Recap: Buffalo Gets Embarassed

Three Stars:
1. Michael Frolik (2 goals, 0 assists)
2. Keith Ballard (0 goals, 3 assists)
3. Stephen Weiss (1 goal, 0 assists)


Final Score:
Buffalo Sabres: 2
Florida Panters: 6

Goalie Stats
Ryan Miller: SV: 18 SV%: .783 GA: 5
Thomas Vokoun SV: 26 SV%: .929 GA: 2

Recap Notes:
-What makes this lose so painful is how hard we've been sucking off Buffalo here at ADB lately...
-That was gross, I apologize
-This was the most goals Buffalo let up this season
-Miller had one of the worst reasons for losing ever: "They just played boring until they got a lead and then they played more boring". Sorry if the game wasn't exciting enough for you, maybe it would have been more exciting if you stopped a few goals.
-Buffalo's next game will be against the slumping Bruins tomorrow.

Preview: Florida visits Buffalo.

Buffalo Sabres Record: 12-4-1

Florida Panthers Record: 7-9-2

Sabres Record vs. Panthers Since 2005: 11-6-0

Sabres Likely Goalie: Ryan Miller

Panthers Likely Goalie: Tomas Vokoun

Sabres Top Scorer: Thomas Vanek (6)

Flyers Top Scorer: Steve Reinprecht (9)

Injury Report: Buffalo's Mike Grier (groin) and Florida's David Booth (concussion) should be sitting this one out.

Preview Notes: Well if you remember the last time these two teams met, Buffalo did horrible, horrible things to the Panthers. If I had to guess, I'd look for a repeat, Buffalo is just the better team, although they have come a long way since their 2-7-1 start. Vokoun starting in net tonight instead of Clemmensen should help, although they're going to have to rest him soon. Miller will look to continue his outstanding overall performance.

Bruins Lose in SO....Vokoun is a Beast

Three Stars:
1. Thomas Vokoun (Getting a shutout, being awesome)
2. Tim Thomas (Getting a shutout, being slightly less awesome)
3. Cory Stillman (Got the shootout goal...dick.)

Final Score:
Boston Bruins: 0
Florida Panthers: 1

Goalie Stats
Tim Thomas: SV: 23 SV%: 1.000 GA: 0
Thomas Vokoun: SV: 40 SV%: 1.000 GA: 0

Recap Notes:

- This was a game of great saves, watch the highlights below.
- Vokoun deserves to be with a better team.
- This isn't the first time the B's have had trouble scoring on him.
- Chara in the shootout, Julien? Really?
- In the 2nd, Florida only got 1 shot on goal....Boston had 19.
- Bruins travel to Pittsburgh Saturday for a rematch against baby-faced Crosby and the Pens.

Preview: Panthers Visit the Bruins

Boston Bruins Record: 8-7-2

Florida Panthers Record: 5-9-1

Bruins Record vs. Panthers Since 2005: 7-7-1-1

Bruins Likely Goalie: Tim Thomas

Panthers Likely Goalie: Tomas Vokoun

Bruins Top Scorer: Patrice Bergeron (6 goals, 12 points)

Panthers Top Scorer: Steven Reinprecht (9 goals, 14 points)

Injury Report: Boston is still without Marc Savard (broken foot) and Milan Lucic (broken finger).

That team from Florida will be without David Booth (concussion), Nick Tarnasky (orbital bone) and Dominic Moore (nasal surgery)

Preview Notes: The Bruins are finally on their first win streak of the season.... two games! They shut out the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins at home on Tuesday.

Boston has been tighter than your high school prom date on defense lately but they are still struggling to score a bit. However, the way they're stopping the opposition from scoring they could probably score less than Pierre McGuire and still win.

The Panthers coach DeBoer was recently quoted as saying the team isn't where it needs to be, but he's happy. Why? Because if they haven't been playing their best and they are still 5-9, thats a good sign. No Mr. DeBoer... its not. Your team sucks.

Predicting the Bruins get a bit of offense and win 4-2.

