Its fun to see the Habs win. Its fun to see our players scores goals or Price playing well but for our own sake, we should start losing. Bottom team are "catching" up on us. Especially the Leafs. I don't want them to get a lottery pick.
Well, that's how it is. I rarely get emotional over hockey because I'm not the one playing. Whatever happens, happens, but you hope for a certain result, but as you said, the result will take care of itself, and we can't dictate that.
Playoffs are not yet out of reach. If we win the last 20 games, that would give us 40 points added to our current total, for a grand total of 104 points and a guaranteed playoff appearance.
Playoffs are not yet out of reach. If we win the last 20 games, that would give us 40 points added to our current total, for a grand total of 104 points and a guaranteed playoff appearance.
I 'd for a good minute, but I don't understand it.
Good luck...we tend to play close games against each other (2 SO's, two 3-1 Sabre wins)...so I anticipate the same in Monday's game.
I told a few Habs fans in the thread put on our board a while back about our teams being in similar/comparable situations (failing to meet or exceed high preseason expectations): Diaz quickly became one of my favorite non-Sabre players to watch. Seems to keep things simple, and what I saw from him in the first half of the season up to the all-star break* certainly didn't look like rookie play. I like how he seemed to have his head on a swivel, knowing where he wants to go with the puck on the breakout when he retrieves it.
*I say "up to the all star break" because, every season, I take the Habs and Leafs and focus in on them for half a year apiece. Last year, I watched the Leafs to the all star break and then the Habs, and this season the opposite...from Oct-allstar break I load up on Habs games when the Sabres aren't playing, and allstar break to end of year I watch the Laughs on Sabre off nights.
I pick divisional opponents to follow for obvious reasons...I immediately dismiss Boston because I enjoy watching the Canadian (mtl tor ott) teams and broadcasts and energy, etc. I then dismiss the Sens because they make me ****ing sick and I get mad at the fact that they have nobody but Spezza and EK who have talent, no goalie, and still win.
I 'd for a good minute, but I don't understand it.
Good luck...we tend to play close games against each other (2 SO's, two 3-1 Sabre wins)...so I anticipate the same in Monday's game.
I told a few Habs fans in the thread put on our board a while back about our teams being in similar/comparable situations (failing to meet or exceed high preseason expectations): Diaz quickly became one of my favorite non-Sabre players to watch. Seems to keep things simple, and what I saw from him in the first half of the season up to the all-star break* certainly didn't look like rookie play. I like how he seemed to have his head on a swivel, knowing where he wants to go with the puck on the breakout when he retrieves it.
*I say "up to the all star break" because, every season, I take the Habs and Leafs and focus in on them for half a year apiece. Last year, I watched the Leafs to the all star break and then the Habs, and this season the opposite...from Oct-allstar break I load up on Habs games when the Sabres aren't playing, and allstar break to end of year I watch the Laughs on Sabre off nights.
I pick divisional opponents to follow for obvious reasons...I immediately dismiss Boston because I enjoy watching the Canadian (mtl tor ott) teams and broadcasts and energy, etc. I then dismiss the Sens because they make me ****ing sick and I get mad at the fact that they have nobody but Spezza and EK who have talent, no goalie, and still win.
/microphoning
Anyways:
2-1 Habs
cheers to a good one, boys
Also, Diaz was signed as a free agent after playing in SUI, right? Just double-checking. He couldn't have been drafted...
Glad I'm not home to watch the Habs spoil the tank.
And for all you "real" fans. Toronto is notorious on going on runs after the play-offs are a distant dream, playing over their head 'cause there's no pressure.
Just because we go on an ill-advised run at the end of the season to ruin a draft pick does not necessarily mean all the problems with this team are magically fixed. They are just masked by the loosey-goosey style the team is playing against teams who are gripping their sticks tightly with the pressure of the play-off race.
I have a feeling the win streak ends tonight. Sabres are playing very good, desperate hockey and Miller is on his game. I still see a close game but I think we end up with a L or OTL on this one.
Either way I'm expecting a very fast paced game with some nasty stuff in there as well. (Staubitz - Kaleta perhaps? )
The Sabres need the win this to keep their hopes up. They still have a chance to make the playoffs. They need to show up, unlike the Vancouver, who reminded of Detroit when we played them just before the all star game.
We need to lose to get a top 6 pick. After top six, you don't have the same quality. You got Yak, Grigo, Gally, Forsberg, Murray, Dumba; after that the draft becomes more average, high end talent wise. As long as we draft 6th, I'm happy.
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(Deserved though)
'd for a good minute, but I don't understand it. 
