Steve Ott was sitting with his girlfriend at his lake house near Windsor, Ontario, when he got the news. “I missed a call I think from Joe [Nieuwendyk], and then he texted me. I looked at my girlfriend who was sitting on the couch and said we’d been traded.” The news came as an expected [...]
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Sabres still talking contract with Grigorenko
When the Sabres drafted high-profile Russian center Mikhail Grigorenko it was a common belief that he was NHL ready. Sabres Director of Scouting Kevin Devine said it, Darcy Regeir said he had a chance to make it, and even Grigorenko himself stated that he felt he was good enough for the NHL during his post [...]
With Roy's Criticism Of Ruff, Is It Time For Management To Think About A Change
The Sabres are heading into the 2012 offseason with far more questions than answers. The biggest question is what to do with their “core” group of players: Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville, and Ryan Miller. The player who made the most “controversial” remark at locker clean-out day Monday was Derek Roy. “We’re all in [...]
Nail In The Coffin: Buffalo Eliminated From Playoff Contention. Breaking It Down
What seemed to be inevitable to most fans finally happened last night: The Buffalo Sabres are officially not going to the 2012 NHL Playoffs. The Sabres had to win out and the Capitals needed to lose one more game for Buffalo to squeak into the eighth seed. However, with a one goal lead in the [...]
The Streak May Be Over But There Is Still Lots To Do
December third. That was the last time that the Sabres had won a game played on the road – until last night of course. Buffalo finally exorcised the demons of travel as they defeated the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in a shoot out at the Prudential Center in Newark. Ryan Miller played like the Ryan [...]
Sabres Begin The Exorcism, Beat Leafs 3-2
Buffalo, NY – Finally the healing process can begin, hopefully. Jason Pominville scored the eventual game-winning goal with 5:47 left in the second period as the Sabres held on to defeat Toronto 3-2 at the First Niagara Center Friday night. The win snapped a three game losing streak for the Sabres. “It was an important [...]
Is Lindy Ruff Losing This Team? Something's Got To Give
Fourteen years with one organization is something that is almost unheard of. For Lindy Ruff, that is exactly how long he has been with the Buffalo Sabres, but is it now time for a change. The Buffalo Sabres entered this season expected to compete for the Northeast Division and even the Eastern Conference title, but [...]
Even With Mistakes, Sabres Youth Making Impact
Things have not been going so smoothly in “Hockey Heaven” lately. The Sabres can’t win at home, they can’t hold on to a lead, and their players have been dropping left and right from injuries forcing them to call-up countless players from AHL affiliate Rochester. And it’s all due to an excuse that people everywhere [...]
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