I'm sure there are those of you who are convinced that we'll lose because Randy Carlyle is coaching and Morrison is playing and Bobby Ryan deserves 38 minutes of ice time per night and the Sabres are breathing a sigh of relief because they no longer have to face the specter of doom that is Nathan McIver.

Well, you're all retarded. Except for you, Dirk. You're just a motto that became sentient and has internet access.

Anyway, haven't seen the Sabres in a while, should be good.

I'm sure there are those of you who are convinced that we'll lose because Randy Carlyle is coaching and Morrison is playing and Bobby Ryan deserves 38 minutes of ice time per night and the Sabres are breathing a sigh of relief because they no longer have to face the specter of doom that is Nathan McIver.

Well, you're all retarded. Except for you, Dirk. You're just a motto that became sentient and has internet access.

Anyway, haven't seen the Sabres in a while, should be good.

I guess when you over exaggerate everything it does sound kinda retarded. Go figure.

GOD out of the lineup and Marchant is in the lineup.

Tough shift for Festerling...almost got burned there.

Morrison is scratched, Hiller in goal, Lalime in goal....we gotta win.

Ducks need points.
Can we keep up with this herd of Buffalo?

Cmon Ducks this is a big one.

Getzlaf with one too many passes there.

What happened to Sami? He is not in the lineup.

What happened to Sami? He is not in the lineup.

He sat out of practice yesterday because of the flu according to the OC Register blog. Probably the reason why he isn't playing today.

Flu-like symptoms

What happened to Sami? He is not in the lineup.

He has the flu (not russian flu).
And he has been traded to the Maple Leafs. ;)

Note to Randy Carlyle: without Morrison, the Ducks look like they have a second line.

Ryan hurt?
Yikes, ouch ...

To the locker room ...

Sabres score. Ryan's hurt.

Season?

Nice covering the net on Kaleta.

We do love scoring first.

Oh man...that sucks.

Ryan injured and they score a second later.

Somebody put that gutless puke Kaleta out for the year, please. Gauthier tried his best and put him out for 24 of the last 26. Tell Parros to step up.

bobby ryan is hurt. now's the time to be sellers at the deadline.

Somebody put that gutless puke Kaleta out for the year, please. Gauthier tried his best and put him out for 24 of the last 26. Tell Parros to step up.

I agree that a message needs to be sent to Kaleta.

Lalime out/hurt/sliced hand, Miller In the game? Nope

Someone start a "Kunitz is a dirty player / should be suspended thread" on the main board. :sarcasm:

If Bobby is seriously injured....I may just cry.

Lalime out/hurt/sliced hand, Miller In the game?

That cut looked nasty. Surprised he's back in.

Woooo Bobby is back....THANK GOD!

Kunitz stomps Lalime.

From last season:

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6862/prongerstompoc8.jpg

I actually completely forgot that Lalime played anymore. (He even played in Chicago last year too)

And sucks about Ryan, hopefully he's better. I don't think Kaleta did anything intentionally, but Parros should still put him on his ass.

And Ryan is back out :)

Woooo Bobby is back....THANK GOD!
now that he isnt hurt im pissed that he was on the ground when the goal was scored.

Good, want to see Bobby hopped up on adrenaline and painkillers. :)

We're really working the breakout aren't we. Especially this shift.

Really "meh" period for Anaheim.

Team turnover vs the Giveaway Group.

Really "meh" period for Anaheim.
You mean seasons (2)?

ryan just got slashed on his knee.

Unfortunately your right snark. :shakehead

ryan just got slashed on his knee.
Time for Parros to earn his 875k?



Scary thing is the second period is typically the bad one for the Ducks.

Are we really that bad that we get the backup goalie?


Drew Miller's face is too unblemished. Go out and draw another penalty.

Unfortunately your right snark. :shakehead
Wow. DFC, negative?

Kind of weird that our third line looked like an offensive threat out there now that Carter replaced Sami :laugh:

Tim Marchant Interview > Drew Miller Interview

Time for Parros to earn his 875k?



Scary thing is the second period is typically the bad one for the Ducks.

