The End

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Well the playoff run was ended last night. With a 3-1 loss to Montreal. A battle of two teams going two different directions. Montreal ties for first place, while the Sabres are going home for the playoffs. After two straight ECF runs, they get to see the playoffs on a tv set, like all the fans. Its been that type of year, they never really were very good. They made some runs to get into playoff position, but then would slump, knocking them out and they never recovered. This is a young team, that lost a lot of leadership in the offseason. No one took the reins right away and it killed them early in the season. Going 6-10-1 was killer to start the season. Of course in the next 17 games they went 13-4. Which shows you what this team is all about. No real consistency. They'd get cold, they'd get hot, then they get cold. They needed a thermostat on the team to put them at the right temperature.

They were in the Playoffs at Christmas and looking like they had it together. Then the infamous 10 game winless streak. They fought and clawed to get back in the playoffs but were always at the border. Then that game against the 10 game winless streak Flyers, Campbells last game, was the death blow for me. They should have put the flyers away there. But this team just wasn't good enough. The talent is there, but the effort and desire isn't a bunch of times. Its gonna be a long offseason of what ifs and what should have beens. My only problem is they let this guy.....


The smirk strikes again

Do them in.

I'll be going over who did what and where it went wrong over the next few weeks. Its all we have now. Theres no previews or hopes of Cup dreams. Plus we'll have some great memories of the past few years in the playoffs. But whenever there is a down moment there is always something to pick you up, and thanks to Mark Bell. Who i bet will hear about how hes wearing a cage and hes a coward this week, does a Chris Neil to Alfie.


I can watch this all day.

Well always remember, there is next year.

They lost so, why all the praise?

James McCoy- Buffalo News

Well the Griffs on Saturday night, fell to Rider, sure they showed guts and not giving up. But they still lost. Its like the tournament erased all the bad play and a coach not knowing his lineup till the end of the year, for the Buffalo News. They won a first round game last year and lost in the 2nd round. This year they just lost more games, and were easily beaten in the regular season. So they showed some guts in the tournament. Well guess what, maybe if you showed some of that in the regular season, you wouldn't have been a 10 seed and then have to play Rider in the 2nd round.

They talked about all the players that came up, Logins, Bevilaqua. Well how didn't coach Parrotta know his talented players at the beginning of the season? Letting Willie Hassell and Jovan Robinson suck up minutes with no production. They lost over half of their games by double digits. When your starting a walk on at the end of the year, things must have gone wrong somewhere. College basketball is all about recruiting, and when you find you best players by accident and not by seeing them. It says something about the people your bringing in.

Yes they are a young team, and it will be back last year. You should say give the team patience. But really this is the same team that got cranked by Niagara at the end of the year. A rival. Obviously when determined to play, the Griffs are outmatched. The Broncs, took the Griffs lightly and it almost cost them.

Ill be optimistic, when I see consistent play from this team. You can't say Frank Turner got better this year. The veterns on last years squad made him better. With guys his own age, he struggled. Hopefully they will all grow up together and in a couple years make a serious MAAC run.