SABRES 0311

Tis the season for wishing

Keys to the game: 1. Do not go on the PP. 2. Goalie handles the puck in front of the net, defense behind.

Squish the fish. Slap the caps.

Crazy Phil is unpredictable. With Berglund gone who gets to play?

Hopefully bowluuuuu doesn’t get stapled by Wilson again. I always assume ovi will score so here’s to limiting his goals while jack and Skinner go nuts. really is a must win to show we can beat these guys and not just stay close until we lose.

that's why I said supposedly. this isn't a science its guys playing a game and sometimes fighting. some are better at it than others. if he did not want to fight he wouldn't have dropped the gloves. maybe next time he wins the fight. the more I think about the issue I start to see how much of a non issue it is. so what if someone on his team or the caps motivated him to do it? maybe oleksiak is the type of person who would jump off the bridge if all his friends were doing it. maybe he thought he could take the big guy. maybe he let anger get the best of him. who knows. If any of us got into a bar fight and lost are we going to blame someone off to the side? I just realized this post is very preachy so I am sorry.

Non athletes feel the same “primal rage”. Only thing stopping us from acting on them are laws. If you knew you would only get a five minute timeout would you punch a guy who pissed you off? Point being is the person on ice is not the same off it. There is a comraderie with teammates in that if you are willing to do battle on my behalf I am motivated to do my job a little better.

There’s always going to be guys like Wilson. Unfortunately something bad might cost a guy his career.

Supposedly it’s an outlet preventing acts of retribution by guys with sticks. As far as Oleksiak goes, he chose to fight. Unless someone in management said fight or be cut it’s on him. One lucky punch and it goes the other way.

Man after his mistake what do you think Toronto would give for him? ?

I don’t know much about it but I can’t see it being locker room issues. My guess is he doesn’t like his ice time. If so his response is not in line with the current culture of this team. Z and Johan have found their niches. They can keep the play going in the O-Zone and are possibly the best defensive minded forwards on this team IMO.

Finally some primary scoring. Can’t remember the last time Eichel and Skinner scored. Beating the bruins is like seeing your wife in those holiday pajamas that fit juuuust right. Gives you a warm feeling all over.

You could call them the Little Rascals.

Hard to believe a one inch wide stick was the difference. This team can definitely play with the best. Couple more pieces and the games will be even better to watch. This season awesome.

Was Tennyson in for Pilut because Phil thought age would bring needed experience against the Caps? If not then why not play Pilut instead. Kid is patient with the puck and has good vision. I still don’t get the shootout lineup. Nevertheless good game. With the right D lineup and Sam threading the needle of an open net we win 4 to 2 against the champs. Still got a point.

This might be one of those games where both teams score a ton. Ovi over the years seems to only involve himself in play when there’s a scoring opportunity. The guy really just sits on the dot like a statue during the PP until the one-timer comes. i only see one way to avoid it and that’s play disciplined, no penalties. Let Wilson give us PPs. Risto’s ice time hopefully matches Ovechkin’s.

I dunno. Mitts kinda has a face only a mother could love. But hey maybe he hits on Pominville himself and is successful.

If he gets to Eichel before Bogo gets to him i don’t think anyone will worry about how low you gotta go. He knows he just received a concussion. If Wilson goes head hunting we return the favor. Last time we didn’t turned out real well. However a well placed hit early on might make him think twice.

He just got concusses. One cheap is open season on his career. one edit. I’m serious. Guy is a tool.

So you’re telling me there’s a chance.

Here’s to Bogo smashing Wilson’s head off the boards.

Gotta meet them half way. Maybe 30 to 35 minutes. We can do this.

Are you confusing admirer and stalker? It’s ok the girl in 2A gets it wrong sometimes as well. Welcome aboard new guy.

IMO Eichel needs a shorter stick. Imagine how terrible of a time it would be to defend against him with those hands and speed if he wasn’t dragging the puck four feet behind. Shorter time/distance to get a shot off.

Glad to get a win but do we need that many PP opportunities to get a PP goal? I vote for Sam to PP2 and Sherry to PP1 and Sam to FL2.