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Sabres Lose

2006-10-28T21:53:00.000-04:00

Don't really feel like posting as of now...Sabres lose, good run.

2006-10-28T18:07:00.000-04:00

So last I left you our Sabres were 7-0-0, three games later we've continued our success and are now a league leading 10-0-0. As Paul previously mentioned, that ties the NHL record for most consecutive wins to start a season (Toronto Maple Leafs 1993-1994). I pick up at the Bruins game where the Sabres won in comfortable fashion 6-2 while on the road. Of the 6 goals, 9 Sabres tallied at least one point in the game. Chris Drury netted 2 powerplay goals while Brian Campbell had 3 assists and Thomas Vanek 1 goal and 2 assists. Martin Biron was excellent in the nets turning away 24 of the 26 shots he faced. The Sabres also put their powerplay percentage over 20 % converting on 3 of their 7 powerplays. They also improved their Penalty Killing percentage stopping Boston on all 4 of its powerplay opportunities.

We headed to Monday going into Montreal still undefeated. A slow start was ended when a quick wrist by Jiri Novotnyâ€™s shot caught Montreal goalie, Christobal Huet by surprise and trickled into the net. It was his 3rd goal of the year. Drury then picked it up on the penalty kill, scoring his 10th goal of the year shorthanded on a beautiful shot into the top right corner of the net. Pominville would tip in a shot by Briere later on in the period to make it 3-0 Buffalo. Montreal would make the score 3-1 at one point but Miller was again superb in the net making 26 saves on the night. Vanek would also score an empty net goal coming out of the penalty box, his 6th of the year and making the final score 4-1 Buffalo.

Now it was time for our Sabres to tie the record, and they would have to do so against the New York Islanders. Buffalo showed how tough their skating is to beat. Even though they got off to a slow start, Miller came through, making some big saves early on in the game. Once Miller did his job, the 4th line of Peters, Mair and Gaustad was sent out to change the momentum and boy did they ever. Hitting everything that moved and even producing a few quality scoring chances, the 4th line changed the momentum of the game. Kotalik opened the scoring on the powerplay with a beautiful one timer goal from the point that went right through Islander goalie Rick Dipietro. Next came the highlight of the night, as Maxim Afinogenov went blazing by defenseman Brendan Witt with his incredible speed and deked out Dipietro and scoring his 6th goal of the season. Early on in the 3rd period, Pominville would also score, making the final 3-0 Buffalo, and Ryan Miller earning his first shutout of the season and putting the Sabres at 10-0-0.

NHL names the 3 stars of the week, Maxim Afinogenov received top honors in this category being named 1st star of the week as he compiled no less than 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points. He is currently tied with Atlantaâ€™s Marian Hossa for the league lead in points. Also in that category, their a 4 Sabres in the top 15 in points including, Afinogenov, Drury, Vanek, and Briere. I hope we can break this record, I feel we are capable of beating any team in this league without a problem, but its difficult to tell when some team will decided to show up and play great. Being very superstitious I will not make any predictions for the upcoming week, so I leave you with this, GO SABRES!

Sabres Tie NHL Record with 3-0 Win Over Islanders

2006-10-26T21:48:00.000-04:00

Insanity. The Sabres have tied the National Hockey League record (Leafs in '93) for most consecutive wins off a start. Their 3-0 win over the Islanders puts their record at an unbelieveable 10-0.

Player of the Game : Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller finally got the shutout that he deserved. He played great tonight, and is just an awesome goalie.

Who Scored :

-Kotalik (3)
-Afinogenov (6)
-Pominville (6)

The Sabres capitalized early with a two man advantage goal, and continued to play great throughout the whole game. The Sabres play Atlanta at home on Saturday, and it's going to be a crazy game. They'll have a chance to set a new NHL record.

To all Bills fans with me : at least we have the Sabres.

Sabres Move to 9-0 with a 4-1 Victory Over Montreal

2006-10-23T22:48:00.000-04:00

Well, the 2006-2007 are officially a record breaking team. We broke the franchise record tonight, improving our record to a crazy 9-0. We're scary good.

