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Vanek Wreaks Havoc in Boston
Posted on 1 Feb 2013 by Matt Preston.
The pregame hype had it set as a battle 14 months in the making. Fans of both teams knew well what transpired in last season, so when the 2013 schedule was released, January 31, the Boston Bruins versus the Buffalo Sabres at the TD Bank Garden was labeled the first “Can’t Miss” game of the season for both teams. While it was no innocent play on November 12, 2011, when Bruins winger Milan ...
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ProSportsBlogging.com’s 2012 NHL Mock Draft (with Fred Poulin of TheHockeyWriters.com)
Posted on 19 Jun 2012 by Corey Krakower.
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will take place in Pittsburgh this coming Friday. It may be touted as the worst draft in the past decade, but that won’t stop ProSportsBlogging.com from putting together a 2012 mock draft. This mock draft will feature Corey Krakower (CK) of ProSportsBlogging.com and Fred Poulin (FP) of TheHockeyWriters.com. They will go back and forth acting as the General Managers fo...
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WHICH NHL TEAM HAS THE BEST FORWARD PROSPECTS? (2012 EDITION)
Posted on 25 May 2012 by Corey Krakower.
At the start of every offseason, there are typically disappointed fans from 29 teams that are mentally thinking about trades their team can make and players their team can sign that can make them a Stanley Cup contender. What is often forgotten is that the most effective way to improve an NHL team instantly is to typically by promoting top prospects that are already part of the organization. Th...
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Going Gets Tough in Leafs’ Second Half
Posted on 13 Jan 2012 by Ben Fisher.
Brady Hoke, the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines football team, offered a great quote recently on the subject of gauging your club’s prospects by looking at rival teams when he told Dan Patrick, “If we’ve got to talk negatives about other schools, we don’t have enough positives to talk about with what we have.” That seems to be the general mentality of team coaches and executives...
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Devils Win; Prospect Shines for Canada
Posted on 29 Dec 2011 by Jordan DiRisio.
The Devils beat the Sabres with relative ease last night to get back on the winning track. After dropping 2 of 3 the Devils won against Buffalo 3-1 and if not for the strong play of Ryan Miller New Jersey could have scored 5 goals. Brodeur and the defensive was particularly impressive in their own zone and did a great job of minimizing quality scoring chances for the sabres. The Devils got 2 go...
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A Statement Game in Buffalo
Posted on 24 Nov 2011 by Matt Preston.
With the dark cloud of what happened 11 days ago hanging over the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY, both the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabers took to the ice on Wednesday night looking to make a statement in this Northeast Division match-up. Both teams made their statement, but in the end it was the Bruins who came out on top with a 4-3, shootout victory. For the Sabres, they came into the g...
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Who is Milan Lucic?
Posted on 14 Nov 2011 by Matt Preston.
At 13:10 of the first period in Saturday night’s Boston Bruins-Buffalo Sabres match-up, Bruins left-wing Milan Lucic mishandled a breakaway attempt and, as a result, lowered his shoulder, laying a vicious body check on Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller, who was charging from his goal crease to play the loose puck. As Miller spun, toppling to the ground while taking a two-handed swing with his sti...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Buffalo Sabres Offseason
Posted on 20 Jul 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Buffalo Sabres 2010-11: 96 points, #7 in Eastern Conference GOALIES Returning: Ryan Miller, Jhonas Enroth Arrivals: N/A Departures: Patrick Lalime Grade: 0 The Sabres have the same tandem for 2011-12 as they did f...
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Buffalo Sabres Summer Playbook
Posted on 30 Jun 2011 by George Kouvalis.
The ink may still be wet on the legal documents that Terry Pegula signed to take over the Buffalo Sabres, but one thing is for certain, he wants to put his stamp on his team and fast. Pegula is determined to bring a Stanley Cup to Buffalo and will spend away to make it happen if he has to. He has said he wants to win a cup with his core three of Ryan Miller, Tyler Myers and Thomas Vanek, ri...
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30 NHL Prospects Ready for Prime Time
Posted on 15 Jun 2011 by Corey Krakower.
Cap space has become one of the best assets a team can have in the NHL’s Salary Cap Era. One of the easiest ways for a GM to give himself cap flexibility is to use roster spots on rookies that carry entry level deals, and that’s precisely what teams are doing. NHL rosters were loaded with rookies during the 2010-11 season, and the trend is expected to continue in 2011-12. As fans start to p...
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Rangers Lose Two Crucial Points to Sabres
Posted on 30 Mar 2011 by Margaret DeJesus.
The Rangers stuck to the all too familiar spring storyline—close, but no cigar. Or better yet, make that too close for comfort, no cigar. With the Buffalo Sabres breathing down their neck in eighth place and the Carolina Hurricanes on the outside in ninth place clamoring to enter the playoff ranks, the Rangers needed two points tonight. They left Buffalo with none. The untimely loss drops the...
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Cole Keeps Canes Hot; Edge Bolts 4-3
Posted on 26 Mar 2011 by Brad Kurtzberg.
Erik Cole scored twice while Cam Ward made 18 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes hung on for a crucial 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The win kept the Canes just three points behind the Buffalo Sabres in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Buffalo downed the Florida Panthers Friday night 4-2. Coach Paul Maurice was pleased with the way his club playe...









