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[spndnchz]

We can't just put our heads hanging right now, we gotta come back strong.

We need an injection in our lineup. We need something to happen here. We can't have the (lack of) emotion we had here.

There wasn't any intensity in our game. We've had a couple of bad starts, but we topped it today. We keep doing this to ourselves.

This was very disappointing. We came with no physicality and stood around and watched their best players. You have to battle and compete and we didn't.

Those are Islander quotes ladies and gents.

Miller said "We do have the skill to win some hockey games. It's been a matter of being smart and working at it and giving our skill a chance to shine a little more. (Sunday) was a good game for us and I hope we can take that as a little bit of a lesson of what we can do."

Let's see it. These next three games are HUGE.

[LGR4GM]

The Islanders are a team that for some reason the Sabres seem to lose to but have every reason to never lose too. I expect a win because the isles just got spanked by Ottawa 6-0 and the Sabres are a better team. I know I have advocated tanking but if this team is going to try then go big or go home. Prove through consistency and a solid 60minutes that there is something to this team. The pens game was a good start but its February now and this team has been consistently inconsistent.

Our best over the last 14days:

Tyler Ennis: 3g, 2a and 44FO wins
Jason Pominville: 6g, 3a and a +6
Tyler Myers: 1g, 4a and 8hits with 5blocked shots
Christian Ehrhoff: 1g, 4a, 7hits and 7blocked shots

[neverenough]

I see a heartbreaking loss here. The sabres have been getting out played by the islanders for quite some time now. That game against the pens showed me nothing, i want to see consistency. The best thing darcy can do at this point is make a move.

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

They're gonna win 5-1, and T-Pegs is gonna wash down a double dose of Paxil with a bottle of Chardonay and jump up and down in a circle with Darcy and instead of selling they will do something like give up Weber and a 2nd for an underachieving winger, and then they can crap the bed and you can listen to me bitch for another year.

Edited by Ghost of Dwight Drane, 21 February 2012 - 04:24 AM.

[Kristian]

neverenough, on 21 February 2012 - 02:37 AM, said:

I see a heartbreaking loss here. The sabres have been getting out played by the islanders for quite some time now. That game against the pens showed me nothing, i want to see consistency. The best thing darcy can do at this point is make a move.

If that move is giving his complacent, overrated, overgrown enfant of a coach the boot, then I agree.

Any move as long as Lindy is around, IMHO is a waste of time, unless the move is Roy and Stafford to Ottawa for a 2nd rounder.

[Oakstream]

Well if Darcy and the Sabres have any hopes of making the playoffs, this is a must win. If Toronto and Winnipeg lose and Buffalo win, it's 5 points up. If Buffalo lose and Toronto/Winnipeg win, it's 9 points.

But as LGR4GM said:

LGR4GM, on 21 February 2012 - 01:30 AM, said:

The Islanders are a team that for some reason the Sabres seem to lose to but have every reason to never lose too.

The first game of that awful yet super important road trip comes to mind (4-2 Islanders).

Edited by Oakstream, 21 February 2012 - 04:47 AM.

[neverenough]

Kristian, on 21 February 2012 - 04:29 AM, said:

If that move is giving his complacent, overrated, overgrown enfant of a coach the boot, then I agree.

Any move as long as Lindy is around, IMHO is a waste of time, unless the move is Roy and Stafford to Ottawa for a 2nd rounder.

Did'nt Terry P already tell you, Mr Ruff isnt going anywhere. Darcy and Ruff are in love like Ice T and coco so thats a no go.

[CallawaySabres]

You know how most teams come out after getting drubbed 6-0 so it will be interesting to see if the Sabres match the physicality of this one. Any dreamers out there need a win tonight and I am curious to see how the Sabres respond to their best showing of the year.

[DeLuca67]

CallawaySabres, on 21 February 2012 - 07:07 AM, said:

You know how most teams come out after getting drubbed 6-0 so it will be interesting to see if the Sabres match the physicality of this one. Any dreamers out there need a win tonight and I am curious to see how the Sabres respond to their best showing of the year.

The Islanders are a young team that is hard to get a good read on. You don't know what you are getting night to night. The Islanders are in a great position as a franchise, they have a lot of young talent and a lot of cap space ($28 mil) available next off-season.

Edited by DeLuca67, 21 February 2012 - 07:40 AM.

[2ForTripping]

spndnchz, on 21 February 2012 - 12:02 AM, said:

We can't just put our heads hanging right now, we gotta come back strong.

We need an injection in our lineup. We need something to happen here. We can't have the (lack of) emotion we had here.

There wasn't any intensity in our game. We've had a couple of bad starts, but we topped it today. We keep doing this to ourselves.

This was very disappointing. We came with no physicality and stood around and watched their best players. You have to battle and compete and we didn't.

Those are Islander quotes ladies and gents.

Miller said "We do have the skill to win some hockey games. It's been a matter of being smart and working at it and giving our skill a chance to shine a little more. (Sunday) was a good game for us and I hope we can take that as a little bit of a lesson of what we can do."