Are we really that bad that we get the backup goalie?


Drew Miller's face is too unblemished. Go out and draw another penalty.


Wow. DFC, negative?

Yeah I know I don't like it either, but I can't deny a truism. :(

How are you doing btw? :)

Unfortunately your right snark. :shakehead
You should see my left snark. It's a doozy.

Kind of weird that our third line looked like an offensive threat out there now that Carter replaced Sami :laugh:

Disagree. To me, Carter is playing bad so far. However, Selanne and Festerling are by far the two worst so far. Mikkelsson still sucks.

Time for Parros to earn his 875k?



Scary thing is the second period is typically the bad one for the Ducks.

Are we really that bad that we get the backup goalie?


Drew Miller's face is too unblemished. Go out and draw another penalty.


Wow. DFC, negative?

dude, DFC said "what the hell" in the last game day thread.... It was weird.

I haven't seen Buffalo play all season. I'm a little surprised how effective they are defensively.

Just saw that first goal highlight, and wow, Pat Kaleta is a punk *****.

Tim Marchant Interview > Drew Miller Interview

Tim Marchant > Todd Marchant

How about throwing a puck at the bleeding goalie Ducks?

Selanne has forgotten what team he plays for. Every time he touches the puck a Buffalo player is always the next person to touch it.

The 1st line is trying to be to fancy.

How about throwing a puck at the bleeding goalie Ducks?
They bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw (the chance/puck) away?

Disagree. To me, Carter is playing bad so far. However, Selanne and Festerling are by far the two worst so far. Mikkelsson still sucks.

I didn't mean that Carter's play has been grade A, but he bring's much more offensive power than Sami.

They bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw (the chance/puck) away?

haha, that song sucked, almost as bad as Morrison :sarcasm:

I didn't mean that Carter's play has been grade A, but he bring's much more offensive power than Sami.

maybe so, but so far that line looks much worse with out him.

God Mikkelsson is so bad.

Ryan ouchie - part II

Perry owned by Rivet.
Perry looked like the slow kid on the playground.

****...Ryan :(

And lol at Rivet and Perry. Looked like they were dueling, but Rivet overreacted and proceeded to put a beating on Perry haha.

wow the atdhe steam sucks balls, it skips every 10 seconds

Ducks are getting owned in every aspect of the game. I'm glad Geore Parros completely forgot what his role was since he got his new contract.

Good on QP for charging the goalie.

Nothing came of it, but that's what we need. From someone other than Perry.

What exactly are we paying Parros 800k + for? His 1 goal last game?

Perry + Ryan in the box = no goals.

Ryan got mugged. Maybe we'll get a penalty.
Good flury there by the Ducks.

I'd bench Ryan for the rest of the game, just so he doesn't hurt himself again. :sarcasm:Then again, Carlyle will probably give him like 4 minutes of playing time in the 3rd.

But, good on him for not stopping on the play and rushing the crease.

Bullcrap penalty on Ryan, Butler maybe but not Ryan.

Ryan's pissed off, I'll predict a goal for him.

haha Drew Miller Award given to Drew Miller tonight .... :laugh:

Miller sucks balls

Pronger Scores!!! 1-1

Is this a hockey shift, or a giant game of white slip and slide?

Pronger scores.

"Large human" Marchant with the screen.

Pronger FTW!

By the look on Pronger's face, I expect great things from him the rest of the way. He looked like a guy that wanted it.

Just as I'm yelling "**** Drew Miller" Pronger scores. Props to Montador and Marchant on that one.

Great pressure from the Ducks so far. It is like night and day between this period and last period.

Good job Montador !!!! Get Rivet ..
Quasi Line brawl !!!!!

X-mo for the fight replay >> Tim Marchant

body-blow montador to the rescue...

Montador is going to get an instigator for that...:naughty:

EDIT: Wow, he didn't get one...I thought for sure he would get one.

Montador is going to get an instigator for that...:naughty:

EDIT: Wow, he didn't get one...I thought for sure he would get one.

You guys are expecting ****-tastic reffing that's why haha

Good job by the refs tonight, as Hayward alluded too.

