Block M's Buffalo Sabres (NHL 12)

[bthomp05]

Re: Block M's Buffalo Sabres (NHL 12)

Wow, big trade - kudos to you for having the balls to do it.

[Block M]

Re: Block M's Buffalo Sabres (NHL 12)

Thanks for the comments guys.

I know, if I am around this offseason, keeping everyone will be hard to do. Roy was a FA last offseason and rejected a 3 and 2 year deal. Glad we got something for him instead of him ditching us in the offseason.

[bthomp05]

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Thanks for the comments guys.

I know, if I am around this offseason, keeping everyone will be hard to do. Roy was a FA last offseason and rejected a 3 and 2 year deal. Glad we got something for him instead of him ditching us in the offseason.

makes sense.

[Block M]

Re: Block M's Buffalo Sabres (NHL 12)

2013-2014 Block 5 Update: 27-14-9, 2nd in EC

Tyler Ennis notched the 200th point of his young career on January 8th, 2014. The 200 Club BUFFALO, NY - Tyler Ennis' rapid goal scoring pace has slowed but he is still holding off Jason Pominville for leading scoring of the 2nd place Sabres. On January 8th against a goalie that blanked Ennis and the Sabres earlier this year in Carey Price, Tyler scored a goal to get his 200th point of his NHL career. After 50 games Ennis has 23 goals while Jason Pominville is second on the team with 19. A 6-2-2 record in their last ten was good for Buffalo but not good enough to keep pace with the Winnipeg Jets, who appear poised to repeat as Stanley Cup Champions. The Sabres now sit four points behind Winnipeg in the standings. Hodgson Returns and Re-Injures Self Returning from a leg injury Hodgson stepped into his new role as the first line center after the trade of Derek Roy. His role will go back to Joel Armia for the next 10-14 days as Hodgson tweaked his groin in an overtime victory over Montreal on January 17th. Miller Taking Backseat to Montoya Al Montoya appears to be the new starter in net. Montoya extened his record from 11-8 at the start of the block to 17-10 by the end of it. Ryan Miller received two starts and lossed both giving up eight goals in those games. NHL Standings January 22nd, 2014    Team Pts    Team Pts 1 62 67 2 58 63 3 58 58 4 57 60 5 56 57 6 53 56 7 53 56 8 52 55 9 50 54 10 49 53 11 47 52 12 45 51 13 45 49 14 44 44 15 44 39 NHL Stat Leaders January 22nd, 2014 G   Rick Nash, Columbus 31 A   Brad Richards, New York 47 P   Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh 62 GAA   Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg 1.94 S%   Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg .927 W   Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg 27

 

December 29th, 2013 F Florida Panthers (26-19-3) 3 Buffalo Sabres (22-12-7) 6 Goal Scorers Mike Cammalleri (13) Ennis, Armia Thomas Vanek (12) Hodgson, Myers Tyler Myers (6) Unassisted Kyle Cumiskey (7) Myers, Vanek Jason Pominville (17) Hodgson Win Al Montoya (12-8)	January 2nd, 2014 F Philadelphia Flyers (18-19-4) 3 Buffalo Sabres (22-13-7) 1 Goal Scorers Scottie Upshall (7) Sulzer Loss Al Montoya (12-9)
January 4th, 2014 - OT F Pittsburgh Penguins (22-17-3) 3 Buffalo Sabres (22-13-8) 2 Goal Scorers Robyn Regehr (9) Pominville, Myers Cody Hodgson (11) Vanek, Ehrhoff Loss Ryan Miller (10-12)	January 6th, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (23-13-8) 3 Boston Bruins (18-19-5) 0 Goal Scorers Joel Armia (1) Cammalleri Jason Pominville (18) Hodgson, Vanek Tyler Myers (7) Vanek Shutout Al Montoya (2) Win Al Montoya (13-9)
January 8th, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (24-13-8) 2 Montreal Canadiens (23-14-4) 1 Goal Scorers Tyler Ennis (19) Armia, Myers Drew Stafford (4) Lapierre, Kaleta Win Al Montoya (14-9)	January 11th, 2014 - SO F Calgary Flames (23-23-2) 5 Buffalo Sabres (24-14-5) 4 Goal Scorers Alexander Sulzer (4) Ennis, Nielsen Tyler Ennis (20) Myers, Lapierre Christian Ehrhoff (3) Cumiskey, Cammalleri Thomas Vanek (14) Upshall, Myers Loss Ryan Miller (10-13)
January 13th, 2014 - SO F Colorado Avalanche (26-18-4) 4 Buffalo Sabres (24-14-9) 3 Goal Scorers Christian Ehrhoff (4) Pominville Tyler Ennis (21) Armia Tyler Ennis (22) Ehrhoff, Cammalleri Loss Al Montoya (14-10)	January 15th, 2014 F St. Louis Blues (23-16-6) 1 Buffalo Sabres (25-14-9) 3 Goal Scorers Joel Armia (2) Ennis Jason Pominville (19) Vanek, Hodgson Tyler Ennis (23) Ehrhoff, Cammalleri Win Al Montoya (15-10)
January 17th, 2014 - OT F Montreal Canadiens (20-14-2) 3 Buffalo Sabres (26-14-9) 4 Goal Scorers Scottie Upshall (8) Vanek, Hodgson Thomas Vanek (15) Pominville, Ehrhoff Thomas Vanek (16) Pominville Drew Stafford (5) Nielsen, Sulzer Win Al Montoya (16-10)	January 21st, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (27-14-9) 3 Florida Panthers (28-20-4) 0 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (17) Pominville, Myers Robyn Regehr (10) Vanek, Pominville Patrick Kaleta (5) Lapierre, Stafford Shutout Al Montoya (3) Win Al Montoya (17-10)

