Richard SpaldingRichard Spalding

Despite growing up as an avid fan of baseball and basketball, Rich developed an interest in the fast-paced sport of hockey while he was attending the University of New York at Buffalo. Kind of hard not to, when every night seems to be Hockey Night in Canada on the CBC. Now he loves to talk Sabres hockey with his son, who plays hockey in the Cortland, New York area. He also writes about movies at his Holy Crap! Movie Reviews site.

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Daily Poll: Have The Detroit Red Wings Gotten in the Heads of the Chicago Blackhawks?

The Detroit Red Wings host the President Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks in game 4 of their NHL Playoffs series tonight. While the series currently stands at only 2-1 in Detroit’s favor, there…Read More

Daily Poll: Are the Boston Bruins now the Beast of the East in the NHL Playoffs?

  Sabres fans, I have no love of the Boston Bruins. It’s hard to explain why – I’m actually a die-hard Boston Celtics fan, and have followed the Red Sox for as long as I can remember. I…Read More

My Wish List, Part 10: Get Me Colin Greening of the Ottawa Senators on Those Buffalo Sabres!

The Buffalo Sabres announced Monday that they were giving forward John Scott a pay raise, re-signing him to a one-year contract worth $750,000 a year. I suppose the Sabres organization likes the fact…Read More

Poll of the Day: The Buffalo Sabres’ Starting Goalie for the 2013-2014 Season Will Be . . . .

If you’re a die-hard Sabres’ fan, the looming offseason, filled with so many uncertainties, has you feeling one of two ways: you are either, 1. excited for change and looking forward to watching…Read More

Poll Time! The San Jose Sharks: Apex Predator, or Dead in the Water?

  Saturday evening, the round two match-up between the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks shifted to the Shark Tank, and with the change in scenery came a change in the result: San Jose finally…Read More

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Daily Dasherboard Sunday, May 19: The Down and Out Edition

  Sunday, Sunday, gotta get down on . . . wait, that doesn’t sound right. It’s Sunday,…Read More

San Jose Stunned Late as Los Angeles Enjoys More Home Cookin’, Takes 2-0 Lead in NHL Playoffs Series

Things were looking pretty good for the San Jose Sharks last night. Having been shutout in game one…Read More

Daily Dasherboard Friday, May 17

  It’s Friday!  Friday!  Gotta get down on Friday. Lord, how I hate that song.  Yet, in…Read More

Los Angeles – San Jose Game 1: Why It Only Takes a Good, Not Great, Team to Win in the NHL Playoffs

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The Los Angeles Kings won Game 1 of their Western Conference…Read More

What the Buffalo Sabres (and Their Fans) Should Take Away From the Stanley Cup Playoffs So Far

Let’s put it out there: if you are a true fan of hockey, the first round of this year’s…Read More

My Wish List Part 9: Why I Want Matt Frattin on the Buffalo Sabres

Poor Toronto. After digging themselves into a 3-1 hole against their Northeast Division rivals the Boston…Read More

Daily Dasherboard: Mother’s Day Edition!

It’s Mother’s Day! That one day of the year when all of us guys promise our mothers, or our…Read More

Quick-sand: St. Louis Winds Up Buried At The Beach As Los Angeles Takes The Series 4-2

Were Jonathan Quick and the defending-champion Los Angeles Kings guilty of suffering from the Stanley…Read More

Daily Dasherboard May 10, 2013

The winds of change are upon us. In Buffalo, we have a new head coach, which means new assistant coaches,…Read More

My Wish List, Part 8: Why I Want St. Louis’ Jaroslav Halak on the Buffalo Sabres

As I continue my Wish List series, please keep in mind that my purpose is to initiate discussion of…Read More

Debunking Three Myths Behind Ron Rolston Being Named the Head Coach of the Buffalo Sabres

  Yesterday, the Buffalo Sabres announced that Ron Rolston would be the 16th head coach in team…Read More

As Even As It Gets: Why The LA Kings and St. Louis Blues Are Tied 2-All in the NHL Playoffs

A four seed and a five seed, separated by one point in the Western Conference Standings. Four playoff…Read More

My Wish List Part 7: Which Player on the LA Kings Do I Want For The Buffalo Sabres?

  Before the playoffs began, I volunteered to cover the St. Louis Blues-Los Angeles Kings match-up…Read More

Daily Dasherboard Sunday, May 5

Sunday, funday is here again!  And it’s promising to be QUITE the fun day of Stanley Cup Playoff…Read More

What You Need to Know About the St. Louis – Los Angeles NHL Playoffs Series So Far

When I signed on to cover the first round of the NHL playoffs series pitting the St. Louis Blues against…Read More