GAME DAY: Ottawa Senators @ Buffalo Sabres - 5:00pm ET - SUN. Mar. 13, 2011

Screw top-three. The time to lose was three games ago. I *want* the feel-good story of the Devils squeaking in (nothing like the top-seed shaking in their skates in the first round). Tonight I want a win to push Buffalo closer to 9th.

wprager wrote:Screw top-three. The time to lose was three games ago. I *want* the feel-good story of the Devils squeaking in (nothing like the top-seed shaking in their skates in the first round). Tonight I want a win to push Buffalo closer to 9th.

But that inadvertently pushes toronto closer to the 8th spot as well...tough call. Toronto and Atlanta are tied for now and I kind of do want to see Atlanta make it.

Call me selfish, but I want to see New Jersey's playoff streak end. Makes me feel better that our playoff streak ended a while back and that an end is nigh for all except the detroit red wings.

Michallica wrote:

wprager wrote:Screw top-three. The time to lose was three games ago. I *want* the feel-good story of the Devils squeaking in (nothing like the top-seed shaking in their skates in the first round). Tonight I want a win to push Buffalo closer to 9th.

But that inadvertently pushes toronto closer to the 8th spot as well...tough call. Toronto and Atlanta are tied for now and I kind of do want to see Atlanta make it.

Call me selfish, but I want to see New Jersey's playoff streak end. Makes me feel better that our playoff streak ended a while back and that an end is nigh for all except the detroit red wings.

Toronto has a track record of falling short. Let them go ahead and keep pushing. They play three games in 4 nights this week, starting with the Lightning. They'll be luck to get 3 points. Then they play the Bruins twice, Wings, Sabres, Caps, Devils and Sens (yeah, I put them there because they've been playing better recently). Not a kind schedule. That game against the Devils April 6 may be a very, very important game. For the Devils

Not that the Devils have an easy schedule, either.

Puck drop.

We still get the backup goalie. No Miller. Damn

Surprising... as it's an important game for them...

Nice goal by Ennis

So quiet here.

Nice goal by Greening

Was that dive and unsportsmanlike deserved or was it a matter of being a 2nd year player?

Spezza is playing great hockey.

Sabres up 5-3 late in the 2nd...

weird....at times it actually feels like the sens are trying to tank this game. scoreboard indicates different but some of the breakdowns and lack of saves sure make it seem that way.

Eek.

Meh, they were in Florida for 4 days and are probably thinking about sleepin gin their own beds. Trap game for sure and they were due for a dud while The Sabres need this game in a big way.

Can't watch anymore - disgusting, but I'll take the loss.

SpezDispenser wrote:Can't watch anymore - disgusting, but I'll take the loss.

Relax. They went 3-1 on a road trip while spending 4 or 5 days in Florida against a team coming off a loss fighting for the 8th playoff spot.

NEELY wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Can't watch anymore - disgusting, but I'll take the loss.

Relax. They went 3-1 on a road trip while spending 4 or 5 days in Florida against a team coming off a loss fighting for the 8th playoff spot.

I don't care about the loss, it was due, but the play in that game was disgusting no matter what the occasion.