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with the game fresh in our minds lets see what all our first thoughts are about the game ...
well i wasnt online during the game as usual because i went to my parents on invitation to partake in all the free home cooked food and free beer i could consume or else i woulda been here. i hope to spend a game or four here but with the folks so pumped up for the playoff run i just might have to take advantage while the gettin is good lol
anyway a couple of observations - sorry if its already been said but ive kinda been dying to get this posted and havent read all the other posts yet
first, if i was a canes fan id be a little pissed right now. why? because by my count there were three occasions today where canes had opportunities to take point blank shots right in front of the net and they tried one too many passes instead. its rare enough to get the puck on your stick within twenty feet of the goalie and between the faceoff circles that you should just let er rip. miller has been sharp but c’mon, you gotta take those shots when they are that primo
secondly, this looked like a carbon copy of the games the sabres won on the road these playoffs, with the exception of the 7-6 shootout in game 1 against ottawa. even with the canes flying in the first period the sabres just weathered the storm and waited for their counter strike and made it count when they got it. that doesnt really bode well for the canes because the sabres appear to have that pattern down pat. of course the canes are plenty good enough to turn it all around and win, but given it was such an exact replica of what they’ve done on the road most of the time i would be nervous if i was in the canes dressing room. just like against the sens, the sabres played phenomenal positional defense against an incredibly talented set of forwards and kept most of the play away from the net and recovered well when it did happen
quite frankly ive been waiting the whole playoffs for that formula to break down and fail but theyve done it so consistently now that im finally ready to admit its something they have worked on and can win with if the have to. now it will all probably go out the window lol
finally, this was also about as rough as the sabres have played during the playoffs - too much running around in their own zone, too often not clearing the blue line when they had the chance, too many odd man rushes allowed. thank goodness they still won the game but if they keep that up the canes are going to make them pay
great start obviously and lets hope they can put the canes in the same deep hole as we did the sens on monday
well i wasnt online during the game as usual because i went to my parents on invitation to partake in all the free home cooked food and free beer i could consume or else i woulda been here. i hope to spend a game or four here but with the folks so pumped up for the playoff run i just might have to take advantage while the gettin is good lol
anyway a couple of observations - sorry if its already been said but ive kinda been dying to get this posted and havent read all the other posts yet
first, if i was a canes fan id be a little pissed right now. why? because by my count there were three occasions today where canes had opportunities to take point blank shots right in front of the net and they tried one too many passes instead. its rare enough to get the puck on your stick within twenty feet of the goalie and between the faceoff circles that you should just let er rip. miller has been sharp but c’mon, you gotta take those shots when they are that primo
secondly, this looked like a carbon copy of the games the sabres won on the road these playoffs, with the exception of the 7-6 shootout in game 1 against ottawa. even with the canes flying in the first period the sabres just weathered the storm and waited for their counter strike and made it count when they got it. that doesnt really bode well for the canes because the sabres appear to have that pattern down pat. of course the canes are plenty good enough to turn it all around and win, but given it was such an exact replica of what they’ve done on the road most of the time i would be nervous if i was in the canes dressing room. just like against the sens, the sabres played phenomenal positional defense against an incredibly talented set of forwards and kept most of the play away from the net and recovered well when it did happen
quite frankly ive been waiting the whole playoffs for that formula to break down and fail but theyve done it so consistently now that im finally ready to admit its something they have worked on and can win with if the have to. now it will all probably go out the window lol
finally, this was also about as rough as the sabres have played during the playoffs - too much running around in their own zone, too often not clearing the blue line when they had the chance, too many odd man rushes allowed. thank goodness they still won the game but if they keep that up the canes are going to make them pay
great start obviously and lets hope they can put the canes in the same deep hole as we did the sens on monday
, so i can't comment on a lot of what you said....plus i'm just not that freaking smart.
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