Block M's Buffalo Sabres (NHL 12)

[johnnyrocks]

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I love your dynasty layout. I know a little bit of HTML, so I hope you don't mind but I might copy a part of your layout if it is ok.

Following your Dynasty, bookmarked!

[Block M]

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I love your dynasty layout. I know a little bit of HTML, so I hope you don't mind but I might copy a part of your layout if it is ok.

Following your Dynasty, bookmarked!

Well I do a lot of dynasties that I don't share and the reason I decided to share this one is to inspire others so glad to see I've done that in a way. Have at it!

[seb170455]

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Great layout!! Good luck with Buffalo.

[bthomp05]

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Wow, your really moving along with this. As other have said love the layout and I hope you keep going with this. Great work.

[Block M]

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Block 5 Update: 24-21-5, 10th in EC

Jochen Hecht is out for the rest of the regular season injured. Thanks For Playing BUFFALO, NY - The struggling Buffalo Sabres were dealt another blow when second line center Jochen Hecht left the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 13th. The Sabres would go on to win 4-1 but the news turned sour when they found out Hecht had a concussion and will be kept out the remainder of the regular season. The 34-year-old Hecht is in the final year of his current contract and could have played his last game in a Sabres uniform if the Buffalo does not reach the playoffs. With Hecht out of the lineup Cody Hodgson will step into the second line center role the rest of the year and Corey Tropp will begin to see playing time on the fourth line. As the Sabres dealt with the adjustments the chase for the playoffs continued as the team went 5-5 in the fifth block of the season. The Sabres had a big chance to pull closer to the eight seed in their most recent game Montreal, who currently holds that spot, but fell 4-2 and are now four points outside of the playoff picture. Highlight of the Block: The 4-1 victory of Toronto. The Maple Leafs have dominated Buffalo so far this season so despite losing center Jochen Hecht getting a win over a team that has had Buffalo's number shows signs of promise. Needs Improvement: Winning the key games. Six teams sit in the East with 53-54 points and Buffalo is one of them. Winning over Montreal in their last game would have not only put Buffalo ahead of this pack but also would have kept Buffalo within two points of the eight seed but the Sabres never had a chance in this big matchup. NHL Standings February 1st, 2012    Team Points    Team Points 1 73 64 2 64 64 3 59 56 4 61 64 5 55 58 6 54 57 7 53 57 8 52 57 9 52 54 10 52 53 11 50 53 12 50 53 13 49 53 14 48 53 15 46 33 NHL Stat Leaders February 1st, 2012 Goals Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay 37 Assists Johnathan Toews, Chicago 42 Points Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay 65 GAA Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg 1.95 Save % Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg .935 Wins Nicklas Backstrom 29 Shutouts Ryan Miller, Buffalo 7

January 7th, 2012 F Winnipeg Jets (23-15-3) 0 Buffalo Sabres (20-16-5) 3 Goal Scorers Derek Roy (13) Sekera, Vanek Thomas Vanek (14) Roy Jason Pominville (10) Ehrhoff, Kaleta Shutout Ryan Miller (7) Win Ryan Miller (20-17)	January 10th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (20-17-5) 0 Toronto Maple Leafs (26-14-2) 2 Goal Scorers N/A Loss Ryan Miller (20-18)
January 13th, 2012 F Toronto Maple Leafs (26-15-2) 1 Buffalo Sabres (21-17-5) 4 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (15) Ehrhoff Cody Hodgson (5) Stafford Derek Roy (14) Pominville, Vanek Derek Roy (15) Vanek, Ehrhoff Win Ryan Miller (21-18)	January 14th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (21-18-5) 2 New York Islanders (10-27-4) 5 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (16) Ehrhoff, Pominville Tyler Ennis (8) Ehrhoff, Pominville Loss Ryan Miller (21-19)
January 16th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (22-18-5) 1 Detroit Red Wings (21-21-3) 0 Goal Scorers Jason Pominville (8) Leopold, Roy Shutout Jhonas Enroth (1) Win Jhonas Enroth (1-4)	January 18th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (23-18-5) 3 Chicago Blackhawks (28-15-4) 1 Goal Scorers Nathan Gerbe (3) Ennis, Regehr Drew Stafford (5) Hodgson, Ennis Nathan Gerbe (4) Ehrhoff Win Jhonas Enroth (2-4)
January 19th, 2012 - OT F Buffalo Sabres (24-18-5) 4 Winnipeg Jets (26-16-5) 3 Goal Scorers Drew Stafford (6) Ehrhoff, Ennis Brad Boyes (4) Leino, Myers Tyler Ennis (9) Sekera, Gerbe Cody McCormick (6) Roy, Myers Win Jhonas Enroth (3-4)	January 21st, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (24-19-5) 2 St. Louis Blues (28-16-3) 5 Goal Scorers Derek Roy (16) Pominville, Sekera Tyler Myers (5) Hodgson Loss Jhonas Enroth (3-5)
January 24th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (24-20-5) 1 New Jersey Devils (26-19-4) 4 Goal Scorers Cody Hodgson (6) Ennis, Stafford Loss Ryan Miller (21-20)	January 31st, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (24-21-5) 2 Montreal Canadiens (25-18-7) 4 Goal Scorers Nathan Gerbe (5) Kaleta, Ehrhoff Cody McCormick (7) Pominville Loss Ryan Miller (21-21)

