Shut Out

Well, yesterday was a bad day for me in regards to trying to see live music in Buffalo. First off I was unable to get Hip tickets. As expected they were sold out in three minutes after going on sale. Then, to add insult to injury the Sloan show that was supposed to be at the Town Ballroom was canceled for some inexplicable reason. Apparently it will be rescheduled. We'll see.

At least the Sabres came back and pulled out a victory against Vancouver last night in a shoot out. I didn't catch the whole game, but from what I saw it was very typical of the way the Sabres have been playing lately. Poor special teams, some bad give aways (what the hell was Spacek doing in OT making that pass in front of Miller?????!!!!!), and stretches when they just seem out of it. At the same time when they turn it on they can generate a ton of pressure that lead to a ton of scoring chances, and or penalties. The problem obviously is that the power play has not worked all year. Anyway, the Sabres were able to tie the game late and force OT. They killed a 4 on 3 and got to the shoot out where they put it away. By the way I think Thomas Vanek has to get another move in the shoot out. You've at least got to get a shot on net. Ales Kotalik's move was sweet and Miller ended up making three huge saves for the shoot out win. One more game tonight against Montreal before the All-Star break. It would be nice to go into the break with three wins in a row after going through a slump.