Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals [Game Thread]
by David Oleksy on Mar 3, 2010 6:00 PM EST
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PrintWashington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Mar 3, 2010 7:00 PM EST
| Buffalo Sabres (33-19-9, 75pts) |
Game #62 | Washington Capitals (41-13-8, 90pts) |
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| Date: |
March 3, 2010 |
Location: | Buffalo, NY |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. ET |
Arena: | HSBC Arena |
| TV: | MSG-B, Versus |
SB Nation Affiliate | Japers Rink |
| Radio: |
WGR (550AM) |
SB Nation Game Page | Capitals vs Sabres coverage |
| Season Series | Buffalo (1-2-0) - Washington (2-1-0) |
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| Buffalo Sabres | Category | Washington Capitals |
| 165 (2.7) | Goals For | 243 (3.9) |
| 149 (2.4) | Goals Against | 174 (2.8) |
| 1916 (31.4) | Shots For | 2022 (32.6) |
| 1925 (31.6) | Shots Against | 1935 (31.2) |
| 42/242 - 17.4% (19) | Power Play | 63/246 - 25.6% (1) |
| 29/209 - 86.1% (2) | Penalty Kill | 52/249 - 79.1% (25) |
| Won -1 | Home/Road Streak | OT-Loss - 1 |
| Lost -1 | Overall Streak | OT Loss - 1 |
| 1-2-2 |
Last 5 Games | 2-1-2 |
| 3-5-2 |
Last 10 Games | 7-1-2 |
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GO BUFF A LO!!!
I would love to see Montador, Mair and Kaleta togther. Line em up and let em roll!!
Get Some
Ellis could play there as well. I was just guessing with the lines
D.O.
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I’d see Sekera playing forward before Montador.
I now know Ennis is day to day, but is Gerbe still banged up too?
Mancari must just not get it if he can’t get called up by now. Mark, meet Jody Gage…
i want to let everyone know about the article i'll be posting tomorrow
i interviewed our 2009 first-round pick, zack kassian, today and will post it tomorrow. Be sure to check it out as he’s a big part of the team’s future.
Ugly powerplays so far. I dont get why were so bad on it?
"Hey ey ey ey"
by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 7:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Need to bury a few of these
D.O.
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Hes gotta shoot that right away
"Hey ey ey ey"
by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 7:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Does HSBC seem darker than usual tonight?
Or is it just my TV?
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It looks normal for me
But the olympic arena looked real bright to me the past 2 weeks
"Hey ey ey ey"
by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 7:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
We cant get a bounce to save our lives.
"Hey ey ey ey"
by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 7:26 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I like the way they are playing so far. They need to start burying some of these chances.
D.O.
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We’re definitely out chancing them.
"Hey ey ey ey"
by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 7:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
same here
the color guy really annoys me
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by furrer4heisman on Mar 3, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe he thought he was traded today.
D.O.
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My computer just shut down for no reason
maybe I overworked it during the deadline
D.O.
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Stafford
That was a horrible call on Stafford by the way.
D.O.
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No Torres
look decent with a 0-0 score.
D.O.
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Hilarious seeing Miller with a regular stick.
Gotta put one of those chances in.
"The horse jumped over the f#@king fence."
- KV
Hahaha he was panicing
"Hey ey ey ey"
by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 7:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ugh… Should have about 2 or 3
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by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 7:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Pretty good period
I’m happy with the way they played but I would have liked a goal or two. The Caps could easily have a couple as well so overall it was a good 20 minutes.
D.O.
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Danny Gare!!!
My favorite all-time Sabre
D.O.
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He wasnt too bad there. I thought he did good. But wheb did they say Robi is back?
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by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 7:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
They said he was recovering and working his way back. I’m guessing it’s going to awhile.
D.O.
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Yeah, I think they just released something that said he was week to week.
That being said, I enjoy Danny Gare, good to see him back with the organization. Maybe he will go between the glass when Ray heads up to the booth.
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by Zachary Zielonka on Mar 3, 2010 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
Alright...where is everyone tonight?
I expected a big crowd here with the deadline and the Caps in town.
D.O.
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Me too. And Miller being back and everything
"Hey ey ey ey"
by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 8:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Maybe we need a goal to wake them up.
D.O.
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A goal sure would be nice
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by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 8:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah
I’m not sure how they didn’t score on that play.
D.O.
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I think he scores if AO isnt on his ass
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by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 8:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
At least were not
the only ones not capitalizing on chances
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Better Pace
This game seems to have a better pace than last night. Last night seemed to be played in slow motion.
D.O.
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So what are the projected lines once Torres gets here – he could play on any of the top three lines I imagine. I doubt they’ll break up Hecht – Connolly – Pommers, so should we expect Torres to play with Grier and Kennedy?
"The horse jumped over the f#@king fence."
- KV
That is what I am thinking
He should fit well in that game.
D.O.
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I should say...that line
it’s been a long day.
D.O.
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Sure looked like it
they better get their act together.
D.O.
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A couple of bad plays
The Caps had a couple of great chances
D.O.
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Score!!!
how you answer boys.
D.O.
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Wow
Nice goal but this whole period has been spent in our end of the ice
Terrible period for the Sabres
we are lucky the score is only 1-1
D.O.
