CallawaySabres Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 25th @CAR 26th @PHI 28th @BUF Not to overlook the Islanders but Atlanta should be tired. Also, checking out their competition thus far, I am not that impressed. They have played a bunch of garbage. Buffalo will hopefully have tons of motivation at home to get that record IF all goes well tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 25th @CAR 26th @PHI 28th @BUF Not to overlook the Islanders but Atlanta should be tired. Also, checking out their competition thus far, I am not that impressed. They have played a bunch of garbage. Buffalo will hopefully have tons of motivation at home to get that record IF all goes well tomorrow. 3 games in 4 nights is tough on anyone, but ESPECIALLY when you have to face the hard-skating heroes from Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I don't know. That looks more like a game against the Canes, then two days off in preparation for Buffalo. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 It's still pretty early in the season for fatigue to be a factor on such a young team. We'll beat Atlanta if we stay out of the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphs mike Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 We can't overlook the Isles. I still remember them sending me to bitter disappointment in the spring of '76 when we were coming off a Cup Final and began the season 8-0. That thought has been haunting me since we beat the Habs on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matter2003 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Thats nice and everything, but I honestly think that Buffalo could play 3 games in 4 nights and still beat any other team in the leauge, even if that team was well rested. Its almost Patriot like, the confidence this team inspires in you, knowing that no matter who the other team is, and no matter what the situation is, that team more than likely is going to lose in a game against us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBD Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Thats nice and everything, but I honestly think that Buffalo could play 3 games in 4 nights and still beat any other team in the leauge, even if that team was well rested. Its almost Patriot like, the confidence this team inspires in you, knowing that no matter who the other team is, and no matter what the situation is, that team more than likely is going to lose in a game against us.... The difference being that the officials DON'T favor the Sabres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I watched the Atlanta-Carolina game last night. Atlanta was down by 2 after 1 and was being badly out shot. They roared backed in the 2nd and tied it up. They then lost the lead in the third and tied it back up. They eventually lost on a pretty play by Carolina in OT. After being out shot badly after 1, they evened up the shots on goal. At one point mid-third I saw a graphic that showed each side had 35 shots on goal. That was one good game. Atlanta is formidable. Many have been knocking their record because they did some home cooking against inferior opponents. From what I saw last night and what we will certainly see on Saturday, is that Atlanta is a VERY GOOD hockey team. Hossa plays hard. Should be a great game. Buffalo, Carolina, and Atlanta will all be battling at the end of the season for the top three seeds. Oh yeah, one other thing. Many ice-level seats at RBC last night were empty, including behind the benches. Same old Carolina fans... Stanley Cup Champions playing best team in their division and only a half-full house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Oh yeah, one other thing. Many ice-level seats at RBC last night were empty, including behind the benches. Same old Carolina fans... Stanley Cup Champions playing best team in their division and only a half-full house. I noticed that too, I commented on that to my wife. That's pretty strange considering that most of those are Season tix down in that area. Why would you spend thousands on those tix and not show up for a game against a division rival and a very good team at that? Stupid. :death: I have no idea why I used that smiley, maybe just my feelings toward Canes fans lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickdraw Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Oh yeah, one other thing. Many ice-level seats at RBC last night were empty, including behind the benches. Same old Carolina fans... Stanley Cup Champions playing best team in their division and only a half-full house. College basketball is coming back soon to setal away Canes fans again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeleslyobvious Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I watched the Atlanta-Carolina game last night. Atlanta was down by 2 after 1 and was being badly out shot. They roared backed in the 2nd and tied it up. They then lost the lead in the third and tied it back up. They eventually lost on a pretty play by Carolina in OT. After being out shot badly after 1, they evened up the shots on goal. At one point mid-third I saw a graphic that showed each side had 35 shots on goal. That was one good game. Atlanta is formidable. Many have been knocking their record because they did some home cooking against inferior opponents. From what I saw last night and what we will certainly see on Saturday, is that Atlanta is a VERY GOOD hockey team. Hossa plays hard. Should be a great game. Buffalo, Carolina, and Atlanta will all be battling at the end of the season for the top three seeds. Oh yeah, one other thing. Many ice-level seats at RBC last night were empty, including behind the benches. Same old Carolina fans... Stanley Cup Champions playing best team in their division and only a half-full house. They can't be the top 3 seeds. The 3 division winners get the top 3 seeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Good point... Top four seeds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyFan T Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 That's pretty strange considering that most of those are Season tix down in that area. Why would you spend thousands on those tix and not show up for a game against a division rival and a very good team at that? Stupid. :death: I was at the game last night and was pretty disappointed (but not surpised) with the size of the crowd. I believe the announced attendance was 15,000. I was told that the 15,000 total included 13,000 sold and about 2,000 comp seats. My guess would be about 12,000 fans in the arena. Pretty sorry for a team that is the defending champs, but it's a larger weekday crowd than in previous years. It will be interesting to see what kind of crowd turns out on Saturday. It was pretty strange seeing Bolton getting the early goal and then had a chance on a breakaway in the 2nd period. The strangest part of the night was the Thrashers pants. Most of their players have ripped their inseams. I had never seen that before. Was their any mention of this on TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 The strangest part of the night was the Thrashers pants. Most of their players has ripped their inseams. I had never seen that before. Was their any mention of this on TV? Not that I heard.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 We can't overlook the Isles. We can now! :nana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 We are at a point where it doesn't matter how the other team is playing. We are the best team in the NHL. So I would hope they come in 100% playing their best. It makes it sweeter when they lose :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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