Ottawa REALLY messed up that game. Poor Emery though, he's trying his best, but as a rookie goalie, its alot to deal with. Those last two goals were absolutely ridiculous. It was an open net on the other side, and they could have finished off the game.

7-6? Good lord.

I just checked the stats. Ottawa let in SEVEN goals on 23 shots, while Buffalo let in 6 on 33 shots. So Ottawa let 1 in 3 shots on goal in the net. But Emery shouldn't get all the blame, the Sens were sloppy.

Ottawa played horribly. Their offense was gunning, but their defense was so sloppy. Most of Buffalo's goals weren't Emery's fault at all. I hope Ottawa can pull it together, but that game doesn't instill a lot of confidence. I hope it was just that they were over-rested, but we'll have to wait for game two.

I'm sad that I couldn't watch the whole game yesterday, I caught the insane 1st period then had to go. Anyways, it'll be a great series. It's one game for Ottawa, and they should've won it. It's far from over.
Anaheim murdered Colorado, and...Carolina murdered New Jersey? Anaheim's win doesn't surprise me at all, as Colorado is way too old and slow. They could beat Dallas because that team was just as old and slow as them, but Anaheim is fast like lightning, Colorado can't keep up. Series could be over in 5.

As for Carolina and Jersey, I just don't get it. I was away all day, so when I saw the score coming home today my jaw dropped. I could understand maybe a fluke steal, but 6-0? WTF? What the hell happened to the dominant New Jersey? With that being said, I think it's good for the Eastern Conference. They aren't invincible at all, meaning Buffalo or Ottawa could have a big chance.

Anaheim beat Colorado 3-0, so Bryzgalov gets his third straight shutout. He's got a streak of 229 minutes and 42 seconds going, the fourth longest shutout streak in playoff history. That's amazing. I wonder if he's gonna be another Giguere and disappear after this season.

Edmonton/San Jose game starts in 90 minutes. Can't wait!

Both Ottawa and New Jersey ought to be ashamed of their first second-round performances.

I just hope Edmonton doesn't follow this trend...

Hey, at least we got 6 goals!

Man, what is in the Anaheim water! First Giguere does gangbusters circa 2003, now Brysgelov. If both stay, it'll be a tight race for the #1 goaltender slot next season. My guess is that Brysgelov will play for a while, but will go back to sucking, so Giguere will end up having it by the end of the year.

Ugh, San Jose just outplayed the hell out of Edmonton tonight. Only losing 2-1 was actually very fortunate, as Edmonton sucked so bad.

I knew Colorado's win over Dallas was a fluke. I mean, Dallas got really unlucky, losing 3 of their games in OT. Now Colorado is being obliterated.

San Jose definately way outplayed Edmonton. Good on Roloson for only letting in 2 goals, though. I think he has been a lot more valuable than people originally thought. He is one of the main reasons the team beat Detroit.

PEACE, Mike.

Edmonton was outplayed in this game, but the same thing happened in game one vs. Detroit, and look what happened there. If Edmonton can win tomorrow and get the split, they should be fine. Roloson kept them in it, yes, but the Oilers weren't as outplayed as they were in game one against Detroit, so I'm not worried. And San Jose couldn't seal the deal, which bodes well for us also. Look at me, being all optimistic.

Colorado looks to be done. Anaheim seems to be the team to beat in the West. How do they get these goalies all the time?

The East should be close. Any of the four teams could make it now, conceivably. I still think it'll be Ottawa/New Jersey next round, despite their faltering in game one.

I'm thinking Buffalo/New Jersey, with Buffalo making the finals.

It would be neat if it was Edmonton/Anaheim and Carolina/Buffalo, it'd be revenge of the underdogs. Carolina, Anaheim, and Buffalo all had big upset runs to the finals in recent years and lost to a favorite powerhouse. Now would be their chance to redeem themselves. Edmonton would hopefully be this year's addition.

Well I didn't watch the second half of the game, but I'm worried about Emery. Say what you want about it not being his fault, but when a goalie lets in 7 goals on 23 shots, you have to wonder. He's a rookie and I think it's showing. A more experienced goalie might be able to bounce back in game two, but I'm affraid Emery might be too frazzled from the loss.

Hope I'm wrong though.

Watch highlights of the 2nd half of the game. 3-4 of the goals let in were directly the defenseman's fault imo. The 6th and 7th goals are pathetic, but I think the defensemen were hugely to blame.

Well I hope he takes that to heart. I'm just worried about his confidence, since he's a rookie and all.

Ottawa's sucking. Big time. I think Buffalo is likely to get the series now, with Ottawa losing both their first 2 home games.

PEACE, Mike.

Buffalo wins game 2, 2-1.

Miller got really lucky on some of those saves.

Well, the same thing happened to Carolina last round, and look where they are...

Ottawa needs to win the next two games to have a chance. Miller played very well. That save on Spezza - very lucky though.

Edmonton game starts in less than an hour.

In the 2nd round of the playoffs, home game advantage is MUCH more prominant. There is an article on that on the NHL site. Buffalo being able to steal both the first two games away from Ottawa IN Ottawa is a really bad sign for Ottawa.

PEACE, Mike.

I'm not watching the game, but 1 goal each for the last 21 seconds?

Yeah, looks like Buffalo has a huge advantage now. Their team is damn strong, exceptional.

Emery needs to pick up his slack, honestly I think that's one of their biggest faults right now. The first goal was a nice play giving credit to the Sabres, but Emery was unneedlessly on his back for some reason. It gave no chance for it to be saved, if he was on his feet and garding the net he could've gotten a pad on it or something. As for the breakaway, yeah that was a tough one but sometimes those need to be saved, the 5-hole should've been covered.

I can't believe Carolina is challenging to go up 2-0. I thought New Jersey would come back and murder them this game. I guess we've all been underestimating the Canes though, there was a point in the season when they were leading the league, and they were only 2nd seed by a little. Still though, it's surprising.

They outplayed Buffalo in every aspect except goaltending. If it wasn't for Miller's fantastic performance, Ottawa would have won it.

I was simply referring to losing BOTH of their first two HOME games. That's what I meant in sucking. Because that isn't good.

Carolina's OT win was a sham, in my opinion. Wallin kicked it with his foot, in my opinion. Should have been disallowed.

PEACE, Mike.