ATD #9 Bob Cole Quarterfinal: #1 Buffalo Bisons vs. #8 Ottawa Silver Seven
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Two things stand out for me in this series -- depth and chemistry. Buffalo has lots of both, and Ottawa's is lacking.
Top 6 forwards are close. But Ottawa's bottom 6 make me scratch my head. Cully Dahlstrom? Charlie Burns? Guys like Balfour and Toppazzini and Mackell are clearly better. The same thing goes on defense -- Lidstrom and Tremblay is a better duo than any Buffalo can put together, but Brian Rafalski looks completely out of place on a top pair, Steve Smith and Alex Smith are just OK, and I think Chris Phillips is still a reach. As long as Doug Barkley doesn't have to play with a debilitating injury, the Buffalo defense doesn't have many question marks.
Chuck Rayner is also a small edge over Tom Barrasso.
My biggest concern about Ottwa is their choice of coaches. Herb Brooks. Herb Brooks can be a great coach, but he needs to either coach a) a minor league team, or b) ANY team aside from this one. Jaromir Jagr isn't going to play Herb Brooks hockey. Neither will Jason Spezza. Neither will Dany Heatley. Neither will Pat Lafontaine. I see a huge problem when 4 of the top 6 forwards don't mesh with the coach. A Herb Brooks team needs to have less star scoring, more toughness, more defense, better goaltending, more speed and more opportunistic offense. Seriously doubt these Silver Seven can play that way.
Top 6 forwards are close. But Ottawa's bottom 6 make me scratch my head. Cully Dahlstrom? Charlie Burns? Guys like Balfour and Toppazzini and Mackell are clearly better. The same thing goes on defense -- Lidstrom and Tremblay is a better duo than any Buffalo can put together, but Brian Rafalski looks completely out of place on a top pair, Steve Smith and Alex Smith are just OK, and I think Chris Phillips is still a reach. As long as Doug Barkley doesn't have to play with a debilitating injury, the Buffalo defense doesn't have many question marks.
Chuck Rayner is also a small edge over Tom Barrasso.
My biggest concern about Ottwa is their choice of coaches. Herb Brooks. Herb Brooks can be a great coach, but he needs to either coach a) a minor league team, or b) ANY team aside from this one. Jaromir Jagr isn't going to play Herb Brooks hockey. Neither will Jason Spezza. Neither will Dany Heatley. Neither will Pat Lafontaine. I see a huge problem when 4 of the top 6 forwards don't mesh with the coach. A Herb Brooks team needs to have less star scoring, more toughness, more defense, better goaltending, more speed and more opportunistic offense. Seriously doubt these Silver Seven can play that way.
yes, he did not accomplish anything without that perennial all-star, Jim Craig.
The fact that this is not a Herby team is exactly why we need him. He will break Jagr and Heatley and reform them in his own image.
They were two elite defensive forwards in their time. Dahlstrom would have probably won several Selkes in the 30's. Same for Burns in the 60's.
I have to say, Ottawa is in the worse possible position. I voted for pappy, as his team is clearly the best in the division.
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Silver 7 is a nice team. A good first line in Blake Lafontaine & Jagr & 2 great dmen in Lidstrom & Tremblay. I expect a tough battle but think that the depth Buffala has throughout their lineup will carry Buffalo to victory,
I think Cup was on the right track in a lot of ways in the first eight-or-so rounds of the draft. Until he started loading up on modern Senators. Phillips and Spezza aren't ATD-worthy players.
Ottawa has an excellent top line, a top-notch third line, and maybe the most underrated defensive line centre in the draft in Charlie Burns for the fourth line. Backstrom-Burns will give pappy's centres some long nights. And the 1-2 punch of Lidstrom-Tremblay is one of the best in the draft.
Depth is an issue. Great 1-2 punch on defence. But Phillips is going to be dog meat in this series. I love the guy. But he's an MLD guy at best. And Galley would be even worse. Smith could be in trouble, too. Rafalski as a top-pairing guy? Maybe because he's played with Lidstrom, but that's it. He's probably done enough to be a No. 6 in this thing.
Temptation is there to have a Lidstrom-Tremblay pairing, but they could be in trouble against a physical line like the Kurtenbach line, or even the Mikita line, which has a couple aggressive guys in Mikita and Jackson.
pappy's got a magnificent team. You want to go goal-for-goal with the Bisons? Have fun with that. You want to play tough? This is probably pappy's toughest team. You want to skate? They can skate. They can backcheck.
