Their skates are dull, and their the car is fish-tailing all over the highway. The hydro pole and guard rail are dangerously too close for comfort. Buffalo's once prodigious division lead is now down to the nub.
The schedule does not wok well in their favour. Here comes yet anoter three games in four nights bender. This ain't a winnable Florida-Boston-Ottawa trifecta. Buffalo were lucky to grab one of six points in their recently concluded three in four set. Lindy hates leaving points on the table. His team just squandered five points in its most forgettable weekend fold job versus three of the Eastern Coneference's beatable teams. Buffalo will have to summon the spirit, the intestinal fortitude, and the stellar goaltending that propelled them to victories over Calgary and Philly. Failure is not an option.
The first two are on the road in hostile barns.
Wed Nov 25, 2009 Sabres @ Capitals - #3 seed travels to #1 seed.
Fri Nov 27, 2009 Sabres @ Flyers - #3 seed travels to #5 seed.
Sat Nov 28, 2009 Hurricanes @ Sabres - #14 seed travels to the #3 seed; The Canes are a wounded animal that will look to bite Buffalo hard in an attempt to turn their fortunes. Laugh if you want. Buffalo failed to beat Florida, Boston, and ottawa. What males you think they can finish the #14 seed? Buffalo have becoome the slump buster of the Eastern conference in recent weeks.
Mon Nov 30, 2009 Sabres @ Maple Leafs - Ditto. Wilson has had enough of losing and will be looking to knock Buffalo's crown from their head.
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We're nearly at the quarter pole. Buffalo are 12-6-2 to this point in the season. Their recent 0-2-1 schneid has flashed the blitzkrieg light on the one NHL stat that does not lie: Plus Minus Rating.
Here's the worst to the best Buffalo Forwards:
Clarke Macarthur -9
Tim Connolly -6
Derek Roy -4Thomas Vanek -3
Jason Pominville -2
Drew Stafford -1
Tim Kennedy -1
Mike Grier -1
Adam Mair -1
Jochen Hecht -1
The guys who deserve more ice time:
Paul Gaustad +6
Matt Ellis +3
Pat Kaleta +7
I love Patty Kaleta because he is an honest and honourable player. He knows his job and he performs it well each and every shift. Perhaps its time for the coach to peel ice time away from Mac, Connolly, Pommer, Roy, and, Vanek, and give it as a reward to PK, Goose, and Ellis.
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