Martin Biron and the Net Pitch Shutout Against the Fading Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres slide has now reached four straight games and they have now been outscored 21-7. Biron had to literally stand on his head to make the saves and had to rely on the crossbar/post for several others. The Sabres did not play a bad game especially when you look at the shots which were in Buffalo's favor, 40-24. However, a new trend emerged as I watched the game.  The inability to be able to put the puck in the net and hitting everything but the twine: players, posts, crossbars, etc.  Stafford missed a wide open net from a beautiful pass from Derek Roy and managed to hit the back of a sprawling Biron. The game though was very close as it was a seesaw battle.  However, two bad breaks for the Sabres ended up costing them the game.  After a 5-on-3 where they hit several posts including the crossbar, the Flyers managed to pick up the puck as the penalty expired and hit a streaking Hartnell for a breakaway. Then a costly turnover by Clarke MacArthur in the ... (link)