The defence is tremendous. An ace in Pilote. A top-notch No. 2 in Brewer, and a solid No. 2 in Bill White who slides into the No. 3 spot.
Goaltending probably won't be a big factor. Rayner's better, but it's not by enough to make a big difference. Mikita's licking his chops at the thought of playing against Barrasso.
Buffalo also has an edge behind the bench. Irvin's one of the best ever. Johnson's really, really good, and his attitude will be beneficial with this team, but he's a definite step below Irvin.
Ottawa has an excellent top line, a top-notch third line, and maybe the most underrated defensive line centre in the draft in Charlie Burns for the fourth line. Backstrom-Burns will give pappy's centres some long nights. And the 1-2 punch of Lidstrom-Tremblay is one of the best in the draft.
Depth is an issue. Great 1-2 punch on defence. But Phillips is going to be dog meat in this series. I love the guy. But he's an MLD guy at best. And Galley would be even worse. Smith could be in trouble, too. Rafalski as a top-pairing guy? Maybe because he's played with Lidstrom, but that's it. He's probably done enough to be a No. 6 in this thing.
Temptation is there to have a Lidstrom-Tremblay pairing, but they could be in trouble against a physical line like the Kurtenbach line, or even the Mikita line, which has a couple aggressive guys in Mikita and Jackson.
pappy's got a magnificent team. You want to go goal-for-goal with the Bisons? Have fun with that. You want to play tough? This is probably pappy's toughest team. You want to skate? They can skate. They can backcheck.
The defence is tremendous. An ace in Pilote. A top-notch No. 2 in Brewer, and a solid No. 2 in Bill White who slides into the No. 3 spot.
Goaltending probably won't be a big factor. Rayner's better, but it's not by enough to make a big difference. Mikita's licking his chops at the thought of playing against Barrasso.
Buffalo also has an edge behind the bench. Irvin's one of the best ever. Johnson's really, really good, and his attitude will be beneficial with this team, but he's a definite step below Irvin.
Any team that can throw Nick Lidstrom on the ice for half the game has a shot in my books, but I think this is the slam-dunk of the playoffs. Ottawa has some nice elements - a great 1-2 punch with Lafontaine and Jagr, but loading up on Senators was lazy and he paid the price in the voting.
seventieslord
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Game 1: HSBC Arena, Buffalo
Buffalo was very confident heading into the series, but The Silver Seven were determined to make it difficult on them. "All season we've been underdogs", Herb Brooks was quoted as saying. "This is no different. With hard work and a system, anyone can beat anyone." It was time to put that to the test in game 1 in Buffalo.
In period 1, Buffalo came out flying, led by Stan Mikita and Pierre Pilote. With Pilote springing Mikita and Busher Jackson to three odd-man rushes, it was only a matter of time until they scored. Mikita buried Jackson's return pass 7 minutes into the first, and it was 1-0. Later in the period, on another odd-man rush, Pilote joined in and converted a Mikita drop pass into a 2-0 lead. Meanwhile, the Marshall-Mackell-Fleming unit was making life very difficult for Ottawa's top line. Jaromir Jagr was a monster along the boards but the checking unit and Buffalo's robust defensemen were tiring him out by the time he emerged from the corner with the puck.
In the second period, it was more of the same, as Ottawa appeared to have no answer for Mikita's line. Mikita set up Nedomansky for a powerplay marker just three minutes in, and then tipped in a Pierre Pilote slapshot at even strength five minutes later. Frustration started to get the better of Ottawa, as Ralph Backstrom was called for hitting Tod Sloan from behind in an overzealous effort to fire up his squad. Ottawa's PK unit, missing its second most important member, managed to kill the major penalty off, mainly against the Mikita unit. Had they turned a corner?
During the third period, and in the wake of the Backstrom hit, Buffalo coach Dick Irvin was hesitant to play Mikita's line. With the game out of reach, there was no need to risk seeing any of them injured. Don Marshall and Orland Kurtenback potted meaningless goals against Evgeni Nabokov in a chippy third period and Buffalo took game 1, 6-0.
