Official Buffalo Sabres Thread - Valiant Effort, But Sabres lose Series to Carolina

[gordholio]

Congratulations to the Sabres for beating Philadelphia by an unconverted touchdown tonight.
Buffalo-Ottawa should be a good series as the Sabres have good goaltending and Tampa Bay did not.

[canabiz]

Been a Sabres fan back in the Hasek and Lafontaine and Mogilny day

Hard to figure out which team to cheer for so I'll be neutral on this one LOL

[nano]

the winner of this series will make the finals im backing sabers

[Bargain_Junkie]

:lol: LOL Are Leafs fans jumping onto the Sabres bandwaggon now? :lol:

[othy]

:lol: LOL Are Leafs fans jumping onto the Sabres bandwaggon now? :lol:

Hey why not.. Go sabres! :)

Mebbe there will be something humourous for lindy to whine about..

[NDman]

:lol: LOL Are Leafs fans jumping onto the Sabres bandwaggon now? :lol:
Of course. :)

[Mintmaster]

:lol: LOL Are Leafs fans jumping onto the Sabres bandwaggon now? :lol:
Well they're the next hope for knocking off the Sens after all. Why not? ;)

[Rometiklan]

I think the Sabres will give the Senators some fits. The Sens will rely upon Emery moreso in this series so I hope he's equal to the task.

[SergesPlace]

Go Sabres!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thelefteyeguy]

I'll cheer for anyteam that beats the Sens :lol:

[gordholio]

I think Ottawa will beat the Sabres in 5 or 6 games.

[Alvito]

I think Ottawa will beat the Sabres in 5 or 6 games.

I think someone will win by winning 4 games within but not limited to 4 games

wtf... :(

[Mintmaster]

I think Ottawa will beat the Sabres in 5 or 6 games.
5 is really stretching it, don't you think? Yes, Buffalo's recent wins against Ottawa were against a decimated team, but Buffalo is on a tear.

I'm seeing seven games, especially because Ruff seems to be very good at exploiting home-ice advantage. They had a 90% PK and 25% PP at home during the regular season, too.

[Irb]

Go Buffalo!

[othy]

Nice OT winner 18 seconds in! Coulda saved us the time waiting for OT by scoring in the 3rd! cheez!

What's that sound from ottawa? *CHOKE*

*evil*

[Irb]

Way to go Sabres!

[gordholio]

5 is really stretching it, don't you think? Yes, Buffalo's recent wins against Ottawa were against a decimated team, but Buffalo is on a tear.

I'm seeing seven games, especially because Ruff seems to be very good at exploiting home-ice advantage. They had a 90% PK and 25% PP at home during the regular season, too.
Well, after this first game, I might be well off on my prediction.

[soulflare]

7 goals on 23 shots? Yikes!!

[SergesPlace]

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2383/smilio146cb.gif Go Sabres!

[silvermark]

Are you people bleeping spineless? What colored board is this? Don't you want the cup back in Canada?

Totally grossed out.

[SergesPlace]

Are you people bleeping spineless? What colored board is this? Don't you want the cup back in Canada?

Totally grossed out.

Yes, the Oilers!!

[GR8oNE]

Are you people bleeping spineless? What colored board is this? Don't you want the cup back in Canada?

Totally grossed out.

how does that make people spineless?

I could care less if "the cup is back in Canada"... pretty much every team is "canadian", so the cup ends up "back in Canada" anyways when each player gets their turn with the cup for a day... :)

[gordholio]

Are you people bleeping spineless? What colored board is this? Don't you want the cup back in Canada?

Totally grossed out.
Not if it's Ottawa - the land of lazy civil servants, who do crossword puzzles all afternoon at their desk. :lol:
Ottawa has won the Cup before - many eons ago, but Buffalo has never won.
Buffalo is the underdog and even though I predicted Ottawa to win the series, in my heart I want Buffalo or San Jose to go all the way.

[silvermark]

Sorry, I'm really overheating from that win by Buffalo (if you can even call that a win)

But seriously, rooting for the Sabres is................ wow.... not impressive.

I don't care where the players are from, a Canadian cup isn't until a Canadian franchise brings it home.

