Blitzen 0 Posted May 15, 2007 I'm just going to assume Ottawa wins game 3 tonight and in dominating fashion, that way I can in no way be disappointed You're like the Kreskin of hockey prognosticators. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quickolas1 80 Posted May 15, 2007 this series is clearly playing into the hands of the sabres. now all the pressure is off! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMoney 0 Posted May 15, 2007 i havent seen a great sabres offense get this shut down since the Stars Cup final way back when..... cant score? blame brett hull cant score in THIS series?...blame someone... preissing-corvo...acquisitions of the season!! (sorry nancy forsberg..tkachuk and guerin...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foghorn Leghorn 0 Posted May 15, 2007 i havent seen a great sabres offense get this shut down since the Stars Cup final way back when..... cant score? blame brett hull cant score in THIS series?...blame someone... preissing-corvo...acquisitions of the season!! (sorry nancy forsberg..tkachuk and guerin...) They sure did their best to make Emery look like a good goalie tonight. 15 shots - blech. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pt_mck 7 Posted May 15, 2007 GO SENS GO GO SENS GO GO SENS GO GO SENS GO GO SENS GO GO SENS GO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OD99 0 Posted May 15, 2007 4 tickets in 305 for game 6. Free hotel 2 miles from the arena. Class is done by then. Hopefully we're up 3-2 and wrapping it up Hey, if you don't want to waste a free hotel room you might be right on time to catch game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals... GO SENS GO!! GO SENS GO!!! All this talk of Emery not being as good as Miller seems a little crazy now, doesn't it? He has a better GA, a better Save % and now leads the LEAGUE in playoff shutouts with 3... I am partial to the Sens but I don't think anyone can say the Sens aren't clearly the better team - no excuses, the Sabres are being outclassed right now. YAAAAAAHHH BBBBAAAABBBYYYYY!!!! The Bank was super loud last night and the atmosphere was great - I can't wait to be there tomorrow night again and watch the Alfie accept the conference trophy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thePIMPmaster 0 Posted May 15, 2007 Hey, if you don't want to waste a free hotel room you might be right on time to catch game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals... GO SENS GO!! GO SENS GO!!! All this talk of Emery not being as good as Miller seems a little crazy now, doesn't it? He has a better GA, a better Save % and now leads the LEAGUE in playoff shutouts with 3... I am partial to the Sens but I don't think anyone can say the Sens aren't clearly the better team - no excuses, the Sabres are being outclassed right now. YAAAAAAHHH BBBBAAAABBBYYYYY!!!! The Bank was super loud last night and the atmosphere was great - I can't wait to be there tomorrow night again and watch the Alfie accept the conference trophy. Emery is better than last season, but he's nowhere close to Miller's level. Did you see him last night? He was the only player to show up. I actually like Emery. He's kinda crazy, but seems like a good guy. I watched him play a lot with Binghamton. But really, he's not on Ryan Miller's level. Lets really be honest, the Sens have it all clicking right now and they have a great defense. The Sabres had 15 shots, and none were any good. Most goalies would have had a shut out last night. It had nothing to do with Emery. All I can say about my trip to Ottawa, is that if by some miracle they get it to that point, they are winning the series and the Cup. But it won't get that far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foghorn Leghorn 0 Posted May 15, 2007 Hey, if you don't want to waste a free hotel room you might be right on time to catch game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals... GO SENS GO!! GO SENS GO!!! All this talk of Emery not being as good as Miller seems a little crazy now, doesn't it? He has a better GA, a better Save % and now leads the LEAGUE in playoff shutouts with 3... I am partial to the Sens but I don't think anyone can say the Sens aren't clearly the better team - no excuses, the Sabres are being outclassed right now. YAAAAAAHHH BBBBAAAABBBYYYYY!!!! The Bank was super loud last night and the atmosphere was great - I can't wait to be there tomorrow night again and watch the Alfie accept the conference trophy. While I agree that the Sens have outclassed the Sabress this series, I have to disagree with your Emery point. You swap Emery and Miller and the score last night would have been 8-0 Ottawa, not 1-0. And no, I'm not a Sabres fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OD99 0 Posted May 16, 2007 Fair enough - I was a little excited but I do think that Miller is better than Emery right now. That said, Emery has made some big saves this series and Miller really only shone in game 3. I expect the Sabres to throw everything at the Sens tonight but I also expect it to backfire and the Sens will score on some odd-man rushes. Getting to the bank by 5ish for some pregame pops! GO SENS!