[Block M]

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NHL Transaction Round-up

January 2nd, 2014 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation C Kris Newbury C Derek Grant and 2014 4th round pick   January 5th, 2014 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation C Brandon Pirri C Andre Deveaux and 2014 6th round pick   January 11th, 2014 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation G Josh Harding and D Marco Scandella D Jakub Kindl and C Darren Helm   January 21st, 2014 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation C Ryan Strome C Warren Peters and 2014 6th round pick

[johnnyrocks]

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Im surprised Detroit traded Darren Helm! Wow!

[Block M]

Re: Block M's Buffalo Sabres (NHL 12)

Im surprised Detroit traded Darren Helm! Wow!

For a goalie when they have Jimmy Howard and Anton Khubodin already. Stacked goaltending trio though.

[bthomp05]

Re: Block M's Buffalo Sabres (NHL 12)

For a goalie when they have Jimmy Howard and Anton Khubodin already. Stacked goaltending trio though.

Wow, the CPU actually traded at the deadline. I just got passed mine and not a single player was traded.

Another excellent block of games for you - any plans for Miller in the offseason?

[Block M]

Re: Block M's Buffalo Sabres (NHL 12)

Wow, the CPU actually traded at the deadline. I just got passed mine and not a single player was traded.

Another excellent block of games for you - any plans for Miller in the offseason?

Haven't hit the trade deadline this season yet but there has been just a single trade each of the past two trade deadlines. Not much movement going on.

As for Miller, with Roy for Upshall shedding nearly 2.5 million in salary it's becoming a possibility we can keep everyone else on the roster but Montoya is playing better and Miller is not a backup goalie so we shall see what happens.

[Block M]

Re: Block M's Buffalo Sabres (NHL 12)

2013-2014 Block 6 Update: 30-19-11, 4th in EC

Robyn Regehr took some aggression out on Jason Spezza; Regehr leads the NHL in hits. Slumping Sabres BUFFALO, NY - The trend continues. The Buffalo Sabres follow up a good block with a horrible one. The Sabres went 3-5-2 in their most recent ten game stretch and opened the door for Montreal to catch the Sabres and bump Buffalo to fourth. 11 points back of Winnipeg, the top overall seed, which at one point seemed likley, is all but unattainable now. Upshall Out With Separated Shoulder The newest Buffalo Sabre is the most recent injury as Upshall injured his shoulder in the February 3rd victory over Toronto. Regehr Lone All-Star The NHL's leading hitter was the only Sabre to make the All-Star Game. While Regehr did not register a point he helped the East to their third straight victory over the West. Leading the Eastern Conference was Sidney Crosby who scored two goals in a 3-0 shutout victory. NHL Standings February 16th, 2014    Team Pts    Team Pts 1 75 81 2 70 72 3 62 71 4 71 71 5 69 66 6 65 66 7 65 65 8 63 64 9 59 64 10 57 61 11 56 60 12 55 59 13 53 57 14 52 52 15 49 46 NHL Stat Leaders February 16th, 2014 G   Rick Nash, Columbus 36 A   Brad Richards, New York 52 P   Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh 71 GAA   Antti Niemi, San Jose 1.96 S%   Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg .929 W   Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg 34

 

