Um, OOPS
Dec 7, 2008 NFL, NHL, PC Games
I would like to thank Thermaltake for the robust heatsink I put on my shiny new dual-core CPU…which saved my ass when I forget to plug the fan in the last time I installed it. It took a marathon session of Fallout 3 to get the system hot enough to shut down. I’m impressed.
Can we ignore the Bills now? Am I the only one glad that the first game that counts played up there was so shitty? JP’s statline is EXACTLY what I kept thinking it would be, although I figured he’d get a garbage-time TD. One INT, 4 sacks, 50%. They need a pass rush, and Schobel is NOT it.
I’m not sure what to make of the Sabres’ 4-3 win over the Lightning. It’s good to not lose, sure, but giving up the tying goal within a minute of scoring to go ahead sucks. That happened twice (the first goals were scored 3 minutes apart). Miller was being screened (often by his own players) for them but still. Not much to feel good about, except for the PK.
One other thing - what is with the NHL trend to have a third jersey with a wordmark on the front? ESPECIALLY if the word is not your team name, but a nickname. The Lightning wore them on Saturday (nice shade of blue, but BOLTS?), but the Senators are just plain ugly:
The Arena League called, Bon Jovi and Jaws need these back
Ugh. Sabres play Monday at the Igloo, against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Get out the radios, also, as it’s on Versus. I’m calling 4 as the number of times they interrupt showing the game to show an interview with Sid.
Tags: bills, buffalo, dolphins, fallout 3, football, Hockey, lightning, losman, miami, NFL, NHL, pc games, pc gaming, Ryan Miller, sabres, schobel, tampa bay
NOBODY PANIC
The Bills lost to the Miami Dolphins yesterday, but to hear some people talk about it, you’d think the season were over after that game. I rechecked the standings just to be safe, but yep, that’s two losses now in 7 games. I realize things didn’t look great today, but they seldom do for every game of the year. Remember the Giants last year…early in the season they wanted Coughlin’s head on a platter and the other Manning out on a rail. Now there are people who think Eli is better than Peyton.
Switching to hockey, yesterday, every team in the league played. I only caught the OT and shootout of the Sabres loss to the Avalanche, but it was still a solid game. Tallinder suffered a bad cut on his leg, however, and his status for the Monday night game against the Sens is in question. Ross McKeon at Yahoo! Sports has some stats from Saturday’s games, everything from attendance (go away Islanders) to this bit on Andrej Sekera:
The biggest minute-muncher on Saturday was Detroit defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom with 32:01 of ice time. Buffalo’s young defenseman Andrej Sekera was the only other skater in the league to log more than 30 minutes (30:44).
In part due to Hank’s injury, but still. They trust him, and it (for the most part) has paid off. I’ll have an abbreviated Gameday thread up tomorrow, until then, get well Sabres!
Tags: avalanche, bills, buffalo, colorado, dolphins, football, Hockey, injury, manning, miami, NFL, NHL, sabres, sekera, tallinder
The Week(end) That Was
It was a busy Buffalo sports weekend, and while I didn’t see everything, there was definitely some things worth noting. The Sabres looked surprisingly strong in their 2 losses, outshooting both opponents by a wide margin but just not finding the net enough. As will happen when you are struggling, the post was not friendly and the zebras swallowed their whistles at inopportune times. Possibly the most important stretch of this division game run is on the way, as the Sabres will be battling with the Sens and Habs for the next 5 games. Getting some points out of these games is CRUCIAL and would make a playoff run easier.
In Bills news, JP Losman looked like crap right up until the fourth quarter, when he went 6-7 and had some important QB sneaks on 2 scoring drives to pull out the win against the Dolphins. Marshawn Lynch got the TD run and 2pt conversion to tie but left the game afterwards with an ankle injury. JP is getting the start against the Patriots, no info yet on Lynch’s status.
Tags: B-Lo Sports, bills, Canadiens, dolphins, football, Hockey, losman, lynch, marshawn, miami, Montreal, NFL, NHL, ottawa, sabres, senators