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foghorn Leghorn 0 Posted May 16, 2007 Fair enough - I was a little excited but I do think that Miller is better than Emery right now. That said, Emery has made some big saves this series and Miller really only shone in game 3. I expect the Sabres to throw everything at the Sens tonight but I also expect it to backfire and the Sens will score on some odd-man rushes. Getting to the bank by 5ish for some pregame pops! GO SENS!!! Hey, enjoy the time in the sun - the Sens have earned it this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quickolas1 80 Posted May 17, 2007 win or lose, i don't care if mrs. emery is sitting on one side of me and al sharpton on the other... from my seat, i will be chanting EM-ER-Y for 60 minutes on saturday unless it goes to OT of course Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMoney 0 Posted May 17, 2007 i was surprised that there werent a couple scraps tonight when the score was 3-0 early.... oh...thats right.... chris neil skates a regular shift....we wont see mcgratten or peters until next season.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thePIMPmaster 0 Posted May 17, 2007 Sens were still the better team, but the Sabres pulled it out. Miller looked fantastic again, Emery was shakey. I can't believe that guy beat us 3 straight. Still comfortable lead for the Sens, but if Buffalo wins Saturday, I'd be a little uneasy if I were a Sens fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OD99 0 Posted May 17, 2007 Sens were still the better team, but the Sabres pulled it out. Miller looked fantastic again, Emery was shakey. I can't believe that guy beat us 3 straight. Still comfortable lead for the Sens, but if Buffalo wins Saturday, I'd be a little uneasy if I were a Sens fan. As much as I would like to call the first one a softy Roy made an incredible tip...two games in a row that a Sabre was alone in front of Emery within 10 seconds...the only real soft one was the one Drury scored to make it 3-0...came back to haunt us. The last 8 minutes or so of the second, when the Sens had all the pressure and scored two goals was INSANE at the bank - I have been to most playoff games there and it was the loudest I have heard it. If the period was another 5 minutes longer it could have been 4-3 Sens... That said, the Sabres came out and started the third period off the right way - clearing the zone, taking icings if they had to...the Sens missed (and Miller saved) some great opportunities during the back to back power plays. It was disappointing as a fan to not see the Sens win a Conference Championship at home but IMO they showed for the last half of that game that they are playing better hockey right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMoney 0 Posted May 17, 2007 Sens were still the better team, but the Sabres pulled it out. Miller looked fantastic again, Emery was shakey. I can't believe that guy beat us 3 straight. Still comfortable lead for the Sens, but if Buffalo wins Saturday, I'd be a little uneasy if I were a Sens fan. this is how i felt watching robert esche run through the eastern playoffs 1 year...esche? wtf?...he cant even start anymore... 3 games seemed like a daunting task..but not 1 game... the sabres need to just win 1 game..and that, they can do...i think momentum is shifting.. the sabres know that after this year..the team is being taken apart with briere and/or drury leaving..they need to win NOW... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OD99 0 Posted May 17, 2007 No momentum shift - the Sabres were outplayed in the second half of that game and they can't win 4 in a row against the Sens. Even Miller can't save them all! GO SENS GO!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pt_mck 7 Posted May 19, 2007 GO SENS GO GO SENS GO GO SENS GO GO SENS GO GO SENS GO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blitzen 0 Posted May 19, 2007 And thus will end the longest hockey thread in FFT history. I think the Sabres will keep Drury but lose Brière. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pt_mck 7 Posted May 19, 2007 And thus will end the longest hockey thread in FFT history. I think the Sabres will keep Drury but lose Brière. That's who I would pick to keep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naomi 356 Posted May 19, 2007 Do they have to lose one of those two? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pt_mck 7 Posted May 19, 2007 Do they have to lose one of those two? With the salary cap it would be difficult to keep both, both will likely be $6,000,000+ each Tampa kept St Louis, Lecavalier and Brad Richards at $7M each and they have no depth beyond those 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naomi 356 Posted May 19, 2007 Ah ok. That was an exciting game but ended on a lame note. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMoney 0 Posted May 19, 2007 Ah ok. That was an exciting game but ended on a lame note. i beg to differ the season series was won after the big hit on drury and ensuing brawl...ironic that drury was hurt in his final game as a sabre... it wouldve been sort of interesting to see hasek vs the sabres...but i can live without that..... so much for ryan miller being a big time goalie..he clearly isnt there yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pt_mck 7 Posted May 19, 2007 Ah ok. That was an exciting game but ended on a lame note. Now you know how the sens felt last year and in previous years. Last years sabres=sens series virtually mirrored this series Sens won the pesidents trophy last year but were disorganized in the playoffs and lost to the Sabres in 3 OT games in the series. Sound familiar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blitzen 0 Posted May 19, 2007 so much for ryan miller being a big time goalie..he clearly isnt there yet... Did you actually watch the game? The guy saved it for the Sabres on numerous occasions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naomi 356 Posted May 19, 2007 i beg to differ the season series was won after the big hit on drury and ensuing brawl...ironic that drury was hurt in his final game as a sabre... it wouldve been sort of interesting to see hasek vs the sabres...but i can live without that..... so much for ryan miller being a big time goalie..he clearly isnt there yet... That's what I mean (except for the Miller comment). Both teams played very well and it was a passionate struggle but the very last play...after a fantastic save and some other pretty good ones, what got by Miller (and the others) in the end left me thinking I think he's really good, and he must feel bad about that, there just wasn't much resistance to that puck. Anti-climatical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMoney 0 Posted May 19, 2007 Did you actually watch the game? The guy saved it for the Sabres on numerous occasions. of course i did....go tommy preissing big goalies need to make the big save and he didnt... he didnt in the ahl finals that he lost to milwaukee or for the usa in any international play.... hes a top goalie in the 2nd level of nhl goalies, right there with lundqvist....but hes not as good as he is hyped to be... yet...maybe he gets there...but hes not there yet.... fair to say? or would miller be victorious if he had TP clearing pucks out of the zone for him?.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pt_mck 7 Posted May 20, 2007 of course i did....go tommy preissing big goalies need to make the big save and he didnt... he didnt in the ahl finals that he lost to milwaukee or for the usa in any international play.... hes a top goalie in the 2nd level of nhl goalies, right there with lundqvist....but hes not as good as he is hyped to be... yet...maybe he gets there...but hes not there yet.... fair to say? or would miller be victorious if he had TP clearing pucks out of the zone for him?.... Love Preissing as well but he is a UFA after this year and will get a huge raise over the $725000 he is making. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OD99 0 Posted May 20, 2007 YAAAAA BAAAAABBYYYYY!!!!! Sens looked great again - unlike last season the Sens are clearly the better of the two teams and the Spezza, Alfie, Heater line is sick - I haven't seen a line dominate like this in years - maybe not since Lemieux and the boys? Ottawa fans came out in droves too - downtown, Elgin Street (our "Red Mile") and the airport to see the boys get back to O-Town. With all this team has been through over the years it feels great to have them pull through. Kudos to Alfie, sweet redemption for him to be sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pt_mck 7 Posted May 20, 2007 YAAAAA BAAAAABBYYYYY!!!!! Sens looked great again - unlike last season the Sens are clearly the better of the two teams and the Spezza, Alfie, Heater line is sick - I haven't seen a line dominate like this in years - maybe not since Lemieux and the boys? Ottawa fans came out in droves too - downtown, Elgin Street (our "Red Mile") and the airport to see the boys get back to O-Town. With all this team has been through over the years it feels great to have them pull through. Kudos to Alfie, sweet redemption for him to be sure. Apparently 10,000 people at the airport!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Moose 0 Posted May 20, 2007 so much for ryan miller being a big time goalie..he clearly isnt there yet... Miller's save in the 3rd was by far the best save of the entire playoffs this year. I don't blame him one bit for letting in the OT goal. There were three Buffalo players within reach of the puck and Alfredsson still had enough time to get a good shot off. Sabres weren't going to their bench depth much, so most of those guys were completely drained by OT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thePIMPmaster 0 Posted May 20, 2007 Better team won... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMoney 0 Posted May 20, 2007 Love Preissing as well but he is a UFA after this year and will get a huge raise over the $725000 he is making. he will be re signed..the GM traded for him..im sure he isnt souring on the guy...tops near +/- all season.. he used to play forward in juniors before Osiecki switched him to D..it shows..he has some offensive touch... he and corvo need to stay...theyd be silly to lose those 2.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagles Green 34 Posted May 21, 2007 And thus will end the longest hockey thread in FFT history. I think the Sabres will keep Drury but lose Brière to the Flyers. fixored Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LavarIsAnAnimal 0 Posted May 21, 2007 tough break for the sabres, looks like the cup might be headed to Canada. I can't wait to see the first couple games on versus, should be good to see if the sens can keep the same pace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