[SergesPlace]

Not if it's Ottawa - the land of lazy civil servants, who do crossword puzzles all afternoon at their desk. :lol:
Ottawa has won the Cup before - many eons ago, but Buffalo has never won.
Buffalo is the underdog and even though I predicted Ottawa to win the series, in my heart I want Buffalo or San Jose to go all the way.
and getting paid a ton of cash for it.

[silvermark]

Love the Sens.... never missed a match on SportsNet this year.... been a fan since 2001. You have no idea how frustrating it is to see them choke early in the playoffs year after year.

Yeah love the Oilers too, I'd love to see them get far :)

[gordholio]

and getting paid a ton of cash for it.
Yeah. When I was taking computer programming in college, I went on 2 coop work terms in Ottawa and worked for the Federal Government.
I saw first hand how some (not all) of these silly servants abuse their time at work.
The government could cut the staff in half and enforce that time is properly spent at work doing their job - and the same amount of work would get done.

[gordholio]

Love the Sens.... never missed a match on SportsNet this year.... been a fan since 2001. You have no idea how frustrating it is to see them choke early in the playoffs year after year.

Yeah love the Oilers too, I'd love to see them get far :)
It's not over yet - it's only one game, but it's not a good sign.
Poor goaltending by Emery and many mistakes.

[GR8oNE]

Love the Sens.... never missed a match on SportsNet this year.... been a fan since 2001. You have no idea how frustrating it is to see them choke early in the playoffs year after year.

Yeah love the Oilers too, I'd love to see them get far :)

i was a fan of the sens in the really early days... i remember i loved them when i won proline (only 30-40 bucks, but it was a lot for me at the time :)) because they beat the habs :) then they beat Jersey in the playoffs (with tugnutt and/or rhodes, i think) -- i think that was in the mid to late 90s when i was still in junior high school.... ahhh, the memories... then they became rivals of the leafs, so i was obligated to hate them :)

[silvermark]

It's not over yet - it's only one game, but it's not a good sign.
Poor goaltending by Emery and many mistakes.

True... only game one. I thought Emery did alright though, not much he could have done on quite a few goals. But yeah, PLENTY of mistakes.

because they beat the habs then they beat Jersey in the playoffs (with tugnutt and/or rhodes, i think) -- i think that was in the mid to late 90s when i was still in junior high school.... ahhh, the memories...

Yeah I became a fan around then too... Junior High as well :)
Wow Rhodes was a name I hadn't heard in eons...

[Irb]

The Sabres are a more exciting team to watch than the Senators. What's wrong for cheering for Buffalo?

Ottawa is full of nothing but Europeans anyways.

[SergesPlace]

The Sabres are a more exciting team to watch than the Senators. What's wrong for cheering for Buffalo?

Ottawa is full of nothing but greedy civil servants anyway
Fixed

[munsifn]

emery did play well...but i noticed that most of the goals were scored when he had to move from post to post..maybe a weakness?

also, we gotta work on our PK...2 shortys..not good...WAY too many odd man rushes too..

thats how we burned tampa early in round one...now the sabres are doing it to us...im sure Murray will let the guys know about it.

[silvermark]

The Sabres are a more exciting team to watch than the Senators. What's wrong for cheering for Buffalo?

Ottawa is full of nothing but Europeans anyways.

The Sabres have always been a bunch of goons. Mostly subpar players. No real solid, stable players. Now they lost Hasek and bought a handful of kids to freshen it up a bit, hasn't helped all that much. They've also played the trap for years like the Devils... not sure if they still do, but if you call that exciting.......... :rolleyes:

The Sens may be mostly Europeans, but they are a commited team that have for the most part been together for years. They haven't changed their roster all that much over the years, most of their key players are well established now. They're extremely well balanced and calibrated.

[Irb]

The Sabres have always been a bunch of goons. Mostly subpar players. No real solid, stable players. Now they lost Hasek and bought a handful of kids to freshen it up a bit, hasn't helped all that much. They've also played the trap for years like the Devils... not sure if they still do, but if you call that exciting.......... :rolleyes:

They're arguably the quickest team in the league. It's either Buffalo or Carolina. They're nothing like the Devils.

