Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey Devils [Game Thread]
by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 6:15 PM EST
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New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Dec 7, 2009 7:00 PM EST
| Buffalo Sabres (16-8-2, 32pts) |
Game # 27 | New Jersey Devils (19-7-1, 39pts) | |||
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| Date: | December 7, 2009 |
Location: | Buffalo, NY |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. ET |
Arena: | HSBC Arena |
| TV: | Versus |
SBN Affiliate/ Blogs | In Lou We Trust |
| Radio: |
WGR (550AM) |
Season Series | BUF 1-0-0,NJD 0-1-0 |
| Final Score | |||
| Buffalo Sabres | Category | New Jersey Devils |
| 71 (2.73) | Goals For | 73 (2.70) |
| 59 (2.27) | Goals Against | 60 (2.22) |
| 847 (32.6) | Shots For | 800 (29.6) |
| 764 (29.4) | Shots Against | 749 (27.7) |
| 22/116 - 19.0% (20) | Power Play | 22/101 - 21.8% (7) |
| 13/91 - 85.7% (3) | Penalty Kill | 15/82 - 81.7% (12) |
- Jason Pominville remains hot for the Sabres...he has six points (2+4) during his four game point streak.
- Jamie Langenbrunner is riding a four game point streak (2+3) into tonight's game for the Devils.
- The Devils are 10-2-1 on the road this season after starting the season 9-0-0 on the road.
- Both teams are 4-1-0 in their last five games.
- The Sabres won the previous meeting between these two teams by a score a 4-1.
- Tim Kennedy scored his first career goal against the Devils earlier this season.
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ok so Miller is going tonight?
Thought I heard earlier today Lalime was getting the nod? Much rather prefer Miller tonight (duh) lol
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
by bflo on Dec 7, 2009 6:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I could be wrong
the site I usually get my goalie info said Miller confirmed. I’ll look for another source and let you know.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yep Buffalo News saying it's Miller
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Usually how Sabres games go
aside from the 4 game losing streak
by Jsz on Dec 7, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
RJ will be on the radio but not TV
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is the radio feed available easily online
Like say, sabres website or NHL.com?
by Jsz on Dec 7, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WGR550 works as well
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I got it.
TV on versus on mute, with WGR550 and RJ.
On an unrelated note, Canada’s anthem seems wimpy compare to the USA’s.
by Jsz on Dec 7, 2009 7:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No way
O Canada is a fantastic anthem, and gives me chills when I hear it. Honestly, I think America’s anthem is pretty weak.
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They have a great anthem, better than ours, and it pains me to say it. I get chills just thinking of the Edm crowd singing it in that Carolina game…
by krytime on Dec 7, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, didn’t mean it like that. I mean our anthem is all about bombs, rockets, war, etc. There’s is about peace and standing guard and all that good stuff.
by Jsz on Dec 7, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, didn’t mean it like that. I mean our anthem is all about bombs, rockets, war, etc. There’s is about peace and standing guard and all that good stuff.
No, our anthem is about perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds in a war to preserve the American way of life and what this country stands for. What could be more empowering than an anthem about a people fighting to free themselves from a tyrannical government that viewed them as being beneath the average Englishman because they were born in the Americas?
by kellyn on Dec 7, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Now way! ‘Oh Canada’ is just a lame retooling of ‘God Save the King/Queen’ or whatever the heck the British national anthem is, just with the word Canada as a substituted for the word King or Queen. At least ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ is original with an interesting story behind it, like having been written by a captive American aboard an English ship in the Chesapeake Bay while the Brits bombarded the American port city of Baltimore. The song is all about American perseverance in the face British oppression and how we drop-kicked their colonizing butts out of our country not once but twice within the space of thirty years. Fight the power, man!
by kellyn on Dec 7, 2009 9:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe you can get it from both Sabres.com and NHL.com
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Billy Jaffe nooooooooooooooooo
by HarryNeale'sGarden on Dec 7, 2009 7:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Can we win tonight without Grier?
I hope so. Seems to make an unusually big difference for us when he’s in the lineup (compared to his point totals)
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think it's possible
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
at work tonight... and of course we have DirectTV here :-/
keep my posted boys and girls.
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
by bflo on Dec 7, 2009 7:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hate DirectTv.. I don’t suppose anyone knows any places I could find a video feed?
by Traver on Dec 7, 2009 7:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
what's your e-mail?
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i found one… great quality but the video screen is small
by Traver on Dec 7, 2009 7:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lydman
He has his requisite one awful turnover per game out of the way already.
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
has myers had his?
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
by bflo on Dec 7, 2009 7:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hey DO, mine was limited time only. my e-mail is traverd@gmail.com if you wanna help me out
by Traver on Dec 7, 2009 7:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sent
hopefully not the same one
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How do we look so far?
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
by bflo on Dec 7, 2009 7:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
slow start, lazy passes, Miller at least one big save? haha
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
by bflo on Dec 7, 2009 7:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not a bad start
Right about the Miller save, but I think we’ve controlled the puck more than them.
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t watch the Ranger game at all. Was Sekera paired with Rivet for that game?
by krytime on Dec 7, 2009 7:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yeah...most of the time
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sekera is out with Montador
On the William Mattar defensive pairing 444-4444
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yeah, it’s the same one DO but i figured out how to get it working.
thanks… you should post these in the pregame lineup thingy
by Traver on Dec 7, 2009 7:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We aren't allowed to
we aren’t even allowed to have them in the comments
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There are legal reasons
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice heads up play
they allowed the penalty to expire and got a scoring chance.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Myers knows how to use his body
Better than any of our forwards
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
mad dumb play, even i could read that
by manic hispanic on Dec 7, 2009 7:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Poor point play
Allowed the Devils d-man to regain his stick too. Argh.