Just as I'm yelling "**** Drew Miller" Pronger scores. Props to Montador and Marchant on that one.
I think the solution is you need to yell "**** Drew Miller" more often. At random times, when strangers are around.

Getzlaf has so much talent it is absurd.

This is going to be pumped up power play ...

Pretty mediocre PP IMO, efffort is there but a too shaky.

Huge hit by Moen sets up a Rob goal... but it's Rob stonehands.
Scary thing is the second period is typically the bad one for the Ducks.
I stand corrected.


Weren't the Sabres the team with the pink avatars last season? What gives with this game.

Great period...too bad we only tied the game, but that was a great effort.

Pronger is a beast. The Ducks dominated the second half of the 2nd period.

Huge hit by Moen sets up a Rob goal... but it's Rob stonehands.

And yet Stone hands has 11 goals...who would have thunk it?

I don't even really care if we lose more than we win (well I do, you know what I mean ;) )...if we have efforts like this consistently, I will be a happy man.

Best game of the year maybe...

Pretty mediocre PP IMO, efffort is there but a too shaky.

Lost opportunity there.
Now refs will visit locker rooms and ruin the edge in this game.
Lots of fun in the 2nd !! :handclap:

What a period. Thats the team I remember. Unfortunately, that's still the team that make mediocore backups look like Patrick Roy.

Bobby is one tough SoB, and Getzlaf can basically do whatever the **** he wants.

Montador is going to get an instigator for that...:naughty:

EDIT: Wow, he didn't get one...I thought for sure he would get one.

Rivet did the same thing to Perry earlier and he didn't get the instigator. Good call by the refs.

Parros' girlfriend looks surprisingly normal.

I liked the physical play of that period.

And yet Stone hands has 11 goals...who would have thunk it?

I don't even really care if we lose more than we win (well I do, you know what I mean ;) )...if we have efforts like this consistently, I will be a happy man.
Now just that, I believe only 1 of those 11 is EN.

I cant wait for this third period...someone is going to be bloodied.

I cant wait for this third period...someone is going to be bloodied.

It should be exciting. Hopefully Parros steps up. He was invisible up until he started yelling from the bench. I'm pretty sure this period is going to start 4 on 4 though. It looked like Moen and one of the Sabres got a penalty at the end of all that scrum. Ducks need to keep their heads though. This is a game where we need to come out with at least a point.

It would be a real shame to walk out of this one without even a point. Beside some random parts from the first period, we have out played the Sabres.

It would be a real shame to walk out of this one without even a point. Beside some random parts from the first period, we have out played the Sabres.

The Sabres dominated the 1st. We dominated the 2nd. However, we blew a lot chances.

Turns out I was right about the penalties, but they weren't minors. Gaustad and Moen each with 10 min misconducts.

Did Ebbett draw the penalty?

Pipe. QP with the redirect.

Ducks score !! 2-1
Kunitz, Ebbett, Selanne

Great pass by Ebbett

3.725 million Kunitz accepts Ebbett's pass and scores.

It sounds like I am missing a great game and I can't find an online feed for this game!

I heart Ebbett

Ebbett with a great pass to Kunitz for the goal. Selanne has been the worst player on the ice for the Ducks tonight.

Nevermind, I found a feed.

Drew Miller turns the puck over like SCF 07 Spezza.

Ebbett with a great pass to Kunitz for the goal. Selanne has been the worst player on the ice for the Ducks tonight.

His timing is definitely off.

Yeah, Selanne has been really bad...we all knew it would take him a while to get his hands back, so I am not too worried.

Did Buffalo touch that before Nieds scored?

AWWW, too bad...Nieds rips it up top, but already the whistle was blown for the delayed penalty.

Love it, Scott rockets it after the whistle.
Good effort Teemu.

We get a Power Play.

wow we got jobbed, that's possession?LOL

Ducks score !!
Perry 3-1 on PP, Montador, Selanne

Perry!! 3-1. Montador looks real good out there.

Perry on the rebound...Ducks stay red hot on the PP.

2/3 tonight.

