MAY 16 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



buffy in Otty

the suit Emery wore to the arena..............tasty(in a DSC way)

no lineup changes





trivia
Otty has won the Stanley Cup 11 times

Buffalo's got to do whatever they can- ugly, thug, cross-the-line, whatever.

Do or die.

game is ON



Shick and Pollack are the refs

that did not take long


1=0 Buffy
9 tics into it

Wow.....

might be offside.... nope. A goal in :09 to start the game for the Sabres.

another one that I missed
putting potatoes in the oven to bake

Versus said fastest opening playoff goal ever- don't know if they meant for the Sabres, this year, or the NHL in general.

Ott to the PP, a chance to get even quick.

Ott pp

coulda been called a penalty shot

HNIC guys haven't mentioned if it was a record or not

As you are wont to say, the next goal is a big one.... Ott gets it, it negates the :09 wonder. Buf gets it, and they take over the Sens' ice.

Another Buf penalty, and an Ott PP.

Great start for the Sabres- an early goal, and 2 for 2 on the PK.

pp's killed

things are looking good for Buff (so far)

must admit that I was already thinking about the next being a big one.



ruff says he'll be quick to bench anyone if they do not play at their best .
says the first 10 mins are "tryouts"
players need to make an impression

It'll be reviewed, but no goal for the Sens.

red light went on
but was it a goal ?

we will soon find out

that was the 32nd time a goal/no goal has been reviewed these playoffs


I think the refs should stop relying on the review and start calling some of them !

pp for Ott

More Ott PP- they better get a goal on this one.

yup, ott needs to score
you know that the even up calls will start sometime

bob cole said that ott has yet to get a sog on the pp
but he may be wrong

Another crossbar.

Well Versus must have meant this year, or the Sabres:

Fastest Goal From Start of Game

6 Seconds-Don Kozak, Los Angeles Kings, Apr 17, 1977
7 Seconds-Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens, May 5, 1977
7 Seconds-Terry Murray, Philadelphia Flyers, Apr 12, 1981

Courtesy of http://couchpotatohockey.com/Records/Playoff_Ind_Records/Fastest_Goals.asp

Gainey and Murray were not exactly bigtime goalscorers
odd that they have two of the fastest


I remember Kozak's name but that is all I remember of him .

Ott had the best of the play(3 pp's doesn't hurt) but Buff will be very happy with that per .

Versus now says tied for 5th fastest all-time. I beat them to the stats! hahaha

1-0 end 1st.

NHL stats shows the hits are 15-9 Ott after that period. I must have blinked a lot.

they are rather with the definition of Hit



DSC mentions the Kozak goal
scored against the DSC coached Bruins (who were also up 3-0 in games when he scored the quickie)

They mention Pronger gets a 1 game suspension. Warranted, I think.

even dsc agreed with the suspension

bob cole was correct
ott had 0 sogs on their 3 pp's


2nd is on

Buff gets a pp


on alan MAY 16 I was hoping for a little more body contact

Buf gets the PP- watch them score again.

BETTY for Buffy

Ott could have used that shorty- here's our first Betty of the night.

cbc guy says emery should have stopped that pass




Ott needs to get going or the choke talk will start again
(lots of people still think the sens are capable of blowing this series)

Betty gets the goal, and the Sens pay for those PP failures earlier.

2-0, and still more PP for Buf.

I can definitely be said now....
the next goal will be a big one !

I must admit, back in the N.J. series I was expecting them to gag when they let the Devils up from a 4-0 deficit, but when they held on and won the game they seemed to get some confidence in their game. Tonight might be the same thing- let's see how they come out in Game 5 (if there is one).

Well I don't know about goal 2, but his demeanor says he should have had that one....

3-0 Sabres

Ott tried to get slick with one too many passes, and the fans start to let them hear about it. Not a good sign, at home.

If Buff wins this one(and I think they will)
I predict that there will be a game 6

only one sen player has ever played in the Cup finals


Saprykin

maybe some of the much talked about "bad blood" might show up now

4 on 4 hockey

Nope. Sens are in full retreat right now.

you know things are bad when bob cole starts being sarcastic toward the sens

I was about to insult the sens and they score
3-1
mcammond

Well. Badmouth them, and they react.

3-1

3-2

Scheafer

Like you, I stepped out of the room to pop a dinner in the micro, and missed a goal.

I am taking back my predict of a game 6

did not know that the sabres would fall apart
they will be lucky just to be up 3-2 after 2

the goal resulted because of bad play by buff

scary thing for Buff is that the sens big line hasn't got going yet

3-2 after 2

"There's the whistle. Tempers flare...." says Joe B.

3-2, end 2nd. This has turned into a decent game, and the 3rd should be the best of all.

Weight just nailed it on Versus. He said Buffalo has the Spezza line invisible, and two role players bury it- that's what it takes to win championships.

ric jackman replaces pronger in the ducks lineup


danny b claimed it was the sens crowd that got them back into it
I say it was some awful d-play by the sabres

3rd is on

Kalinin and Zubrus are the two who have felt Ruff's wrath
both were benched in the 2nd per

Versus pointing out Buffalo has shortened their bench- Kalinin didn't skate a shift in the 2nd... and, get this- Zubrus only had 1 shift in the 2nd, for maybe :15. I wonder if he's injured.

cbc guy did say zubby might be injured

PING!!!!!!!! rubber hits iron



I am not happy with the way Ott has started this per

bad news for the sens

they are getting a pp

If they play the whole thing like the first :19, they'll have this tied up.

miller made a tasty save
butt he sens also missed the net on a couple of good chances




cbc guy wonders why the sens did not give up the puck to get a 20 sec Betty

pp killed


it always amazes me that the goalies can see the puck through the maze of players in front of him .

Buff gets a pp
they can put the fork in if they score

harry neale questions the wisdom of using a forward(pomminville) at the point on the pp when you are up by a goal


buff takes a timeout

2:32 to go and Ott gets a pp

Emery raced to the bench for the extra attacker and.............the pen is against Heatley

Buff has the pp

1 min to go

see ya on Thursday


we have a game 5
buff wins 3-2

Good game.

See you tomorrow for the Ducks.