We have another bloguest from another one of our faithful readers. Maxim61cg lives and dies with his home team as his blog name suggests and he surely has his finger on the pulse of sports fans in our beloved city. Enjoy…
Maxim61cg blogs…
With the Sabres’ loss to Ottawa on Tuesday night, I have finally come to accept the fact that the Sabres will not be in the playoffs this year. Here are some stats that might catch your eye:
In the 06-07 Season…
- Daniel Briere: 32 goals(9 on the power play and 6 game winning goals) and 63 assists; All Star Game MVP; Co-Captain
- Chris Drury: 37 goals(17 on the power play and 9 game winning goals) and 37 assists; Co-Captain
- Maxim Afinogenov: 23 goals and 38 assists in 56 games; 2nd on the team in points per game
- Thomas Vanek: led the league in +/-
- Ryan Miller: 40-16-6 through 82 games; GAA- 2.73; SV%- 0.911
- Backup Goalies: 13-6-1 through 82 games
- 308 goals for, 242 goals against
- Presidents Trophy winner with 113 pts
In the 07-08 Season…
- Daniel Briere: on the Flyers(playoff team)
- Chris Drury: on the Rangers(playoff team)
- Maxim Afinogenov: 9 goals and 17 assists in 50 games
- Thomas Vanek: -6, was a +47 last year
- Brian Campbell: traded to the Sharks at the trade deadline
- Ryan Miller: 33-26-9 through 76 games; GAA- 2.64; SV%- 0.908
- Backup Goalies: 2-4-2 through 76 games; GAA- 3.76; SV%- 0.858
- 238 goals for; 228 goals against
- A mere 81 pts through 76 games
Even though our scoring is way down, we are still tops in the league in goals for. Our goals against is going to be virtually the same, so everyone who blames our defense or Ryan Miller needs to stop. I blame upper management. Over the last two years we have lost arguably our 3 best players, or at least the 3 best leaders on the team. We also decided to sign Jocelyn Thibault, who, for lack of a better word, sucks. Ty Conklin, our backup goalie at the end of last year, is 18-8-5 on the playoff bound Penguins. Our backup goalie at the beginning of last year, Martin Biron, is leading the Flyers to the playoffs. Dainius Zubrus, who we traded for last year, is on the playoff bound Devils. Biron, Briere, Campbell, Conklin, and Drury, Zubrus, all Sabres last year, all on playoff bound teams this year. Think about that…
chris said
sorry for the weird line breaks, not sure what happened there
Maryt4905 said
I would rather not think about it, it is so sad. To think we will be without a professional Buffalo sports team until August is beyond comprehension. If it wasn’t for the great weather, I would consider leaving this sports depleted city.
qabflo said
Amen brother!
chris said
dad i think u tried to fix the line breaks but…its still bad, the lines that start “In the 0……season” should be placed differently
chris said
ok now its perfect
ur brother said
its doesnt matter chris, no one’s gonna read ur blog anyways
nagafooki said
Go Sabres!
nagafooki said
If you build it they will come.
Maryt4905 said
And then leave thru free agency or get traded