Ottawa AT Buffalo - Game Thread

[SkateZilla]

(Last Updated 9:30 PM EST)
My Notes:
Pyatt And Lydman Out With Injuries,
Peters Dressed on 4th Line w/ Guastad And Mair

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FINAL

Ottawa
Senators - 10
(GP-10, 8-2-0-0, 16 pts) (GF-44,GA-22)(Div:2th, Con:4th, Lg:6th)
Special Teams : Power Play = 20.2% (14 For 69, 8th), Penalty Killing 85.7% (60 For 70, 7th)
Emery (2-0-0, 2.44 GAA), Hasek (6-2-0, 2 SO, 2.09 GAA)

Buffalo
Sabres - 4
(GP-11, 7-4-0-0, 14 pts) (GF-36, GA-32)(Div:3rd, Con:6th, Lg:12th)
Special Teams : Power Play = 19.4% (15 For 77, 12th), Penalty Killing 82.3% (42 For 51, 14th)
Biron (1-0-0, 4.00 GAA), Noronen (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA), Miller (6-4-0, 2.77 GAA)



1st Period Scoring:
00:34-OTT-D. HEATLEY (9), D. ALFREDSSON (9), J. SPEZZA (14) - EV - 5 On 5
03:13-OTT-M. HAVLAT (2), C. NEIL (4), B. POTHIER (3) - PP - 5 On 4
07:27-OTT-D. HEATLEY (10), Assists : J. SPEZZA (15), D. ALFREDSSON (10) - Ev - 5 On 5
13:54-OTT-M. HAVLAT (3), Assists : P. SCHAEFER (8) - EV - 4 On 4

2nd Period Scoring:
02:36-OTT-M. HAVLAT (4), Assists : P. SCHAEFER (9), Z. CHARA (5) - Ev - 5 On 5
06:14-BUF-J. MCKEE (1), Assists : D. BRIERE (5), J. DUMONT (5) - Ev - 5 On 5
10:52-BUF-C. DRURY (2), Assists : T. VANEK (8) - Ev - 5 On 5
13:19-BUF-A. KOTALIK (7), Assists : B. CAMPBELL (2), D. BRIERE (6) - PP - 5 On 4
16:58-OTT-M. HAVLAT (5), A. MESZAROS (4) - Ev - 5 On 5
18:32-OTT-D. ALFREDSSON (8), Unassisted - Ev - 5 On 5

3rd Period Scoring:
05:12-OTT-D. ALFREDSSON (9), Assists : J. SPEZZA (16), Z. CHARA (6) - Ev - 5 On 5
09:13-OTT-D. ALFREDSSON (10), D. HEATLEY (11), J. SPEZZA (17) - PP - 5 On 4
14:01-BUF-D. BRIERE (10), Assists : M. AFINOGENOV (5), T. NUMMINEN (8) - PP - 5 on 3
16:00-OTT-D. ALFREDSSON (11), C. SCHUBERT (1) - Ev - 5 On 5

Shots On Goal (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
OTT: 11+12+13 - Total : 36
BUF: 11+16+10 - Total : 37

Emery-3/29
Biron-6/18, Noronen-4/17

Power Plays (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
OTT: 1 For 2, 0 For 0, 1 For 2 - Total : 2 For 04 ( 50%)
BUF: 0 For 3, 1 For 1, 0 For 0 - Total : 2 For 07 ( 28%)

Penalties In Minutes (by Period)
OTT: 5 For 13, 1 For 02, 4 For 11 - Total : 10 For 26
BUF: 4 For 11, 0 For 00, 3 For 09 - Total : 07 For 20

Penalty Summary:
OTT:
1st-03:14-B. MCGRATTAN-5:00-Fighting (maj)
1st-04:14-P. SCHAEFER-2:00-Hooking
1st-08:16-B. POTHIER-2:00-Hooking
1st-08:16-W. REDDEN-2:00-Hooking
1st-12:41-B. MCGRATTAN-2:00-Roughing
1st-12:30-B. POTHIER-2:00-Hi stick
3rd-11:30-B. MCGRATTAN-5:00-Fighting (maj)
3rd-12:30-C. PHILLIPS-2:00-Interference
3rd-13:48-A. MESZAROS-2:00-Hooking
3rd-18:28-M. HAVLAT-2:00-Holding stick

