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Posts About "Off the Crossbar"

Off the Crossbar: Bogosian Set to Win Cup and Conn Smythe with Lightning

Off the Crossbar: Bogosian Set to Win Cup and Conn Smythe with Lightning

February 24th, 2020 Now that defenseman Zach Bogosian has signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning, odds are the team will win the Stanley Cup and the blueliner will also take home the Conn Smythe trophy as the playoff’s most valuable player. Bogosian is sure to follow the precedent set by center Ryan O’Reilly who was dealt by the listless Buffalo Sabres...
Off the Crossbar: Cherry Secretly Working with Hurricanes Marketing

Off the Crossbar: Cherry Secretly Working with Hurricanes Marketing

May 10th, 2019 After an exhaustive and lengthy investigation, sources have confirmed that Don Cherry, co-host of the popular “Coach's Corner” segment on Hockey Night in Canada, has been secretly working for the Carolina Hurricanes in a promotions/marketing role. Given Cherry's love affair for tough guys, parties close to the source wish to remain...
Off the Crossbar: Housley Preps Sabres for Playoffs

Off the Crossbar: Housley Preps Sabres for Playoffs

April 5th, 2019 Citing dramatic improvement over last season's 62-point, 31st place finish, Buffalo Sabres head coach Phil Housley is pumped for his team’s upcoming playoff run. “Most everyone counted us out,” said the sophomore bench boss. “Boy, they sure look silly now.” After a convincing 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators at home...
Off the Crossbar: Beardless Thornton Reconsiders Sasquatch Look

Off the Crossbar: Beardless Thornton Reconsiders Sasquatch Look

January 18th, 2019 Entering the 2018-19 season, many questions swirled around the San Jose Sharks. Was the landscape-altering deal for Erik Karlsson enough to catapult them into Stanley Cup contenders? Would this be the season Martin Jones reaches 40 wins? And how would Joe Thornton perform without his signature chin rug? After a disappointing...
Off the Crossbar: Nylander Saga Finally Gets Some Media Coverage

Off the Crossbar: Nylander Saga Finally Gets Some Media Coverage

December 1st, 2018 The end of the William Nylander saga is near. It’s crunch time for mainstream media outlets, especially TSN, the Toronto Star and Toronto Sun to begin their initial coverage of what will become of the restricted free agent. Since the end of last season, finding an article, interview, talk show or podcast on the player’s situation or...
Off the Crossbar: Matthews & Rielly Eyeing Gretzky’s Record

Off the Crossbar: Matthews & Rielly Eyeing Gretzky’s Record

October 13th, 2018 Toronto Maple Leafs’ center Auston Matthews and defenseman Morgan Rielly hope to shake off their slow starts to the season and eclipse Wayne Gretzky’s surreal 215-point season of 1985-86. While the Leafs’ teammates have had record-breaking starts to the 2018-19 season, they know they’ll have to elevate their play...
Off the Crossbar: 2018-19 Season Brought to You By Google Ads

Off the Crossbar: 2018-19 Season Brought to You By Google Ads

September 24th, 2018 While many teams are tweaking their rosters, the NHL is making changes to the ice itself. More specifically, the advertising under it. In advance of the 2018-19 season, teams are adding corporate logos and brand messages to several new areas that have always been blank. “There’s a global media opportunity with tremendous brand...
Off the Crossbar: The Newest Ovechkin Threat

Off the Crossbar: The Newest Ovechkin Threat

September 4th, 2018 Move over, Connor McDavid. Look out, Sidney Crosby. Get out of the way, Taylor Hall. Here comes Sergei Aleksandrovich Ovechkin. The less-than-a-month-old baby is already taking the hockey world by storm. Born to Washington Capitals superstar, Alex Ovechkin and his wife, Nastya, Sergei entered the world on Saturday, Aug 18, 2018....
Off the Crossbar: Scotiabank ATM Fees Rise to $3,999.50 Per Use

Off the Crossbar: Scotiabank ATM Fees Rise to $3,999.50 Per Use

July 2nd, 2018 * originally published in Sept. of 2017 In a coincidence of epic proportions, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) announced they’ve signed a 20-year, $800 million agreement to re-name their Bay St. venue ‘Scotiabank Arena’ on the same day that Scotiabank hiked its ATM fees to nearly $4,000 per transaction. It’s enough...
Off the Crossbar: Dubas to Lead Leafs After He's Done with His Homework

Off the Crossbar: Dubas to Lead Leafs After He's Done with His Homework

May 17th, 2018 Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan ushered in a new and radical era for the team by naming twelve-year-old Kyle Dubas as the team’s 17th general manager in franchise history. Dubas, is now the youngest GM in NHL history, a full three weeks younger than the Arizona Coyotes' John Chayka. He’s 63 years younger than the...
Off the Crossbar: Caps & Jackets' OTs Taking a Toll

Off the Crossbar: Caps & Jackets' OTs Taking a Toll

April 22nd, 2018 Four of the first five games in the first-round tilt between the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets have gone to overtime. With each game having been decided by the slimmest of margins in bonus time, the wave of late games is beginning to have profound effects on fans in both markets who have been staying up well past their...
Off the Crossbar: Mittelstadt's Debut Makes Sabres Cup Contenders This Year

Off the Crossbar: Mittelstadt's Debut Makes Sabres Cup Contenders This Year

March 29th, 2018 Casey Mittelstadt will make his NHL debut tonight as the Buffalo Sabres play host to the Detroit Red Wings. In case you’re living under a rock or not connected to the World Wide Web, news hit Monday when Mittelstadt agreed to leave the University of Minnesota after his freshman year to sign an entry-level contract with the...
Off the Crossbar: Trade Deadline - Ways to Pass the Time

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

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

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...
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