It’s been no secret these days that the Buffalo Sabres are in a rebuild. Not that anyone in the front office will formally say it but when you start trading away veterans and acquiring draft picks, it’s pretty transparent no matter what type of image you’re trying to maintain. One of the casualties of the ...
What are arguably the worst jerseys in the NHL will be officially laid to rest on June 4th, 2013 when the Dallas Stars unveil a new uniform and logo at a special event in Dallas. The change is a welcome one, with the bland black and white current jerseys growing increasingly unpopular over the past few ...
The NHL Trade Deadline left more than a void on the first line with the departure of scoring winger Jason Pominville. It left a void in the captaincy of the Buffalo Sabres. The team, in what many feel was the right decision so late in the season, decided against naming a captain, instead naming three ...
In Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings, the Sharks held onto a 3-2 lead late in the third while trying to kill a King power play. That’s when Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot a puck that may or may not have deflected off of ...
Given all that happened for the Buffalo Sabres during the shortened 2012/13 NHL season, it ended on a fairly high note. Granted, they’d dug themselves such a deep hole that it proved too much to emerge from, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row and raising plenty of questions. Still, their play ...
On the same day that Sergei Bobrovsky, Henrik Lundqvist, and Antti Niemi were announced as finalists for the 2012-13 Vezina Trophy, I’m presenting a new kind of goalie award, the Most Valuable Goaltender of the Year, to Evgeni Nabokov of the New York Islanders. This honor is based on a single statistically-driven question: Which starting ...
Perhaps to the dismay of Sabres fans it is official. Ron Rolston has had the interim tag removed and is the 16th coach in the history of the Buffalo Sabres, joining the likes of Scotty Bowman, Punch Imlach and Ted Nolan to name a few. Why He’s The Guy Rolston took over the bench from ...
NHL flip-flops Parity amongst discipline? The 2013 National Hockey League(NHL) post-season has been one of the most physical in recent memory. The parity of the league has resulted in closely matched teams where any impact in the game, be it minute or otherwise, can result in a game winning play or series wining scenario. Being ...
Bright and early on May 7th, the Buffalo Sabres took another important step in the rebuilding process. General Manager Darcy Regier announced that former interim coach Ron Rolston will be the permanent head coach of the team heading into the 2013-14 season. The move makes sense for a couple of reasons. Firstly: he earned it. ...
It was truly an ‘amazing race’ – and an amazing victory – for hockey-playing brothers Bates and Anthony Battaglia. The two defeated ten other teams in a race around the world to claim the top spot and the $1 million grand prize in the 22nd season of hit CBS TV show “The Amazing Race.” This ...