BUF:
1st-01:54-M. AFINOGENOV-2:00-Hi stick
1st-03:14-A. PETERS-5:00-Fighting (maj)
1st-12:41-A. MAIR-2:00-Roughing
1st-16:59-P. GAUSTAD-2:00-Kneeing
3rd-00:21-D. BRIERE-2:00-Tripping
3rd-08:01-Team-2:00-Too many men/ice - bench
3rd-11:30-P. GAUSTAD-5:00-Fighting (maj)


3 Stars:
1.M. Havlat (Ott)
2.D. Alfredsson (Ott)
3.D. Heatley (Ott)

[Myers57]

why the hell isnt it on tv?

[JD]

...im not seeing it on MSG either :rage:

[JD]

I have the feed now, yay!

That place looks dead. I could I have swore I was hearing crickets just a few minutes ago... disgusting, probably about 10,000 fans on hand.

:fit: START GOING TO GAMES YOU LAZY *******S! :rage:

[JD]

They already ****in scored?


Wow, im turning off the game.

[Myers57]

still have knicks basketball on my tv

[JD]

2-0....wow

[JD]

4-0....wow good job MIKA!! you officially suck as much as Biron does....

I would be happy sending them both camping, and take some goalie from Rochester....

Mika was made into a little school girl by havlat, AWESOME.


IF MILLER WAS PLAYING WE WOULD HAVE A GOD DAMN CHANCE.

F U RUFF! Always manages to turn something good into something bad....

He changes our lines up after going 6-2...having the MOST SHOTS IN THE LEAGUE!!!!! Are you serious???? NOW, he plays our worst goalie against on of the hottest teams in the NHL right now!

Is Miller dressed tonight????

[SkateZilla]

3-0, and we pull Marty, .. tsk tsk tsk,

[JD]

MILLER WAS INJURED IN PRACTICE TODAY..

THATS WONDERFUL.

[SkateZilla]

1st 2 Shots, 2 Goals, Then Again on the 6th Shot, Dunno the shot number On Noronen,

Defense is slow, and Biron might as well play defense... because he sucks between the pipes..

[SkateZilla]

November is our shi0t month for the last 4 years, expect us to lose alot, then in DEC JAN FEB try to rebound haha

[SabreEleven]

Is it too late to change my luck picks to 10-2?

[Typ0]

I was going to go to bed...but I can't now and I'm happy about that. Or am I just dreaming that we're clawing our way back into this game?

[Makaveli]

someone is gunna remember this because you'll probably never hear me say it again....

I miss Miller

[JD]

Mika Noronen...needs to go back to Rochester.

He's terrible, he goes down WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY to early...did you see that breakaway? :rofl: Good lord, I could have scored on that!!!!

Marty isnt too much better. Without Miller, we are screwed...simple as that.

7-3 :puke:

[Makaveli]

Mika Noronen...needs to go back to Rochester.

He's terrible, he goes down WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY to early...did you see that breakaway? :rofl: Good lord, I could have scored on that!!!!

Marty isnt too much better. Without Miller, we are screwed...simple as that.

7-3 :puke:

i definently wouldnt go that far... it is just one game afterall, against the most offensive team in the league probably, Noronen is definently an NHL calibur goalie!

[JD]

Mika Noronen....NHL calibur? I think not, no wonder why we didnt play him at all this year. The kid's embarassing. He looks like Miller did back in the day....he has had plenty of time behind Biron, I dont think he can survive in the new NHL...we probably cant even get a 6th rounder for either Marty or Mika :snicker:

[Makaveli]

Mika Noronen....NHL calibur? I think not, no wonder why we didnt play him at all this year. The kid's embarassing. He looks like Miller did back in the day....he has had plenty of time behind Biron, I dont think he can survive in the new NHL...we probably cant even get a 6th rounder for either Marty or Mika :snicker:

you couldnt be more wrong on every level.... and by the way, Atlanta supposedly offered a 2nd round pick for Mika

[Novacane]

I have the feed now, yay!