[Block M]

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Derek Roy Lone Sabres All-Star Ottawa, ON - Derek Roy got the nod, Thomas Vanek did not as the 2011-2012 season was halted for the All-Star break. While Roy did not register a point, the Eastern Conference handled the Western Conference 5-2. Winnipeg and Washington were the most represented teams for the Eastern Conference, each having three All-Star selections. Capitals goalie Tomas Vokoun started in net for the East.

[Block M]

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Great layout!! Good luck with Buffalo.

Thanks for checking in!

[Block M]

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Wow, your really moving along with this. As other have said love the layout and I hope you keep going with this. Great work.

Thanks. With this being GM mode I'm trying to focus more on season by season rather than game by game so I can advance further down the road and at some point have a team completely constructed by myself.

[Block M]

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Buffalo Acquires D Kyle Cumiskey Buffalo, NY - Buffalo has made their first transaction of the season acquiring 25-year-old defenseman Kyle Cumiskey from the Anaheim Ducks. In return, the Buffalo Sabres send D Andrej Sekera and a 2012 2nd round pick to the Ducks. While Buffalo parts with the additional second round pick they had they do acquire the better defender. While Cumiskey is rather small compared to the rest of the Sabres defense, at 5-10, he is instantly the fastest defenseman Buffalo has.

[bthomp05]

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I hope the trade works out for you - speed can be handy on D.

[Block M]

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NHL Transaction Round-up

January 12th, 2012 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation 2013 2nd round pick D Grant Clitsome and a 2012 2nd round pick   January 16th, 2012 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation D Willie Mitchell, a 2012 2nd round pick and a 2013 3rd round pick 2013 1st round pick   January 21st, 2012 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation D Aaron Johnson C Tommy Wingels   January 25th, 2012 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation LW Shawn Thornton, 2013 4th round pick and a 2013 5th round pick D Yannick Weber and D Rafeal Diaz   January 29th, 2012 Team Players/Compensation Detroit claims C Paul Gaustad off waivers from Nashville.

[Block M]

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I hope the trade works out for you - speed can be handy on D.

Buffalo has tons of size on D with Myers, Ehrhoff, Leopold, Regehr and so on and they have decent speed ratings (low 80's mostly) but a few times already this year I've had a shot attempt at the blue line get deflected and turn into a break away the other way with the big guys failing to catch up. Cumiskey is around an 87 spd so he can definitely get back in time and cut down on those scoring chances against us.

[johnnyrocks]

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Buffalo has tons of size on D with Myers, Ehrhoff, Leopold, Regehr and so on and they have decent speed ratings (low 80's mostly) but a few times already this year I've had a shot attempt at the blue line get deflected and turn into a break away the other way with the big guys failing to catch up. Cumiskey is around an 87 spd so he can definitely get back in time and cut down on those scoring chances against us.

Hehe!

I hope you guys like Cody Hodgson haha! We're having fun with Kassian.

Again, love your trade this is a great trade indeed, i must agree.

[Block M]

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Block 6 Update: 30-25-5, 8th in EC

Thomas Vanek's hot hand has Buffalo back in the playoffs. In The Mix BUFFALO, NY - Buffalo put together their most successful ten game stretch since the start of the season to climb into the 8th spot in the Eastern Conference. Seven goals in ten games from leading scorer Thomas Vanek helped the Sabres accomplish that, as did offensive explosions like the one that game against the New Jersey Devils on Valentine's Day. Six different Sabres totaled seven goals as Buffalo beat New Jersey 7-0. Buffalo would shutout Philadelphia the next game with a 1-0 win as part of six scoreless periods from goalkeeper Ryan Miller. New acquisition Kyle Cumisky recorded one goal and two assists in his first ten games with the Sabres. After 60 games played Buffalo currently holds the tie-breaker over three other teams (Carolina, Florida, and Pittsburgh) that also have 65 points. NHL Standings February 22nd, 2012    Team Points    Team Points 1 81 81 2 75 73 3 68 65 4 72 81 5 70 70 6 69 68 7 68 68 8 64 65 9 61 65 10 61 65 11 59 65 12 59 63 13 58 62 14 56 61 15 53 45 NHL Stat Leaders February 22nd, 2012 Goals Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay 46 Assists Mikko Koivu, Minnesota 47 Points Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay 77 GAA Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg 1.89 Save % Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg .935 Wins Nicklas Backstrom, Minnesota 29 Shutouts Ryan Miller, Buffalo 9

