Menin Aeide Thea—A Buffalo Sabres Dynasty

[Sunderman96]

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1:54—The Buffalo Sabres have traded Ville Leino to New Jersey Devils for 2nd round picks in 2014 and 2015.


Thoughts?

if the picks are early 2nd round... amazing steal by you... if they are late 2nd rnders... pretty fair deal with slight edge to you

[bthomp05]

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if the picks are early 2nd round... amazing steal by you... if they are late 2nd rnders... pretty fair deal with slight edge to you

I would concure.. Though dumping his salary on another team is always a good deal.

[AdamJones113]

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Theodore's Own Goal Gives Kings 4-3 Win
Jose Theodore passed the puck into his own net and the Los Angeles Kings took home a win because of it. Cody Hodgson scored twice for Buffalo in his return from a broken hand, and Alexander Sulzer had 2 assists. Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar each had a goal and an assist for the Kings.

Theodore Heps Sabres Dominate Oilers
Jose Theodore made 23 saves as the Buffalo Sabres beat Edmonton 3-1. Evander Kane (Powerplay), Luke Adam, and Kevin Porter all scored for the Sabres, while Nail Yakupov scored for the Oilers.

[bthomp05]

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Jose redeems himself.

[AdamJones113]

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Theodore Shuts Out Senators For 3-0 Win
Jose Theodore made 24 saves to help the Sabres to a key 3-0 win over the Senators. Drew Stafford and Cody Hodgson each had a goal and an assist, while Christian Erhoff had two assists. Evander Kane also scored.

Leafs Dominate Powerplay In Win
The Toronto Maple Leafs scored all of their 3 goals on the powerplay in their 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. JVR and Dave Bolland each scored for Toronto, while Cody Franson had two assists.

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Hodgson Scores On Rare 5-3 Powerplay In OT For 3-2 Win
Cody Hodgson scored with a two man advantage to push Buffalo past Montreal 3-2 in overtime. Jose Theodore made 16 saves in his return to Montreal. PK Subban scored and had an assist for the Canadiens, while Evander Kane did likewise for Buffalo. Cody McCormick also scored for the Sabres.

Sabres Repeat 3-2 Win, This Time In A Shootout
Matt Moulson scored the only goal in the shootout as the Sabres took out the Devils. Ville Leino was injured by Tyler Myers in his return to Buffalo. Adam Henrique scored and had an assist and Cory Schneider made 38 saves. Tyler Ennis and Alexander Sulzer scored for Buffalo, while Eddie Pasquale made 27 saves in the win.

The Sabres have claimed LW John Scott off waivers, returning him to Buffalo after he was traded to Winnipeg along with Ryan Miller.

[AdamJones113]

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HBO's Hard Knocks: Playoff Chase Set To Premier March 16thHere's an excerpt:

Perennial contenders are backstopped by guys like Luongo, Fleury, Quick, Price.

This team fighting for a final playoff spot is backed by two goalies that weren't on its roster at the beginning of the year, and the starter is considered washed-up by 95% of the NHL.

Perennial contenders know that every night, the bulk of the offense will come from guys like Ovechkin, Crosby, Thornton, Toews, or Kane.

This team doesn't know every night whether its offense will come from the first line or the fourth.

Fans of perennial contenders have 10-year old jerseys of players still on the team.

Fans of this team root for one player that was on the team 5 years ago.

Fans of perennial contenders can nap after the first period.

Fans of this team get nail replacement surgeries after most games.

The Buffalo Sabres are the latter: they're fighting for the final playoff spot (4th) in the Division, only 4 points up on the 7th and second-last team. They've had one of their current 4th liners center the 2nd line because of so many injuries. 5 guys out of 22 weren't on their roster at the beginning of the year.

They were supposed to tank. They tried. Yet somehow, this team is still clawing, still fighting for a playoff spot with 15 games left.

HBO's Hard Knocks: Playoff Chase will chronicle the mountains and valleys of the Buffalo Sabres through their maybe-final 15 games, visiting practices, team flights, and everything that's behind the team when the lay it all on the ice.


Hard Knocks: Playoff Chase premiers March 16th on HBO. Episode one talks about coming home from a long road trip, and a late practice which the coaches have called.

[AdamJones113]

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DiPietro Backs Islanders To Win In The Other Other Battle For New York
Rick DiPietro made 34 saves as the Islanders beat the Sabres 3-1 in a 3 goal last 2 minutes. Michael Grabner scored twice for the Isles, and Drew Stafford scored for Buffalo. Jose Theodore made 29 saves in the loss.