"Some guys aren't playing my system", Brooks said after the game, refusing to give names. It was clear to all who saw the game, that he was referring to his second line of Heatley-Spezza-Alfredsson, which was invisible much of the night. "Backstrom should be suspended for the season", Irvin told the press. "There is no place in hockey for what he did to Tod." Backstrom was apologetic. "I'm glad he's OK. I was just trying to take the man and he turned a bit and fell awkwardly. I guess it's in the league's hands now." Brooks did not say whether Nabokov had stolen the starting job from Barrasso or if the American would be back in the nets two nights later.
Buffalo leads series 1-0.
Buffalo was very confident heading into the series, but The Silver Seven were determined to make it difficult on them. "All season we've been underdogs", Herb Brooks was quoted as saying. "This is no different. With hard work and a system, anyone can beat anyone." It was time to put that to the test in game 1 in Buffalo.
In period 1, Buffalo came out flying, led by Stan Mikita and Pierre Pilote. With Pilote springing Mikita and Busher Jackson to three odd-man rushes, it was only a matter of time until they scored. Mikita buried Jackson's return pass 7 minutes into the first, and it was 1-0. Later in the period, on another odd-man rush, Pilote joined in and converted a Mikita drop pass into a 2-0 lead. Meanwhile, the Marshall-Mackell-Fleming unit was making life very difficult for Ottawa's top line. Jaromir Jagr was a monster along the boards but the checking unit and Buffalo's robust defensemen were tiring him out by the time he emerged from the corner with the puck.
In the second period, it was more of the same, as Ottawa appeared to have no answer for Mikita's line. Mikita set up Nedomansky for a powerplay marker just three minutes in, and then tipped in a Pierre Pilote slapshot at even strength five minutes later. Frustration started to get the better of Ottawa, as Ralph Backstrom was called for hitting Tod Sloan from behind in an overzealous effort to fire up his squad. Ottawa's PK unit, missing its second most important member, managed to kill the major penalty off, mainly against the Mikita unit. Had they turned a corner?
During the third period, and in the wake of the Backstrom hit, Buffalo coach Dick Irvin was hesitant to play Mikita's line. With the game out of reach, there was no need to risk seeing any of them injured. Don Marshall and Orland Kurtenback potted meaningless goals against Evgeni Nabokov in a chippy third period and Buffalo took game 1, 6-0.
"Some guys aren't playing my system", Brooks said after the game, refusing to give names. It was clear to all who saw the game, that he was referring to his second line of Heatley-Spezza-Alfredsson, which was invisible much of the night. "Backstrom should be suspended for the season", Irvin told the press. "There is no place in hockey for what he did to Tod." Backstrom was apologetic. "I'm glad he's OK. I was just trying to take the man and he turned a bit and fell awkwardly. I guess it's in the league's hands now." Brooks did not say whether Nabokov had stolen the starting job from Barrasso or if the American would be back in the nets two nights later.
Buffalo leads series 1-0.
seventieslord
Student Of The Game
Game 2, HSBC Arena, Buffalo
Luckily for Ottawa, the league office declined to suspend Backstrom, stating it was "just a hockey play", "accidental", and the fact that Sloan got up and skated away from the hit probably helped, too. The Mikita unit was flying high again to start game 2. While they skated and passed well and owned the play, they weren't getting the bounces that saw them bury four goals two nights ago. Ottawa opened the scoring on a wrist shot from Toe Blake, following a brilliant pass by Jaromir Jagr from the corner. Nicklas Lidstrom, a -3 in game 1, was making tape to tape passes and poke checked Stan Mikita and Alex Delvecchio on numerous occasions. He collected an assist when Jagr, fresh off a line change, split Frank Patrick and Doug Barkley and undressed Chuck Rayner. Buffalo fans were stunned - they were down 2-0 after a frame.
In the second period, Tom Barrasso stood on his head, withstanding a barrage of shots from Buffalo's scoring lines. At the other end, Rayner wasn't as busy, but did stone Dany Heatley on two cross-ice one-timers. Buffalo's PK units got them out of some trouble after Kurtenbach took a double minor. After a scoreless second period, Buffalo was still behind the 8 ball.
