Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThere is one Buffalo Sabre that needs to seriously step up his game before the All-Star break. It’s not Ryan Miller. It’s not Ville Leino. Although, those two guys are certainly candidates. No, this player is the big elephant in the room nobody wants to bring up. We’re talking about Buffalo Sabres defenseman, Tyler Myers. ...
League disciplinarian, Brendan Shanahan, continues shortening the leash on players and their physical activity on the ice this season. Buffalo Sabres’ forward, and hometown favorite, Patrick Kaleta, has been a dealt a 4 game suspension and a $19,621.64 fine (to be forwarded to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund) for his alleged headbutt on Jakub Voracek ...
The Buffalo Sabres are now 6-4, going 3-4 in their last seven contests, scoring 18 goals but allowing 17 in that span. As of this evening, they sit at 8th place in the Eastern Conference with games in hand on the clubs ahead of them. The Sabres could easily be 8-2 or better, but their ...
After going five straight games with no alterations to the lineup (except in goaltender for game four), Buffalo Sabres head coach, Lindy Ruff, has decided to change things up for tonight’s game versus the Florida Panthers. Here are the new lines from today’s practice: 1st: Thomas Vanek, Luke Adam, Jason Pominville (stays the same) 2nd: ...
Last week Buffalo Sabres owner, Terry Pegula, was asked by Channel 2 news in Western New York how much he spent on the recent upgrades to the player facilities at First Niagara Center. Pegula simply responded with, “Don’t know. Don’t care.” How can you not love this guy? This week the Buffalo Sabres face the ...
Jochen Hecht hasn’t played since suffering a concussion on September 18th, but yesterday he was cleared for physical contact by the Buffalo Sabres. According to WGR550.com, Hecht skated the full 60 minute session yesterday afternoon, but head coach Lindy Ruff remains non-committal about his center’s status for this weekend’s games against Carolina and Pittsburgh: “I ...
The 2011 Compuware NHL Premiere took place in Europe this past weekend, and the Buffalo Sabres won on back to back nights, returning to Western New York with a 2-0 record. The Sabres defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 in Helsinki, Finland and the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 in Berlin, Germany. During the European tour, four ...
With less than an hour before the Buffalo Sabres season commences, here are 10 things to watch for during the 2011-2012 campaign: 1. The play of Ryan Miller. Make no mistake, where this team is headed in April depends very much on the play of the Sabres All-Star goalie. Ryan Miller has been the rock of ...
