All Entries Tagged With: "Buffalo Sabres"
Sabres Steal the Game, but Boston Wins the Night
BOSTON, MA – It was an emotional night at the TD Garden on Wednesday evening. One that the city of Boston will not soon forget. The game’s opening ceremony and video package, fittingly set to country music star Phillip Phillips’ “Home”, pulled at the heartstrings of everyone in attendance as images of Monday’s horrifying attack was [...]
New Faces Shine In Their Broadway Debuts
Still trying to wrap my brain around the New York Rangers’ last 48 hours, I keep coming back to one word to sum it up. Surreal. And if I were still taking medication for the lower body injury I sustained last weekend that currently has me listed as day-to-day, I might have chalked up the [...]
The Rangers Midterm Report Card
The New York Rangers got the second half of their season off to a less-than spectacular start, dropping a 3-1 decision to the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday might at the First Niagara Center. It was disappointing considering the opponent and how prior to that, they had won five of six games. Overall it hasn’t been the [...]
You Go To Your Room & Think About What You’ve Done Blackhawks
Bring you’re green hat, we’re going streaking! We all know the Blackhawks are on a whopping 2 game losing streak. The media and mostly my friends whom I haven’t heard from in 2 months make sure I’m aware of this fact. To the hockey fan that’s been popping in visiting like they’re an out of [...]
Bruins Score Three in First Period to Bury Struggling Flyers
BOSTON, MA – For the first time in nearly a full calendar year (March 17, 2012 was the last time these two teams met), the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers took the ice against one another on Saturday for a matinee contest at the TD Garden. After taking nearly half the period to register their first [...]
Nabby Earns Shutout; Forwards Scoring Goals and Sharing Minutes
That’s what I’ve been asking for. Thirty-five saves later, and I can finally say Nabby stole a hockey game for the New York Islanders in 2013. I’m not saying Nabby hasn’t had a few good performances this year, but most of them came on the losing side of things. A goalie duel, which lasted deep [...]
Role Reversal: Third Period Collapse Dooms Bruins in 4-2 Loss to Sabres
On the quest to secure points in five consecutive games, the Boston Bruins met the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center in a Friday night Northeast division showdown. However, in a massive role reversal, the Bruins were beaten at their own game by three third period goals from the Sabres. Entering Friday’s action as the [...]
Rangers Edge Bruins in Shootout Thriller at TD Garden
BOSTON, MA – After Saturday afternoon’s contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning was postponed in the aftermath of the 2013 blizzard for the ages, the Boston Bruins were back on the ice Tuesday to do battle with the New York Rangers for the final time this season. In what was undoubtedly the most exciting finish to [...]
Vanek Dominates in 7-4 Buffalo Win Over Boston
BOSTON, MA – On Thursday evening, the Boston Bruins welcomed the Buffalo Sabres to the TD Garden for their first Northeast division clash of the 2013 season. Unfortunately for the 17, 565 sellout crowd that packed into the arena, the Bruins were unable to hold a 3-1 second period lead as Buffalo forward Thomas Vanek ran [...]
Bruins Stage Late Comeback, Down Devils 2-1 in Shootout
BOSTON, MA – After a dramatic 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes less than twenty-four hours ago in Raleigh, the Boston Bruins were back on the ice at TD Garden on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils in a battle of the two most recent Eastern Conference representatives in the Stanley Cup Final. For the Bruins, [...]
The NHL’s Next “PR Offensive”
“As I said we know that no words of apology or explanation will soften the disappointment. I read the letters, I followed the tweets, I read the blogs: we have a lot of work to do. The National Hockey League has a responsibility to earn back your trust and support, whether you watch one game [...]
2013 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule Announced
The NHL lockout is officially over as both sides have ratified the new CBA and signed the Memorandum of Understanding. With that, the Bolts announced their 2013 abbreviated schedule. The Lightning’s 20th season will be a mad dash to the finish line. They will play 48 games in 99 days. Five of the initial [...]
Call For Backup
When the NHL schedule is announced and you skim over the highlights of your team’s path, you already know that back-to-back games will be no surprise. At least with this shortened season, teams are not being asked to wear out their passports and those sleeping neck pillows with the amount of traveling over the 48 [...]
2013 NHL Season Preview: Part II: Eastern Conference Outlook
In part II of my 2013 NHL season preview, check out previews and predictions for the entire Eastern Conference. Part I –> Northeast Division Preview Part II –> Eastern Conference Preview Part III –> Hockey Independent Roundtable: Preseason Stanley Cup Predictions Part IV –> 2013 Boston Bruins Roster Predictions 1) New York Rangers – Even [...]
2013 NHL Season Preview: Part I: Predicting the Northeast Division
Alas, after nearly four months of bickering over every last nickel and dime that could possible be salvaged, the NHL and the NHLPA have signed a new collective bargaining agreement, making way for a 48-game 2013 hockey season! After remaining optimistic throughout most of the process, I became a bit skeptical in the last week [...]
Blackhawks Fix: Randomness for a Hockeyless October
Fine. So the season isn’t starting on time, I’ve accepted that, BUT that will not stop me from finishing my game-by-game breakdown of the Blackhawks season. I mean, I’ve come this far and quitters never prosper. Apparently the stubborn and rich do though (cough… all NHL owners… cough). It truly is a shame that we’ve [...]
Hockey Indie’s Divisional Predictions – Eastern Conference
The clock continues to tick ever closer to September 15th, and the news coming out of last week’s CBA negotiations makes a lockout more and more inevitable. Despite the uncertainty, teams are continuing on as normal, notifying season ticket holders when to expect their deliveries; putting individual game tickets on sale; even painting the arena ice. [...]
The Schedule Must Go On! The Blackhawks Games #21 – #40
Ok. No excuses now. The Hawks should be back in game shape by now and operating like the hockey robots we claim they are – right? Hopefully Dan Carcillo hasn’t ended anyone’s career, Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook haven’t been overused by Coach Q and Corey Crawford has regained his groove as the #1 in [...]
Flashes Of Lightning – Catching Up With The Bolts
While the NHL’s billionaires and millionaires continue their off ice CBA jousting and the Republicans take over the Tampa Bay Times Forum, there are some morsels of Tampa Bay Lightning news being bantered about. Here are a few to whet your hockey starved palate. The curious case of Paul Ranger Smooth skating defenseman Paul Ranger [...]
While I Was Sleeping
Well, well, well… Look what the cat dragged in… It has been more than a minute since I last made an appearance in the old blogosphere but, despite my many efforts to convince myself that I was done forever, I am back. So where the hell have I been? Before we get to that, some [...]