Selanne with the great pass to the point.

<3 Selanne

That's cycling.

Nice pass by Selanne back to the point, Perry scores on the rebound.

Perry pwns life

Parros v. Peters, ehh ..

Perry pwns life
If you combined Perry's head, aggressiveness, and nose for the puck with Ryan's hands and puck-luck (and vision) you'd have the ultimate goal-scorer.

Parros fights, Peters probably wins that one.

Have to give Peters a slight edge for that fight.

His timing is definitely off.

I know but it still doesn't justify limiting Ryan's ice time in favor of his. Great shift by Parros, even though it was a pretty dull fight. Games like this make me wish having Sutherby or May in as well as Parros.

Games like this make me wish having Sutherby or May in as well as Parros.

Especially when you look and see Drew Miller out there.

Vanek with a pretty good slew foot there.

If you combined Perry's head, aggressiveness, and nose for the puck with Ryan's hands and puck-luck (and vision) you'd have the ultimate goal-scorer.
Ovechkin

Especially when you look and see Drew Miller out there.

Yeah but I gotta admit, to me this is one of his better games.

Edit: Has Bobby Ryan played in the 3rd? I haven't seen him. Is he hurt?

Ovechkin
Ovechkin doesn't count, he's not human. He's my favorite player in the league.


But Perry/Ryan amalgam would be a better fit with Getzlaf. Ovechkin wants the puck, Perry/Ryan can do more with Getzlaf's passes.

Yeah but I gotta admit, to me this is one of his better games.

I agree...Miller has looked very solid in this game.

Rivet scores 3-2 Yikes

Brutal rebound from Hiller there...ouch.

**** 3-2.

I knew these rebounds were going to cost us eventually.

I agree...Miller has looked very solid in this game.


Solid POS?

Hiller shows why Jiggy is ultimately a much better goaltender. Absolutely pathetic rebound.

Ducks have to bail out Hiller there. God knows he has bailed us out before.

LOL. 1st goal of the season for Rivet. Why am I not surprised.

This is why we can't get rid of Giguere anytime soon. Hiller still needs more polishing. His form still breaks down a little too much.

That was pretty blatantly offside by Selanne.

That was pretty blatantly offside by Selanne.

He didn't even try to stop he just kept on going.

That was pretty blatantly offside by Selanne.

Yeah, should probably be intentional off-sides.

Only the Ducks can make me nervous when they hold a two to one shot advantage in the game.

Where's Ryan?

I dont trust Hiller at all...he is a good first save goalie but after that its all on the defense.

Ryan not on the bench...not good.

I thought I saw Ryan on the bench...?
Maybe I'm seeing things.

Ryan got the rookie initiation tonight.
In locker room now.

Big Bob not on the bench. Probably a bit sore.

I thought I saw Ryan on the bench...?
Maybe I'm seeing things.

They said he played two shifts in the third and then went to the locker room.

No Ryan = Pyrrhic victory (if they win, otherwise it's just a lot of suck).

Ryan got the rookie initiation tonight.
In locker room now.

God I hate being right all the time.;)

Oh my, hope Ryan's okay.

No Ryan = Pyrrhic victory (if they win, otherwise it's just a lot of suck).

No Ryan=rest of season not fun

Pronger and Nieds are having a pretty good game.

Getzlaf is one of the best players I have ever seen play the game.

The way he dominates play...he can literally do whatever he wants to do on the ice.

Stupid penalty by Pronger...obvious call.

Uh oh.

Bad time for a penalty

**** Hayward...lol

You say that everytime.

Rivet is a dick, I wish he was on the Ducks.

wow they miss an obvious to many men, then we get called...refs took over this game in the 3rd..

Hayward calls the interference the Lidstrom move.

Nonsense. St. Nick is perfect, and never commits penalties, much less anything borderline like interference.

All these rebounds will be the death of us.

Ducks Win !!! :wave:

Good game:
Pronger, Teemu, Hiller, Montador, Kunitz, Getzlaf

Stars
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Kunitz
Scott N.
Pronger

Those last two periods were awesome for the Ducks

Getzlaf is starting to be given time in every key situation, being molded into a true captain.

