Some Keys To Tonights Game

Game 3 tonight. Series tied 1-1.

How about some keys to the game?

--After 15 Flyers powerplays in the first two games, how about staying out of the penalty box?
The Sabres won't play a perfect game, hell, the odds of a ref making a bad call are pretty high, so they will be in the box at some point. If they take a obvious penalty, anything outside of decking a Flyer in defense of their goalie or their teammates would be of the bad variety.

--Steve Montador
Dude. This needs to be your big game. Two veritable clunkers as the "veteran" of the d-corps is unacceptable. The Tyler Myers/Chris Butler duo is solid. Whichever youngin you're paired with, they need you to be solid, dependable and covering their backs. Same with Jordan Leopold. If he's in, he'll need plenty of support getting back into the game.

--Ryan Miller
Game 1, Sabres win with solid defense--Miller good. Game 2, Sabres lose scoring four goals--Miller not good. It's no secret that Lindy Ruff would prefer his players skate while having his d-men join the rush and be active in the Flyers zone. Miller will be tested. He needs to come up big at the right time.

--Nathan Gerbe
Gerbe's turning into a cult hero and turning HSBC into his ice. He's proven that he won't back down from any physicality against the Flyers. He needs to stick it to the Flyers tonight.

--Get that first goal/Score on their first powerplay.
I wouldn't be suprised if the Sabres get the first powereplay, whether the penalty is legit or not. Regardless, the Sabres need to score that first goal. Then get the next. The larger a Sabres lead, the more likely the Flyers will get frustrated, and the more they get frustrated, the bigger the possiblility Daniel Carcillo will do something stupid trying to spark the team.

--Keep Flyers coach Peter Laviolette thinking about his goaltender situation.
The roulette wheel is spinning. Laviolette went from red (Sergei Bobrovsky) for one full game and 12:30 seconds of the second to black (Brian "Boosh" Boucher). He's already looking towards green as Michael Leighton is said to be the back-up for tonight's game.

No expectations except for there to be a really intense playoff showdown between the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers.