Corp000085 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 6-3 final. Couldn't have had a finer game... Don't get me wrong, it wasn't perfect. There were nuggets of crap to be pulled out, but at this point, it doesn't matter. We won. Paille has made a case to be on the team permanently. Build off of it boys. Till friday!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I'm going to go out on a limb and guarantee a victory tonight. The funk ends now. :) Got the first part right. The second part will take a few games to verify. Here's to things to come :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I just want to say Kotalik played well. My buddy at work hates him, but I think he is a really good player. Roy was also outstanding. Miller was steady as usual, and the rest of the cast did their usual stuff. Kalinin had a tough game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crestwood Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Bmwolf, I like this "sleeping giant" stuff. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the type of game that does it. The powerplay was great. Paille was outstanding, Roy was outstanding, Kotalik was solid, Miller was solid and Lydman had a great game. Paille should be up here permanently. Hecht was not missed much. The case for Paetch to stay was helped a lot by Kalinin. Keep it up, boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Kalinin had a tough game. And bob_sauve28 wins the award for understatement of the year. I just looked over at the standings. In spite of the Sabres' struggles the last couple of weeks, they win a game and lo and behold they are in first place OVERALL in the league, tied with the Ducks (but Buffalo has a game in hand). This was a great win on a lot of levels, but the fact that Buffalo is currently leading the NHL shows what a great start they had, and also that ALL the top teams have been struggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 GOOOOAL! Soupy? Vanek? Who cares - 4-3 good guys, and the blueliners are contributing on the scoresheet tonight... Not a great angle on the icing replay, but Pommer's stick looked close enough to the red line to avoid icing. Linesmen are having a Kalinin-quality game tonight. Vanek set up that goal with a nice legal pick as Briere carried it into the zone. He cut close to the defender creating space for Briere. Then there was the perfect screen. So yeah, go ahead and credit Vanek there, he played a huge role in that one. I know it's to be expected, but was anyone (with the NESN feed) pissed off at Jack Edward's cheap shot at Afinogenov after his goal? He said something along the lines of "and Afinogenov decides to show up, which he usually does in the third... if only he played like that all game". It's comments like those that make people hate Edwards. No matter how a game is going, he's always trying to bury the opposing team. Even though I hate him, Edwards did deliver the line of the night: "Phil Kessel has a pair tonight." That one had me laughing for a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 This was a great win on a lot of levels, but the fact that Buffalo is currently leading the NHL shows what a great start they had, and also that ALL the top teams have been struggling. Nashville and Detroit are both 7-3 in their last 10, and Nashville was ahead of us in the standings before tonight's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Nashville is the one exception to the top few teams, but Detroit (my second favorite team) did us all a favor tonight by keeping Nashville pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I know I have come across harshly against the idea of scoreboard watching for the President's Trophy, but I really feel like focusing on fixing our game is the most important thing right now. When this team gets their collective crap together and starts stringing together a bunch of games where the effort is there, the PP is clicking and the PK is shutting the opponents down, then the standings and the division, conference and league titles will take care of themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matter2003 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Now that's more like it---the boys were really out there skating and working tonite and magically, they got a PP goal, had some other good chances on the PP, and had innumerable odd-man rushes... Hopefully this will be a game they can use to see what they need to do to win games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 good game by the swordsmen, worried how game started and second period. It was clear that we were going to send a message after midway of the 3rd. Lets win the next few before the all start break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalOhio Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 That's EXACTLY why I think Kalinin is our worst D-man. Coughing it up at the blue line: inexcuseable. He whiffed on passes 3 times tonight. One cost us a goal. Can he try a different stick or something. Jeezus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Hey, that #13 guy was a nice pick-up. Who did we deal for him? This is the 1st game that was even remotely similar to the 1st ten in tempo and style. How long has it been since you saw loose puck after loose puck with a Sabre standing there. They could have had 15 goals tonight on the chances they had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 He whiffed on passes 3 times tonight. One cost us a goal. Can he try a different stick or something. Jeezus! He was trained by Zhitnik. Hey, that #13 guy was a nice pick-up. Who did we deal for him? This is the 1st game that was even remotely similar to the 1st ten in tempo and style. How long has it been since you saw loose puck after loose puck with a Sabre standing there. They could have had 15 goals tonight on the chances they had. C'mon, SDS, even game No. 11 was faster than tonight. The chances were there tonight, but they were there Monday afternoon, too, and no burying that day, either. But I do think tonight will give the Sabs the psychological lift they need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 The chances were there tonight, but they were there Monday afternoon, too, and no burying that day, either. But I do think tonight will give the Sabs the psychological lift they need. these chances were different... these were coming in relentless waves. The same relentless waves that produced all those 3rd period comebacks earlier in the year. They skated the Bruins off the ice in the last period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 these chances were different... these were coming in relentless waves. The same relentless waves that produced all those 3rd period comebacks earlier in the year. They skated the Bruins off the ice in the last period. Well, I'll give you this: tonight was one of the few times this year I was lucky enough to get to the Arena, and my seats (given to me) weren't ideal; four rows up from the ice, in the corner in the end where the Sabs shoot once. I didn't see too much dazzle there in the second, but I'll certainly admit that I couldn't see the first and third very well. Kids, read and learn: Ice-level seats only work at the ends of the rink. Otherwise, you waste your money and lose arguments to SDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 He whiffed on passes 3 times tonight. One cost us a goal. Can he try a different stick or something. Jeezus! Changing sticks won't help his piss poor decision making though. Here's a guy I'd like to see packaged with a prospect, and moved for two no.4-6 d-men, with some grit. That giveaway on the first goal was something I'd expect at a pee-wee game. Then he takes a lame delay of game penalty, and suddenly it's 2-2. Kalinin should've been the first star for The Bruins tonight :death: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 The boys were buzzing tonight -- good to see the desperation and waves of attack return. Let's hope it is a sign that they're out of their funk. (all but Kalinin, that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 -That's what I expect from the Sabres. Putting away an inferior team in the 3rd period. Excellent!! -Paille made a strong case for Darcy doing whatever he has to, in order to keep him up here and not playing in Rochester. 2 or 3 really good scoring chances and a couple of solid checks. I often look for this part in his game as I believe he was named the best body checker in the OHL one year. Haven't seen it much to this point in his brief Sabres career. -Roy showed that size has nothing to do with delivering solid body checks. In one shift he had two nice hits. It's all about attitude. -I'm really starting to worry about Teppo. He seems to be struggling game after game. The good news is that Campbell seems to be playing better the last couple of games. Lydman was solid last night as well. Tallinder needs to return and stay healthy the rest of the year. -Peters 38 seconds of ice time. The less the better. I didn't even notice his one shift last night. I was hoping to see 00:00 next to his name. :) Vancouver is playing well the last couple of road games, but has to play at Ottawa tonight and then face the sabres tomorrow. The Sabres need to be ready to go and the crowd will be rocking on a Friday night. GO SABRES!!!! :beer: :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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