Good win. Hopefully Big Bob is ok.

Good job by the Refs tonight. Best reffed game of the season by far.

Good job by the Ducks, hopefully Ryan gets better soon.

Great game played by Anaheim.

I'm happy. :)

That was a great game, it was a little too close for my liking but a win is a win!

Hiller just had to keep it close.

Getzlaf is really really impressive. He's becoming an absolute treat to watch.

4 straight good games..

Good job by the Refs tonight. Best reffed game of the season by far.

Good job by the Ducks, hopefully Ryan gets better soon.

The calls on Buffalo were weak, but the Ducks know all about that this year so whatevs. Marchant had a great game tonight, his speed was welcome on the forecheck.

We need to win at least 3 out of the next 5 now.

We need to win at least 3 out of the next 5 now.

Giguere needs to be a part of some of those wins if this team wants to succeed at all...if we make the playoffs I really dont see Hiller taking us too far unless he gets ridiculously hot. I have a feeling with that last goal Giguere will start the next game, though he may have been scheduled to anyway.

That or Hiller starts again because he won...who knows.

You guys have a good physical team. The Refs were terrible though. Even worse is the homer announcers you have. I thought the guys in Buffalo were bad... W O W...

Good win.

You guys have a good physical team. The Refs were terrible though. Even worse is the homer announcers you have. I thought the guys in Buffalo were bad... W O W...

Good win.

Even without the refs Buffalo's best players curled into a ball at center ice. I didnt hear Vanek's name all night. Love Rivet though, great player.

Giguere needs to be a part of some of those wins if this team wants to succeed at all...if we make the playoffs I really dont see Hiller taking us too far unless he gets ridiculously hot. I have a feeling with that last goal Giguere will start the next game, though he may have been scheduled to anyway.

That or Hiller starts again because he won...who knows.
I dunno about that. I've been saying the same thing the past 3 games.

I dunno about that. I've been saying the same thing the past 3 games.

Buffalo had like three scoring chances the entire 2nd half of the game and Hiller managed to gift wrap them a goal. However, I know what you mean, Carlyle will probably start him again because the team won.

Hedican nailed Ryan in the head right? I hope its not a concussion.

Festerling, Mikelsson, and Selanne were bad IMO. Yeah I know Selanne had a nifty back pass on the powerplay but he was pretty bad otherwise. Carter was ok. Everyone else played pretty well. Hedican was much better.

Scotty, Getzlaf, Kunitz, and Ebbett were pretty good.

yay 4 points.

Really hope Ryan is ok.

Three more games this week? Jesus at this rate we'll be done by valentines day. Why is it the last couple years Anaheim is always three games ahead of everyone else, its lame. It was nice in 05-06 when it was the other way around and we had a bunch of games in hand, it seemed like it gave the team motivation instead of looking over their shoulders.

I dunno about that. I've been saying the same thing the past 3 games.

Well the Ducks play back to back against Nashville and Minnesota, surely he has to start at least one?

If he doesn't start one of the two I imagine he'll be pretty pissed off.

You guys have a good physical team. The Refs were terrible though. Even worse is the homer announcers you have. I thought the guys in Buffalo were bad... W O W...

Good win.

i dont think homers win sports illistrated hockey color man of the year.

Was at the game. Pronger and Neids were great all over the place and Montador is solidifying himself as a legit top 4 D-man. This guy needs to be signed asap. He actually reminds me of a tougher Beachamin both cant really fight too well though. Festerling and Mikkelson again looked over matched and generally not NHL caliber players. Top line controlled the play whenever they are on the ice and Carter did not look out of place on the checking line. Miller was being Miller as usual :shakehead
Was a pleasant surprise to find out Morrison was healthy scratched though :handclap: Is Carlyle stupid or stupid? :dunno:

Was at the game. Pronger and Neids were great all over the place and Montador is solidifying himself as a legit top 4 D-man. This guy needs to be signed asap. He actually reminds me of a tougher Beachamin both cant really fight too well though. Festerling and Mikkelson again looked over matched and generally not NHL caliber players. Top line controlled the play whenever they are on the ice and Carter did not look out of place on the checking line. Miller was being Miller as usual :shakehead
Was a pleasant surprise to find out Morrison was healthy scratched though :handclap: Is Carlyle stupid or stupid? :dunno:

I didnt think Miller had a bad game, the fourth line of him Marchant and Parros were good tonight.