Let's see it. These next three games are HUGE.

i see the cliche train chugs through the NYI locker room as well. Miller as Captain Obvious with his little blurb too. This should;ve been addressed back in October, this little tease at actually playing hockey is a charade.

[Kristian]

neverenough, on 21 February 2012 - 05:01 AM, said:

Did'nt Terry P already tell you, Mr Ruff isnt going anywhere. Darcy and Ruff are in love like Ice T and coco so thats a no go.

Yup, I got the message all too loud and clear that Curly and Moe won't be following Larry's cue.

Just wanted to point out that the only move Regier could possibly make at this point that makes sense is fire Lindy, blow the team up, and then resign from his position.

[Derrico]

Was at the game Sunday and they looked great. Why can't we always play like that? Anyways, the Isles have our number so we need a solid effort tonight. If we can pull it out, coupled with Leaf / Jet losses and we're sitting 5 back with 20+ games to go. Do I want them to sell? Absolutely. But lets make these last two months matter.

[LastPommerFan]

A win tonight and a regulation win by NJ in TOR and the Sabres are 5 points back with 22 games remaining (the jets play, but we've got 2 games in hand on them), including two against TOR 3/31 - 4/3. They also have games left against Winne, TB, Wash, and the Habs. Say what you will about their chances, this team basically controls there own destiny. If they figure it out, they may give new meaning to March Madness.

Key on Tavares just like they did Malkin. The best offensive weapons (Vanek, Pommer, Erhoff, and the Tylers) must keep scoring.

[Double-J]

neverenough, on 21 February 2012 - 02:37 AM, said:

I see a heartbreaking loss here. The sabres have been getting out played by the islanders for quite some time now. That game against the pens showed me nothing, i want to see consistency. The best thing darcy can do at this point is make a move.

Pretty much sums up my thoughts here as well. We are seemingly snakebitten by the Isles the same way we had Toronto's number there for awhile.

[Lanny]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 21 February 2012 - 04:23 AM, said:

They're gonna win 5-1, and T-Pegs is gonna wash down a double dose of Paxil with a bottle of Chardonay and jump up and down in a circle with Darcy and instead of selling they will do something like give up Weber and a 2nd for an underachieving winger, and then they can crap the bed and you can listen to me bitch for another year.

Really looking forward to all of this.

[Eleven]

They're gonna get killed. I'm taking my father to the game. Every time I do, it's a blowout, with the Sabres on the wrong end.

[ROCBuffalo]

Big game tonight, but we need some teams to lose. I think we have already shot ourselves in the foot. However, I will still not stop hoping.

[gramps]

I see a big win tonight but the upcoming weekend games are a whole different story ...

[ROC Sabres]

LGR4GM, on 21 February 2012 - 01:30 AM, said:

Our best over the last 14days:

Tyler Ennis: 3g, 2a and 44FO wins
Jason Pominville: 6g, 3a and a +6
Tyler Myers: 1g, 4a and 8hits with 5blocked shots
Christian Ehrhoff: 1g, 4a, 7hits and 7blocked shots and 8 goal posts

Added some more stats for ya.

Edited by ROC Sabres, 21 February 2012 - 09:39 AM.

[beerme1]

Eleven, on 21 February 2012 - 09:03 AM, said:

They're gonna get killed. I'm taking my father to the game. Every time I do, it's a blowout, with the Sabres on the wrong end.

Can you sell your tickets?

[DontPatTheGerbe]

What's going on in here? So I heard this was a MUST WIN GAME. By that I mean THIS IS A GAME.

[LTS]

Best bets are for Roy, Gaustad, Leopold and Sekera to look great. Goose should be getting plenty of face time on Tavares. They need to continue to show well.. make it seem like they are coming around.

I wish McNabb was in the lineup.. so I could have the potential to relive the moment he introduced himself to Frans Nielsen.

Oh well.. another day..

[Chris_in_UT]

Honestly, I don't know what to expect from this game. I *want* a solid, 60 minutes of hockey from the Sabres. History, by way of stark contrast, gives me absolutely no warm blanket to cuddle under. If I'm a betting man playing the odds, I put money down on an Isles win.

However, I'm also an optimist. After that shellacking they laid down on Pittsburgh, I won't be surprised if they win.

Inconsistency is the only constant on this team. Therefore, I haven't the faintest hint of a guess as to what to expect, but as always, go Sabres!

[dEnnis the Menace]

I'm not going to be able to watch this game. Taking off from Philly at 6pm, landing in FT Lauderdale something like 2 hrs later, then driving to the hotel and to dinner...probably not going to catch any of the game, even on my WGR app. hopefully we can pull this out. I just hate losing.

[Who Else?]

The Isles are a fun team to watch. They have dominated the Sabres over the past few seasons, but so have the Pens.
My expectations for the season are shot. I want the Sabres to win, but at this point a fun exciting 5-4 game w/o a shootout would be great.

