Game 4 vs Vancouver - On a Roll
Saturday, October 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I made the right call on describing this as a trap game for Vancouver. The Canucks came out of the gate looking flat, took some bad penalties, and the Sabres were all over them early, going up 3-0 within the ...
Starting Roster and Opening Night
Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The Sabres sent Mike Weber down to Portland, and the 23-Man Roster is set - 2 goalies, 7 D-men, and 14 forwards. The list below has 24 names, because Paul Gaustad will start the season on IR. Of these name, ...
Sabres Weekend: Good and Bad
Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Two home pre-season game over the weekend, and just a few observations: - Sabres looked OK in both games. - Rivet looked really good in a Sabres Jersey - lots of minutes and one beat-down of Ryan Hollweg against the Leafs. - Sekera ...
Sabres line-up vs Leafs 9/27
Saturday, September 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »From the folks at the Buffalo News: The Sabres’ roster for tonight features an ample amount of star power. The forward lines will be Derek Roy in the middle of left wing Thomas Vanek and right wing Maxim Afinogenov; Paul Gaustad ...
Sabres lose in Hockeyville
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The Sabres lost their second pre-season game last night, playing in Roberval, Quebec in the 2008 Hockeyville game. The tiny (population around 10,000) town won the right to an NHL pre-season game in a reality show compition on Canadian TV. ...
Sabres sign Miller and other quick hits
Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Sabres Blog, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Wow! Color me impressed! Not that the signing happened, but that it happened this fast. Ryan Miller signed for a 5-year extension at $6.25 million per. The money was not surprising either...probably a little more than he deserved, I thought ...
Gaustad signs 4-year $9.2 million
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Yup, you heard that right...at least according to TSN. The Sabres 3rd line center and occasional power play guy just signed a deal for an average of $2.3 million per season. All I can say is....EEK! There's a lot ...
A Tale of Two Tylers - Sabres 2008 Draft
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I wish I could say I find the NHL Draft interesting to watch...but I can't. Unless you were a Pheonix Coyotes fan, there wasn't much to get excited about. Those that hoped the Sabres would trade away some-one (*Cough*MAX*cough*) ...
State of the Sabres - Part 1 - In Defense
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Now that the hockey season is officially over, there's only one thing to do...start talking about next season! For a team that missed the playoffs during the 07-08 season, the Sabres are in remarkably good shape. I think there ...
Adios, Brian Campbell
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I've been having a hard time getting into the late rounds of the playoffs this year. Maybe it's the lack of interesting series. (After 2 games, Detroit is embarrassing the poor Penguins, I watched part of the first and second ...
