Chris Neil vs Drew Stafford

Clean hit by Neil... waaaaa waaaaa.

Go watch curling you *******.

I didn't see ruff jumping up and down crying like a baby when campbell hit umberger. I guess only he likes it when his team dishes it out but cries and whines to the league when connolly got destroyed by a clean hit in the playoffs last year, briere got smoked by a clean hit in washington, and drury got annihilated by a clean hit in buffalo. Great work by Neil with a hit and fight on the same shift.

Neil gets a clean win....good job by Stafford coming in to stand up for his team mate against a tough guy like Neil.

Sabers showed team toughness tonight which i think they had to do.....hit was a bit late but elbows were down and i have seen worse...but Neil did what he does and the Sabers answered the bell.

hope Drury is ok any word on his condition?

Niel went after drury, if he had balls he would have took a run at peters or mair. The hit wasnt overly dirty but it was still a goon going after a star player. The sabres had to respond. It was dirty. The Sen's had no balls, spezza and heatly both ran away from peters and mair. Then peters went after emery and not one of the Sens had the balls to go after him. A foward pumps a goalie and the sens watch, real tough guys. The sens go after a star then the sabres wanna fight and they wont fight, then peters beats up their goalie and they watch, Then the Sabres win the game regarless of being short Afinogenov, Gaustad, Kotalik, Spacek, Novotny, Paille, and Connolly.

I love the fights, but hate to see enforcers bully elite players. I'm not sure Neil has any reason to be afraid of Peters as Emery was even able to handle his own.

Two-Words - Head Hunting!

Thats exactly what Neil was doing. I commend Stafford, who is a rookie and a non fighter for going after Neil.

I guess if you cant beat the Sabres, injure they're star players, right Senator fans? And I thought the Leafs were bad.

its pretty pathetic to anyone that says it was a clean hit. look after he hits him his elbows go up and the pass was already completed. the hit at most was 2 seconds late and a ditry hit. anyone that thinks otehrwise is nieve. maybe he didnt get an elbow in but even then it was a late hit and in any sport a late hit is considered a dirty hit.

Cheap Shot!!!

Way to late of a hit.

Should be a pretty entertaining game on Sat!

Classy of Mair to talk to Heatly after the game.

You mess with Drury, you should expect this to happen

Neil is a little **** and should suspended for that hit on Drury.

neil is piece of ****

It''s simple Niel is a goon!!! He needs to work on his timing- if he wasn't so slow he could hit clean.

ok coaches. after Drury passed the puck what should be do? turn around and go to the blueline to play defense? or keep his eye on the puck and get ready for a pass or try to make a play? quit using childish excuses for this hit.

BigDude, Dirty is dirty and that was dirty.

The Leafs are bad? SlugLord? Nice comment, are ya ticked cuz the Leafs always beat the Sabre's? Dirty hit by Neil, no question, i cant wait for saturdays rematch! Cowardly hit, all i can say.

The hit was late, but if Drury's chin strap was tighter, his helmet doesn't fly off and he doesn't bust his melon. Probably an interference, but it is hockey, there's bound to be contact. gotta be ready for it. Tell me that guys like Rob Ray from Buffalo hasn't done this from time to time.