Dante Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 I hoping for the Sharks so I can see the Sabres hoist the cup in San Jose. Birthdays over. Go fug yourself.
CountDorkula Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 Birthdays over. Go fug yourself. I just want to say, that was a really crappy way SJ lost that game last night, Rob Blake turn your skate the other way!!!!
Buftex Posted April 15, 2010 Author Posted April 15, 2010 Short-handed, overtime, playoff clinching goal! (Say that 5 times) I was watching it at a bar in Council Bluffs, Iowa. I exploded with glee, silencing the whole bar. I left shortly afterward. My all-time fav OT playoff goal still is Robert's in Montreal, first playoff season '73. Couldn't find that one.....but, maybe the greatest goal in Sabres playoff history, for the youngins: I was 8! My earliest Sabres memory....I remember having to get up and flip the tv station between the Sabres game, and the television show "Sunshine", based on John Denvers' hit song...it was my sisters favorite show...we only had one tv, and with 8 kids, we all had our own "night" to control the tv. My sister was nice enough to let me and my brother watch the Sabres, as long as she got her half hour of "Sunshine"... the good old days... btw- I had a show to work the night of that Ottawa/Buffalo game...doing sound. I got home at about 2:45am, and watched the Sabres game on tape (vhs!!) delay...I had avoided knowing what happned all night (not that hard to do in Texas...not a hotbed of hockey)...so I saw the game winner at about 6am...great game all the way around....I was sure that the cup was ours, after that....
CountDorkula Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 All i have to say is..... MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY! BRAAAADDDDDD MAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!
Buftex Posted April 15, 2010 Author Posted April 15, 2010 Just TRY to get this song out of your head. Great song....I would love to get that on cd...anyone? My earliest Sabres memories are the first Stanley Cup finals against the Flyers....I certainly remember "Gonna Win that Cup". But does anyone remember this ode to the French Connection....I don't: Another good one:
LongLiveRalph Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 I like Hecht, but our offense can survive without him...especially now that Ennis is on the big boy club and making a name for himself. The Sabres anemic offense could survive without anybody. Vanek, their leading scorer going on four seasons, missed a chunk of time and you didn't even notice. In the playoffs, Hecht and his TEAM LEADING +14 will be missed. You need superstars to win championships, but in the grind of 7 game series, your 3rd-liners are often the difference makers.
Buftex Posted April 15, 2010 Author Posted April 15, 2010 The Sabres anemic offense could survive without anybody. Vanek, their leading scorer going on four seasons, missed a chunk of time and you didn't even notice. In the playoffs, Hecht and his TEAM LEADING +14 will be missed. You need superstars to win championships, but in the grind of 7 game series, your 3rd-liners are often the difference makers. I agree...I think losing Hecht is significant. I know he has been up and down over the years, but he is a solid playoff performer over the years.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 The Sabres anemic offense could survive without anybody. Vanek, their leading scorer going on four seasons, missed a chunk of time and you didn't even notice. In the playoffs, Hecht and his TEAM LEADING +14 will be missed. You need superstars to win championships, but in the grind of 7 game series, your 3rd-liners are often the difference makers. The offense isn't "anemic". Not out-of-this-world like the Capitals or Blackhawks, but not anemic. Didn't we rank 10th in goals scored this season?
Celtic_soulja Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 The offense isn't "anemic". Not out-of-this-world like the Capitals or Blackhawks, but not anemic. Didn't we rank 10th in goals scored this season? Exactly what I was going to say....top ten in scoring...Vanek Roy and Pommer have had slower years so to speak but they are more than talented enough to carry a team's goal scoring duties... Then there is the hot goaltending of Miller...and a pretty solid defense...and the number one penalty kill...and a power play that has jumped up ten spots since Ennis has come up...I think we are MORE than capable of getting to the cup finals this season... I watched the Sens/Pens...ridiculous...I havent seen two teams play so sloppy and two goalies look so weak in the playoffs in a LONG time...not scary.... I watched the Devils and Philly...neither team scare me there either...Boston CERTAINLY don't scare me...Maybe OV and his Caps are frightening but we play them pretty well usually...GO SABRES
CountDorkula Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 The offense isn't "anemic". Not out-of-this-world like the Capitals or Blackhawks, but not anemic. Didn't we rank 10th in goals scored this season? 9th actually...
Chef Jim Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 Birthdays over. Go fug yourself. Well with that I don't only want them to hoist the cup in San Jose but to skate over to where you and I (we will be going together right) will be sitting so I can give it a big !@#$ing kiss right in front of you.
LongLiveRalph Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 The offense isn't "anemic". Not out-of-this-world like the Capitals or Blackhawks, but not anemic. Didn't we rank 10th in goals scored this season? I don't think you would find one Sabres fan or "hockey person" who thinks that this roster has enough scoring to win a championship. They were quite balanced, which is good, but have no "go-to guy" or distinct #1 line, which is bad. Nice finishes by Roy, Pominville, and Vanek (last two games anyways) put a surge in the final goal scoring tallies. Ennis and Gerbe have provided a spark down the stretch. But on March 1st things looked pretty bleak offensively. They had a bunch of guys with 10-15 goals thru 60 games. And nothing really has changed...They were going as far as Miller would take them then, just as they are now.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 I don't think you would find one Sabres fan or "hockey person" who thinks that this roster has enough scoring to win a championship. I disagree wholeheartedly. Like most, I think the offense alone isn't talented enough to win the Stanley Cup. But I also don't think it's an albatross that will weigh us down. Our scorers won't put up 5 or 6 per game in the playoffs, but they can easily pot enough goals to support Miller and the defense. After all, defense and goaltending win championships. Just ask the Devils.
CountDorkula Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 I disagree wholeheartedly. Like most, I think the offense alone isn't talented enough to win the Stanley Cup. But I also don't think it's an albatross that will weigh us down. Our scorers won't put up 5 or 6 per game in the playoffs, but they can easily pot enough goals to support Miller and the defense. After all, defense and goaltending win championships. Just ask the Devils. Not to kill your thunder, but last time the Devils won the cup, they were 2nd in the leauge for most goals scored in the regular season...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 Is it VS or MSG tonight...anyone know? I think this is the only MSG game of the first 4 at least.
RayFinkle Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 I think this is the only MSG game of the first 4 at least. Thanks Jay.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 Not to kill your thunder, but last time the Devils won the cup, they were 2nd in the leauge for most goals scored in the regular season... Ok thanks...but that's just a bad example on my part. Being an offensive juggernaut is not a prerequisite for winning the cup. The Sabres are above average on offense, great on defense, and elite at goaltender. On special teams, they are mediocre on the power play and elite on the penalty kill. That's a formula that can win the Stanley Cup, no matter what the haters want to say.
CountDorkula Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 Off to the plaza, then the game. LETS GO BUFFALO!!!!
The Dean Posted April 16, 2010 Posted April 16, 2010 Anyone have a link for this game? I had it early, but it went down. Still searching...
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