# OFFICIAL '08-'09 BUFFALO SABRES SEASON THREAD **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 30, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733 "2008-09-30T13:23:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![maybe\_memories](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maybe_memories/32/5053_2.png) [@maybe\_memories](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maybe_memories)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/521 "2008-10-27T19:58:43Z")
Wow, the officials were terrible in this game. Buffalo will bounce back. ---
**Author:** ![9c1ny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1ny/32/5050_2.png) [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/522 "2008-10-27T21:53:56Z")
anyone see Mair go after Ruttu (sp?) in the hallway after the game? I caught a tiny bit of it on the 11 o’clock news, I bet he gets a suspension over it ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/523 "2008-10-28T05:46:49Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > hahah yeah, well he seems to just be doing his usual tonight, so im pissed off. You mean picking up 2 assists and moving into 2nd on the team in points? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/524 "2008-10-28T05:47:53Z")
QUICK OFF THE BANDWAGON! ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/525 "2008-10-28T05:48:24Z")
haha u guys keep humping max…i love it ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/526 "2008-10-28T05:51:46Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > haha u guys keep humping max…i love it I know you drink hateraide for breakfast, lunch and dinner but I don’t see the reasoning behind dumping a guy who’s consistently setting up goals. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/527 "2008-10-28T05:59:45Z")
gee and it only took 5 years for him to actually show something, good for him. Have you missed his 30502304 turnovers, his skating aimlessly with the puck?, or are the blinders on? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/528 "2008-10-28T06:04:42Z")
> [@timbolin](#): > > haha yea, bad game, but you cant win them all. Ottawa is really desperate for a win and it shows. We will bounce back hell yeah it showed, they were skating their asses off. They deserved that win, as much as I hate to say it ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/529 "2008-10-28T06:05:35Z")
Last year was horrible. He looked good before that, and he’s looked good this year. I think you confuse “skating aimlessly” with drawing defenders off other players. That’s why he will always have more assists than goals. He gets other people open to score. ---
**Author:** ![Terry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/terry/32/7207_2.png) [@Terry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Terry)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/530 "2008-10-28T06:16:18Z")
Max does make stuff happen but he could make a lot more stuff happen if he’d pass the puck a bit more instead of skating in circles and coughing up the puck. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/531 "2008-10-28T06:28:07Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > gee and it only took 5 years for him to actually show something, good for him. > > Have you missed his 30502304 turnovers, his skating aimlessly with the puck?, or are the blinders on? THANK YOU. [SIZE=2]at least im not the only one who sees it [/SIZE] ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/532 "2008-10-28T06:29:02Z")
Found a little info on the Mair post game hallway BS… > After Neil, Mair, the Senators’ Jarkko Ruutu and the Sabres’ Patrick Kaleta got kicked out of the game at 18:12 of the third, Mair came down the hallway near the Ottawa dressing room, still in uniform, calling for Neil. > Ruutu went out and a scuffle started. It was quickly broken up, but the episode could lead to suspensions or fines. It didn’t help that the incident was caught on TV or that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was in the building. What a dumbass. I hate Neil too, but kick his ass on the ice. You’ll see Ottawa plenty of times again this season. ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/533 "2008-10-28T07:53:42Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > haha u guys keep humping max…i love it oh my god didn’t you see the shit pp in the 3rd where we couldn’t gain the zone in 3 attempts? give it to max in our zone, not only does he singlehandedly break their blue line but also controls the situation and sets up the outside passing. the russians have that style of play. seriously. and he’s nasty at it. Put him on a good line and he makes plays. Hell, he’s been setting up guys like mair this year. pre-season he was KILLING it. who has two thumbs and is a big afinogenov fan? \<---- this guy ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/534 "2008-10-28T07:59:14Z")
^ totally disagree. He keeps the puck too long, and 90% of the time he loses it. He doesn’t see open men to pass to, nor does he pay attention while he is out there doing his little “song and dance” moves. Countless people at the sabres game last night were saying “oh great, Max has the puck… well, here comes the turn over” and “skating in circles is fun…” and “way to go Max, you lost the puck AGAIN” So, you think a 5% success ratio of Max to “Keeping the puck in the zone” is good? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/535 "2008-10-28T08:01:41Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > oh my god didn’t you see the shit pp in the 3rd where we couldn’t gain the zone in 3 attempts? give it to max in our zone, not only does he singlehandedly break their blue line but also controls the situation and sets up the outside passing. > > the russians have that style of play. seriously. and he’s nasty at it. Put him on a good line and he makes plays. Hell, he’s been setting up guys like mair this year. pre-season he was KILLING it. > > who has two thumbs and is a big afinogenov fan? > > \<---- this guy what max have you been watching the last 3 seasons??? ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/536 "2008-10-28T08:08:48Z")
well considering I only talked about this season right there… regardless, last year was killing him but the prior season he was killing it. the man is a momentum changer, he sets people up like crazy, and his hard work when properly directed gets the puck in the back of the net. ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/537 "2008-10-28T08:25:47Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > well considering I only talked about this season right there… > > regardless, last year was killing him but the prior season he was killing it. the man is a momentum changer, he sets people up like crazy, and his hard work when properly directed gets the puck in the back of the net. By “sets people up like crazy” do you mean the other team? All I see is him skating around losing the puck to the opponents, and then the promptly leave their own zone. Or, I see him skating around in circles until he loses control of the puck, and by miracle one of his own players gets it back. That may be what you are talking about… the “luck” of Finey… I agree that he can do things others can’t, but they are just skating tricks. I RARELY see any actual productivity. Granted, there are occasions where I say “oh, nice” but, and I mean BUT, I say that about all of them. Everyone on the ice has those moments. That’s why they are out there. Max just seems to give the puck over way more than anyone else, and has HALF the amount of those assists or goal scoring moments than anyone else out there. So, his fun skating that leads to a “wow, cool” moment half as much as anyone else makes him good? It just means he is entertaining and gets lucky every once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/538 "2008-10-28T08:36:03Z")
I’m not really going to value your opinion if you don’t really say anything man. seriously, read what you said. nothing has really been said. I will at least admit that yes he does cause turnovers, (a lot of times it’s because his linemates don’t know how to play him). The most you can articulate the good things he does is “sometimes I say oh nice” or “wow.” what the hell is a skating trick ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/539 "2008-10-28T08:39:00Z")
his linemates dont know how to play him??? umm hes been on this team how long with mostly the same teamates, cant use that as an excuse, its not like he just signed with them. sorry man, that excuse is weak. ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733/540 "2008-10-28T08:55:49Z")
what? when he was on up top 2 lines it’s very different than when he’s on the bottom 2 lines. just because people play on the same team doesn’t make them good linemates [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733.md?page=26) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-08-09-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/55733.md?page=28)