June 2008

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Honk if you’ve got a new contract

By Chris on June 30, 2008

Courtesy of TSN.ca:
The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed forward Paul Gaustad to a four-year, $9.2 million contract.
Gaustad will earn $1.7 million in the first year of the deal, and $2.5 million per year for the remaining three years.
 
Sounds like a pretty fair deal.
And as Ryan just joked when I sent him a text with the good news, we won’t have [...]

Tags: Doing Things Right, Paul Gaustad, Signings | 3 Comments

Insignificance

By Jon on June 30, 2008

By Jon
A while back, Chris and I passed back and forth a piece of paper, trying to list the entire 1998-99 Sabres lineup from memory. After naming all of the obvious selections, we were struggling for the last few role players. While we tried to remember when Donald Audette left town (and for that matter, when [...]

Tags: NHL, Nominations, Sabres, The Most Insignificant Sabre of the Last Decade | 21 Comments

Lazy Sunday

By Ryan on June 30, 2008

Rookie Camp, Day Five —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  – 
Lindy: So what do you think of the kids?
Darcy: I think we’re in good shape. They seem to be responding well to-hey, what’s on that TV over there?

Lindy: Is that the Euro 08 final?
Darcy: Nah, I think it’s… golf.

Lindy: Really?
Darcy: Yeah.

Lindy: Cool.

Tags: Darcy Regier, Golf, Lindy Ruff, Rookie Camp, While you watched Oripk's price went up... | Leave a comment

Throwback

By Ryan on June 29, 2008

by Ryan
So I was going through some things a few days ago and came across this.

I figured it had to be seen by something other than my basement. Here it is, in all its glory, your 1989-90 Buffalo Sabres.

Some close ups in a second, but first:

Now THAT is a logo.

He’s smiling because before the picture Rob punched the cameraman, adding [...]

Tags: Franco American, Hockey, John Tortorella, Sabres | Leave a comment

The New Nathan Horton

By Ryan on June 28, 2008

by Ryan
You simply cannot control the market. No matter how much restraint you use in your salary cap construction, there will always be some jobber out there ready to pay through the nose for a “comparable player” in your system.
Two years ago it was Havlat. Last year Larry Quinn told us famously that it was Nathan [...]

Tags: Hockey, Jason Pominville, Jeff Carter, RFA, Salary Cap | 4 Comments

The Money Plan: Phase One Complete

By Ryan on June 28, 2008

by Ryan
Actions speak louder than words.
The first step of the master plan is complete. Marshawn Lynch has admitted he was behind the wheel of the Moneymobile, and he has paid the price for his actions.
That price? $100.
Well, $101.20 Canadian. Still, well worth it when you consider the message being sent.
You see, that plush pedestrian was made an example of by [...]

Tags: Beast Mode, Completely Kidding, Marshawn Lynch, No officer the hippo leaped into the hood... | Leave a comment

I See Monsters

By Ryan on June 28, 2008

by Ryan
So Rich and I decided to take in another Bisons game, just because it seemed like a good idea. We meet at rookie camp to watch Luke Adam impress once again, and after that it kind of turned into, “Hey, let’s go to Buffalo.” So, uh, we did.
It all seemed nice and orderly, with a little [...]

Tags: Baseball, Buffalo Bisons, Fog, Shelly Duncan sucks, Zombies | 1 Comment

Rated R

By Chris on June 27, 2008

By Chris
Scott Cullen over at TSN.ca has a nice column about restricted free agency and I’m going to steal his nice little chart.
What we’re looking at is the range of compensation teams would receive if they do not match the qualifying offer sheets that their restricted free agents sign with other clubs.
This tidbit from that same article is [...]

Tags: CBA, Dan Paille, Darcy Regier, Free Agency, Hockey, Mismanagement, Restricted Free Agents, Sabres, Salary Cap | 1 Comment

Summer Slugs on Purple Eagle Ice

By Ryan on June 27, 2008

by Ryan

So I was “in the area” yesterday and decided to hit up Sabres Camp at Dwyer Arena. Now that the draft picks and I are best friends, I figured I should watch them from afar and study how they are shaped by the firm hands of our coaching staff. Yeah, that sounds about right.

If you [...]

Tags: Hockey, Rookie Camp, Sabres, Tyler Myers | 5 Comments

Facebooking the Draft Class: Justin Jokinen

By Ryan on June 26, 2008

by Ryan
Last year we did profiles on the four Sabres draft picks we found on Facebook. This year we thought we would do it a little different, so we asked if they would answer some questions for us. We were worried they wouldn’t be interested, but the answers we received surprised us.
Today we talk to Justin Jokinen, [...]

Tags: Facebooking the Draft Class, Hockey, Justin Jokinen, Sabres | 1 Comment

Congratulations are in Order

By Ryan on June 26, 2008

by Ryan
To the writers from the Buffalo News, on winning four awards from the Professional Hockey Writers Association. You guys had plenty to write about the past year, and certianly made the most of it.
Tim Graham was one of my favorite TBN reporters before he moved to Florida, and he deserves the honor. [...]

Tags: Petty responses only bloggers can give, The Buffalo News | 4 Comments

A Look Ahead: Behind the Sabres Blue Line

By Chris on June 25, 2008

By Chris
The new hockey year is fast approaching. Free agency opens up on Tuesday and soon we’ll be looking forward to October when the Sabres season begins anew. As WGR has been calling it, “The Road to Redemption.” Sounds kind of lame (it is) but after all success the team has had the last two seasons, [...]

Tags: Andrej Sekera, Darcy Regier, Defense, Free Agency, Mismanagement, Offseason Fun, Ryan Miller, Sabres, We Want Free Candy, You Heard About Ron Hainsey Here First | 4 Comments

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