The Bisons, unwilling to relinquish home ice advantage to an underdog, came out hard in the third, hitting everything that moved. The hard work paid off when Murray Balfour converted a Johnny Wilson pass that skipped over Rafalski's stick. Just two minutes later, Buffalo appeared to tie it up, but instead received a goaltender interference penalty as Toppazzini bowled over Barrasso before the puck skipped in. Toppazzini had every right to be furious, as he was clearly pushed by Steve Smith. On the ensuing power play, Toe Blake's tireless cycling led to a goal when he found Pat Lafontaine, who had eluded Neil Colville, open. With not much hockey left to play, Ottawa's two goal lead was restored. Charlie Burns, Ottawa's 4th center, was given plenty of ice time to stop Mikita, who for whatever reason appeared snakebitten tonight. Burns was rewarded with an empty net goal, and Ottawa went back home with a 4-1 victory and a tied series.
Series tied 1-1
Luckily for Ottawa, the league office declined to suspend Backstrom, stating it was "just a hockey play", "accidental", and the fact that Sloan got up and skated away from the hit probably helped, too. The Mikita unit was flying high again to start game 2. While they skated and passed well and owned the play, they weren't getting the bounces that saw them bury four goals two nights ago. Ottawa opened the scoring on a wrist shot from Toe Blake, following a brilliant pass by Jaromir Jagr from the corner. Nicklas Lidstrom, a -3 in game 1, was making tape to tape passes and poke checked Stan Mikita and Alex Delvecchio on numerous occasions. He collected an assist when Jagr, fresh off a line change, split Frank Patrick and Doug Barkley and undressed Chuck Rayner. Buffalo fans were stunned - they were down 2-0 after a frame.
In the second period, Tom Barrasso stood on his head, withstanding a barrage of shots from Buffalo's scoring lines. At the other end, Rayner wasn't as busy, but did stone Dany Heatley on two cross-ice one-timers. Buffalo's PK units got them out of some trouble after Kurtenbach took a double minor. After a scoreless second period, Buffalo was still behind the 8 ball.
The Bisons, unwilling to relinquish home ice advantage to an underdog, came out hard in the third, hitting everything that moved. The hard work paid off when Murray Balfour converted a Johnny Wilson pass that skipped over Rafalski's stick. Just two minutes later, Buffalo appeared to tie it up, but instead received a goaltender interference penalty as Toppazzini bowled over Barrasso before the puck skipped in. Toppazzini had every right to be furious, as he was clearly pushed by Steve Smith. On the ensuing power play, Toe Blake's tireless cycling led to a goal when he found Pat Lafontaine, who had eluded Neil Colville, open. With not much hockey left to play, Ottawa's two goal lead was restored. Charlie Burns, Ottawa's 4th center, was given plenty of ice time to stop Mikita, who for whatever reason appeared snakebitten tonight. Burns was rewarded with an empty net goal, and Ottawa went back home with a 4-1 victory and a tied series.
Series tied 1-1
seventieslord
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Game 3, Corel Center, Kanata
Confident in their abilities after a convincing 4-1 win in game 2, Ottawa came out flying in game 2, pressing very hard for that first goal to get the crowd behind them. Six minutes in, a pinching JC Tremblay is stripped of the puck by Eddie Litzenberger, and Litzy goes in untouched, burying the biscuit in the top corner. The Ottawa crowd was cautiously optimistic, but noticeably quieter. A soft goal from the blueline by Carl Brewer with less than a second on the clock silenced them further. For the third straight game, it was 2-0 after a period.
In the second period, Ottawa appeared to wake up. Backstrom's line was particularly strong, matching the Mikita line rush for rush. While the Lidstrom-Rafalski tandem was keeping Mikita and Jackson at bay, White and Pilote were having some trouble with Propp and Bellows on the wings. Propp forced a loose back after hitting Pilote in the Buffalo zone, walked out front, and though Rayner stopped his first attempt, no one grabbed the rebound except Propp. 2-1 Buffalo. The enthusiastic play of the Silver Seven continued but the one goal was the only one they could get past Rayner.
Tom Barrasso stoned Vaclav Nedomansky on the opening shift of the first period, only to allow a goal by Neil Colville from the point off the ensuing faceoff. Charlie Burns once again performed admirably in keeping Mikita's line at bay, but when he took a hooking penalty at the 15 minute mark, Mikita and Nedomansky took advantage of the fact that he was not on the ice and made it 4-1. More chippy play followed, until some scuffles broke out at the final buzzer. No fighting majors were issued, but Cully Dahlstrom gave Pilote a nice facewash.
"They've got two tough lines and to beat them you have to contain both of them", Herb Brooks said after the game. "We are still in this thing and we'll give them a good game Friday night".
