Posts About "Zemgus Girgensons"
Top 10 Latvians in NHL History
December 7th, 2017 Perhaps no time did the country of Latvia fall into the gaze of the hockey world more than when the country of just under two million people helped attain the most votes in fan voting for the 2015 NHL All-Star Game. Due the support of his fellow countrymen, Latvian Zemgus Girgensons was the runaway leader by well over 300,000 votes. With...
Is She the Future of European Hockey?
December 4th, 2017 Commonplace as it might be in backyards and recreational centers for a parent to play with their child in sport, it does not occur in high-level competition. Seemingly once in a million, if that. In fact, this may be the rarest of occasions in any sport. When it comes to hockey, Gordie Howe had the chance to play alongside two of his...
Girgensons' Best Fit May Be in Sabres Top-6
August 18th, 2017 The Buffalo Sabres signed their final restricted free agent Zemgus Girgensons on Thursday evening to a two-year $3.2 million contract. Now that the forward put ink to paper the task of trying to figure out the proper role for Girgensons begins. In his four NHL seasons, he's played up and down the line up for the Sabres. We've seen...
Sabres Roster Appears Ready For Camp
August 16th, 2017 When the calendar turned to August, all eyes slowly started turning towards the world of hockey. As days pass, heading towards September, players will quickly start returning to Buffalo in anticipation for training camp ahead of the 2017-18 National Hockey League season. In an offseason filled with changes from the top-down, optimism...
Sabres Draft Mistakes Lead to Depth Drought
May 3rd, 2017 As the Stanley Cup Playoffs progress, we are reminded again of the most important thing – depth is important. Every single season, we see superstars like Sidney Crosby and Jonathan Toews and then there are those "unsung heroes" on the other three lines that help push their team to glory. How would one go about acquiring those...
Recap: Contested Goal Stands as Devils Burn Sabres 2-1
February 7th, 2017 Two teams on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. Two teams scratching and clawing for every point in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race -- and it wasn’t pretty. Adam Henrique was credited with a fluky goal off a fortuitous bounce off Buffalo Sabres’ defenseman Cody Franson to open the scoring in the second period and...
