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Off the Crossbar: Trade Deadline - Ways to Pass the Time
February 25th, 2018 The NHL trade deadline brings with it the excitement of blockbuster deals that can re-shape a team and add the final piece to push a team over the hump, in hopes of hoisting a Stanley Cup. Negotiation tactics heat up and general managers try to pry picks, prospects and players from one another at the last minute before the trade deadline...
Off the Crossbar: Sabres Players Praying They Get Traded
February 21st, 2018 As the trade deadline approaches, just a handful of days away, most Buffalo Sabres are desperately hoping to get a call from their agent to pack their gear. On-edge players practically jump out of their seat when their iPhones ring; anticipating news that might get them the heck outta Dodge. Stressed out players have been taking turns...
Off the Crossbar: Sabres Better off Without Eichel
February 15th, 2018 It’s becoming abundantly clear that Jack Eichel has been holding this team back. When Eichel dropped to the ice, grabbing his leg in pain last Saturday night in a game against the Boston Bruins, Sabres Nation experienced the seven stages of grief in the span of a few heartbeats. But since that injury in the first period, the Buffalo...
Off the Crossbar: Sabres Need George Costanza
November 30th, 2017 The losses keep piling up for the Sabres. After 25 games, Buffalo is officially tied for dead last in the league with a record of 6-15-4. The team is in the express lane to the golf course - its seventh consecutive season without seeing postseason action. They’ve become boring, depressing and unwatchable. The atmosphere in KeyBank...
Off the Crossbar: Isles & Sabres Petition to Decline Power Plays
October 24th, 2017 Drastic times call for drastic measures. The Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders power play units are so inept this year that general managers Jason Botterill and Garth Snow have appealed to League Commissioner Gary Bettman for permission to decline penalties called against their opponents. “We’re better off playing...
Off the Crossbar: Matthews Already Experiencing Sophomore Slump
October 7th, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs clobbered the Winnipeg Jets, 7-2, in their season opener Wednesday night. Of most importance was Auston Matthews’ lackluster play. He only contributed a mere goal and two assists in the win. Matthews Hits Career Twilight Compared to the four goals that Matthews scored in his first NHL game -- the first...