[trashmouth12]

The Sabres are a more exciting team to watch than the Senators. What's wrong for cheering for Buffalo?

Ottawa is full of nothing but Europeans anyways.
Schaefer, fisher, eaves, smolinski, redden, philips, emery, kelly, neil, vermette, heatley and spezza

12/18

[gordholio]

Just watching the Anaheim-Colorado game and it's going as I thought it would - 2-0 for the Mighty Ducks.
I don't see Colorado winning any more than one game in this series.

Wow, what a goal for Teemu. 3-0 now.

[Irb]

4-0 now for the Ducks. They've been executing the flying V all night.

[McLaren]

It's MILLER TIME!

[SomeGuyGG]

5-0 now for the Ducks. They've been executing the flying V all night.

:lol:

[othy]

4-0 now for the Ducks. They've been executing the flying V all night.


TRIPLE DEKE!

[`McGillicutty`]

2-1.

Keep it up boys!

[SergesPlace]

AND BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE! :lol:

[chlorine]

Go Sabres... I personally can't stand them but I thank them for beating Bobby + his flyers... but I can't stand the Sens even more... I wouldn't even care if the city loses the team :cheesygri

Move it to Quebec or Winnipeg :)

Cup back in Canada sure... Go Oilers!


The bottom line is, it doesn't matter if you don't make the playoffs or lose in the 2nd round, failure to win the Cup is failure.

[Madchester]

I love the Sabres... always a fast and exciting team to watch.


Not to mention the fact that Miller and Biron helped me secure a victory in my hockey pool.

[McLaren]

Whats the injury update on Tim Connolly?

[thug-life]

Go Sabers Goo Good Job Wining Yesterday

[gordholio]

Great game between Anaheim and Colorado.
Lupul beat Colorado 4-3 and ex-coach, Marc Crawford called Lupul for the winning goal before the overtime started.
Good game by Theodore - couldn't fault him.
Terrible giveaway by Brisebois - no wonder Montreal got rid of him.

If Anaheim, San Jose, Buffalo and Carolina get through to the semi-finals, then a team the Stanley Cup winner will be a team that has never won before.

[thug-life]

If Anaheim, San Jose, Buffalo and Carolina get through to the semi-finals, then a team the Stanley Cup winner will be a team that has never won before.
san jose and buffalo both cant threw 1 of those teams r going to go threw

[thelefteyeguy]

Go sabres ;)

[Big D]

Whats the injury update on Tim Connolly?

As of this morning he's a "game time decision" for tonights game.

[Big D]

Ottawa is full of nothing but Europeans anyways.

Actually in the "active" roster there are twice as many players from North America as there are form Europe:

Daniel Alfredsson Gothenburg, Sweden
Zdeno Chara Trencin,Czechoslovakia
Dominik Hasek Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Martin Havlat Mlada Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
Andrej Meszaros Povazska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Christoph Schubert Munich, West Germany
Vaclav Varada Vsetin, Czechoslovakia
Anton Volchenkov Moscow, USSR


Tyler Arnason Oklahoma City, OK
Patrick Eaves Fairbault,MN
Ray Emery Cayuga, ON
Mike Fisher Peterborough, ON
Dany Heatley Freiburg, West Germany
Chris Kelly Toronto, ON
Brian McGrattan Hamilton, ON
Michael Morrison Medford, MA
Chris Neil Markdale, ON
Chris Phillips Calgary, AB
Brian Pothier New Bedford, MA
Wade Redden Lloydminster, SK
Peter Schaefer Yellow Grass, SK
Bryan Smolinski Toledo, OH
Jason Spezza Mississauga, ON
Antoine Vermette St-Agapit, PQ

[Big D]

Both Tim Connolly and Dmitri Kalinin are out for tonight....

[gordholio]

Good for the Sabres!

[mike_leafs13]

you guys have the entire leaf nation cheering for you. :cheesygri

lets go sabres, lets go!

[chlorine]

only cheering for them in this series though... Leaf fans should hate the following teams in no particular order except the first two (I wouldn't even put Montreal there):

1. Ottawa
2. Philadelphia
---------------
Montreal
Buffalo
New Jersey

basically the better teams in the East.

so Go Canes WHEN (not if) Carolina play Buffalo.

