Buffalo Boy's Blog

What a load of crap. How do you cough up a 3-1 lead against the bag of crap that call themselves the Atlanta Thrashers? There were some vicious hits thrown last night and most of them at Buffalo. It seemed as the game went on and Atlanta became more physical, the Sabres folded up their tents and gave in to Atlanta. And to lose the regulation win with 3.5 seconds left shows just how soft this team is.

Buffalo is just not a physical team. Where was Gaustad last night? Where was Adam Mair? Where was Rivet when Tim Connolly got drilled immediately after a face off? I can't believe I am saying this but Andrew Peters some how needs to have a spot on that bench for the rest of the season. Even if you have to sit Mair or my new whipping post Jason Pominville. Some one in this lineup send a message that it is not okay to drill your best center (who by the way has a history of concussion problems) right after a faceoff with a running start. Hell, anybody, stand up for your number one center!!!! 

Pominville may have been the biggest piece of garbage on the ice last night. He coughed up the puck for the game tying goal after he couldn't clear the friggin puck and couldn't hit the net from the point if his life depended on it. Didn't we have Richard Martin a few years back working with our shooters? I think we need Mr. Martin to come back and give Pominiville some one on one lessons on how to hit the net. Why in the world does Jason Pominville think that every shot he takes from the point has to be a big, loud, booming slapshot? Just wrist it low, thats all.

Luckily for them, Florida lost in a shootout so they only got one point, Carolina lost in a shootout so they only got one point and the sucky Habs just plain old lost which will make my friend up in Toronto, Freddie P, very happy.

I am seriously doubting this teams ability to go anywhere in the playoffs, especially considering they cannot shut a team down in the third period. It has been a season long trend of blowing third period opportunities. Regardless of what happens the rest of the way, we can look back at last night and see a point lost. Mark my words, this team will miss by a point and they will deserve that exact outcome. When their heads are down and they are getting disappointed sounding soundbites on the news, no one is going to feel sorry for them, not this year. There have been too many missed opportunities and squandered leads.