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Why It Really Doesn’t Matter How The Buffalo Sabres Finish The Rest Of The Season
By: Connor Nielen (@ConnorNielen) As they traipse through the final stretch of their abbreviated 2013 schedule, consecutive regulation losses to Winnipeg and Montreal (by a combined margin of seven goals, at that) have all but mathematically eliminated the Buffalo Sabres from playoff contention. SportsClubStats.com, a widely visited website among forward-thinking fans, now lists the team’s [...]
On Heels Of Crushing Defeat, Buffalo Sabres Approach Crucial Stretch Of Schedule
By: Connor Nielen (@ConnorNielen) In what has become customary fashion, the Buffalo Sabres again succumbed to the latest installment of ‘heart-breaking loss roulette’ on Sunday afternoon. A valiant home effort against a lethal Penguins squad, one in which the Sabres fought back from an early two-goal deficit to take an eventual third period lead, made [...]
Buffalo Sabres \ Mikhail Grigorenko \ Prospects
As The Buffalo Sabres Hit A Roadblock, Critical Decision Looms
By: Connor Nielen (@ConnorNielen) Despite having been on the short-side of the outcome in each of its past three games, the Buffalo Sabres are not about to push any panic buttons. While a disappointing turn of events has seen the team’s encouraging 2-0 record quickly turn into that of a worrisome 2-3 one, an abundance [...]
Buffalo Sabres \ Lindy Ruff \ prospects \ Ryan Miller \ Steve Ott \ Thomas Vanek
Culture Change Paying Early Dividends For Buffalo Sabres
By: Connor Nielen (@ConnorNielen) For all of Ryan Miller’s career domination versus Toronto (a 27-14-0 record, .922 SV%, 2.44 GAA coming into this season), he found himself surprisingly unable to lead his Buffalo Sabres to victory at the Air Canada Centre on any of the team’s three attempts during the 2011-12 campaign. Playing the tail-end [...]
