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Pittsburgh PenguinsWhile not playing in the playoffs is devastating to an NHL player, one bright spot of missing, or being knocked out early, is the opportunity for some players to play for their nation in the IIHF World Hockey Championship. Since 1930, this annual event has brought together the best players in the world. For many ...
After a disappointing 2011-12 season, the Buffalo Sabres went into the off-season with some pressing needs. General Manager Darcy Regier addressed those needs through the draft, free agency, and trading. The Draft – One of the biggest needs Buffalo had going into the draft was size in the forward corps, especially up the middle. They managed to ...
At just under 12 hours prior to the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and its players, and amidst a flurry of last minute signings across the NHL, the Buffalo Sabres announced on Saturday that they had signed centre Tyler Ennis to a new 2-year deal worth a total of $5,625,000. Ennis, who ...
In George Eliot’s novel, Adam Bede, Arthur, an Oxford boxer, says the following of his counterpart Adam (described as a ‘big fellow’): I could hit out better than most men at Oxford, and yet I believe you would knock me into next week if I were to have a battle with you. While there have been many ...
It is that time of year, a time every hockey fan dreads. It feels as if last season was years ago, and next season seems just as far away. Sabres fans may be going through even heavier withdrawals due to the inactivity of the organization this summer. Besides a trade for Steve Ott, it has been a ...
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 ...
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After a dismal season for the Sabres and Derek Roy, it became apparent his time in Buffalo was nearing an end. After an ugly year end interview it became a matter of when. The only hiccup was what the Sabres could get in return for Roy. Based on what the Sabres were able to get in ...
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 ...
The Sabres came out swinging during day two of the NHL free agency, when they traded Derek Roy to the Dallas Stars in return for Steve Ott and Adam Pardy. Roy had been on Buffalo’s trading block for quite some time, and was considered a for sure trading chip when he had a few negative ...
