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I never know what to think about games like this.
One one hand, the 3rd period was probably the most dominant period I've seen from the Sabres yet. Lindy made a great call putting Vanek, Roy and Pominville together- I hope he doesn't stick with it long-term because it makes our lines very lopsided, but it's what we needed tonight.
Enroth definitely came to play. And for all the criticism I've given to Vanek over the years, he's ridiculous on the shootout. Nothing fancy- just blasts a wrist shot past the goalie and makes it look easy every time.
And we got the 2 points on the road.
On the other hand, we looked amateurish and unprepared for the first two periods. Enroth was the only one who came to play. As bad as Myers has been, I don't know why he was in the press box while Leopold was playing because Leopold was absolutely brutal. Even Regehr screwed up on the 2nd goal, doubling the guy with the puck while two Habs stood open on the other side.
We gave up a goal while on the PK to one of the worst PP teams in the league, and our PP failed to score on the 4 on 3 despite two chances totaling almost 4 min of playing time.
And because we showed up 2 periods late, we gave up the extra point to an EC team for the 3rd time in 5 games.
We got the win, but we didn't play well against a very average Montreal team. I know I'll probably take **** for complaining about a win, but just for once, try not to look at it in terms of this game but in terms of the overall picture. This team has shown some major flaws, many of which have carried over from previous years. And we don't get to play teams that are at Montreal's level or worse. If we put up that kind of effort against Pittsburgh, Philly, Washington, Tampa Bay, even Toronto or the Rangers (not to mention 1/2 the Western conference), we lose.
One one hand, the 3rd period was probably the most dominant period I've seen from the Sabres yet. Lindy made a great call putting Vanek, Roy and Pominville together- I hope he doesn't stick with it long-term because it makes our lines very lopsided, but it's what we needed tonight.
Enroth definitely came to play. And for all the criticism I've given to Vanek over the years, he's ridiculous on the shootout. Nothing fancy- just blasts a wrist shot past the goalie and makes it look easy every time.
And we got the 2 points on the road.
On the other hand, we looked amateurish and unprepared for the first two periods. Enroth was the only one who came to play. As bad as Myers has been, I don't know why he was in the press box while Leopold was playing because Leopold was absolutely brutal. Even Regehr screwed up on the 2nd goal, doubling the guy with the puck while two Habs stood open on the other side.
We gave up a goal while on the PK to one of the worst PP teams in the league, and our PP failed to score on the 4 on 3 despite two chances totaling almost 4 min of playing time.
And because we showed up 2 periods late, we gave up the extra point to an EC team for the 3rd time in 5 games.
We got the win, but we didn't play well against a very average Montreal team. I know I'll probably take **** for complaining about a win, but just for once, try not to look at it in terms of this game but in terms of the overall picture. This team has shown some major flaws, many of which have carried over from previous years. And we don't get to play teams that are at Montreal's level or worse. If we put up that kind of effort against Pittsburgh, Philly, Washington, Tampa Bay, even Toronto or the Rangers (not to mention 1/2 the Western conference), we lose.
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