I didnt think Miller had a bad game, the fourth line of him Marchant and Parros were good tonight.


He missed tons of chances to score that anyone would have converted. I mean at least 3 grade A

i dont think homers win sports illistrated hockey color man of the year.


I don't care what accolades you point to, he's a homer. Just because he has hockey knowledge and makes the game entertaining doesn't make him less a homer. Like I said in the initial post, we have them in buffalo too and our guys are both 30 year veterans. Both are colorful and fantastic to listen to. They're also homers, but your guys are even worse. IMHO.

He missed tons of chances to score that anyone would have converted. I mean at least 3 grade A

Kind of like Perry for the first 3/4 of the game? Dont see you calling him out.

Good game and definitely a fun one to watch. I wish the Sabres had a guy like Getzlaf.

And I hope Ryan's alright, he just had a target on his back tonight.

Kind of like Perry for the first 3/4 of the game? Dont see you calling him out.


Wait are you really trying to compare the 2 players? :laugh:

Miller has 0 goals for SEASON, Bodie would have at least 1 goal by now. Sutherby who was Superior in every aspect of the game including defensively was traded while Miller continues to be Miller

Your announcers weren't homers at all, I think some Buffalo fans are just upset because of the loss. They actually disputed a lot of the calls that favored the Ducks. RJ would NEVER do that.

A pretty decent game even though the Sabres shriveled. We had our backup in net and 4 of our top-6 D are hurt as well as a top 6 forward. The rematch in Buffalo should be another good one.

So is Hiller your starter now? He looked a little shaky but really wasn't tested all that much.

Your announcers weren't homers at all, I think some Buffalo fans are just upset because of the loss. They actually disputed a lot of the calls that favored the Ducks. RJ would NEVER do that.

A pretty decent game even though the Sabres shriveled. We had our backup in net and 4 of our top-6 D are hurt as well as a top 6 forward. The rematch in Buffalo should be another good one.

So is Hiller your starter now? He looked a little shaky but really wasn't tested all that much.

Man, you guys and your D. Always hurt.

The coach is giving Giguere motivation it appears. Hiller has not been good the last 4 games. The Ducks have managed to win 3 with average goaltending.

By the way, Ebbett has impressed me. He's like AndyMac 2.0

Wait are you really trying to compare the 2 players? :laugh:

Miller has 0 goals for SEASON, Bodie would have at least 1 goal by now. Sutherby who was Superior in every aspect of the game including defensively was traded while Miller continues to be Miller

Your reasoning is and always has been faulty, Dirk. You really need to get past your biases and look at things a little more objectively. Miller played fine tonight for his role. He isnt a scorer. He was on the fourth line and his job was to forecheck and have some energy. He did that, the fourth line played well. He missed some chances, but so did everyone, especially Perry, who flubbed a couple pucks with an empty net staring at him. Does that mean Im comparing both of those players abilities? If you dont know the answer to that already then I cant help you.

Your reasoning is and always has been faulty, Dirk. You really need to get past your biases and look at things a little more objectively. Miller played fine tonight for his role. He isnt a scorer. He was on the fourth line and his job was to forecheck and have some energy. He did that, the fourth line played well. He missed some chances, but so did everyone, especially Perry, who flubbed a couple pucks with an empty net staring at him. Does that mean Im comparing both of those players abilities? If you dont know the answer to that already then I cant help you.

Well you brought Perry for some reason not sure why?
Perry job is to forecheck and score he did both and usually does of course he's not going to put the puck in every opportunity
Miller's did not forecheck nor bring any energy. He blew some glorious chances that even Parros would have converted at least one but thats his usual. You dont think its a waste to have him on the 4th line and not a more physical player? Look i think Miller isnt as bad as i make him out to be but he's the most borderline NHL'er ive ever seen.

