The Thanksgiving Eve special may feature quite a different lineup than the last few games. Ryan Miller practiced Monday but couldn’t commit 100% to playing against the Pens, after missing Saturday’s game. Tim Connolly started practice but didn’t finish it with a groin injury. Jochen Hecht skated on his own after practice but is [...]
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No, this is not a panic button post, but more the other team in town getting me thinking: Should Buffalo target next year as the year to make a cup run? There are some good reasons why they should: Connolly, Niedermayer, Grier, and McCormick off the books – should open some top 6 minutes [...] Buffalo is visiting Flyers for the first time tonight, with a 7:30pm game on everyone’s favorite channel, Versus. Buffalo is flying high after a resounding win on Saturday against the Kovy-less Devils. The boys are on the mend, with Shaone Morrisonn and Craig Rivet both practicing and Pominville steadily improving. Only Rivet *might* play [...] The hockey gods lobbed a hanging curveball over the Buffalo Sabres’ plate (if you’ll pardon the mixed sports metaphors) and they made solid contact, winning 4-1 in a mostly-empty Phillips Arena. Atlanta was returning from a west coast trip, missing several key players (such as Bogosian and Pavelec) and Buffalo took advantage. Tyler Ennis [...] Two more pre-season games, two more wins for the Sabres. Buffalo got a 2-1 win over ‘Ottawa’ in the Hockeyville game, wherein the Senators didn’t dress their whole top two lines. Way to show off the game, guys. The Sabres lineup included Myers, Vanek, and Miller, with the goals scored by Rob Niedermayer on [...] With training camp less than a month away, and the Buffalo Sabres roster looking pretty much set, I thought now would be a good time to investigate the lines and defense pairings for the coming season. Starting up front: Ennis – Connolly – Pominville Vanek – Roy – Stafford/McCormick? Gerbe – Gaustad – Kaleta [...] The Buffalo Sabres came out of nowhere and signed Rob Niedermayer to a 1 year deal today. It’s worth $1.15 million. He is, of course, the brother of somewhat retired D-man Scott Niedermayer. They won the cup together in Anaheim a few years back. Rob (short for Robin, thanks Heather) is 35, and has [...] |
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