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[Eleven]

I want to see the same swarming efforts that I've seen in the last three games (well, all I saw was the end of the NJ game, but the effort was there). Keep the energy and pressure up, and the goals will come; they can't hit posts forever.

[DeLuca67]

Eleven, on 04 February 2012 - 07:20 AM, said:

I want to see the same swarming efforts that I've seen in the last three games (well, all I saw was the end of the NJ game, but the effort was there). Keep the energy and pressure up, and the goals will come; they can't hit posts forever.

There has been a huge difference the last three games. The consensus at the water cooler was that it has been a result of pressure being removed by the Sabres being so far out of 8th,

The Islanders have been playing well and are 6-4 over their last ten. They have had some nice winns as of late against Ottawa, Philly and Washington. Not to mention the 5-1 drubbing of the Red Wings. Tavares has been hot and is currently 5th in the league in scoring. The Islanders are also good on special teams, 5th in PP and 8th in the PK.

Edited by DeLuca67, 04 February 2012 - 07:50 AM.

[novascotiaguy]

Buffalo lights its up tonight and scores 6, and Miller with back to back shut out.

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

DeLuca67, on 04 February 2012 - 07:43 AM, said:

There has been a huge difference the last three games. The consensus at the water cooler was that it has been a result of pressure being removed by the Sabres being so far out of 8th,

The Islanders have been playing well and are 6-4 over their last ten. They have had some nice winns as of late against Ottawa, Philly and Washington. Not to mention the 5-1 drubbing of the Red Wings. Tavares has been hot and is currently 5th in the league in scoring. The Islanders are also good on special teams, 5th in PP and 8th in the PK.

The Sabres have a psychological makeup of a lot of women. They use dates, and anniversaries......they ride the emotional waves up and down.....and they used the all star break to come in with a clean slate. They have a history of feeding off of recent goings. Once the bubble bursts however, they have no self-confidence and the results and effort dry up. When it is crunch time, they are seldom to be found. They will put in the effort until they get a few "bad breaks", then they will oh woe is me, it. That's the sick part....when they try they can compete with a lot of teams. People get giddy when these guys make an effort they should be making all along.....like a crackhead who is sober and shows up to work on time 3 days in a row.

That being said, the Ranger game was fun to watch. Islanders -140 tonight. That is sad.

[sabres26]

Can't watch tonight, going to the amerks vs crunch game... Let's go Amerks/Buffalo

[wjag]

Buffalo struggles against the fisherman..

[Arcsabresfan41]

Let's hope that this trip to the Island has an opposite effect from the last trip to the Island...

[Chris_in_UT]

tons to do before the game. straightening, vacuuming, polishing, cooking ... TOO MUCH! i'll be glad for the break by the time the game rolls around.

if they play like they have the last 3 games, it's a win. isles are hot, yah ... but you can't stop a moving freight train!!! even if it is just the little engine that could.

[Rox11]

The Sabres are finally fun to watch ... I just wish I could hear RJ and even Harry!

[bunomatic]

If we don't want to use injuries as a crutch its still essentially the same team that sucked all season even though they're mostly healthy. All I ask at this point is an honest effort for 60 minutes. Who knows maybe some of the dead weight picks it up and enhances their trade value. GO SABRES !

[Derrico]

novascotiaguy, on 04 February 2012 - 07:46 AM, said:

Buffalo lights its up tonight and scores 6, and Miller with back to back shut out.

Wow, I will seriously sign up for 4 goals scored right now. We haven't scored more than 3 goals 13 straight games and have only scored 6 one time (it took OT to do it). I like you're optimism but I've lost all faith in our scoring. We win games 1-0 and 2-1. The opposition scores 3 and you may as well stick a fork in us.

[DeLuca67]

bunomatic, on 04 February 2012 - 10:14 AM, said:

If we don't want to use injuries as a crutch its still essentially the same team that sucked all season even though they're mostly healthy. All I ask at this point is an honest effort for 60 minutes. Who knows maybe some of the dead weight picks it up and enhances their trade value. GO SABRES !

I wonder if that is in the minds of some of the players?

[MAYRAYBARNABY]

Got VIP behind the Buffalo bench tonight. I was worried about how this would go a week or two ago but the last 3 games have given me hope for an entertaining evening.

[novascotiaguy]

Derrico, on 04 February 2012 - 11:20 AM, said:

Wow, I will seriously sign up for 4 goals scored right now. We haven't scored more than 3 goals 13 straight games and have only scored 6 one time (it took OT to do it). I like you're optimism but I've lost all faith in our scoring. We win games 1-0 and 2-1. The opposition scores 3 and you may as well stick a fork in us.

Oh your right but the offence has to come some time right????

[biodork]

bunomatic, on 04 February 2012 - 10:14 AM, said:

If we don't want to use injuries as a crutch its still essentially the same team that sucked all season even though they're mostly healthy. All I ask at this point is an honest effort for 60 minutes. Who knows maybe some of the dead weight picks it up and enhances their trade value. GO SABRES !

