Thrashers Playoff preview vs the Sabres

[Cheese]

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Thrashers round 1 - 2005/2006 CPHL Stanley Cup preview!

Vs the Buffalo Sabres led by GM Mike Innes aka looooob

Team 1 (Thrashers) vs Team 8 (Sabres)

Thrashers played the Sabres twice during the 2005/2006 season, outscoring the Sabres by a 10-3 margin.
Bill Guerin was the best player on either team with 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points. Unfortunately, Guerin “might” be on the shelf for the first game or two with an eye injury. The Thrashers are hoping he heals quickly and will be ready for Game 1 drop of the puck. All other Thrashers are healthy and raring to play!

Day 83
SABRES 0 at THRASHERS 6
Scoring Summary
Period 1
1. THRASHERS, GUERIN 29 (STLOUIS, CONROY), 02:24
2. THRASHERS, GUERIN 30 (SHANAHAN, STLOUIS) (PP), 14:53
PENALTIES: A. SEMENOV SAB (CROSS-CHECKING, Minor) 13:21, B. MORROW SAB (ROUGHING, Minor) 14:10
Period 2
3. THRASHERS, SHANAHAN 21 (CARTER, RAFALSKI), 03:13
4. THRASHERS, HALL 11 (GUERIN, CONROY), 04:36
Period 3
5. THRASHERS, GAUTHIER 5 (MODIN, NIEDERMAYER), 08:30
6. THRASHERS, SYDOR 5 (CARTER, SHANAHAN), 15:15
PENALTIES: P. VRANA SAB (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 00:36

Goalie Statistics
Martin Gerber (SAB), 23 saves out of 28 shots, L, 5-6-1
J-S Giguere (SAB), 7 saves out of 8 shots
Patrick Lalime (THR), 20 saves out of 20 shots, W, 31-9-1

Post Game comments

Day 123
THRASHERS 4 at SABRES 3
Scoring Summary
Period 1
1. SABRES, LOMBARDI 8 (LANG, MILLER) (PP), 06:13
PENALTIES: P. BONDRA THR (GOALIE INTERERENCE, Minor) 04:47, J. LANGENBRUNNER THR (HIGHSTICKING, Double Minor) 06:20, Z. CHARA THR (ROUGHING, Minor) 15:09, R. FEDOTENKO SAB (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 15:09
Period 2
2. SABRES, MORROW 29 (LANG, MCKEE), 01:51
3. THRASHERS, CARTER 24 (FRIESEN, GAUTHIER), 03:40
4. THRASHERS, FRIESEN 26 (CARTER, KOZLOV), 09:20
5. THRASHERS, STLOUIS 34 (GUERIN, LANGENBRUNNER), 16:43
PENALTIES: D. SYDOR THR (ELBOWING, Minor) 02:54, R. LANG SAB (CROSS-CHECKING, Minor) 02:54, P. BONDRA THR (BOARDING, Minor) 13:27
Period 3
6. THRASHERS, CONROY 22 (GUERIN, BOYLE), 04:07
7. SABRES, PAHLSSON 8 (FEDOTENKO, JILLSON), 18:09
PENALTIES: D. BOYLE THR (CROSS-CHECKING, Minor) 06:22

Goalie Statistics
Patrick Lalime (THR), 25 saves out of 28 shots, W, 45-15-1
J-S Giguere (SAB), 16 saves out of 20 shots, L, 28-23-3

Post Game comments

Power Play

Thrashers 20.8% to Sabres 14.3%

Penalty Kill

Thrashers 87.1% to Sabres 83.1%

Team Scoring

Thrashers 3.98GF/G to Sabres 3.16GF/G

Team Defence

Thrashers 2.42GA/G to Sabres 2.99GA/G

Thrashers have met the Sabres in the playoffs.
Round 2 of the 2003/04 season - Thrashers win 4-2


Prediction - Thrashers in 5

[Preds GM - CPHL]

go sabres go

gotta go with the underdog

[Cheese]

bump

[MJK]

Sabers in 7, Lalime poops the bed...AGAIN!

[Sylvanfan]

Yeah who wants to see Cheese win? But his team is too strong for the Sabres and this one. Similar to my matchup with the Jackets last year I predict he struggles a bit getting through this one in 6.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Sabres shock Thrashers taking a 2-0 series lead but the Cheese rolls over them anyways in 6.

[Rink Rat]

Ouch.... bad draw for the Sabres.

Giguere are you ready.

The Trash are a very strong team with very little flaws if any.

Upsets are going to happen, I just do not see it happen here.

Prediction: Trash in 5

[notoepik]

Thrash thrash the Sabres in 4.

Sabres shoulda done that deadline deal with the Hawks

Daze won't help you now

[Angelino]

Thrashers in 5

[Goffie]

Thrash in 5!

[Young Guns]

Sabres win .......Sweep!

[Mango]

Should be a good series!

[looooob]

Sabres will attempt to prepare a full length response tonight

in the meantime, thanks to everyone for their kind words of support...doesn't look good for the boys from Buffalo

[looooob]

SABRES GET READY FOR ROUND ONE
Hockey gods and computer gods conspire against them

The Buffalo Sabres are thrilled to return to the playoffs after a one year absence. This is the Sabres third trip to the postseason in four years. However it comes at a price as they face the allworld Atlanta Thrashers. The Sabres are a weakened club, with the Palffy retirement, the Daze injury woes, trading pending UFAs Smolinski and Gerber at the deadline and backup goalie Sandford out for the season. Forward Mike Leclerc is also day to day.

In addition the Sabres GM is having home computer woes and can't work the roster files, he's also heading out of town...meaning he is trusting his lines to the SIM gods.

All of this adds up to a possible blowout of a series, but the Sabres will vow to do their best....and they do have a secret weapon

THE ELIMINATOR: MARTIN GELINAS

We all know he eats Division champions for breakfast.

Sabres Depth Chart (* approximate lines....who knows what SIM has in store)

LW
Gelinas
Morrow
Daze (inj)
Leclerc
Hahl

C
Prospal
Morrison
Pahlsson
Lombardi
Taylor

RW
Rolston
Fedotenko
Miller
Marshall (*CPHL allstar Grant Marshall that is)
Belak

D
Kalinin
Semenov
Sarich
McKee
Miller
Hnidy
Jillson
Dykhuis

G
JS Giguere
Budaj
Sandford (inj)

It's going to be a tough tough road...but with Giguere in net, and such shining stars as Grant Marshall, Wade Belak, and Tim "tool" Taylor...don't count out the SAbres!