With quarrels among teammates, management uncertainty and a spot near the bottom of the standings, there have certainly been Better Days (please excuse the Goo Goo Dolls reference) in the place known as Hockey Heaven (which now seems more like a Purgatory for the games cast offs and under performers). However damning the current state of the franchise ...
Even with their third-straight loss on March 7 against the New Jersey Devils, the Buffalo Sabres have to be happy with their recent results in the Ron Rolston era. Since Rolston took over behind the bench for the Feb. 21 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Sabres have gone 3-3-0-2. While this is not ...
It just so happens that the Buffalo Sabres recent stretch of improved play in which the team has a 4-game point streak has coincided with the resurgence of forward Nathan Gerbe. The Boston College product ended a 21-game goal scoring drought when he netted two in the Sabres 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on ...
Often deemed too small by NHL scouts, small, undersized, but skilled players, often have a harder time convincing NHL executives and coaches to give them a chance at the pro hockey level than a 6’4”, 220 pounds forward with lesser skills, but with a bigger physical frame. The rigour of the 82-game NHL calendar take ...
It’s that time of year again, the regular season is in the books, a lot of the emotion from another non-playoff year has gone and what’s done is done. As much as Sabres fans desperately want to see their team back in action there’s still 5 long months to wait. The Sabres are on their ...
You have to guess that GM Darcy Regeir is thinking of asking Buffalo Sabres fans and his boss Terry Pegula for a mulligan on the Ville Leino contract. In the silly season of July 1st Ville Leino was signed to a mystical 27 million dollar deal over 6 years. Here is the announcement on WIVB ...
In the final part of the “Not-so-obvious Calder Candidates” we take a look at three more players – one forward, one defenseman and a goaltender who have a chance at reeling in the NHL’s rookie hardware. In the opening article, Zac Dalpe, Brendan Smith and Mark Dekanich highlighted the trio of not-so-obvious Calder candidates. ...
In the NHL, August typically means one thing: all interesting hockey news is about as existent as Tim Connolly in the playoffs. For hockey fans, October may as well be five years from now. This is the time of the year where hockey writers like myself will literally think of anything and everything to ensure ...
With the Western Conference Semi-Finals now in the books, the NHL’s final four is set in stone. And while the remaining 26 franchises who weren’t as fortunate as their counterparts witness the conclusion of the postseason from the tee box, their respective fans are left with nothing to look forward to — aside from viewing what is likely to be some great hockey ...
In hockey, there are usually patterns or tends which share similar results when one or multiple components come to fruition. When your starting franchise goaltender gets off to a slow start, your season should be in trouble. When the defense in front of said goaltender plays below potential, and the reigning rookie of the year ...
