Nov

7

An overtime victory could not have come at a more perfect time! It is no secret that the Sabres have been struggling lately, and those same problems continued throughout the first period. It was difficult for Buffalo to even attempt to get anywhere further than center ice, due to the Bruins blocking nearly all passing lanes. The puck was also repelled from the sticks of the Sabres players, as it took a few too many strange bounces. All in all, the opening 20 minutes was pretty painful to watch. Boston managed to score from a defensive falling out, but it was nice to see the Sabres down by only one goal. Thank you, Ryan Miller!

The rest of the game saw Buffalo finally gaining some momentum, although it was a fairly slow process. Fortunately, the number of penalties taken was drastically lowered from past performances. Granted, there were not too many Buffalo power plays, but capitalize they did! Ales Kotalik, with that crazy-psycho cannon of a shot, found a way to direct the puck by Tim Thomas. Victory was not guaranteed, however. The scoring chances were few and far between for the remainder of the second period, and the final 20 minutes was relatively uneventful. Fortunately, the defense was able to cover up, despite having Dmitri Kalinin and Jaroslav Spacek out of the line-up. The crowning moment was in overtime, after a short celebration about getting at least a point. There was a positive scramble in the Bruins zone, where the Sabres were able to cycle the puck around beautifully. Then, just as it looked like the magic would end, Drew Stafford sent a puck to a wide open Clark Macarthur, who sent the Bruins packing up their things. A fitting ending to a game that showed a lot of good things! Some players still have a long way towards waking up and contributing, yet tonight illustrated several steps in the right direction.

The Sabres will play on Friday, November 9, at 7:30 PM against the Toronto Maple Leafs. An opportune time to take out a team that can not even spell correctly!


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