This article has some pretty interesting stats on the Sabres with all the regular D-men vs a mix of call-ups. As tiring as the injury excuse has gotten, the record is telling and I hope this is a sign of more games like the last three than the previous 20+.

http://niagara-gazet...s-winning-again


Both Ennis and Stafford had the flu but are expected to play tonight.

[Derrico]

novascotiaguy, on 04 February 2012 - 12:37 PM, said:

Oh your right but the offence has to come some time right????

You gotta have faith but man does it look bleak right now. Especially without Vanek....

[nfreeman]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 04 February 2012 - 08:25 AM, said:

The Sabres have a psychological makeup of a lot of women. They use dates, and anniversaries......they ride the emotional waves up and down.....and they used the all star break to come in with a clean slate. They have a history of feeding off of recent goings. Once the bubble bursts however, they have no self-confidence and the results and effort dry up. When it is crunch time, they are seldom to be found. They will put in the effort until they get a few "bad breaks", then they will oh woe is me, it. That's the sick part....when they try they can compete with a lot of teams. People get giddy when these guys make an effort they should be making all along.....like a crackhead who is sober and shows up to work on time 3 days in a row.

That being said, the Ranger game was fun to watch. Islanders -140 tonight. That is sad.

I completely agree with the bolded part. It all comes back to mental toughness, and the utter lack thereof on this roster since Black Sunday.

Anyway, I'm going to the game tonight. I'm taking my 8-year-old daughter and one of her crazy friends to their first NHL game. This could go well, or it could be a complete debacle.

BTW, my son's first NHL game was in 2005, and was also Sabres vs Islanders in Nassau. The Sabres won that game on a gorgeous TC move in the shootout after Kotalik tied it up in regulation with 30 seconds left.

Go Sabres.

[Billy Fuccillo]

Wow. People still watch these games?

[Eleven]

Billy Fuccillo, on 04 February 2012 - 01:52 PM, said:

Wow. People still watch these games?

Yeah. Fans watch games. Crazy, huh?

[Billy Fuccillo]

Eleven, on 04 February 2012 - 02:00 PM, said:

Yeah. Fans watch games. Crazy, huh?

Crazy, indeed.

[kishoph]

I feels good to be excited about a watching a game, it started to seem more like a chore than something for enjoyment. Hopefully we see the same kind of effort with some goals going in. GO SABRES.

[Pville29]

I'm not too excxited knowing the sabres will lose again vs the ALL MIGHTY HAHAHA-Landers

Edited by Pville29, 04 February 2012 - 03:07 PM.

[kishoph]

Pville29, on 04 February 2012 - 03:07 PM, said:

I'm not too excxited knowing the sabres will lose again vs the ALL MIGHTY HAHAHA-Landers

This is a victory for the Sabres tonight. 4 - 1

[sizzlemeister]

Please turn up the arena sound to make Dimples' play-by-play sound livlier. Fer shure.

Edited by sizzlemeister, 04 February 2012 - 07:17 PM.

[DontPatTheGerbe]

shake shake shake

[kishoph]

Way to come back and answer that goal against. We haven't had turnover problems the last 3 games, Weber has to wake up.

[DontPatTheGerbe]

Where was this team for the past three months?

[kishoph]

Seeing some good shifts, the pucks have to start going in.

[thesportsbuff]

Billy Fuccillo, on 04 February 2012 - 01:52 PM, said:

Wow. People still watch these games?

The real shocker is that, apparently, people who have no interest in the Sabres or watching their games anymore would bother taking the time to post in the Game Day Thread just to take a shot at those of us who watch every game regardless..

[kishoph]

Turnover by Boyes in the offensive zone on the PP.

[biodork]

Ugh, I came in at 1-1 with the Sabres buzzing around the net and now it's 3-1?!?

[DontPatTheGerbe]

Both teams getting the quality opportunities ... ours aren't getting in ... theirs are.

Edited by DontPatTheGerbe, 04 February 2012 - 07:37 PM.

[sizzlemeister]

Here we go. It took three games to return to form. Pull Millsie, even though they were "not his fault".

[kishoph]

Another turnover. Why call the high sticking on Roy ?

[DontPatTheGerbe]

sizzlemeister, on 04 February 2012 - 07:38 PM, said:

Here we go. It took three games to return to form. Pull Millsie, even though they were "not his fault".

I actually agree with this .... this looks like it could still be a W for us... but I don't see Millsie recovering mentaly for the remainder of this game. Despite them not really being his fault. We'll see at the start of the second what Lindy does.

[kishoph]

Went 3 games without these sloppy turnovers and they have 3 costly ones already.

Lindy won't pull Miller.

[DontPatTheGerbe]

3 goals on 7 shots .... even if they're not his fault ... pretty bad statistic.

[d4rksabre]

Hm. This is not encouraging.

[TrueBluePhD]

Statistically, our shots have to start going in eventually...it's almost impossible to continue shooting at such a low percentage. This is like a football game where one team racks up 500 yards of offense, but loses because their QB threw 3 picks. Ugh.

[biodork]

Hopefully as the game wears on it will become apparent which team played last night and which has been off since Wed,