Florida Panthers

Wants and Needs: Florida Panthers

By Chris
The NHL Trade Deadline is Wednesday at 3 p.m., which means there’s not a lot of time left for Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier to evaluate both his roster and the rosters of teams looking to sell. The Sabres should probably be looking for a top-six scorer and a powerplay quarterback. If they can acquire [...]

Friday Linkage

Friday Linkage

by Chris
We’re working on some other stuff, but for now, here’s what we’ve been reading and watching.

- If this turns out to be the last Olympics for women’s hockey, at least the Canadians went out with a bang.
- Ryan Miller and the U.S. men’s hockey team play at 3 p.m. today against Finland. If you’re in Buffalo and [...]

The Harsh Road Trip Begins

by Ryan
Six games in and the Sabres already get a vacation.
A trip to Ft. Lauderdale is never the worst thing in the world, even if it’s for business. Tonight the Sabres try to bounce back after a headscratching loss against Atlanta on Saturday night. It also marks just their second road game of the season. In [...]

Applicants Wanted

Applicants Wanted

by Ryan
In this tough economic time, being aware of the job market is essential. No job is safe, and so knowing what your options are is always a good idea. Of course, every hockey blogger’s dream is to work for the NHL. Here’s one that came to my email inbox over the weekend:
Mini [...]

Saturday Draft Day Round-Up

By Chris
A busy weekend in the National Hockey League. Let’s start with the newest additions to the franchise.
The Buffalo Sabres 2009 Draft Class:
1 (13) Zack Kassian RW Peterborough Petes
3 (66) Brayden McNabb D Kootenay Ice
4 (104) Marcus Foligno LW Sudbury Wolves
5 (134) Mark Adams D Malden Catholic High School
6 (164) Connor Knapp G Miami [...]

We Have Already Crossed the River

We Have Already Crossed the River

by Ryan
After Max put in the empty netter and started a ruckus, Dave sent me a text:
“This was only 40 games too late.”

Exactly.
Even if this is just a death rattle, it’s a tough one to take. Wednesday night the Sabres gave us everything we’ve asked for over the last few weeks: a response to adversity, secondary scoring, doing [...]

Bounce

by Ryan
Since I just finished watching the game, let’s just go with some bullet points.
- It was nice to see them come through when it mattered, but all they really did with the win was keep pace. There’s still another nine wins out there they need to find, but it was a pretty strong showing on home [...]

Missouri Game

by Ryan
If there is a team the Sabres have a chance to “catch” right now, it’s Florida.
The Panthers are currently four points back, 5-4-1 in their last ten, and dealing with the loss of Nathan Horton and Bryan McCabe. If you believe in the “Deadline Bump”, the only thing Florida did to improve was not pull a [...]

One Year Later

by Ryan

Less than one year later, he’s back doing things like this:

Pretty amazing all that happened just twelve months ago.

Second Point, Second Chance

by Ryan
If you missed the game and look at the box score, this one looks pretty impressive for both teams. Vanek and Connolly continued to do their thing, and Booth and Horton each got one. Miller’s numbers are pretty strong, and Vokoun wasn’t far behind. In the shootout Ales probably made a nice move, and Roy [...]

Game Night in Sunrise

by Ryan
Tonight the Sabres face a Southeast division opponent just two points behind them in the playoff race. Hrm, this sounds familiar. Buffalo finishes off the pre-All Star schedule with a Florida road trip, starting in Sunrise against the Panthers. This is a pretty solid team that Buffalo has struggled with already this year, and they [...]

The Florida Panthers Want to Sex You Up

I’m not sure who that is but I assume it’s Nathan Horton. Much like Larry Quinn, I blame him for everything.

In The Roost

The Goose’s Tweets

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