SABRES LOSE CLOSE ONE TO CAPS
Coaching blunder doesn't help
The Buffalo Sabres lost a tight one goal affair to the Caps Tuesday night. The Sabres knew this was going to be a tough game missing their top all around player defenceman Scott Niedermayer. To replace Niedermayer the Sabres recalled rookie Dman J-M Liles. However in an embarassing turn of events, Sabres GM/Coach Looooob inserted Liles into the 3rd line RW position instead of 3rd line D...this left the Sabres blueline short staffed and their forward ranks in disarray.
"Did this contribute to the loss?" Looooob asked rhetorically "I don't think so. Look the Caps are an elite team, this is not a guaranteed win here. but I'll agree we didn't do ourselves any favours. But I"m not going to blame myself or Liles for the loss".
When asked how this could happen, Loooob refused to lay blame, although rumours have it the fact that his 3 year old son was on his lap screaming "I want to play teletubbies!!" the whole time Looooob was inputting his lines didn't help.
Positives for the Sabres were the solid play again of Regehr, Kim Johnsson, Sarich and Visnosky. Visnosky seriously outdueled Cory Cross a player he was traded for a week ago, although obviously Cross gets the last laugh. The Sabres PK was also solid, stoning the high octane Caps on 8 attempts.
It does appear that Scott Niedermayer will be back in time for tonights game versus Colorado.
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