The Sabres trail the Flyers for the final spot in the Wildcard race by 9 points - however the Flyers have played 3 extra games. This team is by no means eliminated from contention. The Lighting have lost 4 straight and don't look like the Stanley Cup team that they have been the past couple of years but when you lose a player like Stamkos that will happen. They are still dangerous but these are the games that the Sabres should expect to win if they want to make the playoffs this year.
What to watch for:
The team which finally looked like they were breaking out of their slow starting habits fell right back into it against Winnipeg. Look for the team to try to get out to a quick start against the Flyers - a team with a very similar make up.
Goaltender woes:
If I read one more god damn tweet condemning the Sabres goalie play I'm going to lose my damn mind. I would understand if either Lehner or Nilsson was having a bad year either statistically or even failing the all important and never correct "eye test". But they pass both. Yea - Lehner isn't good in a shootout but he is very very good for 65 minutes before that. Both Nilsson and Lehner have save percentages above .920.
Jake McCabe killed a man:
McCabe lined up Patrick Laine after a pass sent Laine on a suicide mission across the middle of the ice and absolutely unloaded on him.
Patrick Laine woke up thinking he was back at the NHL Draft after this HUGE open ice hit by Jake McCabe ☠️😡... #RIP pic.twitter.com/eBKpr1RDWZ— Bar South N Celly™ (@BarSouthNCelly) January 7, 2017
Laine is out indefinitely with a concussion. McCabe went to the locker room to get stitches after his head hit Laines helmet and then finished the game like this:
Man's game. (No offense)
Let's go get 6 points.
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