The Stanley Cup is in Afghanistan Today?!

RolandTD20Kdrummer

small town beck wrote:

It would be nice to see this finished neat and tidy in four games and then on to the Cup I do hope the Sens continue to play such a solid game.

The Stanley Cup would be such a nice sentiment on top of already winning the world cup

could be a good year!

small town beck

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

The Stanley Cup would be such a nice sentiment on top of already winning the world cup

could be a good year!

Shaping up not too badly Nice work yesterday for Canada and very nice work by the Sens tonight!!

Songburst

3 down, 1 to go. 15 shots on net when your back is against the wall = no heart.

RolandTD20Kdrummer

Songburst wrote:

3 down, 1 to go. 15 shots on net when your back is against the wall = no heart.

Pretty brutal deficit... It's not that Buffalo has no heart..the Sens are a hard gig to outshine.

Sweet though...guaranteed finals. Might have to make the drive out to see a few...

small town beck

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

Pretty brutal deficit... It's not that Buffalo has no heart..the Sens are a hard gig to outshine.

Sweet though...guaranteed finals. Might have to make the drive out to see a few...

They didn't really look like they were trying until the end but I think you are right the Sens played so well that it was hard to catch up. I think if the Sabres didn't have Miller the score would be a lot different.

Meh, but what do I know about hockey. I am just a girl

Songburst

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

Pretty brutal deficit... It's not that Buffalo has no heart..the Sens are a hard gig to outshine.

Sweet though...guaranteed finals. Might have to make the drive out to see a few...

Lucky that you live within driving distance. I had to catch a plane to catch one of the Jersey games. I'm thinking about trying to go to one of the Cup finals games. It would be easier to get tickets in Anaheim I would think (I hope that fucking boring-ass Detroit doesn't lull another team into losing).

RolandTD20Kdrummer

Songburst wrote:

Lucky that you live within driving distance. I had to catch a plane to catch one of the Jersey games. I'm thinking about trying to go to one of the Cup finals games. It would be easier to get tickets in Anaheim I would think (I hope that fucking boring-ass Detroit doesn't lull another team into losing).

Thuinder Bay... yeah man ...that's a stretch... You're practically in Winnipeg!

So...tonight's the night. I'm feeling good! I want Detroit to fall off, it's the crime capital of the US afterall...and besides, it would give me a reason to visit friends in LA as an option.

9pm est....hey-ho let's go...

Purple Hawk

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

Pretty brutal deficit... It's not that Buffalo has no heart..the Sens are a hard gig to outshine.

Sweet though...guaranteed finals. Might have to make the drive out to see a few...

damn straight yo...

ottawa is a superior team...it's not that we have no heart..this is hte first time buffalo has been the favorite...it's tough...i've mocked ottawa for choking, but i can see how it's tough, especially for a team that has never been in that position.

"fans" here in buffalo are making me sick. anyone who think's the players don't care, or don't have heart, are undoubtedly projecting their own gutlessness, and failure to face adversity on the teams they root for.

sens are rolling...good luck to you all.

Songburst

Purple Hawk wrote:

damn straight yo...

ottawa is a superior team...it's not that we have no heart..this is hte first time buffalo has been the favorite...it's tough...i've mocked ottawa for choking, but i can see how it's tough, especially for a team that has never been in that position.

"fans" here in buffalo are making me sick. anyone who think's the players don't care, or don't have heart, are undoubtedly projecting their own gutlessness, and failure to face adversity on the teams they root for.

sens are rolling...good luck to you all.

The problem is that guys like Drury & Briere are great players in the regular season, but they don't step their game up in the playoffs like great players are supposed to. They have done it their whole careers and that is why they were expendable on their old teams. You are never going to get playoff-calibre play out of Afinigenov, Vanek, Hecht, etc. Miller is the only guy on the Sabres who is playing like he means it. He is the only reason that the Sabres got by the Rangers and he is the only reason that these games against the Sens have been somewhat competitive.

Songburst

Songburst wrote:

That was ridiculous. Sens will sweep the Sabres in the 3rd round though.

OK. 1 game off. I forgot to give Ryan Miller a game. He is a lot better than I thought he was.

Purple Hawk

Songburst wrote:

The problem is that guys like Drury & Briere are great players in the regular season, but they don't step their game up in the playoffs like great players are supposed to.

if you don't think drury steps his game up in the playoffs...well, you seem to know what you're talking about on other points, so i don't want to call you out as a blithering idiot, but that was a pretty stupid statement. the dude is clutch. briere, we can talk...

it's kinda ridiculous to be lectured to by an ottawa fan on what it takes to win in the playoffs...what...it took alfredsson 10 years to figure it out? we are on year 2.

congrats to your team, b/c they are good...but spare us your expertise on rooting for a successful playoff team.

RolandTD20Kdrummer

Buffalo definitely sharpened their Sabres in the last game. I was beginning to wonder which way things were going to turn.

Looks like Sens are up against the Ducks for the cup...

Ahh those mighty Ducks. They only have one Canadian...good to see Canada isn't essentially playing against itself for the cup this year.

Purple Hawk

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

Buffalo definitely sharpened their Sabres in the last game. I was beginning to wonder which way things were going to turn.

Looks like Sens are up against the Ducks for the cup...

Ahh those mighty Ducks. They only have one Canadian...good to see Canada isn't essentially playing against itself for the cup this year.

eh...i wouldn't count deetroit out yet...they are carrying the play....

by the way, what is up with giggy? they guy looks like he has to be inflated before he skates out there....

wanna increase scoring...how about deflating these guys?

Songburst

Purple Hawk wrote:

if you don't think drury steps his game up in the playoffs...well, you seem to know what you're talking about on other points, so i don't want to call you out as a blithering idiot, but that was a pretty stupid statement. the dude is clutch. briere, we can talk...

it's kinda ridiculous to be lectured to by an ottawa fan on what it takes to win in the playoffs...what...it took alfredsson 10 years to figure it out? we are on year 2.

congrats to your team, b/c they are good...but spare us your expertise on rooting for a successful playoff team.

Haha. I don't know about the rooting expertise, but good post. I stand by my Drury statement though. He was pretty much invisible for the whole playoffs. I would expect more out of a team captain than what he brought to the table. You're right about Alfreddson taking 10 years though, so maybe Drury will figure it out. I really don't think that Drury has what it takes to step his game up and carry a team though. Everyone knew that Alfreddson could do that. It was just a matter of if he would. My respect of Ryan Miller has shot through the roof from watching this series, however. I thought that he was just a regular goalie who was benefitting from playing on a great team. If not for him, Buffalo would have been completely embarrassed in this series.