Also theres some rumblings about Morrison's "healthy scratch" and McIver being waived we'll see what comes from that :naughty:

Also theres some rumblings about Morrison's "healthy scratch" and McIver being waived we'll see what comes from that :naughty:

God I hope so.

God I hope so.

Morrison for a 7th?

Festerling, Mikelsson, and Selanne were bad IMO. Yeah I know Selanne had a nifty back pass on the powerplay but he was pretty bad otherwise.

GWG, two assists last night...if he can find a way to produce while still being clearly a step or two behind, then I'm all for it. His timing will return.

Giguere needs to be a part of some of those wins if this team wants to succeed at all...if we make the playoffs I really dont see Hiller taking us too far unless he gets ridiculously hot. I have a feeling with that last goal Giguere will start the next game, though he may have been scheduled to anyway.

That or Hiller starts again because he won...who knows.

One thing we know for sure is that Morrison will be anchoring the 2nd line again. That scratch was just a wake up call. Just ask RC.

One thing we know for sure is that Morrison will be anchoring the 2nd line again. That scratch was just a wake up call. Just ask RC.

Have you started a habit of eating a ****-load of lemons before signing on lately?

Sabres fans blaming the refs for the loss is hilarious...nevermind the fact that the team had one shot in over 20 minutes of play at one point, that had nothing to do with it. Blaming the referees is so ridiculous, there is always something the team could have done to have won the game.

Have you started a habit of eating a ****-load of lemons before signing on lately?

Just sick of a lot of things I've seen this season... aren't you?

Just sick of a lot of things I've seen this season... aren't you?
Yes but the team has played much better since the break

Morrison for a 7th?

Morrison for future considerations for all I care. And that can be someone buying our GM a coke at the game, don't even half to include the hot dog.

Seriously though, Montador is getting better, but he is not a top 4 defensemen. He turns the puck over to much to be that role IMO. Personally I think a pairing of Huskins and Montador is ideal for the last pairing. I don't want either of those two in the top 4.

Your announcers weren't homers at all, I think some Buffalo fans are just upset because of the loss. They actually disputed a lot of the calls that favored the Ducks. RJ would NEVER do that.

A pretty decent game even though the Sabres shriveled. We had our backup in net and 4 of our top-6 D are hurt as well as a top 6 forward. The rematch in Buffalo should be another good one.

So is Hiller your starter now? He looked a little shaky but really wasn't tested all that much.

You're defense is pretty badass, and they were missing a few guys. I definitely could see myself rooting for the Sabres if the Ducks are eliminated and they are still in.

I remember the last couple of years before this when I didn't have center ice. The only times I got to watch their games were when they played Dallas (local FSN) and when they were on the yahoo stream. Anyway I would always hear people trash our announcers. Personally I don't think they are bad at all. Yeah they are homers, but every team's announcers are homers. What makes a bad announcer is someone who continually talks down about the visiting team. To me, the two that come to mind are Razor (the stars announcer) and the Pens commentator. Those guys bash the visiting team every time I hear them in a game. Now Razor only does it when he's doing it for the Stars, not when he's on Versus. Personally I think Hazy is pretty decent. He has his annoying moments, but he's pretty good IMO.

Just sick of a lot of things I've seen this season... aren't you?

I don't love it, but it's the nature of sports.

pahlsson out at least 2 weeks

Buffalo had like three scoring chances the entire 2nd half of the game and Hiller managed to gift wrap them a goal. However, I know what you mean, Carlyle will probably start him again because the team won.
Yeah. With the 1A 1B, thing, it seems to me that coaches start the guy who wins. If Carlyle were just using it as a wakeup call, Giguere would have started against Colorado, after the point was made with the back-to-back.
Well the Ducks play back to back against Nashville and Minnesota, surely he has to start at least one?

If he doesn't start one of the two I imagine he'll be pretty pissed off.
I thought the same thing, but then there was the Phoenix-Chicago back-to-back. Also considering that Hiller gave up a soft goal or two against Phoenix.