Quick Start And Theodore Shutout Keeps Sabres Tied For 4th
Matt Moulson scored 30 seconds into the game and Tyler Ennis scored on the next shot as the Sabres beat the Blue Jackets 4-0. Jose Theodore made 24 saves in the shutout, and Steve Ott and Evander Kane both had two assists. Cody Hodgson scored twice, a powerplay goal and a shorthanded goal.

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Brodeur's 39 Saves Help New Jersey To Shootout Win
Martin Brodeur made 39 saves on 40 shots and 2/3 in the shootout as the Devils beat the Sabres 2-1. Jose Theodore made 22 saves. Adam Henrique scored his 50th career goal for New Jersey, and Cody McCormick scored his eighth of the year for Buffalo.

Hodgson's Hat Trick Push Sabres To Key Win Over Pittsburgh
Cody Hodgson scored Buffalo's first 3 goals in a 5-2 win over the Penguins. Tyler Ennis and Marcus Foglino also scored in the final minute for Buffalo. Matt Moulson had 2 assists, and Jose Theodore made 17 saves in a win that keeps Buffalo one point below Ottawa in the division.

[SENS_AK27]

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So what exactly is your record right now?

[AdamJones113]

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My record is 36-32-5 (73 games played)

I've got 77 points, 1 behind Ottawa, Montreal has 74 and Tampa Bay has 74.

[AdamJones113]

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Vintage Lundqvist Performance Gives Rangers Win
Herik Lundqvist made 32 saves on 32 shots as the Rangers beat the Sabres 1-0 in a hotly contested game. Lundqvist's counterpart Jose Theodore made 22 saves. Patrick Elias scored the lone for for New York.

Mason's Shutout Sends Flyers Past Sabres
Steve Mason made 34 saves as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0. Eddie Pasquale made 19 saves for Buffalol (intended). Brayden Schenn, Brandon Yip, and Claude Giroux all scored for the Flyers.

Carolina Comes Back To Diminish Sabres' Playoff Dreams
Justin Peters made 32 saves on 35 shots and the Staal brothers each had a goal and an assist as the Hurricanes won 4-3. Matt Moulson had 2 goals and an assist for Buffalo, while Cody Hodgson had a goal and 2 assists.

Ott Keeps Faint Hopes Alive As Sabres Win 4-2
Steve Ott scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:23 left as the Sabres beat the Bruins 4-2. Jose Theodore made 27 major saves, and Cody Hodgson scored two goals and had an assist on Evander Kane's opening short-handed goal.

5 Games Left:
3. DET—86 pts (2 games against them)
4. OTT—82 pts
5. MTL—81 pts
6. BUF—79 pts
7. TBL—78 pts
8. FLA—71 pts (2 games against them)

1 game against Boston as well.

Annnnnd I just figured out the playoff system, so I can pretty much kiss my playoff hopes goodbye:

4. SOmeone—83 pts
5. SOmeone—82 points.

Western Conference is insane, with Division B (Blackhawks) having 6 of 7 teams at 80+ points.

Division A is the Sharks, who lead the league with 99 points.

[SENS_AK27]

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Still a chance if you win out your last 5 games but that 3 game skid really hurt your chances. Concentrate on beating Detroit.

[AdamJones113]

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Still a chance if you win out your last 5 games but that 3 game skid really hurt your chances. Concentrate on beating Detroit.

Yeah, don't really see that happening though. I think we'll take 2/2 from FLA, 1 from DET and that's it.

I was SOOOO mad about the 3-game skid. Lundqvist shutout was just a great performance by him, but the Flyers loss was unacceptable. I literally exited in the third, one of 3 games I have not completed.

But the Carolina loss was the worst. Moulson sniped one off a faceoff 0:34 in, hit both posts and went it. Then he picked off a pass in their zone and fed Hodgson for a nice deke goal. Then second period they scored twice. 8:30 or so left in the 3rd, Moulson puts in number 2... 30 seconds later tied game. And then the crusher with 50 or so seconds left.

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Sabres Dominate Red Wings Despite Fading Hopes
Steve Ott scored twice and Jose Theodore notched another shutout on a 17-save performance as the Sabres beat Detroit 4-0. Evander Kane had two assists, and Drew Stafford (beautiful one-timer that knocked off the water bottle) and Kevin Porter scored.

Games Left: 4 (Florida, Boston, Florida, Detroit)

Two Wild Card Spots:
1. Pittsburgh!!! 86 pts
2. Ottawa 84 pts
3. Someone 84 pts
4. SOmeone 83 pts
5. Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Montreal 81 pts

Player Milestone Goals:
Ott 2 points to 50
Stafford 1 goal to 30