Posts About "Viktor Antipin"
Sabres Should Draft for Offense
June 22nd, 2017 Heading into the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, many fans and pundits believed that the Buffalo Sabres would use the eighth overall pick to bolster their blue line. Instead, the Sabres passed on available defensemen such as Charlie McAvoy and Jakob Chychrun and drafted the Swedish sniper, Alexander Nylander. Now, as we head into the 2017 NHL...
Victor Antipin Key to the Sabres Defensive Rebuild
May 26th, 2017 What was considered to be one of the worst kept secrets in Buffalo was finally confirmed Thursday afternoon when the Buffalo Sabres announced the signing of free agent defenseman Victor Antipin. Who Is Victor Antipin? Antipin, 24, comes from Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League, where he tallied 98 points (36...
Affordable Options For Sabres Blue Line
May 13th, 2017 Now that the Buffalo Sabres have announced that former Pittsburgh Penguins assistant general manager Jason Botterill will be the team's new GM, the franchise must get to work. There is a lot to be done, and not a lot of time to do it if this team wishes to make the playoffs next season. Botterill inherits a team that had one of the...
Sabres Blue Line Turnaround
May 2nd, 2017 Swiss Cheese. A bunch of pylons. Sluggish at best. The Sabres defense was called a lot of things this past season. By the start of next season, it'll be called something else: improved. First, look for Brendan Guhle and Victor Antipin to be added to the 2017 opening night lineup. Guhle is Ready Last season, Guhle, was called up...
Could the Wild Look Abroad for Roster Help?
February 21st, 2017 We are now well into the NHL’s salary cap era where each of the 30 (soon to be 31) teams are constantly working on their own secret blueprints as they attempt to annually ice a competitive roster while staying below the league’s salary cap. We’ve seen teams attempt to bolster their rosters by overspending in July only to later...
KHL Players of the Week - December 12
December 12th, 2012 Each week, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) salutes their Players of the Week. The top forward, defenseman, goaltender, and rookie are selected based on their statistics and performance, as determined by the KHL Statistics and Information Bureau. This week, the league recognizes: Forward of the Week Igor Skorokhodov of HC...