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Summer 2010: Slow Offseason; Few Highs

Whether it was the lack of available talent in free agency; or the handcuffing of the league by Ilya Kovalchuck with has brought movement in the league to a standstill, the Buffalo Sabres have had a relatively…Read More

Could 3D Hockey Fill Vacant Arenas?

Sports on television.  Amazing. Color.  Wow; it looks like real life. Digital Cable.  Less fuzzy. HDTV – wow that looks awesome.  Is that the grass growing? With technology pushing the envelope…Read More

Kennedy’s Arbitration Numbers

The arbitrator decided Kennedy’s numbers and play was worth one million dollars.  Evidently since that price is lower than $1,611,180 the Buffalo Sabres are not able to walk away from the deal and…Read More

Arbitration for Kovalchuck, NHL

When most players hear they are headed towards arbitration, its because either the team or the player feel they deserve more of a bargain, or more of a payout. This summer, arbitration will decide whether…Read More

Buffalo Sabres and Spam Have Much in Common

You know those random thoughts that one gets while reading things on the Internet.  Yep, just had one.  And this time I thought about how much alike the Sabres and Spam are. Pause for dramatic effect…….Now…Read More

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Kovalchuck Holding League Hostage?

One of the topics of discussion on many sports talk shows around the nation, is if the fact that Kovie-gate…Read More

Kaleta Signs, Kovie a UFA again, Regier Speaks

Patrick Kaleta will be a Buffalo Sabre for another two years.  If his career keeps progressing the way…Read More

Kaleta Avoids Arbitration Signs — Kennedy’s hearing on 27th.

Tim Kennedy and Patrick Kaleta will go before the arbitration judge later in July. According to WGR550.com…Read More

The NHL is All Atwitter

This really doesn’t have anything to do with the Sabres, however I will attempt to bring them in…Read More

Much Ado About…Nothing

Free agency is only a couple of weeks old.  For the most part, Darcy Regier has settled in for an off…Read More

Sabres sign Tim Conboy

According to capgeek.com the Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Tim Conboy.  Conboy, born Farmington Minnesota, played 12 games with Carolina last season, and 37 with the Albany River Rats, now the Charlotte…Read More

Portland Pirates Announce Opponents

The Portland Pirates announced yesterday their opponents for the 2010-2011 season.  They will play 64 games in the Atlantic Division, which includes playing against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Hartford…Read More

What Might Have Been…

Since nothing is going on in the hockey world except, Kovalchuck chatting away with the Kings and holding up the rest of the NHL from making moves, and Mike Fisher and Carrie Underwood getting married…Read More

Buffalo Resigns Derek Whitmore

According to the Maine Hockey Journal and more specifically Chris Roy’s twitter (@MEHockeyJournal) The Buffalo Sabres have resigned Derek Whitmore LW. Whitmore born in Rochester, New York, had 34…Read More

Sabres Still Missing Something

So it’s time for me to take a crack at comedy again. “What do the Bills and Sabres have in common?’ Ok, so if you feel like reaching for the oldest of punchlines, you can always fall…Read More

Sabres Announce Pre Season Schedule

The Buffalo Sabres have announced their preseason schedule, which this year is set for six dates. HSBC Arena will play host to two games, as the Toronto Maple Leafs blow into town on Saturday September…Read More

Lebron Takes Lessons From Bettman

So on national television tonight Lebron James tells Cleveland to he has decided to abandon home for sunny Miami.  Ouch.  I hate basketball and even I hurt for the people of Cleveland.  I mean, how…Read More

Sabres Add Backup Goalie – Maybe a Trade Prelude?

The Buffalo Sabres have addressed the need to fill the back up goaltender spot; and they have done it with none other than Patrick Lalime. An old familiar face will greet the players at the bench and will…Read More

Does Size Really Matter?

After having a chat on Twitter this afternoon about whether Nathan  Gerbe would be too small to make the team with me saying “We do not need more small forwards, Gerbe would have been good immediately…Read More

Sabres Sign Rob Niedermayer

The Buffalo Sabres have announced another signing today, this one in the form of veteran forward Rob Niedermayer.  Niedermayer appeared in 71 games for the New Jersey Devils last year.  With career stops…Read More

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