SCSabresFan! Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 BUFFALO, New York (Ticker) - The Buffalo Sabres got off to a torrid 11-0-0 start, but have cooled off lately in losing two of their last four. The Sabres, who should be rested after four days off, host the struggling Florida Panthers on Friday. Buffalo comes off a 4-3 overtime victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday. Daniel Briere had a huge night, scoring two goals - including the game-winner - and added an assist, while Martin Biron got the start over Ryan Miller and made 26 saves. Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek scored the other goals for Buffalo, which won despite killing off only 3-of-6 Rangers power-play opportunities. Florida has struggled lately in losing four of its last five, and tries to rebound from a 4-3 shootout loss to the Rangers on Wednesday. Defensemen Ruslan Salei and Jay Bouwmeester and center Nathan Horton scored the goals for Florida, which outshot the Rangers, 39-30. Florida's Olli Jokinen, Joe Nieuwendyk and Horton were blanked in the shootout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabregoats Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 i found two in the first sentence... i wasnt able to see the last game so im sure there are plenty more in the body of the article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 BUFFALO, New York (Ticker) - The Buffalo Sabres got off to a torrid 11-0-0 start, but have cooled off lately in losing two of their last four. The Sabres, who should be rested after four days off, host the struggling Florida Panthers on Friday. Buffalo comes off a 4-3 overtime victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday. Daniel Briere had a huge night, scoring two goals - including the game-winner - and added an assist, while Martin Biron got the start over Ryan Miller and made 26 saves. Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek scored the other goals for Buffalo, which won despite killing off only 3-of-6 Rangers power-play opportunities. Florida has struggled lately in losing four of its last five, and tries to rebound from a 4-3 shootout loss to the Rangers on Wednesday. Defensemen Ruslan Salei and Jay Bouwmeester and center Nathan Horton scored the goals for Florida, which outshot the Rangers, 39-30. Florida's Olli Jokinen, Joe Nieuwendyk and Horton were blanked in the shootout. Wow, that's pretty bad. In ESPN's defense (and I don't defend it often), it is a wire article. On the other hand, media outlets used to have these folks called "editors" and "fact-checkers." ESPN.com probably never did, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Aside from the factual errors, it's a poorly-written piece. You never know who is writing the wire copy or who is editing it, and this one shows it was written by a trained monkey, and edited by no one. No excuse for getting the record wrong. The "lost two of their last four" mistake could have been avoided by explaining the difference between a regulation loss and a shootout loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 The "lost two of their last four" mistake could have been avoided by explaining the difference between a regulation loss and a shootout loss. That's not a mistake. Before tonight, Buffalo did lose two of four. The fact that we got a point from one of them doesn't change the fact that it's a loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 I shouldn't have called it a mistake - the whole lead was not well written, and the incorrect streak numbers was the icing on the cake. Really, I see it as a gray area - the Sabres did lose two of their last four, but the league says that OT losses aren't quite the same as regulation losses, so the writer made a mistake in not explaining how the first loss was a shootout while the Leafs were the first team to beat the Sabres in regulation. It's kind of like a loss is a loss is a loss, except when it happens in OT or a shootout, where it's a loss, but not a loss like a real loss, since an OT loss gets you something for losing. But it's still a loss - sort of. You follow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 It's kind of like a loss is a loss is a loss, except when it happens in OT or a shootout, where it's a loss, but not a loss like a real loss, since an OT loss gets you something for losing. But it's still a loss - sort of. You follow? Yeah, I follow. But I like to call a loss a loss. Like with Anaheim, they've lost 5 times, even though only 1 is in regulation. Speaking of Anaheim and ESPN, check out this latest gem from the NHL front page: Calgary was on fire Friday. Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 37 shots and Anaheim's NHL-record 16 regulation-game winning streak in a shutout. "16 regulation-game winning streak", eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Yeah, that's bad too. I think it's clunky-sounding and poorly-written as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Yeah, that's bad too. I think it's clunky-sounding and poorly-written as well. Yeah, but I can look by that for the most part. I'm a pretty bad writer myself. But getting the facts wrong just pains me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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