All Entries in the "Buffalo Sabres" Category
Hockey Independent mock draft part 1
With the NHL Entry Draft looming I decided to organize a mock draft with several of HI’s writers to give you an idea of what tonight’s entry draft could look. Participants: Fred Poulin, Cris Cohen, Lawrence Duchenski, John Scott Moore, Jeremy Scriven, Alexander Monaghan, Jamie Fraser, Andre Garabedian, WB Philp, Al Cimaglia, Adrian Fung, Gordon [...]
Nick Giglia’s 2011 Mock Draft: The Swami Speaks
This year, once again with the assistance of my good friend Andrew R (and some Bitches Brew…..both the beer and the music), I sat down to do my NHL Mock Draft. As per usual, trades were considered, and by a phenomenal stroke of luck we called Carter to Columbus for Voracek and the [...]
Flyers Polish Off Sabres 5-2 Finish The Series
Thank God it’s over! My Flyers played the way they were capable of, got bounces and made shots, chased Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller and polished off the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 in Game 7 of a back-and-forth series that was full of surprises. Philly won both the first and second periods tonight, dominating in the first [...]
Flyers Comeback Again Tie Series In OT
My Flyers overcame two 2-goal deficits and fought off an early end to the season thanks to an overtime goal by Ville Leino, beating the Sabres 5-4. The game started badly for the Flyers, with starting goalie Michael Leighton giving up three goals on the first eight shots, all of them arguably softies, before being [...]
Flyers Stage Comeback But Lose In OT to Buffalo
My Flyers had to be feeling good going into tonight’s game, but the Sabres won 4-3 in overtime after blowing a 3-0 lead they built up in the 1st. Brian Boucher gave up two softies to help put the Flyers in the hole with Tyler Ennis scoring from a bad angle and Thomas Vanek scoring [...]
It’s my Flyers versus the Sabres . . . . again!
It’s my Flyers versus the Sabres . . . . again! This is their seventh meetup since 1995, (3-3 split going in) and I can honestly say none of the series have been very good. They’ve been walk-overs one way or the other, dull or painful. Easy first round wins or first round humiliating embarrassments, [...]
Montreal Canadiens: one week, zero goal
Last Monday, the Montreal Canadiens were coming off an 8-1 shellacking against the lowly Minnesota Wild during which rookie PK Subban earned his first career hat-trick. Since then Jacques Martin’s team has not been blanked once or twice, but three times in a row in a week to forget for the Habs. First, Montreal got [...]
Canadiens go wild in Minnesota, PK Subban scores hat trick in 8-1 win
The Canadiens chased former Montreal goaltender Jose Theodore scoring five goals on only 19 shots to obtain an easy 8-1 win in Minnesota. Rookie Ryan White is first career NHL-goal 31 seconds into the game, also earning a Gordie Howe hat trick (a goal, assist and a fight), adding one helper and fighting Clayton Stoner [...]
NHL TRADE DEADLINE 2010-2011: The Official Count
Per the NHL: NHL clubs made 16 trades involving 35 players today prior to the 3 p.m., ET, trade deadline. Following is a list of the transactions: Anaheim traded C Maxim Lapierre and C MacGregor Sharp to Vancouver for C Joel Perrault and Vancouver’s 3rd-round pick in the 2012 Entry Draft. Atlanta traded RW Niclas [...]
HockeyIndependent Trade Deadline Show – Click to replay
Join us for 2nd annual Trade Deadline show complete with your HI bloggers, XM NHL Home Ice, and special guests… HOCKEY INDEPENDENT NHL Trade Deadline Show
DAILY RUMORS: Wild Rumors On Trade Deadline Day
As the trade deadline approaches lots of rumors are flying around, some of which are just plain weird. Brad Richards offering to sign a one-year contract extension to allow the Stars more time to sort out their ownership situation and they turned it down? I doubt Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk would’ve turned that down! If [...]
Blues Send Brad Boyes to Buffalo
It’s not just bad weather blowing around St. Louis. The trade winds have kicked up once again around 14th and Clark as Doug Armstrong sends another prominent rebuild era fixture packing. Trading right winger Brad Boyes to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 2nd Round pick in the 2011 draft. The Blues obtained [...]
NHL trade deadline update: waiver wire frenzy and rumors (McCabe dealt to the Rangers)
Approximately 48 hours before Monday’s 3 PM trade deadline, there was a lot of action on the waiver wire yesterday and today: First, the Columbus Blue Jackets have claimed veteran defenseman Craig Rivet from the Buffalo Sabres on re-entry waivers. Rivet, an impending unrestricted free agent, will bring leadership and experience to an inexperienced Jackets team. [...]
NHL attendance since the lock-out
With the recent financial problems experienced by several NHL teams this season, most notably, the Phoenix Coyotes, the Atlanta Thrashers, the New York Islanders and the Dallas Stars, I decided to have a look at the league attendance since the 2004-05 lock-out, to see if the attendance woes of certain teams are only one-year aberrations [...]
Thrashers Capitalize on “Pavelectric” Performance, Cling to 8th Seed at Break
There are big games and then there are even bigger wins. The Atlanta Thrashers earned the biggest win of their season last nite on the strength of a solid defensive effort and the brilliant shutout performance of goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, who stopped all 36 shots the Washington Capitals threw his way. While it may have [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Dustin Brown To Buffalo?
The Buffalo Sabres continuing struggles have led to speculation management could swing a deadline deal to bolster their flagging playoff hopes. Fuelling the rumors is word the Sabres could soon be under new ownership committed to build them into not just a playoff contender but a future Stanley Cup champion. That likely explains why “Eklund” [...]
Canadiens lose Pacioretty, Cammalleri and Halpern to injuries, lose 2-1 in OT to the Sabres ***UPDATED***
After surrendering a 4-0 lead to the Calgary Flames on Monday, to finally win the game in overtime thanks to a PK Subban goal, the Montreal Canadiens visited the Buffalo Sabres yesterday evening for a 2nd game in 24 hours. Despite taking an early 4-0 lead against the lifeless Flames, the Canadiens’ back-up goaltender, Alex [...]
Bruins Pregame – 12/7/10 – Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins
First off, let me apologize for the near month long absence of my presence here on Hockey Independent. As I’m sure many of you know, this time of year becomes excessively busy for those of us who happen to be high school seniors going through the process of applying to, and preparing for college. Now, [...]
Where’s the pizza?
Ottawa has hit a new low. 178 minutes of not scoring a goal, wow I’m just surprised and embarrassed to call myself a Sens fan. A team that has scoring talent (Spezza,Alfredsson,Kovalev,Fisher andMichalek) should be able to at least score one goal during 178 minutes span. But alas the Senators lost in the shootout(hooray for toronto point) [...]
St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres Talking Trade?
Take it with a gain of salt, but NHL rumor peddler extraordinaire Eklund made mention of trade discussions between the St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres. Is there any truth to the assertion? Possibly. Folks like Ek are just throwing out “what they hear”. Anything is possible, but is there logic to these two sides [...]
