LabattBlue Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 Sometimes the refs have to use some common sense when they try and figure out who is diving... Drury takes a whack at Chara's ankle and this 6'9" behemoth(who normally is like a rock out there) goes down as if Paul Bunyan just took an axe to his ankle. What a friggin' joke. :angry: :angry: PS Normally I believe that the calls even out in the long run, but this particular play had me fuming.
Kristian Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 Generally, I think The Sens got away with TON of stuff tonight, particularly in the first. Not that it helped them much though.
Bmwolf21 Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 Generally, I think The Sens got away with TON of stuff tonight, particularly in the first. Not that it helped them much though. The first two periods were the worst officiated periods I think I have seen all season long. What did we end up with, 2 1/2 power plays? And in the 3rd, they put the whistles away, which did not surprise me much at all.
rickshaw Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 How about the one with less than a second left in the first. McKee jumps and misses the puck. He falls down. As he's getting up, Fisher skates into him, at center, after the puck has been shot and with less than a second left. Result is an interference call? This was a terrible call. Terrible feel for the game kind of call. That has no bearing on the play, in fact their guy skated into ours, and we're penalized. Weak! Very weak.
DWarner Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 The officiating was crap. I don't know who it was of if they have worked anyother Sabres games in the playoffs. Maybe someone can look that up...
scottnc Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 I have hated Bill Mcreary for as long as I've watched hockey... he has been around a long time and he's horrible...
Peace Frog Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 Don't forget something here: if the officiating was crap for us and we survived, just imagine what will happen when the next two games will be officiated at HSBC.
BuffalOhio Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 Numminen - high sticked, right in front of the ref. NO CALL. Dumont - high sticked - no call (as he was going to check Phillips, Phillips jumped out of the way and left his stick right in front of JP's face. Drury was high sticked a few seconds before his phantom penalty call. What a joke. I was screaming a the TV. Had my dog scared crapless.
Rico7 Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 I was bothered by the holding of he stick several times in the first and second when we had pressure. I think Briere and Drury took their penalties out of frustration. Old saying though, "initiate, don't retaliate".
Eleven Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 It's ok: (1) The Sabs prevailed over all of that crap. (2) McCreary probably is done for this series. (3) Even if (2) is incorrect, please see (1).
MartyHavlatismyGOD Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 The One call on Redden, i dont remember the exact circumstance, but i think it was right at the end of the 2nd, His stick was being held, and the guy holding it dove like mad - it goes both ways- don't be blind.
jad1 Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 The One call on Redden, i dont remember the exact circumstance, but i think it was right at the end of the 2nd, His stick was being held, and the guy holding it dove like mad - it goes both ways- don't be blind. That was an obvious obstruction penalty on Redden, whether you consider it a dive or not. Another example of how the Senators cannot deal with the Sabres speed.
haseoke Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 That was an obvious obstruction penalty on Redden, whether you consider it a dive or not. Another example of how the Senators cannot deal with the Sabres speed. After getting outshot 44-17, I think its pretty ignorant to say the Senators can't handle our speed. They've made plenty of giveaways towards odd man rushes, and we've capitalized off that. but if we could really skate circles around the Senators, why would we let them have to puck so goddamned much.
jad1 Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 After getting outshot 44-17, I think its pretty ignorant to say the Senators can't handle our speed. They've made plenty of giveaways towards odd man rushes, and we've capitalized off that. but if we could really skate circles around the Senators, why would we let them have to puck so goddamned much. The Sabres have seven goals in two games in the transition game against the Sens. SEVEN goals, on the road, against the so-called best team in the league. If I'm being ignorant in calling the Sens out as not being able to handle the Sabres speed, so be it. You've watched the Sabres all season long. You know that they don't play in the corners, they collapse in front of their own net. You know they play for the deflected pass and blocked shot rather than the big hit. You know that they play the breakout game off of turnovers. That's what they did in this game. After scoring the two goals in on odd-man breaks (they also drew two penalties with their speed), Ruff shut it down, and had them push everything to the outside. Miller sealed the deal with a couple of huge saves. Recognize the gameplan. The Ottawa fans and the media outlets will look at the shot totals and believe that the Sabres are lucky to be ahead 2-0. But as Buffalo fans, we've seen the Sabres play this way all season long. They look like they're taking a beating, and then they score on a 2-1 here, a break-away there, then maybe on the powerplay, and they walk away with the win, while the opposing team wonders what went wrong.
Kristian Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 Recognize the gameplan. The Ottawa fans and the media outlets will look at the shot totals and believe that the Sabres are lucky to be ahead 2-0. But as Buffalo fans, we've seen the Sabres play this way all season long. They look like they're taking a beating, and then they score on a 2-1 here, a break-away there, then maybe on the powerplay, and they walk away with the win, while the opposing team wonders what went wrong. I agree - Ottawa had a ton of shots, but barring the partial breakaway late in the third, I didn't see them have a single open scoring chance. Sure they had chances, lots of them, but 97% of those were shots from the point, rebounds or shots from the perimeter. This game looked a lot like Sabres anno 1998-1999.