February 1st, 2012 F New York Rangers (23-17-9) 5 Buffalo Sabres (24-22-5) 1 Goal Scorers Derek Roy (17) Unassisted Loss Ryan Miller (21-22)	February 4th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (25-22-5) 2 New York Islanders (13-30-6) 1 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (17) Pominville, Regehr Brad Boyes (5) Roy Win Ryan Miller (22-22)
February 8th, 2012 F Boston Bruins (30-17-5) 3 Buffalo Sabres (25-23-5) 0 Goal Scorers N/A Loss Ryan Miller (22-23)	February 10th, 2012 F Dallas Stars (23-23-8) 1 Buffalo Sabres (26-23-5) 4 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (18) Roy, Ehrhoff Christian Ehrhoff (3) Roy, Miller Kyle Cumiskey (6) Hodgson Thomas Vanek (19) Weber, Roy Win Ryan Miller (23-23)
February 11th, 2012 F Tampa Bay Lightning (28-16-10) 4 Buffalo Sabres (26-24-5) 2 Goal Scorers Cody Hodgson (7) Stafford, Ehrhoff Thomas Vanek (20) Roy, Pominville Loss Ryan Miller (23-24)	February 14th, 2012 F New Jersey Devils (27-24-5) 0 Buffalo Sabres (27-24-5) 7 Goal Scorers Cody Hodgson (8) Stafford, Ennis Nathan Gerbe (6) Ennis Derek Roy (18) Stafford, Myers Jason Pominville (12) Roy Robyn Regehr (3) Hodgson, Leino Derek Roy (19) Pominville, Vanek Tyler Ennis (10) Stafford, Leopold Shutout Ryan Miller (8) Win Ryan Miller (24-24)
February 16th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (28-24-5) 1 Philadelphia Flyers (26-22-9) 0 Goal Scorers Tyler Ennis (11) Ehrhoff, Pominville Shutout Ryan Miller (9) Win Ryan Miller (25-24)	February 17th, 2012 F Montreal Canadiens (31-20-8) 4 Buffalo Sabres (29-24-5) 6 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (21) Pominville, Cumiskey Ville Leino (6) Boyes, Cumiskey Brad Boyes (6) Leino, Leopold Nathan Gerbe (7) Kaleta Jordan Leopold (2) Leino, Boyes Nathan Gerbe (8) Hodgson Win Ryan Miller (26-24)
February 19th, 2012 F Pittsburgh Penguins (29-23-7) 3 Buffalo Sabres (30-24-5) 7 Goal Scorers Nathan Gerbe (9) Roy, Pominville Tyler Ennis (12) Myers, Stafford Tyler Ennis (13) Hodgson, Stafford Thomas Vanek (22) Leopold, Pominville Jason Pominville (13) Roy, Vanek Jason Pominville (14) Ehrhoff, Vanek Thomas Vanek (23) Kaleta Win Enroth (4-5)	February 21st, 2012 F New York Islanders (19-34-7) 5 Buffalo Sabres (30-25-5) 4 Goal Scorers Jason Pominville (15) Roy, Vanek Jason Pominville (16) Ehrhoff, Vanek Drew Stafford (7) Hodgson, Ennis Cody McCormick (8) Leopold Loss Jhonas Enroth (4-6)

[Block M]

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NHL Trade DUD-line Buffalo, NY - One of the most exciting days of the NHL season was not exciting at all. Only one trade was made official and that was between two teams in the same division. Sitting in the 8th spot in the East the Sabres decided to not seek out any trades for the future but Buffalo was sent a slew of offers with the majority asking for winger Thomas Vanek who is off-limits. The trade offer Buffalo gave the most consideration to was from Philadelphia who offered C Maxime Talbot and G Sergei Brobrovsky for winger Brad Boyes and Buffalo's 2012 1st round selection. The Sabres front office looked at the trade as Talbot and Boyes cancelling each other out and Buffalo trading their number one pick for a backup goaltender that will never be the starter over Ryan Miller and denied the trade. As for the lone trade...

February 28th, 2012 Team Players/Compensation Team Players/Compensation D Radek Martinek and D Martin Skoula RW Jordin Tootoo and RW Brian McGrattan