[ROCBuffalo]

ROC Sabres, on 21 February 2012 - 09:39 AM, said:

Added some more stats for ya.

hahahah the 8 goal posts is great, but i think there is more.

[Billy Fuccillo]

Derrico, on 21 February 2012 - 08:33 AM, said:

Was at the game Sunday and they looked great. Why can't we always play like that? Anyways, the Isles have our number so we need a solid effort tonight. If we can pull it out, coupled with Leaf / Jet losses and we're sitting 5 back with 20+ games to go. Do I want them to sell? Absolutely. But lets make these last two months matter.

Because the Sabres happened to have caught a tired Pittsburgh team that had played Philly the day before.

[TheMatrix31]

The Islanders seem to own us.

Let's break that trend today.

[sizzlemeister]

Going to the game tonight. Not sure if the game means anything - hope it's fun, though.

[Derrico]

Billy Fuccillo, on 21 February 2012 - 01:59 PM, said:

Because the Sabres happened to have caught a tired Pittsburgh team that had played Philly the day before.

I don't buy that. Every team plays back to back. I was there in person for the first time in awhile and I'm not sure how it looked on TV but the Sabres cared. They were finishing their checks and skating hard. Maybe it's because we needed it much more than them but I hope we can play like that to finish the season. If we do we will be winning alot more than we are now.

[korab rules]

Derrico, on 21 February 2012 - 03:08 PM, said:

I don't buy that. Every team plays back to back. I was there in person for the first time in awhile and I'm not sure how it looked on TV but the Sabres cared. They were finishing their checks and skating hard. Maybe it's because we needed it much more than them but I hope we can play like that to finish the season. If we do we will be winning alot more than we are now.

You must have missed the memo. The sabres suck. Anything good that happens from here on out is due to the ineptitude of the other team, not anything the sabres did. We need to trade everyone but Matt Ellis (because he tries hard) and bring up all the guys from Rochester because we haven't seen much of them yet so they must be good. We also need to fire ruff and Regier and hire a former sabre or someone we heard of once because they must be better. We also need to get rid of pegula, because he's a fan boy who just throws money at the problems, paints a couple walls blue, and thinks the Stanley cup will come to buffalo.

Now get with the program!

[LabattBlue]

TheMatrix31, on 21 February 2012 - 02:55 PM, said:

The Islanders seem to own us.

Let's break that trend today.

http://sports.yahoo....?gid=2012020412

[Derrico]

korab rules, on 21 February 2012 - 03:29 PM, said:

You must have missed the memo. The sabres suck. Anything good that happens from here on out is due to the ineptitude of the other team, not anything the sabres did. We need to trade everyone but Matt Ellis (because he tries hard) and bring up all the guys from Rochester because we haven't seen much of them yet so they must be good. We also need to fire ruff and Regier and hire a former sabre or someone we heard of once because they must be better. We also need to get rid of pegula, because he's a fan boy who just throws money at the problems, paints a couple walls blue, and thinks the Stanley cup will come to buffalo.

Now get with the program!

Ah, thanks for filling me in. I havent' been on the board as much the last couple of days haha.

[korab rules]

LabattBlue, on 21 February 2012 - 03:46 PM, said:

http://sports.yahoo....?gid=2012020412

you and your stupid facts...

[LabattBlue]

korab rules, on 21 February 2012 - 03:57 PM, said:

you and your stupid facts...

You know what they say, don't lets facts get in the way...

[Who Else?]

LabattBlue, on 21 February 2012 - 04:07 PM, said:

You know what they say, don't lets facts get in the way...

Islanders 5 wins vs. 2 losses against own Sabres over the past two seasons.

[LabattBlue]

Who Else?, on 21 February 2012 - 04:18 PM, said:

Islanders 5 wins vs. 2 losses against own Sabres over the past two seasons.

Did you read his post...

The Islanders seem to own us.

Let's break that trend today.



How is it a trend when the Sabres bucked that trend two weeks ago? It's not that hard of a concept to follow. One person posts something, and somebody replies to that post. That is why I quoted it.

Thanks for following along.

[shrader]

LabattBlue, on 21 February 2012 - 04:28 PM, said:

Did you read his post...

The Islanders seem to own us.

Let's break that trend today.



How is it a trend when the Sabres bucked that trend two weeks ago? It's not that hard of a concept to follow. One person posts something, and somebody replies to that post. That is why I quoted it.

Thanks for following along.

A fake win in a shootout really doesn't say all that much though. If the Islanders win today, they're still walking away with 7 out of 8 points against the Sabres this year.

[apuszczalowski]

shrader, on 21 February 2012 - 04:50 PM, said:

A fake win in a shootout really doesn't say all that much though. If the Islanders win today, they're still walking away with 7 out of 8 points against the Sabres this year.

Shhhhhhhhh, One win means that the streak is over and the team no longer owns Buffalo. Just ask the Bills, they beat the patriots earlier this year now NE no longer owns them!

[spndnchz]

Doug Weight coaching the team tonight. Capuano out with a bad flu.