Live Blog: Devils @ Sabres

This may be the only thing that keeps me awake. I reserve the right to stop doing this if I'm fed up with the game too.



Periodic updates until 7, then I'll be at it all game long.

6:22pm - Miller and Brodeur likely between the pipes tonight. The only way Brodeur wouldn't be playing is if he was dead or dying.
(Marty Brodeur 80 years from now.....still wanting to play goal.)

6:46pm - Damn. Knew I should have picked up some Red Bull.

6:57pm - You know what? I'm glad this game isn't in Jersey. A loss sucks enough as is, at least we don't have to lose in a mallrat-infested swamp.

7:00pm - "Big 12 Showcase" on MSG before the Sabres game??? Umm...searching for programming, much?

7:05pm - It really bothers me that they don't play the anthems. I WANT MY DOUG ALLEN!

7:08pm - Kaleta was sent down??? That's some bullshit....

Game on.

1st Period

17:07 - Peters and Janssen!!! Holy crap, what a fight. Longest one I've seen this year. And I was about to point out Peters was back in the lineup....I guess he is. Janssen's back from suspension, apparently.

16:45 - Oh, good start from both teams, neither one really coming out flat.

16:32 - SCORE!!! Dainius Zubrus!!! First as a Sabre! Killer wrist shot.

15:33 - Millar robs Elias on a breakaway!! Great defensive breakdown, boys.

14:22 - Langenbrunner floats one to the front and Zajac taps it in. Tie game. Nothing Miller can do.

14:10 - The linesman just got checked into the Devils bench by Eric Rasmussen. Good to see Rasmussen's still useless. No standby officials in the regular season, awesome. So watch out for more blown calls....

13:45 - And Rasmussen officially is a waste of space. Rafalski just hit him in the face with a clearing attempt.

12:55 - Did they just say the Devils have cap problems and are playing a man short?? How did Lou let this happen? His hit men not do the job?

8:00 - Red hot end-to-end action. Devils thinking the net's a soccer net. Not a surprise since their scores are like soccer games.

4:45 - Turnover city for the Sabres. Luckily, Miller seems to be playing well tonight.

1-1 after 1.

Intermission

Did Rob Ray just say "you want to touch yourself???"

Doc Emrick on!

-Taking on the "trap".....basically saying the Devils took it from everyone else and just perfected it.

-The game was "sanitized" too much after the lockout.

-HE JUST USED THE WORD GRIT!!

-Pimps his NBC gig. Good segment though.

2nd Period

19:27 - Elias (not the Sports Bureau) scores...wasn't tied up in front of the net and scoops the rebound. Trap time!!! *grabs pillow*

17:20 - Vanek still doesn't look right out there. He's a step behind and not aggressive.

15:00 - Wow. The Sabres have to keep dumping it into the no-goalie zone. Brodeur doesn't know what the hell to do with himself.

13:50 - Campbell's gotta stop that spin-o-rama crap. Sooner or later, he's going to get lit up.

12:30 - Strong play by Mike Ryan in the corner to get that dump in. The Sabres need more of that.

9:45 - Remember when NHL games had referees??? Yeah, another game without a power play in the middle of the 2nd. Two nights in a row.

5:45 - This looks like a lot like last night. Lots of chances for Buffalo, no finishing.

3:42 - Nathan Paestch throws it to the front, Briere tips in!!! Tie game!!! SUCK FAILURE, TRAP!!

1:39 - Roy cut with Brylin's high stick. That's a 4 minuter. First penalty of the game other than the fight.

:30 - Shorty by Rafalski. 3-2 Devils. This blows. We really need to start declining power plays. When their pressure is better than ours, it's a problem.

3rd period

16:36 Our power play blows. But we're on another one. Hopefully this one won't involve a shorthanded goal.

13:25 - Power play Devils. If they score here, I'm turning out the lights on this. Hope you don't mind.

13:07 - 4 on 4 as Rupp runs into Roy at the line.

Live blog over. Sabres get called for a penalty after a Devil does the same thing at the other end without a call. This is f-ing ridiculous. F you Lou Lamoriello.