I agree with you djc1877, i really hope that stafford was watching this game, maybe this can give him some motivation, i hope its in his mind " damn, i really hope my spot doesnt get taken over by Mancari". I am also really glad that the offense finally started clicking, granted it was against a team that doesnt have a solid defense, but they beat washington, right? im curious if they would let mancari stay with us till the playoffs if this chemistry with vanek keeps on going, because it cant just be all defense to win the playoffs, right? if this type of play continues through the palyoffs, with miller’s stellar performance, there shouldnt be any reason why any team should be afraid of us going into the playoffs.

And botched the DVR thing. Only got the last two periods, so I need someone to fill in the blanks for me as I’m watching it now.

Was Miller really that blah in the 1st?

Looked like Lindy rolled out 4 lines pretty good. A lot to do with lack of penalties maybe?

Agreed with Rob Ray – Kaleta needs to drop the gloves every once in awhile. Good fight with Ott; he’s a tough cookie. I would’ve like to have added him at the trade deadline, but stupid Dallas signed him to an extension.

Was Mancari really a stud? Great pass to Vanek on the eventual GW. I’ve bashed Mancari repeatedly in the past, and deservedly so. Is there a chance in hell he can turn out to be a player now? Sometimes, the light goes on for some people later. It’d be cool if he proved me wrong. When you’re that big and have hands like so, but skate like crap, you better be a little nasty too…and better play with all out effort. Please reference Adam Creighton, Norm Lacombe, Michael Grosek, Taylor Pyatt, and Al Kotalik for starters…

How was Torres tonite?

Is Kennedy still getting over that sickness?

DO’s Sekera vs Butler comment. If I could insert a poll here, I would. Who plays Friday?

From what I can see, yes, I think it’s safe to call 57 the next Calder winner. I know Tavares is still in the running; who else again?

Is it fair to call the Rivet/Montador pairing as numbers 5 & 6? Obviously 57 & 10 are numbers one and two now. And I think whomever gets paired with Lydman is the number 4 to his 3. I, like DO, also appreciate this guy. Lydman is kind of/sort of underrated in my book.

I wonder what Mancari makes on a weekly basis in the AHL compared to his games in the NHL. I bet it’s enough to drop the gloves once or twice, even if you’re not a fighter.

Off the subject of the game itself, I think adding a few “playoff” teams to the mix is a great idea, like they were talking about in the 2nd intermission. Shorten the season down from 82 to about 74. Play 7 vs 10, 8 vs 9 in two quick best of 3 series.

When does Lalime play again? I’m going to the game Friday. Why do I get the feeling it might be that game?

Currently, my income is from work in the food industry. Tonite, we catered the Stars post game meal, delivered right to the plane itself. They don’t eat healthy, and spend a lot of money frivolously. And because of their requests on time, I highly doubt any of them had a hot meal. They wanted the food at nine o’clock. Correct me if I’m wrong, but they were still playing hockey then. I don’t care how many advances there are in food technology these days; a meal eaten two and a half hours after being cooked will never taste as good as one fresh of the grill.

For old times sake – who thought the slug logo was a good one? Really? That’s your job – pick a new uniform to put some distance between the whole Rigas thing and now. And that’s what you pick? Eeesh.

Still watching the DVR version, and just saw an amazing shift by Myers. Wow. Everyone deserves a bit of luck once in awhile, unless you’re a turd. But holy cow did Darcy get lucky with Myers play this year.

Trivia question for now, or maybe five years from now – who was the player picked from the extra 3rd rounder sent LA’s way, and who was the pick they took at 13?

How do you look at this – for the rest of the season, they only play one team (in the final game of the year, which could be irrelevant) currently in the top ten in the league. They do play nemesis Ottawa twice, who is on the verge of being top ten however. Still, that’s only three games against “good” teams the rest of the way. To throw another “but” in there, a lot of the teams they’ll be facing are fighting for their playoff lives. So back to the original line here – is this a good or bad schedule the rest of the way?

Great question of the night Dave. It’s nice when Miller is average and we can still win. If our offense can get going like this on a consistent basis, we have a true Stanley Cup contender on our hand.

Fill in the blank: If Mancari stays and the Goose returns, Lindy should sit _________. (Energy line was great tonight). I know Ellis is the easy answer, but lets get creative. Personally, I think Kennedy should be sent to the press box for a few games. If he truly has an “illness” then he can only benefit from a few days of rest. Plus he is not used to a full NHL season and could use some time off.

How about the kid tonight?? He was all over the place tonight. It was like Bobby Orr, but a foot taller. Cant believe he is illegal to consume alcohol. Am I glad I got his jersey for Christmas this year. Heres to Darcy locking him up for the next 10-12 years after the season.

The powerplay looked better tonight, but we still arent getting enough pucks to the net. Powerplays can get very streaky – as we know when we had the run to the Cup Finals in ’98. Hopefully, the guys and Lindy can solve this come playoff time.

Torres doesnt need to score to contribute to this team (although I wouldnt mind it). His goals will come. This guys is the ultimate worker and has won more battles on the boards in three games as a Sabre than Drew Stafford has his entire career. By the way, the Sabres are 3-0 when Torres is wearing blue and gold.

Vanek looked like Vanek-of-last-year tonight with his controlling play on the boards and presence in front of the net. Props to Lindy for giving him two days off from all hockey related activities. He would of had two goals tonight if it werent for Myers running over the Dallas d man in front (which was awesome by the way).

I didn’t notice Butler was out of the lineup tonight (but yet I dont notice when he is in there anyway). Is that a good or bad thing? Sekera vs. Butler is a solid debate because they are polar opposites. Where Sekera is great at joining the rush and on the offensive end, at times he gets too cute with the puck (Dallas 2nd goal). While Butler brings a solid defensive game and you always know what your getting from him. Im glad Lindy has put him in the press box – hopefully this will directly lead to a fire under his a$$.

Awesome to see Kaleta drop the gloves against notorious tough-guy Steve Ott. Props to Kaleta holding his own in this one and getting a few nice shots on him. Kaleta side note – I have a few friends that know Kaleta personally from his Angola days, and they say if he scores 10 goals this year he receives a nice bonus. Good for him I really hope he reaches that plateau because this guy works his tail off when he is on the ice and doesnt make that much money compared to the avg. NHL player. He currently sits at 9 with his GWG against the Rangers.

Kassian and Adam need to be in Sabres jerseys ASAP. ETA? – next season or a few years. We need bigger scoring forwards.

Tonights performance really got me pumped and cannot wait until the team hits the ice again on Friday. Lets Go Sabres!

Awesome game. Miller was… ehh… in the first but the Offense took over in the 2nd and 3rd, our D stepped up huge. Outshot them by over 2-1. That was great.

Mancari played good, but Im not ready to think “hes made it.” He still has to prove more than one game to me, but last night was a great start. If he keeps playing that way hes going to make sure Ruff has a tough decision to make. My guess would be Kennedy down to the AHL, I’d imagine he has a 2-way contract still?

Myers… not much to say. If you watched, you were impressed. He played awesome. Maybe got a little crazy in the 3rd but damn he can skate, and how about when he swirved in and out of a few Stars coming up the ice as if they were construction cones.

We scored more than 3!!!! haha finally… Hopefully we can keep that going.

My guess is Lalime friday, Miller saturday. Im fine with that, I was thinking about going to the game friday too, but I have a feeling Miller wont be starting, so I dont know if Ill go or not. Not a knock on Lalime, well kinda, but I just love the atmosphere there when Millers in goal.

Ruff, KEEP THEM HUNGRY!!!