Knightrider Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 That's what they did in this game. After scoring the two goals in on odd-man breaks (they also drew two penalties with their speed), Ruff shut it down, and had them push everything to the outside. Miller sealed the deal with a couple of huge saves. My thoughts exactly. Given the way the way the game was being called, and the lead we had, we might as well play like it was 1999. Max-protect the goal. They got a lot of shots, but how many were really quality shots like the two we scored in the second? The breakaway is the only one I can think of. Buffalo went into the third with a gameplan to PK for the period. They executed that very well.
RayFinkle Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 The first two periods were the worst officiated periods I think I have seen all season long. What did we end up with, 2 1/2 power plays? And in the 3rd, they put the whistles away, which did not surprise me much at all. I couldn't agree more. That was old school playoff hockey. On team gets favored for two periods and they put the whistles away in the 3rd. The funniest thing was see Bettman sitting next to the Prime Minister of Canada up in the stands.....noooooooo, that wasn't an attempt at a home job by the officals.
LabattBlue Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Posted May 9, 2006 After getting outshot 44-17, I think its pretty ignorant to say the Senators can't handle our speed. They've made plenty of giveaways towards odd man rushes, and we've capitalized off that. but if we could really skate circles around the Senators, why would we let them have to puck so goddamned much. I agree the Sabres are quick, but Ottawa is making us look very average from a speed perspective, especially in our own end.
jad1 Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 I agree the Sabres are quick, but Ottawa is making us look very average from a speed perspective, especially in our own end. I don't agree with that. Aside from the Spezza chance, the Sabres were never outnumbered on rushes, and they were rarely beaten to rebounds. They stayed off the boards, for the most part, by design, not wanting to gamble and be caught out-numbered down low. I think the two things they wanted to fix from game 1 was to control the rebounds and eliminate Ottawa's cross ice passes. They did a brilliant job of making those adjustments. I wouldn't get caught up in the shot totals. Again, the majority of shots were manageable. The discouraging thing for Ottawa is that the Sabres continue to get behind their defense. Ottawa didn't make many mistakes, but the Sabres still took two of them to the house. They're facing the prospect of having to play flawless hockey in a hostile environment on Wednesday and Thursday in order to prevent the Sabres odd-man rushes. It won't be an easy thing for them to do.
apuszczalowski Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 I believe there were 2 calls made against the sabres where an Ottawa player skated into a Sabre, and the Sabres were called for tripping
Taro T Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 I don't agree with that. Aside from the Spezza chance, the Sabres were never outnumbered on rushes, and they were rarely beaten to rebounds. They stayed off the boards, for the most part, by design, not wanting to gamble and be caught out-numbered down low. I think the two things they wanted to fix from game 1 was to control the rebounds and eliminate Ottawa's cross ice passes. They did a brilliant job of making those adjustments. I wouldn't get caught up in the shot totals. Again, the majority of shots were manageable. The discouraging thing for Ottawa is that the Sabres continue to get behind their defense. Ottawa didn't make many mistakes, but the Sabres still took two of them to the house. They're facing the prospect of having to play flawless hockey in a hostile environment on Wednesday and Thursday in order to prevent the Sabres odd-man rushes. It won't be an easy thing for them to do. The Sabres gave up 2 very good scoring chances in the 3rd (the rebound out front that Grier got to being the other one). Fortunately, Ryan and the rest of the crew were up to the task to keep those 2 out of the net and not really give the Otters any other HUGE scoring chances. If Buffalo can play as hard as they did in the last game, Ottawa will have a very tough time winning both (or even 1) in Buffalo. Having the last change and the crowd (can't you already hear the EMMM-EEERRRR-YYYYY chant now) will make it a very difficult task for Ottawa. All that said, Buffalo NEEDS to play as hard as they did in the last game. Play the frustrating, inside the zone coverage that they have played all season when the games really matter. Ottawa is extremely skilled and, as such, will have a hard time keeping from giving up odd-man chances as they will believe they can make the ridiculous pass or move that they can make against most other teams. They did a pretty good job of limiting those mistakes last game, but they need to eliminate them to have a legitimate chance to beat the Sabres. Buffalo needs to stay focused and continue to capitalize when Ottawa makes mistakes. Even better, Buffalo needs to keep playing the way they are to keep Ottawa making mistakes that the Sabres can capitalize on. If Buffalo lets up at all, it could get very ugly very quickly. I have faith that Lindy won't let them let up. It's been and will continue to be a heck of a series. (Regardless of how it turns out.)
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