The Sabres have been in playoff mode for about the last month now of the regular season just to get to this point. That’s not something that your division champions can say. They need to ride this momentum for as long as they can in order to be successful in the playoffs. I wouldn’t be surprised if they can steal the first game or both on the road to start the series just because of this fact.
Im glad i got my playoff tickets already. I think they said only 3k per game is available to the public?
I really hope we dont play Boston in the first round.
I hope we do. And beat the shit out of them.
I would love a rematch. Tim Thomas is not all he’s cracked up to be. But I bet they’ll go back to him to start the playoffs again.
Sabres and Philly 1st Round.
I think thats the best matchup for the sabres.
Out of the 18,690 seats, roughly 15,000 are said to be owned by season ticket holders so that’s about right.
I like our chances. Philly has played not so good the last couple months. Went from having a firm grip on first in the conference to slipping to second. Their goaltenders are garbage and if Pronger is out, that really hurts them. They do have 3 solid lines though. Tough to shut down one, let alone all three.
I think the Sabres can do it though. As long as Miller is healthy and continues to play like he did before he got hurt, we’ll be ok. And if not, Enroth is capable to step in.
i like our chances against a slipping philly thats dropped ALOT of games lately. There goaltending is sub par however if we dont have a decent goal tender in net either i dont think we will go very far. Hopefully we get the shutout miller and not the 10 goals per game miller. lol
I’m pretty confident about the Sabres going in first round against Philly, but I hope they don’t play with too much revenge after the game we just played against them. They will definitely be playing to get us back. However, we are the better looking team and if there is anyone in the first round we want, its them.
The 2nd round is always better because the other team is going to be tired out. The Sabres have not really been hot and cold since the midway point of their season when they got their shit together. Even then, they were close games they lost.
Philly or the Caps I think we have the best chances against. Even though we beat Boston 4 times this year, I hate playing them. As long as the Sabres play like they have in the Pegula Era, we can defeat any team in the East.
Anyone going out Thursday/Saturday for the game?
Playoff teams are different animals than their regular season selves.
I’m very weary of a team like Philly in the playoffs. They have only improved since last year. With the addition of Versteeg, you have a playmaker who has had a taste of the cup last year. Not to mention, Pronger is back. That motherfucker will drag his team to the cup by himself. Edmonton, Anaheim, Philly. The guy just steps up and leads his team. Not to mention, he gets in his opponents heads better than anyone else in the game. I don’t know if the Sabres have the experience to wash him of their backs.
Plus, Philly can play a much more physical game than we can and everyone knows that scoring goes down in the playoffs, that’s bad news for us. I’d love for us to make it all the way. However, I’m going with Philly in 5. I hope to god I’m wrong.
hah, I know you’re just trying to be realistic Beck, but you should show more support than that!
Sabres getting that Cup this year!!!
I love me some playoff hockey
I am hopeful against Philly and am glad it wasn’t Boston. :tup:
As long as the Sabres don’t get struck with injuries too early in the play-offs, after watching the Post-Pegula games… I’m very optimistic this season’s end. Go Sabres!
I know, I know. I’ll be watching the games and rooting along with everyone else. However, I’m less of a Sabres fan and more of a hockey fan.
With that being said, I really hope Pronger does some awesome shit like he did last year. (Being a Hawks fan, I wanted to fucking kill him last year) however, you can’t deny that he wasn’t effective. He’s one of those guys that you fucking despise, but would give your left nut to have him on your blue line. Not to mention, the way he condecends the media and talks shit is hilarious.
Roy could be back, Vanek is hot, Miller/Enroth are both hot, Ennis/Gerbe are hot, we have the best record of the last 10 games going into the playoffs. We have the most momentum of any team going into the playoffs. I like our odds. You can say all day long that Philly players are better but guess what? They just pulled their starting goaltender in their last regular seaon game. He’s a rookie with no playoff experience. Again, I like our odds.
Phuck Philly!!!
Goaltending experience/regular season status doesn’t win cups. It doesn’t even get you to the cup. Look at the last 5 years of contenders for the cup, goaltending wise.
05-06 - Roloson/Ward (Ward was DOGSHIT up until the finals)
06-07 - Emery/Guigere
07-08 - Fluery/Osgood
08-09 - Fluery/Osgood
09-10 - Leighton/Niemi
The Top 5 Goalies in the league right now aren’t even playing for contenders. Other than Tim Thomas but he’s just been INSANE.
LOL.
As has been stated already, a large portion of the Sabres success will lie on Miller’s shoulders. If Miller is not solid or continues to battle injuries, I don’t think Enroth can carry the team in the playoffs. Don’t get me wrong, he played out of his mind with Miller out, but I don’t see him continuing that streak into the playoffs. Philly looked damn good in parts of their last loss to the Sabres. At times they outskated the Sabres which is no small task with some of the speed we have. I’m very optimistic about our chances against them, and I expect this series to go 6 games. Being the Sabres fan that I am, I have to pick them in 6.
Anyone ever try NHL’s gamecenter live thing? I’ve got FIOS so no HD Sabres on MSG, but I’ve got an HTPC hooked up to my TV so if I could get the stream of the game in HD it would be perfect. I know they do local backouts but it’s very easy to spoof your location using a proxy server.