Morrisonn is out, thats why Butler is in I'm guessing. Can anyone confirm?
Also, I liked the Hecht-Connolly-Pommers line in the regular season last year, not LOVED, but liked it in the second half of the season.
Unfortunately, they were a no show in the Boston series.
I want CONNOLLY gone, and NOW!!!!
I want Ennis on the LW and, when Pommers returns, on the RW.
All I am looking for is a Center worth a shit for them.

As for Stafford, yes, he looks different this season. I like Roy and Vanek together, but I'm not sold on Stafford as the RWer yet.
Sorry, but three seasons prior this guy wasn't even streaky, he was invisible for much of the time.
That may have changed. I don't know, only time will tell, and right now, I don't have the patience for it.
If it does work for Staff with Van and Roy, then fine, I'm all in.

Again I agree, but I look at it more along the lines of scoring PP goals in consecutive games rather than consecutive power plays. Baby steps, homegirl, baby steps lol

So do you keep Staff-Roy-Van together for a game or two?

What do you do when Pommers comes back? How far away is he?

Who was sitting or hurt for Butler being in? Im drawing a blank... I saw Sekra, Myers, Monte, Rivet.... Leopold... who am i missing? Butler didn't start the season, did he? Why is my head not working.... i just do not remember seeing him recently...

lol at Mason being chosen as the 3rd star of the game. He sucked, hard.

Team play looked much better.
Players that deserve mentioning: Montador, Butler, Stafford, Gerbe, Ennis, Hecht and obviously Miller.

Butler played a particularly good game defensively.
Vanek finally scored, but other than that instance was virtually invisible.
Connolly (sigh) what more is there to say.
Montador is a trooper, no doubt, even during the losing streak.
Ennis scored, good for him.
Gerbe did some very good work back checking and isn't afraid to throw the puck to the net.
Hecht played decent.
Stafford has really turned it up a notch this season, good for us and him.

Buffalo played a flat-footed Atlanta team. For anyone who caught Atlanta's opener like I did, you know Atlanta is much faster and more physical than we saw this evening. But, give our team credit, they clogged the passing lanes, suffocated the transition game of Atlanta and layed it out there in the shot lanes in our zone tonight (Montador and Butler come to mind).
Rivet does not need to be resigned after the season in my opinion, but Montador I would keep as the #4 D man.

Overall, a decent effort, the Power Play still sucks donkey dick and it is only 1 game. My view is well known by all of you, I still hold firm to my beliefs that a couple of trades are needed, and now.

Other wise, not a terrible outing by the team, a win is a win.
My hats off to Butler, I rode his ass hard for months, but if he can clog passing lanes, stay in position and block critical shots as he did tonight, then there is hope for the kid. He's still trade bait to me though.

Holy fucking fuck...Boyes couldn't suck a dick if it landed in his mouth.

No need for violence, just tell her she's got a game misconduct and show her the door.

As I said in the GDT, the call on Rivet was horseshit. The Bruins player was holding onto Rivet's stick like it was the last fucking raft on the Titanic.

But Atlanta had been playing great up to that point. We beat a decent team in Atlanta who didn't play up to their par this season, or how they have been playing.

Holy fucking fuck...Boyes couldn't suck a dick if it landed in his mouth.

But Atlanta had been playing great up to that point. We beat a decent team in Atlanta who didn't play up to their par this season, or how they have been playing.

Nice to see Vanek & Myers get on the score sheet.

Keep it up boys!

Atlanta is a mediocre 3-3. I wouldn't call that "great".

No need for violence, just tell her she's got a game misconduct and show her the door.

As I said in the GDT, the call on Rivet was horseshit. The Bruins player was holding onto Rivet's stick like it was the last fucking raft on the Titanic.

Their last two games they won from behind on both occasions.

Where did I say a great team in my post? DECENT is not great, nor did I ever say great. If you're going to say something, at least make sure I actually said it first before you butt in with something.

No need for violence, just tell her she's got a game misconduct and show her the door.

As I said in the GDT, the call on Rivet was horseshit. The Bruins player was holding onto Rivet's stick like it was the last fucking raft on the Titanic.

Ehh, I say coming back down two goals from San Jose is playing pretty good and from Anaheim, is not a terrible team.

Atlanta is not as mediocre as they have been lately, those two games before they played pretty good, and their home opener they played pretty good in also.