[thelefteyeguy]

Senators are worst than the Buffalo Bills in the 90s...a stacked team that can't do squat in the playoffs... :lol:

so much talent gone to waste...

go sabres go!

[othy]

so Go Canes WHEN (not if) Carolina play Buffalo.

I dunno, it's always tricky when cheering for other teams than your fav, especially in the same conference.. Remember 2001-02 when carolina took out the leafs in the eastern finals? I can still get a mad on for them for that.. ;) Damn Irbe! The leafs woulda lasted 6 at least against the wings in the final!!

Still, there is a definite element of satisfaction watching the somewhat smug senators get a dose of reality.. I can almost forgive Buffalo for Peters' golfing motion that last game they played.. Mostly because I haven't noticed his name on the box score at all! Hmm, wonder what he's been doin.. Silly goon..

[chlorine]

I dunno, it's always tricky when cheering for other teams than your fav, especially in the same conference.. Remember 2001-02 when carolina took out the leafs in the eastern finals? I can still get a mad on for them for that.. ;) Damn Irbe! The leafs woulda lasted 6 at least against the wings in the final!!

Still, there is a definite element of satisfaction watching the somewhat smug senators get a dose of reality.. I can almost forgive Buffalo for Peters' golfing motion that last game they played.. Mostly because I haven't noticed his name on the box score at all! Hmm, wonder what he's been doin.. Silly goon..

agreed no doubt it's tough. the difference is we had one series against them. and them Canes fans are a lot less cocky... I was in Carolina for one game and they were pretty friendly people. I can't say the same about Sens/Philly/Habs fans.

I remember there was one time I went to get my car in downtown TO after the Leafs lose a game to Ottawa in one of the series (of course they won in the end), but two Sens fans, a couple, was riding rickshaw in downtown TO laughed and made gestures at me... I was furious... I wasn't to f-ing run them over. I'll never take more pleasure in beating the Sens / seeing them lose than any other team.

[sshe11]

agreed no doubt it's tough. the difference is we had one series against them. and them Canes fans are a lot less cocky... I was in Carolina for one game and they were pretty friendly people. I can't say the same about Sens/Philly/Habs fans.

I remember there was one time I went to get my car in downtown TO after the Leafs lose a game to Ottawa in one of the series (of course they won in the end), but two Sens fans, a couple, was riding rickshaw in downtown TO laughed and made gestures at me... I was furious... I wasn't to f-ing run them over. I'll never take more pleasure in beating the Sens / seeing them lose than any other team.

come on man wouldnt you do the same if the Leafs beat the sens ? ;) ...

[coopaloop]

What an exciting team to watch!!
How can Lindy Ruff not be a shoe in for coach of the year!
how many players are left from the 99-2000 team that went to the finals....Jay McKee mabee the only one I can think of..
It was nice to hear a capacity crowd going nuts in Sabreland again last night....
good luck sabres

[Daemar]

I would love to see Buffalo in the Stanley Cup finals. They play like a western conference team.

Obviously i'd like the Oilers to be the team they're facing. That should be a great matchup.

[gordholio]

Woo hoo! The Sabres won!!! Yippee.
Good luck to Ottawa next year. :)

[munsifn]

congrats to the sabres, you played very well.

seeing them handle the senators the way they did, i expect them to do very well against their next opponent(s)...whomever that will be

[GR8oNE]

I would love to see Buffalo in the Stanley Cup finals. They play like a western conference team.

Obviously i'd like the Oilers to be the team they're facing. That should be a great matchup.

Don't all remaining teams play like "western conference teams"? speed, speed, speed... offence, offence, offence... Canes, Devils, Sabres(, Sens)?

[gordholio]

Going to be a great series between Carolina and Buffalo - probably go 6 or 7 games.

[munsifn]

ya its gonna be good...im saying sabres in 6, just watching them handle the sens the way they did, theyre goona be good.

[gordholio]

Sabres win!!! :)

[Wiseman]

Was the game not televised on CBC today??

[coopaloop]

TSN had it on tonight

[Daemar]

That's it guys, beat each other to pieces so you'll be too tired to play the Oilers. haha!

[Wiseman]

Sabres are out..