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09-27-2013, 08:37 PM
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Re: This is Gonna Hurt: The Buffalo Sabres Experience
 Ichiroooooo: gorilla is not dead Oh no, he is. Art Donovan, who said the "Gorilla, is he dead?" quote from the infamous WWF King of the Ring 1994 (won by Owen Hart, aka Brayden Schenn), died on August 4th, 2013. We'll always remember him as the worst pro wrestling commentator and best cameo in The Adventures of Pete and Pete. He also said that quote in the first match, with Bam Bam Bigelow (dead) against Razor Ramon (somehow still alive). Bam Bam's manager, Luna, is also dead. As is Gorilla Monsoon and Randy Savage. Poop. bthomp05: Interesting move. Who's in the running for his job? Connor McDavid GoldenJet!: This is Nail Yakupov's pool, and we're all just swimming in it apparently. Great to have another HeroWorship chise, man Good to be back. Although I imagine that Nail's pool is very dirty. |
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09-30-2013, 09:44 AM
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Re: This is Gonna Hurt: The Buffalo Sabres Experience
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10-01-2013, 06:41 PM
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Re: This is Gonna Hurt: The Buffalo Sabres Experience
 Play of Steen has fans happy Bill Hoppe  Alex Steen loves dogs When the Buffalo Sabres traded away winger Thomas Vanek, Alex Steen was only a throw in for the prize, prospect sniper Ty Rattie. Steen, like Vanek, is entering the final year of his contract, and expectations of him were tame. After all, Steen has only scored 20 goals twice in his career, and he's also been bitten by the injury bug. Throughout the first 35 games, Alexander Steen leads the team in goals with 23. His play has softened the fact that youngster Nail Yakupov is in the midst of a slump. This is despite playing on the third line with Steve Ott and Ville Leino. But Steen has a problem with only one thing. "I wouldn't call our line the third line" Steen said after morning practice at the Northtowns Center. "We have four very solid lines that we can roll. We really don't have a top line on this roster, because all four lines can score, and have showed it throughout the season." The 29-year old Steen admits part of his motivation was not only to help the Sabres, but a personal accomplishment for himself; playing for Tre Konnors. With the Olympics on the horizon, Steen would like to play for his country in the Winter Olympics, something he has never done in his fourteen-year professional career. "I'd be lying if I said that playing for Tre Konnors wasn't important and a priority" Steen said. With Henrik Tallinder and Jhonas Enroth also competing for the chance as well, Steen admits having them on the roster is a blast. "Having other guys that want to go to Sochi to represent Tre Konnors is motivating enough, but also good in terms of discussion." Steen's production hasn't just been on the scoresheet. Head coach Ron Rolston has praised Steen as being one of the better forecheckers on the roster, and his no-nonsense attitude has been good for the younger players on the roster. "He's not a vocal guy, he let's his play dictate everything" Rolston said. "We love him for that. He's not a me-first player. He works with the younger players. We only hope he returns next year, because he's a valuable veteran to have on the roster." -------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking of the Olympics, the Sabres have several candidates to make the trip come February. Here are a few notable players