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Which comes to Buffalo first, Lombardi or Stanley?  

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  1. 1. Which will happen first, Bills hoist the Lombardi trophy or Sabres hoist Stanley Cup?

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1 hour ago, Billzgobowlin said:

Since Sabres are winning it all this year got to say Stanley cup with the Lombardi right behind

We have as good a shot as anyone this season.  This team is en fuego.  The Tampa game the other night may have been the most entertaining sporting event I watched in years.  That game had it ALL….except good goaltending for the Sabres.  
 

I love me some Beck Malenstyn.  🥊 People scoffed at the Sam Carrick trade but that is one of the best trades we could’ve made.  Won seven of nine face offs, scored a MASSIVE goal and sets the tone with his toughness.  

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Hard to see Sabres getting through a 7 game series vs any of the top 3 or 4 teams (Colorado, Carolina, TB), barring the goaltenders standing on their heads, which could happen.   Those teams have way too much size, strength and firepower.   Sabres are fast and fiesty, "the little engine that could" but still a little soft and small, esp on defense, IMHO.    

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Shouldn't pain and heartache be an option. Afterall that is the real answer. :)

 

As an Isles fan I am happy for Sabres fans. You deserve this after all the crap hockey these past 14 years. Believe me I know. I lived it with the Isles during the dark days of the 90's. The Milbury years, fishsticks, nobody going to our games. The Sabres will make the playoffs, and I hope the Isles do too obviously. As for this poll I hope the Bills win first since I actually am a Bills fan. Sports in Buffalo is looking good right now.

 

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1 hour ago, BeyondTheProcess said:

Hard to see Sabres getting through a 7 game series vs any of the top 3 or 4 teams (Colorado, Carolina, TB), barring the goaltenders standing on their heads, which could happen.   Those teams have way too much size, strength and firepower.   Sabres are fast and fiesty, "the little engine that could" but still a little soft and small, esp on defense, IMHO.    

We are small.  Something about this team is special though.  That game on Sunday was a special one and showed that we can hang with anyone.  I think the key will be to avoid longer series’ in rd 1 and 2.

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Just now, NewEra said:

We are small.  Something about this team is special though.  That game on Sunday was a special one though and showed that we can hang with anyone.  I think the key will be to avoid longer series’ in rd 1 and 2.

 

The Canes, Lightning, or Sabres will represent the EC in the SCF.

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1 hour ago, BeyondTheProcess said:

Hard to see Sabres getting through a 7 game series vs any of the top 3 or 4 teams (Colorado, Carolina, TB), barring the goaltenders standing on their heads, which could happen.   Those teams have way too much size, strength and firepower.   Sabres are fast and fiesty, "the little engine that could" but still a little soft and small, esp on defense, IMHO.    

This Sabres team is bigger than the lightning.  

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2 hours ago, NewEra said:

We have as good a shot as anyone this season.  This team is en fuego.  The Tampa game the other night may have been the most entertaining sporting event I watched in years.  That game had it ALL….except good goaltending for the Sabres.  
 

I love me some Beck Malenstyn.  🥊 People scoffed at the Sam Carrick trade but that is one of the best trades we could’ve made.  Won seven of nine face offs, scored a MASSIVE goal and sets the tone with his toughness.  

Carrick is a scrapper.

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1 hour ago, BeyondTheProcess said:

Hard to see Sabres getting through a 7 game series vs any of the top 3 or 4 teams (Colorado, Carolina, TB), barring the goaltenders standing on their heads, which could happen.   Those teams have way too much size, strength and firepower.   Sabres are fast and fiesty, "the little engine that could" but still a little soft and small, esp on defense, IMHO.    

Sabres are not small

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2 hours ago, NewEra said:

We have as good a shot as anyone this season.  This team is en fuego.  The Tampa game the other night may have been the most entertaining sporting event I watched in years.  That game had it ALL….except good goaltending for the Sabres.  
 

I love me some Beck Malenstyn.  🥊 People scoffed at the Sam Carrick trade but that is one of the best trades we could’ve made.  Won seven of nine face offs, scored a MASSIVE goal and sets the tone with his toughness.  

 

Both teams gave up on defense. I get the UPL criticism overall, but IMO this game wasn't one to use as an example. Low SOG but loads of high danger chances.  2 back door goals where Kuch should have absolutely been accounted for, a goal off of Tuch, and then two goals where Muel and Power both fail to pick up their man and fail to clear the rebound.

 

We don't have a particularly physical defense, which means they absolutely have to be quick to clear the rebound and position the body. Something they have been very good at as of late, but absolutely terrible at against Tampa and they hung the goalie out to dry.

UPL wasn't impressive, but he wasn't terrible either. He played fine IMO. 

Really strange, you normally see physical games like that with a clamped down defense. But this was playoff intensity and all star game defense. 

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