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Things That Must Go Right For The Buffalo Sabres In 2013-14

Darren Matte | September 11, 2013

With the new alignment in the NHL, things might get even tougher for the Buffalo Sabres this season. To begin, the sheer numbers of having eight teams in their new…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, NHL News, Previews and Predictions

Shawn Horcoff and the Plight of the Overpaid Player

Marcy Di Michele | June 14, 2013

It’s happens all the time, across all sports. No one is immune. In the billion dollar industry that is the NHL, there has to be accountability. When a player is…

Categories Edmonton Oilers

This Day In History: “The Comeback”

THW Archives | May 14, 2013

“It is a night they will talk about forever, and the Flyers all know it. For the record, it was May 14, 2010. It was the night when the Flyers…

Categories Hockey History, Philadelphia Flyers

The Case For The Sabres To Keep Ville Leino

Ryan Womeldorf | May 1, 2013

This off-season is an important one for the Buffalo Sabres. It’s been a long, long time since the franchise was in a state of flux quite like this. Lindy Ruff,…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, NHL News

Buffalo Sabres: Still in A State of Limbo

Darren Matte | March 17, 2013

Analyzing the Buffalo Sabres past week and how three points in two games and a pair of off-ice moves keep the Sabres in a state of limbo.

Categories Buffalo Sabres

4 Buffalo Sabres Who Need to Step Up

Joseph Vito DeLuca | March 13, 2013

Although the season is looking quite bleak for the Buffalo Sabres, lets give it a little bit more time before we officially throw in the towel and waive the white…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Has Lindy Ruff Overstayed His Welcome In Buffalo? The Saga Continues, For Now Anyway

Colin Pineau | December 15, 2012

 Lindy Ruff’s time in Buffalo is best described as a saga. 14 years as the Sabres head coach has made Ruff the longest tenured coach in NHL history and the winning-est coach…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Hockey History

Operation Hat Trick is a Great Success for Players, Charities

Josh Smith | November 27, 2012

Even the NHL lockout wasn’t able to keep some of the league’s best players off the ice.  Members of fifteen NHL teams hit the ice Saturday night as part of…

Categories New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL News, Philadelphia Flyers

Friendly Reminder: Pegula Just Wants To Win

Ian C McLaren | October 15, 2012

written by Ian C McLaren At the one month point of the NHL lockout, both parties involved appear to become even more rooted in their respective strongholds with each passing…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, NHL News

Blogs With Balls, Advanced Stats & the Buffalo Sabres

Ian C McLaren | October 8, 2012

written by Ian C McLaren This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend Blogs With Balls 5 in Toronto. Apart from the informative and entertaining hockey panel (which you…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, NHL News

Buying time: Why the lockout could help the Sabres

The Hockey Writers | September 5, 2012

After falling short last season, many Buffalo Sabres fans are left scratching their head, wondering where it all went wrong. It leaves us with a lot of questions, regarding the…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, CHL, NHL News, NHL Prospects

Top 20 Overpaid NHL Players

Fred Poulin | August 30, 2012

*in no particular order, focusing on players making more than four million With the imminent lock-out looming, let’s have a look at the most overpaid players in the National Hockey…

Categories Top 10 Lists, Trades Contracts and Transactions
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