Menin Aeide Thea—A Buffalo Sabres Dynasty

[kenp86]

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A big shout-out to the absolute revivers of this thread and forum.

I hope all 6 (6!!) currently in the sub-forum will be reading this.

Besides bhurst99, who pops in with his Be A Pro thread from time to time.

As I mentioned a few posts earlier, this forum was dead at different times in the past year. After Tazer19's Blackhawks dynasty was forced to stop, I can look back at 4-5 pages without comments.

JoeyKirby, SENS_AK27, sunderman96 and capergamer90 all started a mini-revival, but those threads died fairly quickly.

Roscosuper came in, transferring his Islanders dynasty from his arena to here. kenp86 returned out of the blue. Balrog, who had stopped posting, returned. lek I see from time to time. vinaa23 pulled a Roscosuper with the Jets. pittsburgher86 I see has started a new thread.

Great work, all!

I've been lurking for years on the forum. Never knew the dynasty thread was here actually. Bit I read through all of tazers hawks bagm and reading through your sabres got ne wanting to start one up again

[AdamJones113]

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Game 1: 4-3 CHICAGO (OT)
—D. Leblanc right off the bat
—E. Kane one-timer (PP)
2nd
—P. Kane a beaut on the breakaway
—N. Kucherov off the post and in (PP)
—E. Kane tip-in
3rd
—M. Hossa rebound
OT
—19:26 J. Toews (PP)

Player of the Game
Not E. Kane, who finished with 3 points, but Jamie McBain. Didn't make a single mistake, blocked 7 shots, a couple big hits, great passing.


Game 2: 4-1 BUFFALO
—P. Kane
—K. Porter
2nd
—M. Moulson
—M. Foglino
3rd
—Hodgson EN

Player of the Game:
Cody Hodgson, 2 points, marvelous forechecking, made few mistakes and was really huge part in the winning effort.

End Of Chicago: Part 1

[kenp86]

Re: Menin Aeide Thea—A Buffalo Sabres Dynasty

4 seems to be the lucky number.

[AdamJones113]

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That's F***ing Right
Luke Adam Shuts Up Chicagoans With Game-Winner

Luke Adam scored a goal with 2.6 seconds left to SHUT UP the Chicago fans at home and those who had made the journey to Buffalo. Evander Kane scored two goals and had an assist in a comeback from 2-0. The Sabres won 4-3, the third time 4 goals has won the game in the Stanley Cup. Drew Stafford, Tyler Ennis, and Jamie McBain all had two assists while Nikita Kucherov added a goal.

"After what Seabrook said before the game, it was so sweet to go out there, score the final goal, but especially win."
—Game-Winner Luke Adam

"Seabrook's got a sh*t-load of egg on his face right now."
—Incensed Chicago coach Joel Quenneville

Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
Jun 6, 2015 1 2 3 F CHI (1-1) 1 1 1 3 BUF (1-1) 0 2 2 4 Three Stars Evander Kane 2 Goals, Assist, 4 Shots, +1 Luke Adam Game-winning goal, 2 Shots, +1 Drew Stafford 2 Assists, Hit, Shot	Team Stats Comparison CHI BUF Shots on Goal 31 25 Hits 23 8 Faceoffs Won-Lost 18/14 14/18 Penalty Minutes 6:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0/1 1/3 Power Play Opportunities 1 3 Time on Attack 4:58 6:54
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD CHI Patrick Sharp (9), (Drew Leblanc, Niklas Hjalmarsson) SECOND PERIOD CHI Johnny Oduya (1), (Drew Leblanc) BUF Evander Kane (13), (Drew Stafford, Tyler Ennis) BUF Nikita Kucherov (8), (Jamie McBain, Evander Kane) THIRD PERIOD BUF Evander Kane (14), (Drew Stafford, Tyler Ennis) CHI Marian Hossa (7), (Jonathon Toews, Patrick Kane) BUF 19:58—Luke Adam (5), (Marcus Foglino, Jamie McBain)

[AdamJones113]

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Sabres, Blackhawks Split Next Two; Buffalo Can Win It at Home

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-4 in Buffalo in Game 4, but the 'Hawks responded in kind back home in Chicago with a 6-3 thrashing of Eddie Pasquale.

Buffalo has a chance to take home the series in Buffalo.

—NHL News: D Brent Seabrook was fined $1,000,000.


EDIT: SO many people posting in the forum now. Have to work hard to stay near the top! About 7,000 views now. Thanks, guys!

[AdamJones113]

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Do you Believe in Miracles? Yes!

Moulson's OT goal gives Sabres long-awaited championship

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Matt Moulson scored 10 minutes into OT and 16 years of frustration and an eternity of despair were erased. Moulson's wrister from the slot beat Corey Crawford for Buffalo's first Stanley Cup victory (lost in 1975/99).

