Nov

5

What a sad, sad time the Sabres had tonight. Not only were they on the wrong end of a shutout, but they were also on the wrong end of everything. The first period was very positive, and the team started off relatively strongly. Compared with the last few games, the first 20 minutes looked like a perfectly choreographed show. Unfortunately, the second period pretty much swallowed up any hope of pulling ahead after a non-scoring first period. The defense was all over the place, and Buffalo was skating around and around with no chance of even gaining possession of the puck. Granted, there were some awesome individual efforts, yet to see the team struggling so much is beyond frustrating. It was somewhat ironic to see Montreal also struggling at times, when it was expected that they would fully take advantage of the Sabres’ mistakes. Fortunately, some lucky bounces and good goaltending by Ryan Miller kept the game from taking a turn for the worse, like a nasty cold from Oregon Trail. The third period saw a good number of opportunities, but nothing making its way into the net. After the Canadiens sealed their win with an empty net goal, Paul Gaustad plowed into a few celebrating players. This team may have lost, but these guys are not taking it with a light-hearted gentility!

The next game is scheduled for Wednesday, November 7, at 7:00 PM against the Boston Bruins. Hopefully the recently injured players will be able to return, and no one else will suffer any damage. This list includes Jaroslav Spacek, newly aquired Nathan Pratt, and Adam Mair.


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