Buffalo leads series 2-1
Confident in their abilities after a convincing 4-1 win in game 2, Ottawa came out flying in game 2, pressing very hard for that first goal to get the crowd behind them. Six minutes in, a pinching JC Tremblay is stripped of the puck by Eddie Litzenberger, and Litzy goes in untouched, burying the biscuit in the top corner. The Ottawa crowd was cautiously optimistic, but noticeably quieter. A soft goal from the blueline by Carl Brewer with less than a second on the clock silenced them further. For the third straight game, it was 2-0 after a period.
In the second period, Ottawa appeared to wake up. Backstrom's line was particularly strong, matching the Mikita line rush for rush. While the Lidstrom-Rafalski tandem was keeping Mikita and Jackson at bay, White and Pilote were having some trouble with Propp and Bellows on the wings. Propp forced a loose back after hitting Pilote in the Buffalo zone, walked out front, and though Rayner stopped his first attempt, no one grabbed the rebound except Propp. 2-1 Buffalo. The enthusiastic play of the Silver Seven continued but the one goal was the only one they could get past Rayner.
Tom Barrasso stoned Vaclav Nedomansky on the opening shift of the first period, only to allow a goal by Neil Colville from the point off the ensuing faceoff. Charlie Burns once again performed admirably in keeping Mikita's line at bay, but when he took a hooking penalty at the 15 minute mark, Mikita and Nedomansky took advantage of the fact that he was not on the ice and made it 4-1. More chippy play followed, until some scuffles broke out at the final buzzer. No fighting majors were issued, but Cully Dahlstrom gave Pilote a nice facewash.
"They've got two tough lines and to beat them you have to contain both of them", Herb Brooks said after the game. "We are still in this thing and we'll give them a good game Friday night".
Buffalo leads series 2-1
seventieslord
Student Of The Game
Game 4, Corel Center, Kanata
After allowing 8 goals in 5 periods during Ottawa's two losses, Tom Barrasso found himself on Ottawa's bench to start game 4. Charlie Burns started the game against the Mikita line, as he was the only one who seemed to be having any success slowing them down. Sloan and Litzenberger combined for a pretty goal just six minutes in against Ottawa's third line. Propp and Bellows, not used to a defensive role, were ineffective in containing this line for much of this first period, scrambling around in their own zone and rarely getting chances of their own to score. They were fortunate to escape the first period down just 1-0.
Carl Brewer started the second period with a bang, Levelling Daniel Alfredsson with a huge hit that left the Swede staggering to the bench. Alfredsson was not seen on the bench again. Brooks began double shifting Jagr on the Spezza line, but fatigue began to show. By the end of the period, Jagr appeared slow and fatigued from carrying Brewer and Colville on his back. He managed two ineffective shots. Much of the pop on Ottawa's first line came from Toe Blake, who forechecked effectively and made life difficult for Rayner. His hard work was finally rewarded when he tipped a Lidstrom point shot past Rayner. TV replays showed that the puck actually grazed off the pants of Jagr, who was planted in the other side of the crease, and he was credited with the tying goal.
The third period was one played very cautiously by Herb Brooks' squad. With the game tied, this was no time to be taking chances. However, Brian Bellows got caught deep in the Buffalo zone with five minutes left, and the puck came back fast. Pilote found a speeding Litzenberger, who passed across to Delvecchio for the 2-1 goal. Delvecchio's goal would stand as Rayner turned aside a few decent opportunities from the top line.
"We were that close to getting to overtime, with a legimate shot at going back to Buffalo ties 2-2. This series is 3-1 and you guys are talking like it's 4-1", Brooks said to the media. "This isn't finished. See you in Buffalo" he said, as he left the press conference.
Buffalo leads series 3-1
After allowing 8 goals in 5 periods during Ottawa's two losses, Tom Barrasso found himself on Ottawa's bench to start game 4. Charlie Burns started the game against the Mikita line, as he was the only one who seemed to be having any success slowing them down. Sloan and Litzenberger combined for a pretty goal just six minutes in against Ottawa's third line. Propp and Bellows, not used to a defensive role, were ineffective in containing this line for much of this first period, scrambling around in their own zone and rarely getting chances of their own to score. They were fortunate to escape the first period down just 1-0.
