6:28pm :
Thomas Vanek is wearing an "A", as are Jason Pominville, and Paul Gaustad.
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Sabres and Thrashers take the ice for warm-ups.
Sabres are in sexy blues. Thrash in road whites.
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HUGE four pointer here tonight.
Terry, Kim, "The Tweetie Birds", and the rest of the Pegula gang are here tonight for the first game of the new era. Ryan Miller and the players will not want to disappoint.
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Scouts in the house tonight from Vancouver, San Jose, Chicago, Toronto, Minnesota, NY Rangers, Ottawa, Columbus, St. Louis, Dallas, Carolina, Edmonton, Nashville, Colorado, Boston, Montreal and Philly.
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Paul Byron is beack in Portland.
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I'm looking high and low for Atlanta Gm, Rick Dudley, he of the newly minted four year contract extension. His new contract may have to be transferred to Winnipeg in the months to come. We'll see.
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Talk about unexpected surprises?? After Doug Allen sandg the anthems, The French Connection skated out of the zamboni doors to surprise the pegula men who were standing with their faces away from the surprise guests! OUTSTANDING!
mr. pegukla and his sons were very impressed. The six men exchanged greetings and hugs. Pommer and Andrew Ladd did the ceremonial faceoff.
* I have video and I'll post it shorty.
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GAME ON! PEGULA ERA ON!
1st Period:
Rammer is instructing his boys to shoot from all areas of the ice
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@ 7:13, Tyler Myers' twisted wrister beats Pavelec for the first goal of the Terry Pegula Era.
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Byfuglien and Pommer trade penalties.
Buffalo are buzzing annd they are keeping ATL D men on their feet.
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Miller makes a HUGE pad save on Byfuglien on the two on one down low play.
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Shots are even at 10-10
1-0 Sabres after twenty minutes of play.
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2nd Period:
Buffalo get their second PP of the game, on ATLs second delay of game penalty. No dice. Buffalo's entries are sloppy and the ATL PK are aggressive.
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Thorburn sucker punches Pat Kaleta in front o the ref... no penalty... instead Morrisonn gets two for intereference... then..
1-1
Dustin Byfuglien gets his point bomb through from right point. Miller makes save. Little fishes the rebound to Ladd who goes roof daddy in the open net on the back door.
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Miller has picked up right where he left off on Sunday vs. Caps. He's made 6 or 7 great saves tonight to bail out his forwrads and D. He's looked like a Vezina for the past 5 periods of hockey.
3-1Goose, then Pommer.
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3rd Period:
Sabres have a two goal lead.
Tyler Myers +3; Leopold, Connolly, Pommer all +2; Goose needs an assist for his 'Gordie Howe Hat Trick". Honk Honk!!
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4-1 Sabres
Sabres strike quickly and add a big insurance goal.
Sabres flood the slot and Ennis gets a puck on Pavelec to which Hecht grabs the rebound skates it from right to left behind the net and warps it in behind Pavelec.
Ennis gets the goal because he helped it in. his 13th.
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