Hockey Rhetoric

Tough game for the Sabres. Washington had three days off since they last played. You had to think they were going to really be skating. A few things I noticed:

• I really like Montador’s game lately and actually the whole season, for the most part. I love that when he’s got the puck behind the Sabres’ net, he’s not afraid to skate right up the middle of the ice with it. Montador has pretty good instincts when he handles the puck. But he knows his limits too. Montador, like Grier, shoots the puck almost immediately when he has it. They both know they’re not great shooters and they also know the best technique to maximize their chances of scoring is to shoot quickly. » Read the rest of this entry «

There has been some pretty interesting dialog taking place about the Sabres lately. Everyone likes to think they know how to fix the team’s struggles. This post is not my attempt at that. Instead of pulling my hair out speculating why players are not playing well, I’m going to get subjective and analogous. This is just how my brain works sometimes. » Read the rest of this entry «