That place looks dead. I could I have swore I was hearing crickets just a few minutes ago... disgusting, probably about 10,000 fans on hand.

:fit: START GOING TO GAMES YOU LAZY *******S! :rage:


I like how you are sitting home watching the game and calling people not going to the game lazy ****ers and then telling everyone to turn off the TV when they fall behind 2-0 :rolleyes:

[pyrrhonist]

i definently wouldnt go that far... it is just one game afterall, against the most offensive team in the league probably, Noronen is definently an NHL calibur goalie!

Why is it that Makaveli is usually my "voice of reason" counterpart in many of these threads? The issue here isn't whether Marty, Mika, or Ryan suck, because the Sens were going to beat Buffalo tonight, regardless. It was just merely a matter of by how much. Remember, the Sens are the class of the East, and they did beat down Belfour this past weekend---And he's a much, much better goalie than any of the 3 on the Sabres.

Let's not try and discount Ottawa, and pin it all on either Noronen or Biron..... :yucky:

[SkateZilla]

haha maybe we should bring up Lieghton

[SkateZilla]

this game is just a pooo game,

going down 3-0 in 5 minutes will knock the air out of you,

then when you start going mistakes start to happen,

and no matter what you do another happens, and then another,

the more you try and win the worse it gets, like quicksand

[Makaveli]

oooooh my this game is pissin me off some lot, i was already in a bad mood, then sabres start getting drilled, then i find out my girlfriend just got into a little car accident (but she's perfectly fine) and oooh my what a ****ty day

[SkateZilla]

9-3 its like both goalies are hung over, lmao...

Havlat is on my Fantasy Team though :)

[The_Philster]

I'm disgusted...hoped to get home from class and catch a good game..I had to change the channel

[Novacane]

Sabres are clearly not in Ottawas league

[SkateZilla]

Miller is Thanking god He was Hurt.. haha...

[SkateZilla]

Sabres are clearly not in Ottawas league

or anyone elses for that matter...

[pyrrhonist]

Like I said before, Ottawa is clearly a superior team, but.....

What's the deal with the pass-happy PP? Is everyone at the point afraid to shoot? Screw trying to be a friend and set someone up, take the shot when you have it.

And Drury continues to deteriorate as an offensive weapon. I surely wish Buffalo had gotten the Chris Drury who was clutch in college, and as a member of the Avs. :down:

[SkateZilla]

man i hope ottawa whoops detroit 8-0 soon,


ottawa is winning agains good/decent teams, Detroit is playing crap teams...

[chernobylwraiths]

Like I said before, Ottawa is clearly a superior team, but.....
What's the deal with the pass-happy PP? Is everyone at the point afraid to shoot? Screw trying to be a friend and set someone up, take the shot when you have it.
And Drury continues to deteriorate as an offensive weapon. I surely wish Buffalo had gotten the Chris Drury who was clutch in college, and as a member of the Avs. :down:

Buffalo has a way of doing that to players.

[chubluv]

Miller is going to be gone for awhile and we have alot of games coming up so Marty & Mika better wake up and smell the ice.

[pyrrhonist]

Buffalo has a way of doing that to players.

True, but Drury's dropoff wasn't gradual, it was instantaneous! :teary:

[JD]

I like how you are sitting home watching the game and calling people not going to the game lazy ****ers and then telling everyone to turn off the TV when they fall behind 2-0 :rolleyes:
lol..i was doing them a favor, they could have gone out and done something more fun than watching us get stomped.

I wonder, would fans attend more games that we know we have a good chance of winning? or go to games where we face teams that are crazy for extra support?

[SkateZilla]

True, but Drury's dropoff wasn't gradual, it was instantaneous! :teary:

He Suffered A Ruffism.