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Just Like Old Times

Just Like Old Times

By Ryan on February 4, 2010

by Ryan

Just like old times, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop. Just like old times, it did.
Feel free to use this post as a place to vent. I’m going to attempt a more reasonable look at this whole Ottawa thing in a little while. For now… guh.

Tags Hockey, Sabres, Senators | 4 Comments

Closed Palms

Closed Palms

By Ryan on December 18, 2009

by Ryan

I thought we all knew that Jarkko Ruutu is a cheap shot artist that plays stupid hockey with an intent to injure. After The Peters Incident and the subsequent suspension I was pretty sure everyone knew this. I mean I still imagine Ruutu devouring an innocent baby almost any time he is mentioned, so remembering [...]

Tags Hockey, Jarkko Ruutu, Sabres, Senators | 6 Comments

Tough to Swallow

Tough to Swallow

By Ryan on December 17, 2009

by Ryan
What’s in the water in Kanata? Or perhaps more importantly, what’s in the food?
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said the following after the 2-0 loss to Ottawa: “I knew last night when we got the call at midnight and you’ve got seven guys with food poisoning you don’t have much chance of winning. I’m not going to [...]

Tags Hockey, Sabres, Senators | 2 Comments

Sixty Minutes Hate

Sixty Minutes Hate

By Ryan on November 21, 2009

by Ryan

Oh, that logo.
That’s about all it takes for me to get ready for tonight’s game. Let’s hope the Sabres are ready as well. Heatley may be gone, but Alfie, Spezza, and Fisher remain. Even with guys I like (Cheechoo, Michalek) on the Sens, I can’t wait for the puck to drop tonight. One game won’t [...]

Tags Hockey, Sabres, Senators | 3 Comments

Ottawa Bad?

By Ryan on March 23, 2009

by Ryan
In January I asked a simple question: what’s wrong with Ottawa?
The answer I came up with was pretty simple: they had an ineffective coach and someone making questionable roster decisions up top. That meant a top-heavy team without a starting goaltender that looked and played like they were lost. Too many players with high salaries were [...]

Tags Hockey, Sabres, Senators | 7 Comments

In a Word, Yes

In a Word, Yes

By Ryan on March 18, 2009

by Ryan
From the always link-able Sabres Edge comes this story about Ottawa’s dominance of the Sabres over the season and since the lockout. Here are the first 113 words of that story, it’s about all you need:
In late January, during his final unhappy days as head coach of the Ottawa Senators, Craig Hartsburg ran over the reasons [...]

Tags Hockey, Punches in the Stomach, Sabres, Senators | 1 Comment

No Magic Numbers

No Magic Numbers

By Ryan on March 18, 2009

by Ryan
The Buffalo Sabres are 6-8 in games that are tied after two periods.
If you are looking for a stat to explain why the Sabres aren’t making the playoffs, let’s start there. Think about it: all this team needs to do is win one period, twenty minutes of hockey, and they are below .500 trying it. That’s [...]

Tags Consistent Mediocrity, Hockey, Sabres, Senators | 2 Comments

History Lesson

History Lesson

By Ryan on March 17, 2009

by Ryan

In the biggest game of the season, the Buffalo Sabres almost tie a franchise record fewest shots in a game. The good news is that the Sabres have become a predictable team. The bad news is they aren’t making the playoffs.
We’ll talk again later.

Tags Hockey, Sabres, Senators, Seriously punch me in the face | 6 Comments

Capitol Importance

Capitol Importance

By Ryan on March 17, 2009

by Ryan

When does a rivalry just become sad?
Whether you feel the Sabres will make the playoffs or not, tonight’s game against Ottawa means much more than two points. It is safe to call Ottawa the biggest rival Buffalo has had in the post-lockout NHL, but a 19-6-4 record against isn’t much of a rivalry. That’s a team [...]

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I Don’t Get It

By Ryan on March 9, 2009

by Ryan
Everyone admits that something happens when the Sabres play the Ottawa Senators. The record speaks for itself: over the last four years Ottawa has gone 19-6-4 against the Sabres. Since the Senators have fallen from perennial playoff team to one-dimensional bottom dweller this record is even more shocking. We’ve called it the “ghosts” or “demons” [...]

Tags Hockey, Sabres, Senators | 1 Comment

Flattened

By Ryan on March 8, 2009

by Ryan

Spacek may have come back, but the Sabres sure didn’t. We will have plenty to talk about tomorrow, but for now it may be best to sleep off a confusing, shocking day in Buffalo sports.

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Graveyard Game

By Ryan on March 7, 2009

by Ryan
As big a win as it was last night, tonight is even more important. The Sabres just can’t seem to get past Ottawa this season, and if there was ever a time to shake some old demons it would be in the middle of a playoff push. A win tonight puts Buffalo back in the [...]

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