Nov

22

The majority of the Buffalo Sabres season has seen them struggle through the first period and have problems converting scoring opportunities. That is, until now. Many wondered if the extended break from last Friday’s game to last night’s game would erase the momentum and confidence that had started to build. Even after just 20 minutes of gameplay, it was clear that Buffalo still had everything going for them. Mike Ryan, Ales Kotalik, and Derek Roy buried the Senators and spoiled Emery’s return to goaltending. The goal scorers deserve credit for putting the Sabres ahead early in the first period, yet those players who earned assists were the true genius behind the goals. For instance, Thomas Vanek held the puck for an insanely long period of time, forcing Emery to commit himself and allowing Vanek to easily pass the puck to Roy. Pure beauty! The one horrifying moment was when Tim Connolly had a wide open net in front of him, yet he rang the puck off of the goal post. Accuracy, Sabres, accuracy! Still, last night was a very promising continuation of the Sabres’ short, but needed, two game winning streak. Additionally, Drew Stafford capped the win in the third period with his fourth goal of the season. Well done!

The Buffalo Sabres will next play on Friday, November 23, at 7:30 PM against the Montreal Canadiens. Hopefully the power play unit can start succeeding more often, but there really are no complaints about how Buffalo is playing right now. Let’s just hope that the tryptophan won’t have any lingering effects. Happy Thanksgiving to our U.S. readers!


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