Hey look its back to play a Northeast Division rival, YAY! (Ugh) After a 6 game respite, we get the Bruins. A team the Sabres play a lot, but could care to see less of. They are boring, and all of a sudden somewhat decent. The Sabres are 1-1-1 against the Bruins this year, so they are looking to break that and get a 2 somewhere, hopefully in the win column. Well the game is at 7pm tonight and on Versus? Who scheduled that? Are there no other games tonight?
Whats up with the Bruins?
Since they have played the Sabres last, they are 7-4-1 over that 11 game stretch. And just came off a 2-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. They now have 33 points in 28 games and are 5th in the conference. (6 points ahead of the Sabres) They could be called a surprise this year. But they have gotten solid goaltending, though Fernandez and Thomas are out, leaving Rookie Rusk and Alex Auld. They play pretty close games and it shows in the the goals. 73 for 71 against. Games against the Bruins are tight and not filled with chances.
Who does what
Well Marc Savard is the playmaker on the Bruins, he has 33 points on the year but only 5 goals, so really you should cover the wingers and let Savard shoot. Chuck Kobasew leads the team in goals with 12 but only has 4 assists. Marco Sturm and Glen Murray are pretty decent offense weapons for the B's each with 9 goals a piece. And we can't forget about the big giant on the Blue line Zdeno Chara. Having a decent year with 17 points and a +6 on the year. A solid year for the big man. Tim Thomas was the reason for the Bruins winning earlier in the year. Now its up to Rusk and Auld, both don't have flashy numbers both over around a 3.27 GAA and a .886 Sv%. Backup numbers if you ask me. So I would look for the Bruins to play tight to vest. Plus you always have to look out for Phil Kessel and Peter Schaefer. One for his offensive talent, the other for taking cheap shots.
Outlook
Well the screwy Sabres, who you can't predict who will show up night in night out. Will either come out strong feeling good about beating the Sharks, or just beat up and mail it in. Since they do play 3 other times this week, Wed, Fri and Sat. Maybe they will save some energy. But me thinks not. They know they need to win games now to make the playoffs later. I say the Sabres come out and win 3-2. But once again what do I know?
Whats up with the Bruins?
Since they have played the Sabres last, they are 7-4-1 over that 11 game stretch. And just came off a 2-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. They now have 33 points in 28 games and are 5th in the conference. (6 points ahead of the Sabres) They could be called a surprise this year. But they have gotten solid goaltending, though Fernandez and Thomas are out, leaving Rookie Rusk and Alex Auld. They play pretty close games and it shows in the the goals. 73 for 71 against. Games against the Bruins are tight and not filled with chances.
Who does what
Well Marc Savard is the playmaker on the Bruins, he has 33 points on the year but only 5 goals, so really you should cover the wingers and let Savard shoot. Chuck Kobasew leads the team in goals with 12 but only has 4 assists. Marco Sturm and Glen Murray are pretty decent offense weapons for the B's each with 9 goals a piece. And we can't forget about the big giant on the Blue line Zdeno Chara. Having a decent year with 17 points and a +6 on the year. A solid year for the big man. Tim Thomas was the reason for the Bruins winning earlier in the year. Now its up to Rusk and Auld, both don't have flashy numbers both over around a 3.27 GAA and a .886 Sv%. Backup numbers if you ask me. So I would look for the Bruins to play tight to vest. Plus you always have to look out for Phil Kessel and Peter Schaefer. One for his offensive talent, the other for taking cheap shots.
Outlook
Well the screwy Sabres, who you can't predict who will show up night in night out. Will either come out strong feeling good about beating the Sharks, or just beat up and mail it in. Since they do play 3 other times this week, Wed, Fri and Sat. Maybe they will save some energy. But me thinks not. They know they need to win games now to make the playoffs later. I say the Sabres come out and win 3-2. But once again what do I know?
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