Posts About "Brandon Montour"
Sabres News & Rumors: Montour, Luukkonen, Appert, Hawerchuk & More
August 22nd, 2020 Kevyn Adams has begun making significant moves and hirings after he was named as the Buffalo Sabres' new general manager following the organization's firings of 22 management and scouting staff members in June. In this edition of Sabres News and Rumors, I’ll be discussing the possibility that Brandon Montour has played his final game...
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Canadiens, Blues, Bruins and Rask, More
August 19th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, it appears there is more clarification as to why Tuukka Rask left the NHL bubble and the Boston Bruins in the middle of a playoff run. Meanwhile, in Buffalo, there is news on what the Sabres might do about Brandon Mountour's next contract. The St. Louis Blues got good and bad news on Tuesday, and are there...
NHL Rumors: Blues, Flames, Sabres, Vancouver Out As Hub City?
June 25th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is an update from the St. Louis Blues Dispatch about the odds Alex Pietrangelo might stay in St. Louis. The Calgary Flames have hired a design team and more information is coming forward with respect to a new arena. The Buffalo Sabres may look to make changes that fit Ralph Krueger's system, and did...
NHL Rumors: Jets, Canadiens, Penguins, Sabres, Oilers, More
June 5th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on which teams are opening their facilities to players starting Monday. A Pittsburgh Penguins player has tested positive for COVID-19 and the media in Buffalo are talking a lot about which Buffalo Sabres players might be traded and which ones won't. Finally, which Edmonton Oilers will make the...
Sabres' Free Agents - Should They Stay or Should They Go?
April 16th, 2020 With the 2019-20 season on hiatus, so much is up in the air. We don't know if there will be a conclusion to the regular season, a shortened playoff format or really any semblance of playoffs to conclude the season. What we do know is that there will be an offseason. For the Buffalo Sabres, there are decisions aplenty to be made. What...
Sabres' Salary Set Up for Success Amid Uncertain Summer
March 13th, 2020 As another season of Buffalo Sabres hockey swirls its way down the toilet that is their last decade of hockey, attention has begun to turn toward this summer. The months of May through September will be used to completely reshape the next decade of Sabres hockey. Whether it was designed this way or not, this summer will see the...
Sabres, Canadiens Should Swap Montour For Drouin
January 31st, 2020 To say a shake-up for the Buffalo Sabres is long overdue could be in the running for the biggest understatement of the decade so far. As the offence outside of Jack Eichel continues to stagnate, the defencemen continue to pile up the healthy scratches. While the defence has looked stronger at times this season, the Sabres are in...
Sabres Weekly: 3 Positives, Sweden Trip, Lightning and More
November 6th, 2019 Welcome to Buffalo Sabres Weekly, where you can catch up on the last week of the Sabres throughout the 2019-20 season. From trending topics to news and notes, this is your weekly update on your favourite team. This space is specifically designed to resonate with Sabres fans in Western New York and abroad. Consider this your...
Sabres Defenceman Brandon Montour Out with Hand Injury
September 19th, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres defenceman Brandon Montour will miss the remainder of training camp because of a hand injury and it's uncertain whether he'll be ready for the start of the season in two weeks. The Sabres released no details of Montour's ...
What Happened to Ducks' Envied Defense Core?
September 6th, 2019 Flashback to the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Anaheim Ducks had a blue line that consisted of Cam Fowler, Sami Vatanen, Shea Theodore, Brandon Montour, Josh Manson, and Hampus Lindholm. With an average age of 23.5, they were the envy of the league. What was even more remarkable was that they were all drafted by the organization and...
Ducks Send Montour off the Pond
February 25th, 2019 Just a couple of days ago, I posited that the Anaheim Ducks might not make any more significant moves before the NHL Trade Deadline. Boy was I wrong! Big time! Ducks general manager Bob Murray made a big splash by sending defenseman Brandon Montour to the Buffalo Sabres in return for a conditional first-round draft pick and defense...
Sabres' Move for Montour Is Step in Right Direction
February 25th, 2019 Not every move needs to be a blockbuster. Adding Brandon Montour, a right-shot defenseman, from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Brendan Guhle and a first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft is a step in the right direction for the Buffalo Sabres. Montour is exactly the type of player that Sabres general manager Jason...
Brandon Montour Traded to Buffalo Sabres
February 24th, 2019 While many expected Sunday to be a busy day on the NHL trade front, things weren't terribly active. The discussion of the day mostly had to do with the injury of Mats Zuccarello in his first game with the Dallas Stars and the news that neither Wayne Simmonds nor Corey Perry would have hearings with The Department of NHL Player Saftey...
