Jeff Seide
Jeff has been covering the NHL for over a decade for various sites. He's been with The Hockey Writers as a lead Sabres writer three years, while also writing a satire column called "Off the Crossbar."
Author's Posts
For Sabres, Playoff Hockey Must Start Now
January 28th, 2020 If the Buffalo Sabres are going to make the 2020 NHL Playoffs, they'd better start playing playoff hockey right now. Every point matters. Despite an MVP-like season and career-best numbers, Jack Eichel can't do it alone for the Sabres. (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) The Sabres have 51 points and are tied with the Montreal...
2020 NHL Playoff Odds - Is Your Team In or Out?
January 26th, 2020 The NHL All-Star break is typically when the playoff picture starts to gain clarity. It’s past the halfway post for the season, so by now, teams are who they are. Rarely do teams like last season’s Jordan Binnington-inspired St. Louis Blues have Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde-like turnaround going from worst to first. The Blues' miraculous...
Top 3 All-Time Maple Leafs Goalies
January 25th, 2020 From A-to-Z, or rather from Frederik Andersen to Ken Wregget, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had nearly a hundred goaltenders take the ice. As one of the NHL’s original six franchises, founded in 1917, they’ve had their fair share of great goalies. This article looks at the best of the best. The Maple Leafs, one of the oldest and...
Top 10 Swedes in The NHL Today
January 24th, 2020 Sweden has produced some very talented hockey players over the years. The country is stocked with world-class-skating forwards and talent-rich defensemen. Arguably the most famous of them all include Mats Sundin, Niklas Lidstrom, the Sedin brothers–Henrik and Daniel, Henrik Zetterberg, Daniel Alfredsson and Peter...
Bogosian, Botterill and Buffalo’s Bloated Blue Line
January 21st, 2020 A lack of a bonafide No. 2 center. A glaring lack of secondary scoring. Woeful special teams. There are plenty of reasons why the Buffalo Sabres sit outside of the playoff picture. These days, Zach Bogosian is bearing the brunt of fan frustration. (Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports) With all the frustration, there’s a nagging...
Remembering an Old Friend: Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium
January 15th, 2020 An electric atmosphere. Great sight lines. Lively glass panels and boards that would rattle and reverberate from solid body checks. There was so much to love about Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium. We take a moment to pause and turn back the clock to reminisce about the earlier years of the beloved Blue &...
