Doohicksie Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 My take on the Sabres "lack of effort" is this: They have sunken into predictable patterns of passing, and other teams are doing their scouting. They probably all review the tapes of our games with Ottawa. I think eventually we'll crack into a slightly different style and they will shine again. But right now, the other teams have Buffalo out of sync, and when that happens, they get tired out trying to chase down bad passes, etc. I seem to remember them being more agile early in the season- when teams covered them close, they did more dump and chase; when teams played off a bit they played more of a control game. Now they seem stuck in a control rut and tend to hang onto the puck a little to long at a stretch instead of passing it on. The other thing is that it seems like they are NEVER catching passes cleanly. I think maybe the other teams are getting into the (predictable) passing lanes and the passes have to either be "saucered" through the air and bounce, or they are off target and need to be chased down, both of which disrupt the flow. The best player lately seems to be Maxim, and he seems a bit quicker in his reactions with respect to deciding when to carry the puck and when to pass it. It's the fact that he passes it when he should that makes him stand out lately (as opposed to trying for the end-to-end rush too frequently). I can't see today's game, though, so I'm not sure if that's true right now.
BetweenThePipes00 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 RJ has still not recovered from the Miller save, he just called Hecht, "Hajt" ...
Chilly Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Did Afinogenov just get sucker punched ?!
Bmwolf21 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 RJ has still not recovered from the Miller save, he just called Hecht, "Hajt" ... NESN had a commercial during the Intermission featuring a guy named Bill Hite...made me stop in my tracks. Nice sucker punch, :censored:
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 RJ has still not recovered from the Miller save, he just called Hecht, "Hajt" ... Really? As in Bill Hajt? :o
Derrico Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 I love paille's performance this afternoon. Man he's gonna be a good one!
Chilly Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Apparently, according to the jackass NESN announcers, Buffalo hasn't scored any "real goal goal"s
Derrico Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Apparently, according to the jackass NESN announcers, Buffalo hasn't scored any "real goal goal"s haha these anouncers are jokes.
hopeleslyobvious Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Apparently, according to the jackass NESN announcers, Buffalo hasn't scored any "real goal goal"s :lol: I caught that too.
norfend Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Apparently, according to the jackass NESN announcers, Buffalo hasn't scored any "real goal goal"s That makes sense, after all, the pucks didnt go into the net or anything :lol:
Mr.Christopher Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 :lol: I caught that too. Like Boston's second goal was a real goal to their standards. <_<
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 By my calcs, BFLO is playing a pretty good 3rd... Outshooting the B's 10-7 or so... WE REALLY NEED A PP AND A GOAL NOW! THAT WOULD BUILD CONFIDENCE? The first two BOS goals... Were any "soft?" If so... I can logically swap that one for the one you guys sad was spectacular...
Derrico Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 By my calcs, BFLO is playing a pretty good 3rd... Outshooting the B's 10-7 or so... WE REALLY NEED A PP AND A GOAL NOW! THAT WOULD BUILD CONFIDENCE? The first two BOS goals... Were any "soft?" If so... I can logically swap that one for the one you guys sad was spectacular... The goal that Boston got with a second left was more lucky then soft. It was a fluke for sure. Let's winner in overtime!
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Fluke... Well Miller made good on the sure one! Seems they lifted out of the 1st period funk and now closed the gap in shots to 23-34! Good job guys! Too bad you couldn't pick up one in regulation... At least 1 point is a good step then losing three in a row! And on the road (which means nothing to this team) :D
Chilly Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Another great Miller save!!! Screened on the one timer and still made the save.
Chilly Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 LOL. Boston announcers have been talking about how Savard should have made the all-star game instead of Briere, and Briere just owned his ass on a draw in Buffalo's zone after the timeout. Shootout time!
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Do you mean they lost? No... I cringed when I proofed my post... Appers to be going to a Shoot Out? If it does, can people keep us updated live? :D
Eleven Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Wow, what a third period and OT. I'm going to the game on Wednesday, and for once, I really want to see Peters in the lineup. I think Chara has some medicine coming.
Derrico Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 buffalo shoots first.....briere stoped
Bmwolf21 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Briere first for Sabres - save Thomas.
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