So if Rolston continues to rotate the scratch to those deserving, does Stafford get the next trip to the pressbox and will that spell the end of his lettered days here in Buffalo?
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So if Rolston continues to rotate the scratch to those deserving, does Stafford get the next trip to the pressbox and will that spell the end of his lettered days here in Buffalo?
Personally, I hope so. Not the time and place to dive deeply into it, but yea, Stafford having a career on another team would fine with me. Just removing the A, and a visit to the pressbox isn't good enough. Time will tell.
So if Rolston continues to rotate the scratch to those deserving, does Stafford get the next trip to the pressbox and will that spell the end of his lettered days here in Buffalo?
So if Rolston continues to rotate the scratch to those deserving, does Stafford get the next trip to the pressbox and will that spell the end of his lettered days here in Buffalo?
Well Gerbe seemed like the candidate until today.
Could be either Stafford, Grigorenko (and the HF fury that would ensue), or Scott. My bets are on the last two.
Or it is entire plausible that he sits Foligno out for another game.
G:
Miller
Gerbe
Florida tied it so we still have a top 3 pick at the moment
I liked watching Florida's attack in the second half of the game. Entertaining
Theodore came in strong after the switch
Vanek got a little more physical at the end of the game. Nothing crazy, but I at least liked the him laying the body a little
B:
Giving up a goal in the final minutes...again (I'd be more mad if we actually had a decent team, but I'm alright with it now seeing as I just want to tank the year)
Our defense still sucks. We're just lucky to have Miller to cover a lot of faults
U:
Stafford. I just want him gone at this point
Grigorenko getting 5 minutes. What's the point. I understand the learning and the practice, but there's no point to play him if he's not getting around 10 minutes a game. A waste. On contrast Huberdeau played 21. Not saying that we need/should do that with Grigo or that he's close to being ready for that, but he should at least be getting more than John Scott ice time.
2 of the penalities on Pardy were a joke. They should of never been called... I didn't see the 3rd.
Eh...the first two calls I could see maybe one of them not being called. The third was an egregious penalty...retaliation for a slash that itself was a retaliation for him pushing around the other dude. It could have been called spearing actually...he's lucky it was only 2 minutes.
G: Gerbe getting on the scoresheet.
Everything about the shootout.
B:
Still leaving some goals/points/chances out there. Gotta finish the two on ones.
Scott Clemmensen
Officiating - I'm beginning to think we just can't catch a break w/ the stripes man.
U:
Rob Ray - about put a hex on the whole damn thing. Probably needs to resume judging wing contests w/ that really hot chick from Food Wars on the Travel Channel.
Giving up a goal near the end of regulation is bad, but it wasn't like they played like garbage at the end of the game. If you're letting the other team win clean faceoffs and they just drew up a play, they're going to score often enough in those situations. I should look at the play again and see if anyone really screwed up, but from memory I'm willing to pin the vast majority of the blame on the faceoff man (Hodgson) losing it clean. Not sure why Rolston didn't put out there in that key situation on the draw.
Eh...the first two calls I could see maybe one of them not being called. The third was an egregious penalty...retaliation for a slash that itself was a retaliation for him pushing around the other dude. It could have been called spearing actually...he's lucky it was only 2 minutes.
The one on Harboneau or however you spell it? ... That happens every time the puck is on the boards.... and it wasnt even that hard. That was one of the ones I thought was a joke...along with the hooking one where he lifted the guys stick perfectly.
