This team can't even ****ing win correctly.

[OpIv37]

If they had won in regulation, they would have tied NJ in the Eastern Conf standings. Instead, they remain a point behind the Devils and 5 behind the Caps.

Remember this if we end up in 3rd and Ottawa ends up in 6th. I ****ing hate the bonus point in the shootouts.

The 3rd period was atrocious. They only managed 8 shots, and 3 of them came in the waning minutes. That power play was one of the worst I've ever seen. I was going to come on here and complain about the lack of PP time the last two games, but after watching that PP, I think the refs are actually trying to do the Sabres a favor by not assessing penalties to their opponents.

The 3rd period against Vancouver was just as lackluster.

This team better wake up NOW.

[MikeInRoch]

This team's fans can't even ENJOY A ****ING WIN correctly. Over a pretty dang good team.

[hydro]

The NHL needs to figure out how to get rid of this TRAP CRAP. It is totally ruining hockey. Games like this are almost unwatchable.

[YardRat]

I'd rather they non-bigoted up when the real season begins, instead of shooting their wad too early.

[CuseJetsFan83]

long road trip, tired and bruised against a still pretty dangerous devils team....... yeah i understand frustration, but damn a win is a win

[OpIv37]

This team's fans can't even ENJOY A ****ING WIN correctly. Over a pretty dang good team.

after that horrid road trip, giving up points in the standings does not cut it.

Don't you get it? We could be tied for 2nd in the conf, instead we remain at third. There are consequences for lackluster play.

[MikeInRoch]

What I'm suggesting is that there are much worse things than being 3rd in the conference.

[OpIv37]

What I'm suggesting is that there are much worse things than being 3rd in the conference.

true.

There are also much better things than not living up to potential, which is what the Sabres are doing right now.

[chernobylwraiths]

true.

There are also much better things than not living up to potential, which is what the Sabres are doing right now.

What potential? I didn't even watch the game for the most part, but here is how I think it went. They played one maybe 1 and a half periods of decent hockey and Miller played very good and bailed them out. Pretty much how they have played all season. How did I do?

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

The NHL needs to figure out how to get rid of this TRAP CRAP. It is totally ruining hockey. Games like this are almost unwatchable.

When the NHL came back from the lockout in 2006 the NHL promised to make the game more exciting and they DID IT! by eliminating the hooking and grabbing and by eliminating this teams could no longer play the TRAP system allowing teams to skate end to end.

[Dr. Lecter]

1. The Devils are a good team.
2. Both teams looked tired as hell.
3. They won the ****ing game, against a damn good team.
4. You sir, are a liar:

Op is a politician.
5. They won.
6. They are 3rd in the conference, first in the NE by 7 points with 3 games in hand over the 2nd place team.
7. They won.

[Dr. Lecter]

Oh yeah, and they won the ****ing game.

[Dr. Lecter]

Oh, and New Jersey only had 7 shots in the 3rd. Fewer shots than the Sabres had.

But the PP was bad. It has been better as of late though.

And they won the shootout, something you *****ed about last week. Miller was fantastic in the shootout.

And they won the game. Not sure I mentioned that. And they beat a good team to do so.

[OpIv37]

1. The Devils are a good team.
2. Both teams looked tired as hell.
3. They won the ****ing game, against a damn good team.
4. You sir, are a liar:

Op is a politician.
5. They won.
6. They are 3rd in the conference, first in the NE by 7 points with 3 games in hand over the 2nd place team.
7. They won.

Sorry, I broke my promise, but I had to vent. I was so pissed by that effort in the third period, it was pathetic.

They sort of won- they gave up a free point to the team ahead of them in the conference standings. It will come back to haunt them.

[OpIv37]

And they won the shootout, something you *****ed about last week. Miller was fantastic in the shootout.

if there's a bright spot, it's definitely Miller. Even the NJ announcers managed to take Parise's and Pandolfo's ****s out of their mouths long enough to be amazed by his stops in the shootout.

I get stuck listening to away announcers a lot, and I have to say the only ones that toned down the homerism and actually knew about the Sabres has been Vancouver.

[Dr. Lecter]

Sorry, I broke my promise, but I had to vent. I was so pissed by that effort in the third period, it was pathetic.

They sort of won- they gave up a free point to the team ahead of them in the conference standings. It will come back to haunt them.

The effort was not bad in the 3rd.

Both teams were dead tired. Neither team did a damn thing. It was boring hockey.

[OpIv37]

The effort was not bad in the 3rd.

Both teams were dead tired. Neither team did a damn thing. It was boring hockey.

A PP where they don't establish the zone until there's only 15 seconds left is a bad effort. You won't convince me otherwise.

[Dr. Lecter]

A PP where they don't establish the zone until there's only 15 seconds left is a bad effort. You won't convince me otherwise.

Man, that was 2 minutes out of the period not the entire time.

It was a ****ty PP. No doubt. I already said that.

That does not mean it was a crappy game, a poor effort or that they did not win "correctly" (whatever the **** that means).

They beat a very good team. They came off a 7 game road trip, with one day off (which was used for travel) and beat New Jersey.

Is that worth nothing? Really?

[OpIv37]

That does not mean it was a crappy game, a poor effort or that they did not win "correctly" (whatever the **** that means).

They beat a very good team. They came off a 7 game road trip, with one day off (which was used for travel) and beat New Jersey.

Is that worth nothing? Really?

It means they gave up a free point and an opportunity to be 2nd in the conference by winning in a SO instead of winning in regulation.

If it were a WC team it wouldn't matter. If it was a team at the bottom of the EC standings it wouldn't matter. But it wasn't- it was the team with whom the Sabres are jockeying for playoff position. This is exactly what I mean when I say Buffalo fans have accepted mediocrity. Giving up points in this situation is not good enough. Not. Good. Enough.

NJ played last night so they were tired too. The BS excuses go both ways.

[MikeInRoch]

3rd place in the East, a point out of 2nd, is not "mediocrity".