TORO

Watched the game in T.O. on RDS. Habs came out flying, best I've seen in a long while, but here's the bottom line: 1. Sabres play as a team, we have prima-donnas. Kovalev back-to-back penalties, acted like a suck. 2. Sabres played with us in the first, almost like "give us your best shot". I really don't think we can play any better as a team than we did in the first period. Our transition was great, we were determined, we out-skated and out-hit them. The Sabres withstood the onsalught and then showed us why we aren't in their league. This team is good. 3. Habs lack psychological strength. Huet lets in a cheap goal, Markov truns over the puck, and we fold. It's like we don't have confidence in ourselves. This wasn't Theodore in net guys, no 3-goal comeback possible against teams like Buffalo. Miller is solid. 4. Ruff's a great coach, Carbonneau can be.