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.

Habs at Sabres Live Blog Extravaganza!!!

So, this will be my first attempt at a live blog. I'll be posting updates for a while, and then I'll be ready to go at 8pm.

7:08pm - Hank Tallinder will play tonight, and it looks like Abby in net for the Habs. And look at this beauty of a man.....thank you, Chris Neil.


7:27pm - Apparently Georges Laraque just took out Brind'Amour.....CG12 not pleased.

7:38pm - from Kovalev Warrior @ HF: Officially Abby in the nets, Perezhogin will also not play.

7:58pm - I turn on my TV and Versus is on. They're showing fishing. *shakes head*

8:01pm - Zubaz laces 'em up. I've wanted a good Sabre to wear #15 for a long time. Hopefully he fits the bill.

8:03pm - Zubaz interview with Rob Ray......he doesn't look very intelligent on camera. And next to Ray, that's pretty hard to do. He'll be starting the game between Mair and Mike Ryan.

8:08pm - Puck drop. Aebischer and Miller.

1st Period

19:33 - Vanek robbed by Aebischer after a bad turnover, Habs come right back and Miller makes a big save.

19:00 - Miller makes a couple HUGE saves!!! Breakaway pass to Hecht misses....wow.

18:36 - SCORE! Pominville with an OUTSTANDING play and gets it to Big Tree Kalinin's stick for the goal! 1-0 Buffalo!

18:20 - SCORE AGAIN!! Michael Ryan with his first NHL goal!! Aebischer caught hanging outside the net, Mair passes to Ryan who has the open net! 2-0!

17:23 - Stafford!!! But no goal....he whacks it in with his hand.

17:03 - Vanek with a 2 on 0 break, and no goal. What does this guy have to do to score a goal? Canadiens take a timeout.....

16:28 - Kovalev to the box for holding up Roy.

15:05 - Paestch has a real cannon from the point on the power play. It's a nice hard, low shot. That's why we keep him around.

12:51 - Bonk takes a shot and goes and roughs up Miller. If we ever have a fish, we're naming it Bonk. CG used to have one named Bonk because all it did was run into the glass and float. Much like the real Bonk.

11:08 - Holy crap, Kaleta. Please don't ever change your shit disturbing ways.

8:51 - Vanek with a nice dipsy-doodle move, draws the call on Dandenault. Briere still seems a little.....disoriented out there. He's not being Briere... But it's still good enough for me.

- The clock's not working. I'll do my best to update with time, but the PP is over. Pretty uneventful.

5:30 - Sabres take a penalty in what seems to be the first sustained Montreal pressure in the Buffalo zone. Still no clock, but RJ says 5 and a half to play, so that's what I'm going with.

4:45ish - .......and Aebischer tries to catch Buffalo in a change and ices the puck.

- Sabres kill the power play, but not before a few solid chances, especially by Kovalev.

1:12 (clock working again)- A bit of end to end action the last couple of minutes, Bouillon should have had a penalty in the Montreal zone. Roysie a little upset.

Intermission - Solid first period for Buffalo. This could have been 4-0 or 5-0 though, if Vanek would have finished and/or Stafford getting the unlucky bounce off his glove and into the net. Drury interview with Sylvester. He doesn't look half as bad as he does in that picture. 9 shots for each team in the first, Sabres 0/31 on the power play this season against the Habs.

2nd Period

19:31 - Markov to the box for tripping, Sabres on the power play.

17:18 - Thomas Vanek on the tip in on the Teppo shot!!! Maybe....we'll wait for the annoucement. Teppo gets it!

13:56 - Kaleta doing his job again, mixing it up with Ryder in the corner. Kaleta ends up in the box.

12:54 - 5 on 3 Habs........nevermind. Ryder scores, Kaleta out of the box, Lydman in. 3-1 Sabres.

12:26 - MICHAEL RYAN SHORTHANDED!!!! 4-1 Buffalo!! With a great pass from Broken Jochen!!!

10:57 - Kostitsyn to Bonk......4-2 Sabres. Another power play goal.

10:34 - What the hell??? Streit..... 4-3 Habs.

9:36 - Kovalev with an excellent chance, puck behind Miller, but it doesn't go in.

5:57 - (sorry for the lack of updates, nothing really of note) Kaleta gets major-league slashed in front of the net, no call. Hey refs, great of you to put away the whistles. Maybe not, Kaleta and Lapierre to the box.

4:47 - Wow. Vanek and Roy robbed on a 2-on-1. Roy gets grabbed and pulled down by Dandenault and the Sabres have a 4 on 3 power play.

3:22 - Aebischer robs Hecht (actually more like the goalpost), after making a bone-headed play behind the net.

2:45 - DEREK ROY with the cannon wrist shot!! That's a power play goal!!!!! 5-3 Buffalo!!!

2:35 - ...........and 5-4 Buffalo. Plekanec on a 2-on-1. What the hell is going on out there???

1:28 - Power play Buffalo. Some Canadien for holding, I missed it.

End of 2. Bartender, Jobu needs a refill!

Intermission - Wow. Just saw the Janssen/Kaberle hit. Enjoy your upcoming vacation, Cam.

3rd Period

Jim Lorentz just said it was 2-0 Buffalo. Wrong period, buddy.

18:41 - Lydman with an obvious tripping call. PP Habs. They're 2 for 3 so far tonight.

16:03 - Kalinin tripped up by Johnson in the Buffalo zone after a successful PK. Penalty, Sabres still 0 for the season against Montreal on the PP.

13:33 - THOMAS VANEK ON THE WRAPAROUND!!!! 6-4 BUFFALO ON THE DELAYED CALL!!!!

12:22 - Campbell for interference right off the faceoff.

11:04 - Plekanec again off the lucky bounce off the boards behind the net. 3 power play goals for Montreal tonight....... 6-5 Buffalo.

10:24 - DREW STAFFORD!!! On the great play by Campbell!! 7-5 BUFFALO!!! Will someone stop a shot????? Please??

7:45 - I hate Jim Kelly.

3:20 - Montreal applying good pressure. Probably the desperation setting in.

1:15 - I bet Montreal will use their timeout here..........oh wait.

:25 - Vanek with the empty netter while Sheldon "Oh crap, I didn't score on the power play tonight" Souray gives him two-handed slashes on the arms. What a douchebag.

8-5 Sabres final. I have new respect for all live-bloggers out there. This was tiring trying to keep up AND watch the game. I'll have a post-game report later.