by country. Russia -------- (RW) Nail Yakupov (LW/C) Mikhail Grigorenko Finland --------- (LW) Ville Leino Canada ---------- (D) Tyler Myers Sweden ---------- (RW) Alex Steen (D) Henrik Tallinder (G) Jhonas Enroth Latvia -------- (C/LW) Zemgus Girgensons ---------------------------------------------- Sabres Update 2013-14 Season Status: December 20th, 2013 Positions: 25-9-1 (1st in NHL); 15-4-1 (Home), 10-5-0 (Away) Point %: 72.9% PP: 36.1% (1st) PK: 75.0% (29th) GFPG: 4.51 (1st) GAPG: 2.97 (27th) Injures: None Team Salary: $48,120,000 Trades/Free Agents Signings None Lines Foligno - Hodgson - Steen Grigorenko - Ennis - Yakupov Leino - Ott - Schenn Kaleta - Gillies - Tropp Scott Tallinder - Myers Ehrhoff - McBain McNabb - Weber Sulzer Enroth (18-3, 2.74, .895) Mason (7-6, 3.23, .879) Previous Games Buffalo Sabres 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Montreal Canadiens 5, Buffalo Sabres 4 Buffalo Sabres 3, Ottawa Senators 1 Buffalo Sabres 5, Ottawa Senators 2 Buffalo Sabres 5, Calgary Flames 1 Buffalo Sabres 6, Winnipeg Jets 3 Boston Bruins 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 Upcoming Games December 21st, 2013: @ Boston Bruins (Series Tied 1-1) December 23rd, 2013: vs. Phoenix Coyotes December 27th, 2013: @ Toronto Maple Leafs (Sabres Lead Series 2-1) December 29th, 2013: vs. Washington Capitals December 31st, 2013: @ Winnipeg Jets (Sabres lead series 1-0) January 2nd, 2014: @ Minnesota Wild (Sabres lead series 1-0) January 4th, 2014: @ New Jersey Devils (Sabres lead series 1-0) Americans Update Record: 11-14-3 Team Leaders Points: Johan Larsson (24) Goals: Phil Varone/Johan Larsson (11) Assists: Johan Larsson (13) Penalty Minutes: Drew Bagnall (125) Plus Minus: Johan Larsson (+4) Matt Hackett: 8-9, 2.40, .917 NHL Transactions December 15th, 2013: The New York Islanders have claimed C Joakim Andersson off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings. NHL League Leaders Points: Henrik Zetterberg (DET) - 42 Goals: Alexander Steen (BUF) - 23 Assists: Henrik Zetterberg (DET) - 32 Penalty Minutes: Adam McQuaid (BOS) - 134 Wins: Jhonas Enroth (BUF) - 18 Goals Against Average: James Reimer (TOR) - 1.57 Save Percentage: James Reimer (TOR) - .945 Shutouts: Craig Anderson (OTT) - 5 |
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10-02-2013, 10:16 AM
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Re: This is Gonna Hurt: The Buffalo Sabres Experience
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10-02-2013, 11:29 AM
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10-04-2013, 02:04 PM
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Re: This is Gonna Hurt: The Buffalo Sabres Experience
Half Way Point: The Sabres are for Real  The Sabres are not just pushing the league, but side panels as well If someone where to have come up to me prior to the start of the regular season and told me the Sabres would be the class of the league, I would have left the area, found the nearest fire alarm, and pull it. I would have been led to believe that I was speaking to a man who needed to be locked up in an insane asylum, with the key being thrown away. The Sabres aren't your ordinary squad, however. In the toughest division in the entire league, the team remains on top. They aren't the offensive firepower they began the season with, but they've developed into an effective unit, capable of making the pundits who predicted the team to finish dead last irrelevant to the ultimate goal of winning the Stanley Cup. Managing the new expectations doesn't seem to be a problem to the team. With no major injures, the team solders on into the second half