Buffalo Sabres vs. Atlanta Thrashers [Game Thread]
by David Oleksy on Oct 17, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
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Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Oct 17, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
| Buffalo Sabres (4-0-1, 9pts) |
Game # 6 |
Atlanta Thrashers (3-1-0, 6pts) |
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| Date: | October 17, 2009 |
Location: | Buffalo, NY |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. ET |
Arena: | HSBC Arena |
| TV: | MSG |
SBN Affiliate/ Blogs | Bird Watchers Anonymous |
| Radio: |
WGR (550AM) |
Season Series | 0-0-0 |
| Final Score | |||
| Category | Buffalo Sabres | Atlanta Thrashers |
| Goals For | 16 (3.20) | 16 (4.00) |
| Goals Against | 8 (1.60) | 11 (2.75) |
| Shots For | 187 (37.4) | 97 (24.2) |
| Shots Against | 130 (26.0) | 134 (33.5) |
| Power Play | 4/27 - 14.8% (25) | 4/11 - 36.4% (3) |
| Penalty Kill | 11/14 - 78.6% (15) | 13/15 - 86.7% (5) |
Expected Goalies
Expected Lines
SPG Game
I quickly put up a post before the first game that explained the SPG Game. Unfortunately I did not do a very good job of explaining it. I will try to do a better job of explaining the game and the objective in this post. As always , if there are any questions send me an e-mail or ask in the comments.
What is the SPG Game?
"SPG" is an acronym for "Shot", "Penalty" and "Goal". The object of the game is to predict which Buffalo Sabres player will have the first shot, penalty and goal for each period.
How Does it Work?
You receive one point for every correct prediction you make. This gives you a potential for nine points in a regulation game, 12 points in an overtime game and 14 points in a shootout.
How Do I Sign Up?
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Prizes?
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in seats and pumped
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Oct 17, 2009 7:08 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
This is ridiculous
Sabres being outshot 12-1 and outscored 2-0
by ccthemovieman on Oct 17, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this is worse than any period yesterday. Thank God the first period is over.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Oct 17, 2009 7:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I agree
and I’m sure Lindy does, too. Poor Patty; he never seems to get much support when he fills in. Let’s hope the Sabres wake up and turn this around. There were some good efforts by Roy.
by ccthemovieman on Oct 17, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
playing with
grandkids so i won’t be here too much
by qdloser on Oct 17, 2009 7:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Deja Vu all over again...
Last year during our fast start, Lalime played against the Thrashers and we fell apart after that. We never beat Atlanta, it’s ridiculous.
by Sean McG on Oct 17, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else impressed by Clark? He’s been playing well.
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by TEMSON on Oct 17, 2009 8:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Miller does not allow that goal.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Oct 17, 2009 8:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Miller does not allow that goal.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Oct 17, 2009 8:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
if they don’t score on this, they are not coming back.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Oct 17, 2009 8:25 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I hope you’re wrong.
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by TEMSON on Oct 17, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the booing is real and warranted
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Oct 17, 2009 8:28 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
This is terrible.
Roy needs to ride some pine pony, but he is not the only one. Horrible effort.
by Afino on Oct 17, 2009 8:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I can see playing crappy on the road
especially at the end of a trip…..but to play like this at home??! Reminds of a number of similar home efforts last season. Well, I hope we get this out of our system.
by ccthemovieman on Oct 17, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Glad I'm not a Leafs fan
They’re 20 minutes away from going 0-6-1 to start the season.
by ccthemovieman on Oct 17, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the worst that they have played all year
by Ebscer on Oct 17, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
New Sabres/hockey fan question
How come our Sabres have so much trouble with a bottom-feeder team??
by Jsz on Oct 17, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Patrick Lalime is not good
Also, I think the players play for Ryan Miller.
by cwel87 on Oct 17, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get that Miller is really good, but you saying the offense is better with Miller too?
by Jsz on Oct 17, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. I’m calling for Enroth. I know what Lalime can do… lose.
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by NeverendingOptimism on Oct 17, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah Staff!
"We want to win immediately. To say you're building is an incomplete sentence. ... You're building for a future coach and general manager."
-Marv Levy
by TEMSON on Oct 17, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Really, Max?
"We want to win immediately. To say you're building is an incomplete sentence. ... You're building for a future coach and general manager."
-Marv Levy
by TEMSON on Oct 17, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Afinogenov dangling Myers to pretty much seal the game...
That’s a sight I could’ve lived my life without.
by Sean McG on Oct 17, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Max gets the last laugh
Appropriate for the stinko game the Sabres played.
by ccthemovieman on Oct 17, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think they were THAT bad...
…but Atlanta certainly was better, particularly in the first two periods. Pev-dispenser really destroyed us on faceoffs and the special teams were pretty dreadful.
In the Sabres two losses, opposition goaltenders have posted a virtually unheard of .961 save percentage 34/35 and 40/42).
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by Calvert on Oct 17, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Enroth should get a shot… I think the D would tighten up over a young talent than a veteran back-up.
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by NeverendingOptimism on Oct 17, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m sorry, but blaming Lalime is the WRONG move.
And blaming him is only going to lead to him playing worse. So what Lindy and the rest of the team needs to do is one by one, tell Lalime that tonight’s loss was NOT his fault. Kovalchuk picked the corner on goal 1. Lalime didn’t have a chance on goal two. Sure, he could have stopped 3 and 4, but neither were “soft”.
The Sabres played a terrible, terrible game. But please don’t start with Lalime. Start with #9 instead.
by Afino on Oct 18, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How about starting with the whole defense. The only defender who played like he had heart out there was Myers and even he got beat on a dipsy-doodle. The team all of a sudden this weekend forgot how to back check and overall played terrible. We have two more bottom feeder teams this week in Florida and Tampa Bay that we had issues with.
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by Zachary Zielonka on Oct 18, 2009 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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