The 4-1 victory over the Canadians (eh) was an exciting game to watch.

Who Scored :

-Novotny
-Drury
-Pominville
-Vanek

Miller almost had a shutout, but still played great with 26 saves.

Another sick night for the Sabres.

Sabs Defeat Bruins 6-2

2006-10-22T16:54:00.000-04:00

Well they've done it again.

The Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 last night, improving their record to 8-0. This ties the franchise record off the start of the season.

Who Scored

-Chris Drury (2)
-Maxim Afinogenov
-Jason Pominville
-Ales Kotalik
-Thomas Vanek

Goalie

-Marty Biron (26 saves)

Drury continues to score goals, with 2 on power plays. Afinogenov has a nice little point streak going that he continued last night. Vanek is red hot too. Biron also played well in goal on his second start of the season.

The Sabres are hot, and everybody knows that. My prediction is that we go undefeated the entire season. Ok well maybe not.

Peace out...start sending some mail to sabresfanatics@yahoo.com and I'll post up what you have to say.

2006-10-21T12:22:00.000-04:00

Introduction

Hey all welcome to the Sabres fanatics blog. I’m Curtis, I’m 17 years old and I love the Buffalo Sabres. Give credit to the site to Paul, he did a great job on it. So, my job is to talk about the Sabres and what happened to them in the current week, this will probably happen every Friday and show up on Saturday.

Well we started the week off 5-0-0 and kept it going strong against Philadelphia with a 9-1 rout. This game showed how much depth we have as a team. We can throw any line out there and they will produce.

I’d like to highlight Thomas Vanek here, who has really changed his style of game play. He’s now playing smart hockey and playing defensively as well. The line of him, Afinogenov and Roy seems unstoppable, it’s quick and lethal. I’d also like to point out that of those 9 goals, there were 7 different scorers. We don’t have a single star player we have great chemistry and a solid team.

9-1 seems like a blowout but Ryan Miller is a big reason why we were able to destroy Philly. He made 37 saves that night; Miller is turning into a top notch goaltender and is proving he has what it takes to be a superstar in this league.

Friday Night's Game

Tonight, we put our perfect record to the test again, and came through. It was a back and forth game, Carolina and Buffalo are two solid teams that are quick and have a great transition game. The penalty kill was as strong as ever and our power play really didn’t have a chance to prove itself due to Carolina’s great discipline. Tied 3-3, it seemed like the game was going to be a barn burner but Vanek’s goal allowed us to take the lead. Then came another by Spacek just two minutes later. We got a little sloppy there at the end, allowing a 5 on 3 SH goal, but it’s nothing to be worried about, I’m sure Lindy will ensure they don’t let something like that happen again and will stress on how important it is to never lay down and expect victory. I thought that this game was very important because it proved that we are capable of beating the defending Stanley Cup champs and we can take on anyone in the league now. Tomorrow night should be a good game, Boston’s off-season pickups like Chara, and the young guns Phil Kessel and Brad Boyes make them a very talented team. They add even more strength to our division and it will be a tough test to see how we play against them. That’s about all I got for tonight but I’ll go out on a few side notes. I have not heard anything on Tim Connelly just yet, so we will just have to wait and see on that one. Also, if you check the stats on nhl.com, you will notice that the Sabres have a few in the top 10 in points in the league. Afinogenov, Drury, and Briere, while Vanek is looking to creep up on that as well.

Prediction

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Drury hit 30 goals again, and for Briere to hit 100 points. Vanek and Pomminville should finish the year with 20 goals a piece and 40 some assists. Thanks for your time, and help spread the word. GO SABRES!!!

Welcome All Sabres Fans

2006-10-18T15:51:00.000-04:00

This blog will be dedicated to all the Buffalo Sabres fanatics out there, and our quest for the cup. We're going all the way this year, with an amazing 6-0 start. I'll update this blog pretty frequently with Sabres news and highlights.

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