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Supporting the Sabres from Afar: Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern

Supporting the Sabres from Afar: Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern

If you happen to find yourself in and around Washington, DC, you’re likely to come across a person or two from the western New York area. In fact, there is a healthy population of Buffalo “transplants” that now call Washington DC/northern Virginia their home.
Among those who have moved on from the Queen City is Jimmy [...]

2009 NHL Off-Season: The Impact on Fantasy Hockey (So Far)

2009 NHL Off-Season: The Impact on Fantasy Hockey (So Far)

We’re 2 months into in the off-season and the transactions have been plentiful, so let’s take a look at how these moves are impacting the fantasy hockey world and see if we can make sense of what’s going on.
We’ll start all the way back in late June with the trade that brought Steve Reinprecht to [...]

Sabres make a free agent splash by signing Steve Montazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Sabres make a free agent splash by signing Steve Montazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Hey Steve-
If you happen to come across this while you’re Googling yourself this off-season, don’t take offense to the title. I’m merely expressing my boredom with respect to Buffalo’s effort (so far) to address their needs since free agency opened.
Now, I realize that it’s still early on, but keep in mind that Buffalo is notorious [...]

Attending the NHL Entry Draft as a Fan

Attending the NHL Entry Draft as a Fan

When I found out that the 2009 NHL Entry Draft was going to be in Montreal, I was dedicated to attend knowing that it would be real opportunity to be a part of something special: a big time event in the most important city affiliated with the sport of hockey and the National Hockey League.
I’ll [...]

Do Mid-Season Trades Really Make An Impact On Stanley Cup Winners?

Do Mid-Season Trades Really Make An Impact On Stanley Cup Winners?

While the 2008-2009 NHL season has come and gone, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at past Cup winners and see if any mid-to-late season dealings paid off, like it did for the Penguins this year.

Now, we know Pittsburgh added 2 relatively bigger names at the trade deadline in Chris [...]

Resources for Scouting NHL Prospects

Resources for Scouting NHL Prospects

With the 2008-2009 NHL season about to wrap up, many of us will focus our attention from the Stanley Cup to the 2009 Entry Draft in a never ending pursuit to piece together the next NHL season.

While many are interested in finding the next great one coming through the pipeline, fantasy hockey enthusiasts use these [...]

Things to Consider Before Moving a 2nd Team to Toronto

Things to Consider Before Moving a 2nd Team to Toronto

Photo by: Horge
This summer is shaping up to be pretty good if you’re into all facets of hockey news. We have the Phoenix Coyotes debacle, rumors swirling around the Florida Panthers, a possible return of puck to Winnipeg, a sick corps of players to consider in the entry draft and an interesting list of free [...]

Wanna Chat With Randy Moller of the Florida Panthers?

Wanna Chat With Randy Moller of the Florida Panthers?

For those that don’t know, I contribute to a weekly podcast called the Daily Deke, hosted by Bill Brister. Tonight, we’re pleased to announce that Randy Moller, voice of the Florida Panthers, will join us to talk about hockey and take your questions about his NHL and broadcasting career.

The show starts at 9:15pm, so join [...]

Free Agent Frenzy: Goaltenders A Plenty

Free Agent Frenzy: Goaltenders A Plenty

With no recent Buffalo Sabres news to chat about and the potential of a repeat Stanley Cup Finals matchup, I can’t help but to look towards free agency as an outlet to stir up some hockey banter.
As I was going through the list of free agents, I couldn’t help but notice the excessive number of [...]

Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em: Hockey Announcers That Make the Sport What It Is

Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em: Hockey Announcers That Make the Sport What It Is

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there are a small core of hockey announcers that make the sport what it is today. They offer a fresh break from the monotonous broadcasting we may find in football, basketball and baseball and add so much more than what appears on the surface to the game of hockey.
Here is [...]


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