Buffalo Boy's Blog

What a game, with a disappointing finish for Sabres fans. However, it was a great game from a hockey standpoint. All the way to a shootout with the worlds best player vs. arguably the best goalie in the league in Ryan Miller.

The Sabres still finish with a point which really isn't good enough. Yes the day was a success from a league standpoint but I'm not going to focus on the historic perspective, we all know it was a big event. The Sabres have now gone 3 games with just 2 total goals. Not enough to win.

Ryan Miller has stood on his head and still this team comes up short. The scary thing is that they have dominated at times and they are working. It is not a lack of effort that has this team in a scoring drought. If anything, they are pressing too much.

Vanek had the games best scoring chance early in the overtime and came up short. If they start finishing this team will be fine. Thats a big IF. You could see the look of frustration and playing in those conditions could take its toll physically on a team that is mentally down. Friday nights game against Ottawa is huge now. If they come out flat it could be tough uphill battle to get to the playoffs especially with how tightly packed the Eastern Conference is.