Game 3 Email

Hi Everyone,

Was this town itching for some playoff hockey or what? Both Blackfinn and Kelly's were packed beyond capacity on Thursday night for Game One. An awesome, jaw-dropping turnout. I also heard both spots were packed on Saturday as well, despite the game being available on NBC. If you were at one of our bars and took pictures or video of the crowd, please email me your best photos or links to your videos because I want to help document our awesomeness for the world to see.

Game 3:
After a terrific Game One performance and a dominating first period, Game Two took a turn for the worse as Thomas Vanek suffered a leg injury and the rest of the team suffered from a bad case of suckatitis as the Bruins won 5-3. Game 3 is TONIGHT at 7:00 and will be shown nationally on Versus. The players seem to be even-keeled about their poor performance on Saturday, and are looking at the big picture that there will be ups and downs throughout the playoffs. I am freaking out and placing far too much significance on tonight's game. The Bruins were a lousy at home this year so the Sabres need to regain momentum and take back control of the series. Vanek is claiming he'll be back for Game 4 or 5, so we need to win at least one without him.

For those of you planning to watch the games at the bars tonight, Blackfinn (53rd between 2nd and 3rd ave) emailed to let me know that they will be offering $3 drafts all night in addition to the wristband specials in case any of you need to give your livers a break.

NYCBSS Blog:
Despite Saturday's lousy game and Vanek's injury, I still expect this team to make it pretty far in the playoff. As I mentioned above, I want to try to capture all the fun everyone is having, and as such I have dusted off our blog. What's that, you didn't know we had a blog? Well neither did I, which is why there were 4 posts between Oct '07 and Saturday. I am hoping this can be a site where I can post last minute news about the team or the bars, links to pictures or video of our fans, and other fun stuff that don't really belong in these emails. Check it out here: http://nycbss.blogspot.com/

Remember, puck drops tonight at 7pm. Let's Go Buffalo!

Kevin