Jason Strudwick

I could tell from, you know, being part of it in the athletic and a group discussion with fans during the game last night, Arp and Basu and I, there's a lot of respect, mutual respect between Sabres fans and Habs fans about sort of the parallel ascent of their respective teams at the same time.

I mean, this is really a series that represents the changing of the guard in the Atlantic Division.

It doesn't mean that it'll always be these two teams, but there's certainly a decent chance we're going to see a lot of Sabres and Habs over the next several years here in the playoffs.

Yeah, so Marty Stanley was asked last night about Dovis' performance, and he absolutely vehemently defended his goalie pretty much the way he just did.

I mean, he said he had no chance on the first two goals.

Of course, there were two power play goals.

One of the power play goals, as a result of a failed clear, his coach actually backed his goalie.

There wasn't much talk about it today, nor should there be.

Four days ago, he's the reason they survived Game 7.

Nine shots on goal ever in the next 100 years of the Stanley Cup play.

A team will never win a game seven again.

Dolbez stood on his head and throughout that series, and I was at every game, stared Andre Vasilevsky, former Vesna Chov winner, former Kahn-Smythe winner, right in the eyes.

save for save and said, I got this.

So, I don't know.

Anyone who thinks they should change goalies after one average game in game one, to me, is smoking crack.

I mean, it's still with his net for sure in game two.

Well, for one, you could tell how much it mattered to Rasmus and Aline, and I thought it was refreshing because hockey players...

are notorious for trying to deflect from individual spotlight and individual attention, and Dallin allowed for the fact that, you know what, he's grinded to this moment here in his seventh NHL season, and I think it's gratifying to him that he was recognized and that, as he said, it mirrors his team's ascent, that the Sabres are in a great place now, and so it allowed him to get this kind of attention.

But, you know, you mentioned some names there, Mark, but

In all the years I voted on the Norris, I've never had more difficulty than I did this year.