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tell me Myers didn't get hurt on that shot....
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Vs. announcers would have nothing to talk about if Myers got hurt.
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not much on that PP
They need to work harder to get shots on Broduer
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Game over, we lose.
Goodnight, y’all
by HarryNeale'sGarden on Dec 7, 2009 7:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ha ha i love how they say rivet’s name
by manic hispanic on Dec 7, 2009 7:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is not good
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Let’s hope for a repeat of the last game where the opposition scored 2 late goals in the first period
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
is it me or were these goals that miller should of stopped?
by manic hispanic on Dec 7, 2009 7:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Especially if we keep getting outshot 12-5
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That was not a good period
I felt like the Devils controlled most of the period.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 7:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
One thing that really made me sad
The announcers talked about the Devils defensemen doing a good job against “The best on the other team.” I did not know what line they were talking about.
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
five shots on goal
for Buffalo in the first period. Pitiful.
by ccthemovieman on Dec 7, 2009 7:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
For those keeping track, the Sabres are 0-8-0 in games where they trail by 2 goals at any point
by HarryNeale'sGarden on Dec 7, 2009 7:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yep
I was just about to ask how awful their record is when down 2-0 and i knew they’ve yet to win under those circumstances. Good luck doing that against Jersey.
by Rafal Ladysz on Dec 7, 2009 7:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yeah, DO i figured it might be something like that. let’s encode it using sabres jersey numbers.. lol
man, seeing that soft helps me appreciate how much miller has improved in the last few years. i don’t see us winning this game.
by Traver on Dec 7, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that’s the first real softie I can remember Miller letting in in a long while. Even last year, he’d let in one of those every week (especially in the third period of a shutout)
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Great start
Penalty on Mac 14 seconds in. Go Sabres…
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 7:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And a goal
Two defensmen right in front of the net and nobody on Parise? Pathetic
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 8:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bright side of tonite
At least you get about a half hour now to take care of that “to do” list you made before the MNF starts?
by krytime on Dec 7, 2009 8:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
seriously. two more off the post? this is so painful to watch. someone start a fight or something…..
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that bad huh guys? :-/
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
by bflo on Dec 7, 2009 8:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Awful
Be glad you’re not watching. Don’t even read the paper tomorrow.
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So bad that Montador just took out Miller
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
NOT BALLARD STYLE, WAS IT?
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
by bflo on Dec 7, 2009 8:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
haha. well works going to suck tomorrow. Thats how I stay sane. Reading Bills and Sabres stuff...
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
by bflo on Dec 7, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's definitely bad when the hardest hit by a Sabre....
Is Montador hitting Miller
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 8:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dumb penalty by Kaleta
When does MNF start?
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 8:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
dumb penalty?
that is an awful call
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that was before I saw the replay
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As a Packers fan, I’m glad I can have the hope that one of my teams win tonight.
Thank you Sabres for letting me turn on the football game on time.
by Afino on Dec 7, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They are skating better
but that is not enough right now.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 8:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jeez
I’ve been watching the Atlanta/Toronto game instead of this one and it looks like it was a good move.
by Rafal Ladysz on Dec 7, 2009 8:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
goal would have been nice there
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 8:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
End of 2
Switching to ESPN to watch some football.
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It's not just the players
but we’ve been out-coached tonight, too. The Devils’ Jacques Lemaire had his team really prepared.
by ccthemovieman on Dec 7, 2009 8:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good point
I do think you are right but the players deserve most of the blame.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this is a good wake up call
Jersey is arguably best team in the league. Buffalo is getting a nice lesson here
by Frank Reich Revolution on Dec 7, 2009 8:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Let's hope they learn that lesson
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What an idiot
why would you do that when you are losing 3-0?
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 8:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is a game where the doom and gloomers come up and say to blow this team up.
No, there’s just a couple of players that need to go. Like Connolly.
by Afino on Dec 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
and Mair
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mair just isn’t a good hockey player anymore. He filled a small role in the past, but those guys are a dime a dozen.
by krytime on Dec 7, 2009 9:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d like to say “Slow down on the Connolly needs to go talk,” but I think you could make an argument with that. Still, he’s not going anywhere…
by krytime on Dec 7, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And can Mike Grier’s presence be understated enough?
Have the Sabres won a game without him?
by Afino on Dec 7, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It’s to the point where I’d rather have him than almost anyone else aside from Myers and Miller
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just how did a third line guy signed for chump change become so important to this team? Is Grier really that important to the team? I like the guy a lot, but he’s got some tread on the tires. How do they continously win with him, and lose without him?
by krytime on Dec 7, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oddly enough, I ask myself that question the idiots at MSG show a graphic displaying the Rangers record both with Sean Avery in the line-up and without him. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or what, but the Rangers record is inexplicably better with Avery in the line-up than when he isn’t.. How bizarre is that?
by kellyn on Dec 7, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually wished Buffalo picked up Avery after he was ousted by the Stars. I still wish he was on the Sabres.
by JSCoope on Dec 7, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
3 posts for NJ
This game could be 5-0 or 6-0 at this point.
by Andy Boron on Dec 7, 2009 9:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm not
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know
we definitely did help him out a ton tonight. I know that no Sabres fan wants to see him tie the record against us.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Dec 7, 2009 11:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Way to hand that piece of $#^& Broduer the record, Sabres.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Dec 7, 2009 10:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i feel so cheated for going to this game… and its the only game i’ve been to all season. FML.
by lassathrax on Dec 8, 2009 7:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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