Studs

Roberto Luongo

32 Save SO against the rival Hawks in a game that saw Vancouver get only 18 shots. Lou is silencing his critics with 3 solid games in a row.

Buffalo Sabres

Hard to pick one player on this team tonight. Miller with the 19 save SO, Vanek and Ennis with 3 points each, Stafford coming back from the IR with a 2 point effort and a bunch of fights mixed in. Great team effort from the Sabres tonight.

Jimmy Howard

41 Save SO, that is all.

Honourable Mention:

Cam Ward

Got a well deserved win with a 34 save effort against the high powered Avs offence. Ward continues to be one of the lone shining stars on a Carolina team struggling to keep pace in the East.

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Duds

Marty Turco

Given the opportunity to show the naysayers that he can do this job, Turco put together an un inspired 15 saves on 18 shot performance. Kudos to the Hawk D for keeping the Canucks to only 18 shots however. Anyone order a cup of Corey???

Columbus Blue Jackets Defense

Allowing a sub par Buffalo team 37 shots, what did they expect the final score to be? Where is Hitchcock when you need him?? Tighten it up boys (PS - And Voracek, please get more points )

Pekka Rinne

Really? 4-6 Weeks? You're killing me dude!!!

Hope you enjoyed!

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RW: Gaborik, Purcell
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Definitely a depressing night when Buffalo is the most prolific team. What gives, I was expecting some high scoring games out of Anaheim/Detroit and Carolina/Colorado.

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Definitely wished I hadn't gloated about my Flash pickup now....

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10 Team Yahoo H2H - Keep 8 (No Prospect Team) - G,A,+/-,PPP,PIMS,HITS SOG,GWG/W,GAA,SV%,SO
C: Tavares, Backes, Zetterberg
LW: Hall, Landeskog
RW: Gaborik, Purcell
D: Byfuglien, Subban, Muzzin, Beauchemin
G: Price, Rask
BN: Yakupov, Huberdeau, Setoguchi, Stempniak
IR: Lindback

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He saw good minutes and from what I watched was playing well. He was distributing the puck very well on the PP. He put one on a platter for Duchene that the kid couldn't control for some reason.

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Flash looked really good tonight. I think if he keeps playing the way he did tonight and getting those types of minutes then Flash owners will be very happy

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On the flip side... there's an obvious adrenaline rush when you join a new team.

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