Now that the NHL lockout and the World Junior Championships are behind us, Buffalo Sabres fans have a lot to look forward to. Four of the Sabres top prospects participated at the World Juniors and one could crack the Sabres lineup as early as this season. Joel Armia - The 19 year old right wing was ...
With the World Junior Hockey Championships (WJHC) underway from Ufa, Russia, it is a good time to take a look at some of the potential stars of the future for the Buffalo Sabres. Buffalo has four prospects at the championships, which ranks them tied with four other teams for the second most. Buffalo has Finnish ...
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a crystal ball to see what your team would look like five years from now, ten years from now? Knowing how your draft picks would pan out? (Instead of taking David Legwand second overall in 1998, how about Pavel Datsyuk?) And thus, knowing who to pick for your fantasy ...
The Buffalo Sabres annual development camp is over. The prospects no longer wake up early to train with navy seals. Many prospects are heading back to college or their junior teams but there were a few that stood out and may have earned themselves an invitation to training camp. Head coach Lindy Ruff is excited ...
The Buffalo Sabres’ annual development camp is set to get underway in the next few days. It will take place over a six day span between Sunday, July 8th and Friday July 13th. This year’s camp will be the first time that the First Niagara Center will have its ice in place in time, and will ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent St. Paul, MN – The 2011 NHL Entry Draft got off to a pretty tame start in the Twin Cities. Other than the trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Edmonton Oilers for Gilbert Brule and a draft pick, nearly the entire first round went off without any picks swapping hands ...
This marks the third year my annual monster draft preview has been hosted here at The Hockey Writers (THW). This year also features integral contributions from Brian Huddle, Jeff Blay and Patrick Kearns. Update: THW 2011 NHL Draft Final Rankings – Top 210 (released June 14, 2011) For prior year’s detailed draft previews: 2010 NHL ...
We’re steadily approaching the hour when all this talk, all this speculation that surrounds and permeates the 2011 NHL Draft becomes moot. The first round is less than 40 hours away, and with that in mind, here is my final first-round mock draft. Remember: I’m joking unless I’m right. 1. Edmonton Oilers: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C ...
Say what? The San Jose Sharks, a team that has advanced to the Western Conference Finals two years in a row and armed to their razor-sharp teeth with elite snipers Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau, young speedster Devon Setoguchi, the versatile 32-goal scoring Logan Couture, and playoff hero power forward Ryan Clowe on the second ...
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 24-25th in St. Paul, Minnesota. Once again, you have to love the dates – the 24th and 25th representing hockey’s version of Christmas! “Click Here” for the “Live Updated” NHL 2011 Draft Preview Guide – The Next Ones. It’s quite interesting to take a quick glimpse ...