of the season, hoping to make the remainder of the season as smooth as the start. While the goaltending remains suspect, the team will still have two months to figure the situation out before the trade deadline is upon us. They'll continue the platoon of Jhonas Enroth and Steve Mason for the time being. The team is overacheiving alright. It's similar to the much-beloved 1996-97 squad; without a superstar, but a team that works hard on every shift. They're the lunch pail gang, a homage to the teams of old. Even Don Cherry gushes about the grit of the club, even praising European players like Nail Yakupov and Ville Leino for blocking shots, and playing 'the North American' way of hockey. They do have three players averaging more than a point per game; Yakupov, Cody Hodgson, and Alexander Steen. The latter was acquired by the Sabres without expectations; you could say it was a favor to the Blues to take on his salary in order to process the trade that sent long-time Sabre to the Blues in September. Steen has 25 goals in 42 games, already a career high, and has positioned himself for a nice contract come off-season time. Even John Scott, who had one career goal in his entire NHL career, has 4 at the half-way point in the season. This is despite the fact he, himself, has been limited, with the constant switch between Scott and pest Patrick Kaleta from game to game in the lineup. Christian Ehrhoff has played like the captain he was given, despite the fact his linemates have changed throughout the season. He's a Norris trophy nominee, a consummate professional, and a player that is slowly making the fans believe that, in the words of Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret, that this team is good, SCARY GOOD. If anyone expected this rebuild to happen this fast, they'd be lying. The Sabres are a team that will continue to progress, but I can't say they're pretenders. They can play; they will continue to win, and maybe, just maybe, they become the underdog story that everyone loves to cheer for. And how good is that? The city of ridicule becomes the city of Champions. It has a nice ring to it. --------------------------------------------- Buffalo Sabres 2013-14 Season Record: 29-11-2, 1st in Adams, 2nd in League Home/Away: 17-4-2 (Home); 12-7-0 (Away) P%: 71.4% GFPG: 4.33 (1st) GAPG: 2.83 (22nd) PP: 32.9% (1st) PK: 76.9% (27th) Injures: None Team Salary: $48,120,000 Trades/Free Agents Signings None Buffalo Sabres Lines Marcus Foligno - Cody Hodgson - Alexander Steen Mikhail Grigorenko - Tyler Ennis - Nail Yakupov Ville Leino - Steve Ott - Brayden Schenn John Scott - Colton Gillies - Corey Tropp Patrick Kaleta Henrik Tallinder - Tyler Myers Christian Ehrhoff - Jamie McBain Brayden McNabb - Mike Weber Alexander Sulzer Jhonas Enroth Steve Mason Previous Contests Boston Bruins 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 Phoenix Coyotes 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (Shootout) Buffalo Sabres 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Buffalo Sabres 5, Washington Capitals 1 Winnipeg Jets 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 Buffalo Sabres 7, Minnesota Wild 1 Buffalo Sabres 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (Shootout) Upcoming Games January 7th, 2014: vs. Carolina Hurricanes (first meeting of the season) January 9th, 2014: vs. Florida Panthers (won previous meeting 8-5 on 10/25/13) January 12th, 2014: @ Washington Capitals (won previous meeting 5-1 on 12/29/13) January 14th, 2014: vs. Philadelphia Flyers (EASN Game; lost previous meeting 5-4 on 11/21/13) January 15th, 2014: @ Toronto Maple Leafs (Sabres lead season series 3-1, won previous meeting 3-2 on 12/27/13) January 18th, 2014: vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (won previous meeting 10-7 on 10/10/13. Also, BOBROVSKY) January 21st, 2014: vs. Florida Panthers (will be third meeting of the season) Rochester Americans Report  Record: 12-16-4, 5th in North; 28th in AHL Home/Away: 8-6-2 (Home); 4-10-2 (Away) P%: 43.8% GFPG: 2.56 (22nd) GAPG: 2.84 (23rd) PP: 16.1% (22nd) PK: 84% (11th) Injures: None Code:
