All Entries Tagged With: "Buffalo"
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 [...]
Miller Stones Flyers, Series Tied 2-2
My Flyers couldn’t finish again and lost 1-0, but unlike Game 1 where they lost by the same score, tonight they peppered Sabre goalie Ryan Miller with some great shots and he was able to stop every one of them. Jason Pominville scored the only goal of the game midway through the 1st due to [...]
Flyers Continue To Make Shots, Take 2-1 Series Lead
Good positioning around the net by winger and recent healthy scratch Nik Zherdev proved to be the difference as my Flyers win again, 4-2 over the Sabres. An energized Jeff Carter, popping one on the power play, and Danny Briere made quick wrist shots up high beating Ryan Miller and Buffalo got their scoring from [...]
Flyers Make Shots, Get Bounces Win Game 2
My Flyers bounced back, playing much closer to the game they need to, and beat the Sabres 5-4. Key to the Flyer victory was their centers outplayed Buffalo’s, Claude Giroux, going high and beating Ryan Miller, and Danny Briere knocking in a rebound. The top 3 Sabre centers were held scoreless, but Sabres left wing [...]
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, [...]
One week later, still stunned at Team Canada meltdown
Has one week really passed since the swift and stunning end to Canada’s quest to reclaim the World Junior Championship title in Buffalo? Seriously, you ask, how can someone still be stewing about that third period meltdown? Very easily. Hockey is in our blood; in our marrow, as Canadians. In that inimitable way that hockey behaves, [...]
This one’s for you, General Brock: Canada crushes U.S., to play Russia for gold
Luggages have been unpacked; lozenges have been swallowed; loquacious razzing has ceased. Back across the border safely, the last twenty-four hours have been a short time of revelry and reflection on Canada’s convincing semifinal victory over the United States on Monday night in Buffalo. The score: 4-1 on the ice and likely 80%-20% in the HSBC Arena [...]
Interview with Team Canada member and Pens’ prospect Simon Després
Starting today, ten countries will compete for the 2011 World Junior Championship crown over the next two weeks in Buffalo. German forward Tom Kuhnhackl and Canadian defenceman Simon Després are prospects participating in this year’s tournament who were drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins. They played together in the autumn at the London, Ontario Rookie Tournament which brought together teams of prospects [...]
Canada edges Sweden 4-1 in World Junior exhibition
Tonight at the Air Canada Centre, Canada got a taste of the challenges that lie ahead when the national World Junior team eked out a 4-1 victory over Sweden in game 2 of the pre-tournament exhibition schedule, a contest that was closer than the score suggests. A relentless Swedish squad that was in penalty trouble all night [...]
Couturier shines, Canada routs Switzerland in World Junior exhibition
The star of the night for Team Canada in its opening exhibition game of the 2011 World Junior Championship at General Motors Centre in Oshawa, Ontario was the youngest member of the roster. Highly-touted Sean Couturier, a star centre with Drummondville who won the QMJHL scoring title at 17 last season, played like a seasoned [...]
Hockey Independent will be at Team Canada World Junior exhibitions
For the first time in six years, the word “dethrone” will be on the minds of the 22 players representing Canada at the World Junior Championship. From 2006 to 2010, “defence” was the name of the game, and not just in reference to the blue line. The country’s best under-20 players won five straight gold medals [...]
Pens’ Desprès could be key defender for Canada’s World Junior team
In two weeks, the first puck will drop at the 2011 IIHF World Under-20 Championship in Buffalo. Simply known to Canadian hockey fanatics as “the World Juniors”, the fast-paced annual tournament featuring national squads of nearly NHL-ready talent never ceases to entertain. For Canadians and Americans, the past seven World Junior Championships have been particularly entertaining. Canada won a record-tying [...]
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, [...]
Final days of voting for Penguins’ “Greatest Games, Vol. 2″
Three years ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins created a provisional list of the franchise’s greatest games then opened the polls for fan voting to create the “Pittsburgh Penguins 10 Greatest Games” DVD. Released in November 2007, the final video contained full-game footage from the following games (descriptions are from the DVD notes): 1. May 25, 1991: Penguins vs. [...]
Bruins Pregame – 11/3/10 – Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres
After three days rest the Boston Bruins will take the ice tonight in a first round playoff rematch from last season as they do battle with the Buffalo Sabres. Word out of the Bruins morning skate indicates that Tim Thomas left the ice first, essentially confirming him as the starting goaltender for tonight’s contest. Thomas [...]
Kraft Hockeyville 2010 Tuesday: Buffalo vs. Ottawa LIVE UPDATES
Hockey Independent is reporting live from Dundas, Ontario on the final day of Kraft Hockeyville 2010. Check back throughout the night for updates from inside J.L. Grightmire Arena during the NHL pre-season game between Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators.
Kraft Hockeyville 2010 Tuesday: LIVE UPDATES from Dundas
Hockey Independent is reporting live from Dundas, Ontario on the final day of Kraft Hockeyville 2010. Buffalo and Ottawa will play a pre-season exhibition game at 7.00 pm EDT. Audio clips with head coach Lindy Ruff and goalie Ryan Miller of the Sabres plus Ottawa forward Chris Neil are available. Check for updates until about 6.30 pm when a new blog post will be published for live updates from the game.
Kraft Hockeyville 2010 Monday: Rain can’t wash away enthusiasm
On a day filled with goodwill, the J.L. Grightmire Arena in Dundas provided one last touch of goodwill and wide-open hockey on Monday evening to provide a fitting end to the second day of Kraft Hockeyville events. The senior AAA Dundas Real McCoys defeated the Junior C Dundas Blues 15-11 in an Alumni Game to benefit [...]