January 23rd, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (27-15-9) 1 Florida Panthers (29-20-4) 4 Goal Scorers Tyler Myers (18) Stafford Loss Al Montoya (17-11)	January 25th, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (27-16-9) 0 New York Islanders (26-19-5) 3 Goal Scorers N/A Loss Ryan Miller (10-14)
January 31st, 2014 F Boston Bruins (21-23-6) 2 Buffalo Sabres (27-17-9) 1 Goal Scorers Jason Pominville (20) Myers, Vanek Loss Al Montoya (17-12)	February 1st, 2014 F Ottawa Senators (19-28-5) 4 Buffalo Sabres (27-18-9) 2 Goal Scorers Scottie Upshall (9) Gerbe Frans Nielsen (5) Upshall Loss Al Montoya (17-13)
February 3rd, 2014 F Toronto Maple Leafs (28-19-2) 3 Buffalo Sabres (28-18-9) 6 Goal Scorers Kyle Cumiskey (8) Ehrhoff, Armia Cody Hodgson (12) Myers Christian Ehrhoff (5) Cumiskey, Cammalleri Jason Pominville (21) Hodgson Joel Armia (3) Myers, Regehr Joel Armia (4) Ennis, Cammalleri Win Al Montoya (18-13)	February 5th, 2014 - SO F Buffalo Sabres (28-18-10) 3 Philadelphia Flyers (24-24-5) 4 Goal Scorers Tyler Ennis (24) Cammalleri, Armia Mike Cammalleri (14) Regehr, Armia Thomas Vanek (18) Hodgson Loss Al Montoya (18-14)
February 7th, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (28-19-10) 2 Tampa Bay Lightning (26-22-5) 3 Goal Scorers Mike Cammalleri (15) Myers, Cumiskey Tyler Myers (9) Ennis, Gerbe Loss Al Montoya (18-14)	February 9th, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (29-19-10) 2 Pittsburgh Penguins (29-21-4) 1 Goal Scorers Tyler Ennis (25) Stafford, Lapierre Tyler Myers (10) Ennis, Cammalleri Win Al Montoya (19-14)
February 13th, 2014 - OT F Buffalo Sabres (29-19-11) 2 Toronto Maple Leafs (32-20-2) 3 Goal Scorers Joel Armia (5) Cammalleri, Ennis Tyler Ennis (26) Ehrhoff, Hodgson Loss Al Montoya (19-15)	February 15th, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (30-19-11) 5 Pittsburgh Penguins (30-23-4) 3 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (19) Hodgson, Pominville Robyn Regehr (11) Hodgson, Pominville Mike Cammalleri (16) Myers, Ennis Tyler Ennis (27) Nielsen, Cammalleri Mike Cammalleri (17) Armia, Cumiskey Win Al Montoya (20-15)

[bthomp05]

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Still in the playoff hunt, don't lose focus.

[Block M]

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2013-2014 Block 7 Update: 35-24-11, 3rd in EC

Nathan Gerbe and Buffalo have had lots of success against the NHL's best team, Winnipeg, this year. Down The Stretch They Come BUFFALO, NY - Just twelve games left before the 2013-2014 Playoffs get underway meaning every point is vital. Especially the points you can get from teams above you in the standings. Eleven months after they met in the playoffs, Buffalo vs Winnipeg is heating up again. On February 25th Drew Stafford netted a shootout winner to beat the Jets in overtime for their second victory over the Jets this season. Buffalo and Winnipeg will play two more times in the last twelve games. The Sabres need all the points they can get to hold off the Montreal Canadiens who sit just a point back of the Sabres for the Northeast Division crown. The Habs and Sabres will meet March 14th in a game that could determine the division winner. NHL Standings March 9th, 2014    Team Pts    Team Pts 1 91 92 2 82 87 3 74 81 4 89 80 5 82 80 6 80 79 7 75 77 8 73 76 9 67 72 10 66 72 11 64 70 12 63 67 13 61 62 14 60 61 15 51 56 NHL Stat Leaders March 9th, 2014 G   Rick Nash, Columbus 39 A   Brad Richards, New York 60 P   Brad Richards, New York 82 GAA   Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg 1.97 S%   Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg .929 W   Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg 38

 

