Posts About "Conor Sheary"
Sabres' Trade Deadline Sales Pitches
February 6th, 2020 The Buffalo Sabres' annual trade deadline blowout bonanza is upon us. As has been the case for nearly a decade, the Sabres find themselves approaching the deadline with one goal in mind: offload as many assets as possible for as much as possible. The problem this season is that the expiring contracts they have available have put...
Sheary Scores Twice, Sabres Beat Penguins
October 3rd, 2019 PITTSBURGH — Conor Sheary scored twice against his old team and Carter Hutton stopped 26 shots in the Buffalo Sabres’ 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night in the opener for both teams. Rasmus Dahlin also scored to help Buffalo giv...
NHL News & Notes: Sabres, Falk, Krejci & More
November 30th, 2018 In today's News & Notes, the Buffalo Sabres have activated a player off of the injured reserve while also placing another in the injured reserve, the Ottawa Senators have signed Justin Falk, David Krejci had a maintenance day and Brandon Carlo is probable to return to action. Related: NHL News & Notes: Mete, Bjork &...
Upstart Sabres Silencing Doubters
November 12th, 2018 Following the Buffalo Sabres' second consecutive comeback victory on Saturday, fans rejoiced as they reached the simultaneous realization that this year's team is for real. That's right ladies and gentlemen, the basement-dwelling, love-for-the-game-losing, long-suffering squad that we've witnessed over the better part of the...
Sabres Forwards: What They'll Look Like for 2018-19
September 7th, 2018 It was no secret that Jason Botterill planned on altering the complexion of the Buffalo Sabres roster this summer, but even the most optimistic fan couldn't have predicted just how successful he'd be in doing so. After a 2017-18 campaign that the organization would like to forget, there was a wide range of speculation regarding just how...
Sabres Trade for Speedy Sheary
June 28th, 2018 While trade rumors continue to swirl around Buffalo Sabres Ryan O’Reilly, and Rasmus Dahlin fandemonium begins to ramp up at the team’s development camp, general manager Jason Botterill made some news of his own Wednesday morning. The Sabres' GM acquired Conor Sheary and Matt Hunwick from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional...
Penguins Trade Sheary & Hunwick to Sabres
June 27th, 2018 The Pittsburgh Penguins have sent forward Conor Sheary and defenseman Matt Hunwick to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019, the Penguins announced Wednesday. The pick can become a third-round pick if Sheary scores 20 goals or 40 points in the 2018-19 season or if the Sabres trade Hunwick prior to the...
The Penguins’ Untouchables & Trade Bait
June 20th, 2018 Let me get this out of the way first; I firmly believe that Phil Kessel will not be a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins this time next week. That is not to say that I endorse trading the dynamic winger, but I think we can all see which way the wind is blowing. Both player and management seem disenchanted with one another, and with...
Penguins Utilizing Undrafted Players
March 21st, 2018 The Pittsburgh Penguins picking up former Carolina Hurricanes forward Josh Jooris at the 2018 trade deadline wasn’t the huge splash some observers were expecting from them. It did, however, cause the Penguins to lead the league in a curious stat. With the addition of Jooris, the Penguins now have gotten the most use out of players from...
Entry-Level Contracts Help Teams Stay Competitive
September 26th, 2017 Ever since the NHL’s salary cap was invoked, the league and its 31 teams have been working on strategies to become more salary cap efficient via hunting for marginal value. As the manner in which teams are using their resources continues to evolve in today’s parity era, so too are the functions of scouting departments, as they’re...
3 Remaining Questions for Penguins this Summer
July 31st, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins locked up their last remaining restricted free agent, wing Conor Sheary, on Sunday. Pittsburgh and Sheary agreed to a three-year, $9-million deal, giving him an annual cap hit of $3 million. With this signing, the Penguins will bring back 12 guys that played in both of the last two Stanley Cup Finals, and of...
Conor Sheary Redeems Himself
May 28th, 2017 Conor Sheary has been part of two playoff runs for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Both runs have looked very similar for the team, each time seeing the Penguins make it all the way to the Final, but they have looked very different for Sheary himself. Sheary was an indispensable part of the group in the 2016 playoffs, earning four goals and...
Good, Bad and the Ugly Going into Game 6
May 8th, 2017 Game 6 of the second-round series between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight is undoubtedly a crucial match. If the Penguins lose, they're headed back to Washington for an elimination game on enemy ice. Here's the good, the bad and the ugly going into the game as the Penguins struggle to hold onto a tenuous 3-2...