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I was fired up to watch, then realized it was on vs...
lets go buffalo.
Are you in Buffalo? or the Sabres viewing area.
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by Zachary Zielonka on Mar 3, 2010 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
CSN
You’re lucky you don’t have to watch the Capitals feed…the announcers are awful!
Actually, the Versus coverage is the CSN feed, but if he doesn’t have it then its a problem.
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by Zachary Zielonka on Mar 3, 2010 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
Offense
we need to figure out a way to get more offense. The Caps are not a very good defensive team.
D.O.
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Our fourth line (Ellis in particular) have had so many chances tonight, but they can’t finish.
D.O.
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Caught a break on that one
D.O.
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Seen that one coming
D.O.
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Saw that coming, when’s the next trade deadline? Maybe we could pick up a defenseman…or Pat Lafontaine?
that wasn’t the defense fault. One of our forwards (Ellis) needs to follow the defenseman in from the point. The defense was in good position and bot guys had their man.
D.O.
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They play so depressed. I hate hit. They need to be able to turn up the entensity. Im sorry but skating around with heads down and shit.
WAKE UP BUFFALO. THESE TEAMS ARENT GOING TO ROLL OVER FOR YOU!!!!!
"Hey ey ey ey"
by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 9:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
This is ridiculous
Ovechkin should be in the box
D.O.
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San Jose
last game before the break
D.O.
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was more of a rhetorical question
After all we won that game
by Jsz on Mar 3, 2010 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
oh sorry
remember when I said it was a long day. It’s been a long day. LOL
D.O.
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Ehhh that looked like a bad hit lol
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by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 9:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Keep in mind
they are playing with 3+ lines, the fourth line isn’t playing much and Montador is playing even less. Almost the whole game has been even strength with almost no special teams play.
D.O.
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Lol i feel like crying almost. Point blank chances. At least 5 tonight
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by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 9:21 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Gotta be fuckin with me… Night guys
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by bflo on Mar 3, 2010 9:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
DirecTv sucks
I pay for the NHL package yet they black this game out…I am demanding my money back
Get rid of the ugly slug.
by North Java Sabra on Mar 3, 2010 9:26 PM EST reply actions
But now we have Raffi Torres! All of Buffalo’s scoring problems are solved!
All the goodwill Buffalo created by playing so well for 2/3 of this season is pretty much lost with me. I realize that is almost mathematically impossible for them to miss the playoffs, but at this rate, who cares either way if they slide into an awful first round matchup?
I really want them to turn it around, I desperately do. But, I just don’t see it.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
Oh man, we lost on national TV? Oh wait, this is Buffalo. It's what we do.
“But now we have Raffi Torres! All of Buffalo’s scoring problems are solved!”
That’s sarcasm right? If so, I agree with you 100%. So much cap space was available… It should have been:
OUT: MacArthur, Stafford and Lydman.
IN: Torres, (Whitney?) and a callup from Portland.
Why do we need more draft picks, don’t we have enough guys moping around in the farm system? Anyone who thinks Torres is going to turn this team around is kidding themselves.
You can’t just magically move guys like that and if you get rid of Lydman, what is your starting 6? Also, get rid of Stafford too and then you have only 4 of 6 top scoring line positions solved. Slide Torres into second line LW. Then what? WHo would you put at RW? And, from everything I’ve read, the Whitney thing just wasn’t going to happen.
In the end, look around the league. As crazy as it sounds, Torres was one of the best players acquired.
The problem is, just as you noted, he alone won’t turn it around. It’s going to require the guys already on the roster to step up and finish. That includes Myers. WHile he played a solid game defensively, it has been fairly ugly lately and, he has to finish those opportunities like he had at the end against the Capitals.
My hope is that Ennis is brought up and given a chance. I really don’t see how it could hurt. The Sabres are a point back with two games at hand on Ottawa, this thing is still within their grasp. But damn if time isn’t running out.
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That's why I mentioned two trades PLUS bringing some guys up from Portland.
If you look at this: 2 major trades and a bunch of players from Portland coming up…. that’s like the NHL version of an oil change. It would have shuffled things up a bit. Two new skilled players AKA upgrades, plus a bunch of new young guys from Portland being injected into the team. IT WOULD HAVE HELPED! HELL, LETS TRY SOMETHING, ANYTHING!
Instead we get the old “one guy out, one guy in”, “just good enough” trick from Darcy. Yeah, Torres is the highest scorer on our team now… but think about that, nobody is REALLY scoring for us this year. 19 goals really isnt THAT impressive when you put it into the perspective of the rest of the league leaders. We needed at least two goal scorers, you add two guys with scoring potential on the team and two heads are better than one. I have some confidence in Torres, but he could be a rental and there’s always that nasty thing called “team chemistry”, aka that thing “Drury and Briere suck anyway” guys don’t seem to understand.
I would like to have seen Torres and another trade, along with Gerbe and Ennis up to replace Stafford and Kennedy, benching those two.
So, where’s this whole “Olympic break should have helped the Sabres” thing? Two losses in a row following the Olympic break; looks like nothing has changed. Regier bought himself a round or two of NHL playoff revenue. Maybe he can add that to the extra dough he didn’t spend with our cap space and buy that summer home in the Bahamas.
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