February 17th, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (30-20-11) 1 Tampa Bay Lightning (27-26-5) 5 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (20) Hodgson, Regehr Loss Al Montoya (20-16)	February 19th, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (31-20-11) 5 Washington Capitals (28-24-5) 1 Goal Scorers Drew Stafford (6) Lapierre, Sulzer Thomas Vanek (21) Hodgson Patrick Kaleta (6) Lapierre, Stafford Christian Ehrhoff (6) Ennis, Armia Tyler Myers (11) Hodgson Win Ryan Miller (11-14)
February 23rd, 2014 F Toronto Maple Leafs (34-21-3) 3 Buffalo Sabres (31-21-11) 0 Goal Scorers N/A Loss Ryan Miller (11-15)	February 25th, 2014 - SO F Winnipeg Jets (40-12-8) 2 Buffalo Sabres (32-21-11) 3 Goal Scorers Drew Stafford (7) Lapierre Jason Pominville (21) Hodgson Drew Stafford (Shootout Winner) Unassisted Win Al Montoya (21-16)
February 27th, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (32-22-11) 1 New York Islanders (35-22-6) 4 Goal Scorers Jason Pominville (23) Hodgson, Cumiksey Loss Al Montoya (21-17)	March 1st, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (33-22-11) 3 New York Islanders (35-23-6) 1 Goal Scorers Tyler Ennis (28) Regehr, Stafford Christian Ehrhoff (7) Pominville, Cammalleri Nathan Gerbe (5) Nielsen, Regehr Win Al Montoya (22-17)
March 3rd, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (34-22-11) 4 Dallas Stars (30-24-7) 2 Goal Scorers Tyler Ennis (29) Adam, Cammalleri Tyler Myers (12) Nielsen, Regehr Mike Cammalleri (18) Ennis, Hodgson Jason Pominville (24) Ehrhoff, Vanek Win Al Montoya (23-17)	March 4th, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (34-23-11) 2 Vancouver Canucks (29-27-6) 5 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (22) Hodgson, Pominville Dennis Persson (4) Lapierre, Vanek Loss Al Montoya (23-18)
March 6th, 2014 F Buffalo Sabres (34-24-11) 3 Minnesota Wild (29-34-6) 4 Goal Scorers Tyler Ennis (30) Cammalleri, Myers Patrick Kaleta (7) Stafford, Myers Thomas Vanek (23) Pominville, Hodgson Loss Al Montoya (23-19)	March 8th, 2014 F Pittsburgh Penguins (37-26-5) 2 Buffalo Sabres (35-24-11) 4 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (24) Pominville Tyler Myers (13) Nielsen, Foligno Cody Hodgson (13) Pominville, Vanek Cody Hodgson (14) Pominville, Vanek Win Al Montoya (24-19)

[Block M]

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Sabres Bolster Blue Line; Acquire G Mike Smith At Trade Deadline BUFFALO, NY - Are Ryan Miller's days in Buffalo officially over? It appears so after Buffalo acquired goalie Mike Smith along with Brian Lee in a deal that saw Buffalo send RW Drew Stafford and their 2014 1st round pick to the Lightning. BUT Ryan Miller remains on the Sabres roster after no deals could be worked out that were to Buffalo's liking. "We looked at deals with a few Western Conference teams," Buffalo GM Block M stated. "No one was willing to acquire Miller though for what we were asking. The only teams that were willing were Eastern Conference teams and we dont necessarily want to deal Ryan to the East. Now though, we have great depth in net and Miller and Smith can battle it out to see who gets dressed for the playoffs." As mentioned D Brian Lee was also acquired in the Mike Smith deal as Buffalo also acquired D Ryan Parent and RW Brandon Kozun from Vancouver for a 2014 second round selection. Lee and Parent will be Buffalo's new third defensive pairing as Dennis Persson and Alexander Sulzer will be sent to Rochester.

March 8th, 2014 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation LW Darcy Hordichuk, LW Luca Caputi and RW Tim Conboy C Jacob Josefsen, D Eric Gelinas and C Matt Cullen   March 8th, 2014 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation LW Rostislav Olesz, a 2014 4th round pick and a 2015 4th round pick LW Mike Eastwood, RW Jerry D'Amigo and D Jeff Finger   March 8th, 2014 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation RW Drew Stafford and a 2014 1st round pick D Brian Lee and G Mike Smith   March 8th, 2014 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation 2014 2nd round pick D Ryan Parent and RW Brandon Kozun   March 8th, 2014 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation D Marc-Anthony Zanetti D Dylan Blujus and a 2015 2nd round pick LW Curt Gogol and a 2015 2nd round pick

[bthomp05]

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Wow, dealing your top 2 picks for next year is definately a risky move - I hope it works out for you. But now you are stacked in the crease, good luck dealing Miller in the offseason.

Isn't D'Amigo a forward???

[Block M]

Re: Block M's Buffalo Sabres (NHL 12)

Wow, dealing your top 2 picks for next year is definately a risky move - I hope it works out for you. But now you are stacked in the crease, good luck dealing Miller in the offseason.

Isn't D'Amigo a forward???

We acquired Florida's first rounder so we're not selling the entire farm and yeah D'Amigo is a forward, I'll fix that.