The 2-1 victory, lowest-scoring game of the series, gave a heated dislike between the teams some more material to fan the flames. Brent Seabrook started it, Matt Moulson ended it.

And that's how the Sabres wanted it to be. They didn't need any flash or pompadour; they became the first 8th seeded team (or if you want to be technical, the lowest-seeded team) to win the Cup.

Tyler Ennis won the Conn Smythe Trophy for MVP of the playoffs, but he would be the first to point out that the award could have gone to pretty much anyone on the Sabres. Luke Adam was clutch the entire series, Matt Moulson came on strong for the final, Drew Stafford was instrumental... the list goes on.

What won't be disputed, however, is that the better team won.

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[vinaa23]

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Congratulations on winning it all, my friend.

What will you do now? Will you keep with the Sabres or change your team?

[AdamJones113]

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Congratulations on winning it all, my friend.

What will you do now? Will you keep with the Sabres or change your team?

Oh, I'll be sticking with the Sabres. Once I post the draft recap, you'll see that this is a budding dynasty!

[AdamJones113]

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Did I mention the LA Kings won the draft lottery and we held their pick?
Also, do you want me to do a video for the offseason like last year?
Awards are up next.

Buffalo Sabres 2015 NHL Entry Draft Selections
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1 (1)	Buffalo Sabres	Connor McDavid (Erie Otters)	C
1 (16)	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Bennet (Kingston Frontenacs)	C/LW
1 (30)	Buffalo Sabres	Leon Levataillé	D
2 (16)	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Fortin	G
2 (30)	Buffalo Sabres	Stephen Harper	LW
3 (16)	Buffalo Sabres	Someone of no importance.	D
4 (30)	Buffalo Sabres	Storm Phaneuf	G

[Balrog]

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Nice 1st pick and a Stanley cup, you sir can go to bed pleased.

[AdamJones113]

Re: Menin Aeide Thea—A Buffalo Sabres Dynasty

Nice 1st pick and a Stanley cup, you sir can go to bed pleased.

Yep, it's something to be excited about. Thanks for posting.

[AdamJones113]

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Sweet, I'm on the first page when sorting by post count.

Anyways, thread maintenance time: this is on hold for a week or so: it's the offseason, and I need some time for schoolwork and studying. But it's not dead, far from it!

[DrGravyBoat]

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Congrats on the hardware. I remember last year I was doing a Flames dynasty. It was game 7 both teams had played well throughout the game. It was tied at 2 heading into overtime when Giordano shoved the puck into Kipper's pad. Eric Staal poked at it and it ended up in the net. I think I might have bought out Giordano's contract. I was so mad!!!!

[AdamJones113]

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Now that I'm finished my 5000 word essay, I'm going to do a "grading" of every trade GM Akilles Yurevich has made in the last two years.

[AdamJones113]

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Trade: G Matt Hackett to VANCOUVER, D Yann Sauve/2014 4th to BUFFALO

The Sabres were in panic mode, having lost 1st-liner Tyler Myers to a concussion. Akilles Yurevich pulled the plug on this deal, sending goalie prospect Hackett to the Couv for a defenseman who now resides in the AHL and an inconsequential draft pick.

Quote at the time: Sabres Ship Hackett to Vancouver For Sauve, Pick

"Early Monday, Buffalo Sabres GM Akilles Yurevich announced that Buffalo had traded minors goalie Matt Hackett to the Vancouver Canucks for 23-year old defenseman Yann Sauve and a 2014 4th-round draft pick. This trade shores up a defensive depth need for the Sabres, who lost 1st-line D-man Tyler Myers to a concussion until January. The Canucks acquire yet another goalie prospect they can groom to eventually replace Roberto Luongo."

Grade: Loss (C-)

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Trade: G Jhonas Enroth to TORONTO, C Leo Komarov/2014 2nd to BUFFALO

Sneaky good trade by Yurevich. Enroth wasn't necessarily a goner, but Yurevich managed to trade Toronto their 3rd-string goalie for a player that's played most games for Buffalo and a fairly important draft pick.

Quote at the time:
Done Deal: Sabres Ship Enroth To Maple Leafs
By Richard Thornburg Jr.

"The Buffalo Sabres have traded backup goaltender Jhonas Enroth to the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2014 second-round draft pick and center Leo Komarov.

The Sabres have been itching to send Enroth away, as he has been abysmal as this season: sub .900 save percentage, 4.75 plus GAA, and 1 win in 7 appearances. One wonders what Leafs' GM Dave Nonis was thinking, as he traded a solid 3rd-line center and a highish draft choice for what will likely be Toronto's third string goalie. The Leafs already have James Reimer and Johnathan Bernier between the pipes, so Enroth may just be in Toronto for a short while."

Grade: Win (A-)