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2011 NHL Quarterfinals: Game Three

The Buffalo Sabres were outmatched on the ice in games one and two, but managed to come away with a victory, as well as chasing Sergei Bobrovsky from the net in a losing effort (should we have seen Enroth?).  Tonight…Read More

Knee-Jerk Reaction: Game 2

Apparently the defensive success of Game One warranted throwing everything out the window, the baby with the bath water. Maybe the Sabres were trying to surprise Philly by playing a wide-open game instead…Read More

Quarterfinals Game 2: Splits or Command

So far the NHL playoffs have been tough to predict.  After flat-lining the end of the regular season, the New York Rangers are making a case for why three point games in hockey are ridiculous, as the…Read More

Quarterfinal Matchups Sabres vs Flyers

Game One is in the books.  A team that was annointed to win the Stanley Cup earlier this season was booed off the ice.  The Sabres scored much more than just one goal in this game, they scored a huge…Read More

Knee-Jerk Reaction: Game 1

Game One is in the books and it ended in great fashion: the Flyers were 0-for-5 on the power play (including a 5-on-3), Pat Kaleta is under the skin of the Flyers like a dug in tick (nothing pesters teams…Read More

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Game 1: Sabres vs. Flyers

Take a look up and down the Buffalo Sabres roster.  Sure the guys have played in pressure situations…Read More

An Inside Look At The Flyers

Hello Sabres fans. Most, if not all, of you don’t know me. My name is Eugene and I write for Broad…Read More

I Scream, You Scream….

…We all scream for a Zamboni shaped ice cream truck? In several playoff markets across the country,…Read More

Year In Review: 2010-11 Defense

The Buffalo Sabres are storming into the playoffs with a ridiculous 27-11-6 record since Jan 1, complete…Read More

Year in Review: 2010-2011 Goaltenders

As we sit and wait for the playoffs to start, it is a good time to sit back and reflect on the year that…Read More

No Fear: Playoffs 2011

The Buffalo Sabres have a date with destiny that start this Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers.  Thursday starts the second season for the Buffalo Sabres, where they have earned the right to play…Read More

Mixed Feelings Playing Philly And Goaltending

The Buffalo Sabres over the last couple of months have put on quite a show. Since February 4th, Buffalo’s record is 20-8-5. Overall, that’s 45 points tallied up after the NHL All-Star break! It’s…Read More

Sabres End Season – Onto Philadelphia

So it ends, another long and grueling NHL regular season.  Only this time, its not really over. Getting first, the formalities out of the way, Mary from Fire That Cannon must now “tattoo”…Read More

Fan Appreciation Night

What a year to be a Buffalo Sabres fan.  The level of energy in the air around Buffalo is probably just as high as it was on the magical runs just out of the lockout.  In review, this season had many,…Read More

The Daily Dasherboard 4/6/11

The Buffalo Sabres are one Carolina Hurricanes loss away from clinching a playoff spot! The Hurricanes play the Detroit Red Wings tonight. Also, if Buffalo gets a point in one of the next two games, the…Read More

Your Morning Sabres 4/5/11

Although I may have lost some of my hair the past couple of weeks because of these games, I must say they have been entertaining. Personally, I would like to see the Sabres jump another spot, but I’d…Read More

Timely First Goals

Marc-André Gragnani has been touted as a dynamic offensive defenceman. Chris Butler has been a defensive and shot-blocking defenceman who has had issues staying in the lineup this year (sorry, that is…Read More

And Breath…..

Despite playing most of the game in a very timid fashion based on the calls that were going against them, the Buffalo Sabres held off the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime to pick up a victory.  The Hurricanes…Read More

Biggest Game of the Year?

I know the shirt has been purchased, washed and it ready for wear.  I have purchased a box of hair dye – but I am confident that the Sabres will win today and I can return it for a full refund tomorrow…Read More

Sabres Lose to Caps, Gain Point

What an adventure tonight’s game was.  Not the best start in the world, but one hell of a finish. The Buffalo Sabres never led the Washington Capitals until the last five minutes of the game, and…Read More

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