and played a few head games without the last line change . Even though Hitch tried it seemed he couldn't get his players on the ice at home. It even seemed Lindy was timing the TV timeouts. And starting the Connolly line for the puck drop of that game basically said to Philly, send out your best line, your not beating Miller on what you perceive to be our worst checking line. Murray didn't think he needed to match lines until it was too late. In the first two games at home he was indifferent to match-ups. Ruff's handling of the Black Aces was super as well. He basically told Pyatt, and Novotny, we are not afraid to play you and we are not going to disguise you. They played their off. For selfish reasons I hope nobody ever catches on to what Lindy does. I hope he remains here for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Hmm... No more underdogs then? Hope this doesn't mean 1998 revisited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Finally? If poll results give us respect, we had it going into the Ottawa series. http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation...g?event_id=2163 Not only were we picked to take out Ottawa, but of all the teams, we were heavily favored (more than twice the % of second place Carolina) to win the cup, and Miller was chosen as the goalie you'd most want in net besides Brodeur. Additionally, on HFBoards, Buffalo has 70% of the votes: http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=252057 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 They got my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 "60% of the time, it works all the time." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiac Canes Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 LindyRuffisyourGOD he is been the most underappreciated part of this run so far. he has so outcoached brian murray and ken hitchcock it's been laughable. we'll see if laviolette fares any better...theyhave the HORSES to beat us, but so did both of the first 2 teams imo. i just think ruff has gotten so much more out of his players...if he does not get coach of the year it is a travesty. I fully expect that whichever team wins this series, they're respective coach will win coach of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 I fully expect that whichever team wins this series, they're respective coach will win coach of the year. They've already been voted on. The results of the next month have nothing to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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