GDT: #11 – Canadiens at Sabres – Thu Feb 7 – 7:00PM ET – TV: MSG-B – Radio: WGR-AM

[Presten]

you wouldn't know this being a sabres fan, but sometimes backup goalies don't do terrible.

The goalie who carried us to the playoffs after amazing play through march and april 2011 got regular starts on a Lindy Ruff team and should be considered a starter, right?

 

[Wisent42]

Pretty good opening period. Good energy, guys driving for the net consistantly. Stafford wants to score. Great hit by Ennis. Hodgson winning faceoffs. And I was about to say Myers was playing well too, but then he went and screwed up in the final shift. Just get the puck out!

 

[TheMistyStranger]

what was the Zhitnik joke?

 

[Wisent42]

I don't think I saw Grigs out there at all since I tuned in after missing first 5 minutes, benched?

I wonder if he got hurt or something. Didn't see anything in his game that motivates benching him. Good forechecking leading up to Ott's goal.

 

[start winnin]

what was the Zhitnik joke?

I think Ray compared Markov to Zhitnik or maybe RJ did and RJ was like "well Markov hits the net a lot more than Zhitnik, I remember Zhitnik had trouble hitting the net".

 

[BUCKSHOT]

what was the Zhitnik joke?

Rob Ray said something that Markov was a great D man logging tons of minutes and how much he was like Z. RJ comes back with Markov can hit the net with a shot and Z never could

 

[Woodhouse]

anyone agree that budaj looks shakey as hell?

Well, Budaj did allow 5 goals in his last game...

Budaj's played even less than Enroth, so I wouldn't expect him to look "on" in the first period with the amount of pucks he's seen this year.

I don't think I saw Grigs out there at all since I tuned in after missing first 5 minutes, benched?

Nothing worth a benching... he had four shifts... one was the goal for... last was after the PP, with Gerbe and Hecht since Ott saw PP time.

 

[rsg87]

Looks like it, he only had 1:48 of ice time. I can't watch, just checking nhl.com for the score and stats and whatnot, no idea if he played poorly or what

His Forecheck is the reason we scored the goal but Lindy still won't play him.

 

[Ralonzo]

Rob Ray said something that Markov was a great D man logging tons of minutes and how much he was like Z. RJ comes back with Markov can hit the net with a shot and Z never could

Like TJ Brenzikh?

 

[JOHNBOY]

a little more O zone pressure this period please and thank you....

 

[HockeyH3aven]

This is the last line you want to start something against Habs.

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

2 minutes for Armstrong. PP time.

 

[BUCKSHOT]

love that Weber was right in there on Armstrong

 

[CarlWinslow]

a little more O zone pressure this period please and thank you....

Agreed. And furthermore, I hate how fourth line peeled off into a defensive posture there. I get why but what is the point of a 4th line that doesn't forecheck and hits minimally?

 

[BUCKSHOT]

the dreaded 5 on 3 for

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

46 second 5-3 coming up.

 

[HockeyH3aven]

Call a TO so we can keep the first unit out there Lindy.

 

[start winnin]

Ennis... Too much dipsy doodle for my liking

 

[NoClue4u]

Our pp cannot get setup in the O-zone.

 

[Presten]

If someone wants this team to look even worse in the eyes of the neutral hockey fans: ask NHL.com to publish puck possession, fenwik and corsi with the rest of the boxscore after each period.

Lol. Blatant cross check form Gorges.

 

[CarlWinslow]

Oh Marcus

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

What a joke, Vanek got 3 penalties drawn of course none called. You go run Subban hard now.

 

[BUCKSHOT]

Miller !!

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Miller time.

 

[NoClue4u]

Lol Foligno tried to stickhandle his way past the defender and failed.