Sep

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Well, the tables were turned against the Sabres last night, as they fell to the Minnesota Wild in a shootout. Back up to the third period, though, and there was a very good chance that they would succeed in putting together back-to-back wins. Enter Spacek. Without being able to see the game, I can’t comment on how bad it was. R.J. made it seem like it deflected off of Jaro’s skate, but other reports, like Sabres Edge, put it a little differently:

9:16 p.m.: Jaroslav Spacek scores with 2:57 left to tie the game. How? Because he scored into his own net. Oh well. It’s just preseason.

I was a bit ho-hum over listening to the game, since I was also attempting to watch Sunday Night Football and take part in my fantasy league’s draft. I’ll leave that for another time, because my methods of choosing players is nowhere near professional. I did end up with the first round pick, though, which was not wasted.

Buffalo has been playing very well, if I may say so. Jochen Hecht scored the only goal during regulation time, which was set up by Clarke MacArthur. Yet another person vying for a spot on the roster. There are a lot that are either on the line, or close to it: Weber, Zagrapan, Mancari, Kennedy, Gogulla, Butler, Schutz, Sekera, and now MacArthur. Fortunately, I think that the team has a good foundation of veterans and semi-veterans, affording them the opportunity to take on some younger talent. The preseason hasn’t been perfect, yet I’m confident that we’re in store for a great hockey season in Buffalo.

The post-game notes, courtesy of the official Sabres web site, told a somewhat depressing story:

Lindy Ruff reported that Dan Paille suffered a “bruised thigh” after taking a hard hit from Marc-Andre Bergeron midway in the second period. The winger left the game following the play.

“It just tightened up on him,” Ruff said. ““He’ll be okay in maybe a day or so.”

Paul Gaustad also did not return to the ice following the play. After Paille was hit, Gaustad circled back at the blueline to stand up for this teammate, “jamming his thumb” in the process according to Ruff.

“X-Rays are negative,” Ruff said. “We will see how he is in the next couple of days too.”

Anyone with me in opening up a Sabres hospital? It appears to be the best way to meet the players with all the random injuries sustained over the last week.


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