Carl Brewer started the second period with a bang, Levelling Daniel Alfredsson with a huge hit that left the Swede staggering to the bench. Alfredsson was not seen on the bench again. Brooks began double shifting Jagr on the Spezza line, but fatigue began to show. By the end of the period, Jagr appeared slow and fatigued from carrying Brewer and Colville on his back. He managed two ineffective shots. Much of the pop on Ottawa's first line came from Toe Blake, who forechecked effectively and made life difficult for Rayner. His hard work was finally rewarded when he tipped a Lidstrom point shot past Rayner. TV replays showed that the puck actually grazed off the pants of Jagr, who was planted in the other side of the crease, and he was credited with the tying goal.
The third period was one played very cautiously by Herb Brooks' squad. With the game tied, this was no time to be taking chances. However, Brian Bellows got caught deep in the Buffalo zone with five minutes left, and the puck came back fast. Pilote found a speeding Litzenberger, who passed across to Delvecchio for the 2-1 goal. Delvecchio's goal would stand as Rayner turned aside a few decent opportunities from the top line.
"We were that close to getting to overtime, with a legimate shot at going back to Buffalo ties 2-2. This series is 3-1 and you guys are talking like it's 4-1", Brooks said to the media. "This isn't finished. See you in Buffalo" he said, as he left the press conference.
Buffalo leads series 3-1
seventieslord
Student Of The Game
Game 5, HSBC arena, Buffalo
Brian Bellows, victimized for the game winning goal the night before, wound up a healthy scratch in favour of Doru Tureanu. With no break between games, the teams appeared a bit sluggish throughout a scoreless first period. With just 11 combined shots, this game looked like a grade 7 dance, with no team ready to make the first move.
Alfredsson, back after taking a nasty hit from Carl Brewer, looked to be suffering no ill effects as he broke up a play between Sloan and Litzenberger and nearly scored on the rush 15 seconds later. Mikita's line, still troubled by Burns, was at least able to get away from him occasionally now that they had the last line change. They capitalized on this opportunity late in the 2nd, when Mikita deked out Nabokov for his 3rd goal and 6th point of the series.
Mikita struck again, 36 seconds into the 3rd period, when he intercepted a Brian Rafalski pass and went in alone on Nabokov. With the score now 2-0, Buffalo went into a defensive shell and appeared to be shutting down the Silver Seven effectively until Don Marshall took a hooking penalty. Jaromir Jagr quickly made them pay from an impossible angle, and once again it was a one goal game. Rayner made a couple big saves on another penalty kill to preserve the lead, until Pilote got the puck to a streaking Nedomansky. Mikita followed and buried the rebound from Nabokov's left pad, blowing by an ineffective Chris Phillips. With three mintes left and two goals to make up, time was running out for Ottawa. Despite some inspired pressure from their first line, they were unable to generate much in the way of scoring chances against Fleming Mackell's line and the game ended, 3-1.
Buffalo wins series, 4-1
Brian Bellows, victimized for the game winning goal the night before, wound up a healthy scratch in favour of Doru Tureanu. With no break between games, the teams appeared a bit sluggish throughout a scoreless first period. With just 11 combined shots, this game looked like a grade 7 dance, with no team ready to make the first move.
Alfredsson, back after taking a nasty hit from Carl Brewer, looked to be suffering no ill effects as he broke up a play between Sloan and Litzenberger and nearly scored on the rush 15 seconds later. Mikita's line, still troubled by Burns, was at least able to get away from him occasionally now that they had the last line change. They capitalized on this opportunity late in the 2nd, when Mikita deked out Nabokov for his 3rd goal and 6th point of the series.
Mikita struck again, 36 seconds into the 3rd period, when he intercepted a Brian Rafalski pass and went in alone on Nabokov. With the score now 2-0, Buffalo went into a defensive shell and appeared to be shutting down the Silver Seven effectively until Don Marshall took a hooking penalty. Jaromir Jagr quickly made them pay from an impossible angle, and once again it was a one goal game. Rayner made a couple big saves on another penalty kill to preserve the lead, until Pilote got the puck to a streaking Nedomansky. Mikita followed and buried the rebound from Nabokov's left pad, blowing by an ineffective Chris Phillips. With three mintes left and two goals to make up, time was running out for Ottawa. Despite some inspired pressure from their first line, they were unable to generate much in the way of scoring chances against Fleming Mackell's line and the game ended, 3-1.
Buffalo wins series, 4-1
seventieslord
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Thank you, ADC. You were a worthy opponent and I wish you well in future ATD's.
Seventieslord, thanks for the great write-ups.,
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