Posts About "Todd Reirden"

Sabres' Coaching Search Begins

May 17th, 2017 It has almost been a week since the Buffalo Sabres named Jason Botterill as the eighth general manager in team history. Now that the team has filled that sizeable gap in the front office, it is time to turn our focus behind the bench and take a look at another pretty large gap – the head coaching vacancy. Whether or not you buy...

Simon Despres' Performance on World Stage 2011

May 30th, 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins Assistant GM Jason Botterill says there's one question that he and the team's front office always ask when evaluating a player: "Have they played in big games?" Next to defenseman Simon Despres' name he can now write 'Yes'. Despres, the Penguins first round pick in the 2009 draft, led the Saint John Sea Dogs...

PP: Playoff Push or Power Play Woes

March 14th, 2011 Pittsburgh-The Pittsburgh Penguins have found a successful defensive recipe on a nightly basis to be at the top of the Eastern Conference standings. They are 5th in the NHL in team defense, only surrendering 2.40 goals against per game. This is 15 spots better than they were ranked defensively at the end of last season, almost giving up...