Kuba, Elliot Help Sens Euthansize Panthers

Three Stars:
1. Daniel Alfredsson (1 goal, 1 assist, 3 hits)
2. Filip Kuba (2 assists)
3. Jordan Leopold (2 assists)

Final Score:
Ottawa Senators: 4
Florida Pantehrs: 3

Goalie Stats
Pascal Leclaire: SV: 9 SV%: .900 GA: 1
Brian Elliot: SV: 26 SV%: .929 GA: 2
Tomas Vokoun: SV: 25 SV%: .862 GA: 4

Recap Notes: Nick Foligno and Jarkko Ruutu scored 38 seconds apart in the second period to basically give Ottawa the win over the Panthers.

Leclaire left the game early because he saw some highlights from the Maple Leafs-Stars game and got sick. Brian Elliot finished up the game for him and really kept the Senators alive.

The win puts the Senators 1 point behind the Sabres for Northeast supremancy. Ottawa continues their Florida vacation tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning!

Preview: Senators vs Panthers

Verses: Florida Panthers

Ottawa's Record: 5-2-2

Florida's Record: 2-6-1

Ottawa's Record vs. Florida Since 2005: 10-4-2

Ottawa's Likely Goalie: Brian Elliott (1-1, GAA: 2.40)

Florida's Likely Goalie: Tomas Vokoun (1-7, GAA: 3.61)

Ottawa's Top Scorer: Milan Michalek (6)

Florida's Top Scorer: Steve Reinprecht (4)

Injury Report: Kuba should be coming back to Ottawa tonight, that's all to report for Ottawa.

David Booth and Radek Dvorak both went down in Florida's game against Philly, which will make winning even harder for them.

Preview Notes: Good god Florida sucks, but I have problems with teams in states that don't have ice. Leclaire should be starting, but he has the sniffles so Elliot more than likely will be looking to redeem himself after his epic breakdown against Boston last Saturday. Kuba's return should give an extra boost to an already solid Ottawa team.

Recap: Miller is Awesome, Clemmensen Sucks

Three Stars:
1. J. Pominville
2. R. Miller
3. H. Tallinder


Final Score:
Buffalo: 5
Florida: 2

Goalie Stats
Miller: SV: 41 SV%: .953
Vokoun: SV: 30 SV%: .909
Clemmensen: SV: 1 SV%: .333


Recap Notes: I almost don't even want to review this because it seems somewhat akin to reviewing the performance of a retarded child against an Olympic athlete. Clemmensen had to have set a record for fastest goalie pulled, he was only in net for just under 2 minutes (1:56 to be exact) and let in 2 goals on 3 shots. All of Buffalo's scoring came in the first period, but when all of your scoring is 5 goals, then that doesn't much matter now does it? Grier, Pominville, Ellis, Myers, and Vanek all found the back of the net, I could post the assists, but then this would just go on way too long.

Steve Reinprecht and Rostislav Olesz scored for Florida, but no one gives a shit. Sorry to cut this review so short, but there is just so little to say, except that my fantasy team is going to send Miller a thank you card.

Oh, and can someone tell me what the FUCK this is??

Preview: Sabres Travel to Florida to Get Some Sun

Verses: Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres Record: 4-1-1 (2nd in the Northeast)

Florida Panthers Record: 2-4-0 (Last in the Southeast

Sabres Record vs. Panthers Since 2005: 10-6

Sabres Likely Goalie: Ryan Miller

Panthers Likely Goalie: Scott Clemmensen

Preview Notes: The Sabres are coming off their first regulation loss of the season after losing 4-2 to the Thrashers. The four goals were the most the Sabres had allowed yet this season.

No doubt the Sabres will be looking to rebound, which could spell trouble for the Panthers. The Panthers have had a lot of trouble scoring this year with just 14 goals in 6 games (and 4 of those games came against the Flyers in a 4-2 victory for the Panthers.

With the Panthers big guns (Booth, Horton) slumping, look for the Sabres defense to eat them up. With Ryan Miller playing like he is, the Panthers are going to need each of their fourth lines clicking to come out with a victory.

Thomas Vanek is expected to return from injury tonight, and Clarke MacArthur is a game time decision, as he has the flu. Insert generic freaking out about swine flu here.