Buffalo Sabres 2013-14 Season Statistics ---------------------------------------- Player Pos GP G A P +/- PIM Nail Yakupov RW 42 23 22 45 8 18 Cody Hodgson C 42 12 31 43 17 32 Alexander Steen RW 42 25 17 42 23 10 Christian Ehrhoff D 42 7 28 35 26 4 Marcus Foligno LW 42 12 23 35 24 76 Tyler Myers D 42 13 20 33 14 70 Steve Ott C 42 9 22 31 24 57 Mikhail Grigorenko LW 41 16 14 30 11 2 Brayden Schenn RW 42 11 17 28 12 21 Tyler Ennis C 42 13 14 27 12 4 Ville Leino LW 42 13 11 24 11 11 Henrik Tallinder D 40 4 15 19 9 11 Brayden McNabb D 40 6 11 17 27 26 Corey Tropp RW 42 4 11 15 9 16 Jamie McBain D 30 3 10 13 2 7 Mike Weber D 39 0 10 10 19 19 Colton Gillies C 21 4 3 7 0 10 John Scott LW 16 4 2 6 8 5 Alexander Sulzer D 19 1 4 5 9 2 Patrick Kaleta LW 28 2 2 4 -1 7 Luke Adam* C 20 0 1 1 1 7 Goaltenders GP W L OTL GA G.AA SV% SO Jhonas Enroth 28 20 5 2 72 2.63 .898 1 Steve Mason 15 9 6 0 46 3.05 .885 0 Code:
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Player Pos GP G A P +/- PIM
Johan Larsson LW 32 12 16 28 3 20
Phil Varone C 32 13 9 22 -4 22
Brian Flynn LW 32 8 13 21 -14 9
Ty Rattie RW 32 7 13 20 1 10
Joel Armia RW 32 8 9 17 -8 4
Zemgus Girgensons C 32 7 9 16 -18 7
Nick Crawford D 32 1 14 15 -8 0
Mike Zigomanis C 32 5 9 14 2 30
Chad Ruhwedel D 32 4 8 12 -6 13
Mark Pysyk D 24 2 9 11 -2 14
Kevin Sundher LW 32 4 5 9 -4 2
Daniel Catenacci RW 32 2 6 8 -1 9
Colin Jacobs C 32 4 3 7 -3 4
Jamie Tardiff LW 32 2 4 6 -19 44
Jerome Gauthier-Leduc D 32 1 5 6 -16 2
Jonathan Parker RW 32 0 5 5 -5 6
Rasmus Ristolainen D 20 2 3 5 -4 2
Drew Bagnall D 32 0 1 1 1 144
Matt MacKenzie D 8 0 0 0 -2 6
Jake McCabe D 12 0 0 0 -5 7
Goaltenders GP W L OTL GA G.AA SV% SO
Matt Hackett 24 9 10 4 58 2.43 .918 1
Andrei Makarov 9 3 6 0 28 3.35 .879 1
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NHL Standings Updated January 5th, 2014 Wales Conference Adams Division Team W L OTL ROW Pts Buffalo Sabres 29 11 2 26 60 Boston Bruins 27 11 4 25 58 Toronto Maple Leafs 26 11 6 26 58 Tampa Bay Lightning 23 14 4 21 50 Montreal Canadiens 23 18 2 20 48 Ottawa Senators 23 19 2 22 48 Florida Panthers 19 17 6 17 44 Detroit Red Wings 21 20 2 21 44 Patrick Division Team W L OTL ROW Pts New Jersey Devils 29 11 3 27 61 Pittsburgh Penguins 27 12 4 23 58 Carolina Hurricanes 22 17 3 20 47 NY Rangers 21 17 5 17 47 Washington Capitals 16 21 5 16 37 Columbus Blue Jackets 17 22 3 15 37 NY Islanders 16 25 2 12 34 Philadelphia Flyers 15 24 3 11 33 Campebll Conference Norris Division Team W L OTL ROW Pts St. Louis Blues 26 13 2 21 54 Nashville Predators 21 17 4 19 46 Winnipeg Jets 20 18 6 18 46 Dallas Stars 21 17 3 18 45 Minnesota Wild 18 21 5 17 41 Colorado Avalanche 18 19 4 15 40 Chicago Blackhawks 18 23 3 15 39 Smythe Division Team W L OTL ROW Pts Edmonton Oilers 23 15 6 22 52 Calgary Flames 23 17 1 22 47 San Jose Sharks 20 17 5 18 45 Vancouver Canucks 20 18 5 18 45 Los Angeles Kings 20 19 4 19 44 Arizona Coyotes 19 17 5 13 43 Anaheim Mighty Ducks 16 20 7 14 39 Code:
NHL League Leaders ------------------ Points Goals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Team Pts Player Team Gs Richard Nash NYR 49 Alexander Steen BUF 25 Henrik Zetterberg DET 49 Nail Yakupov BUF 23 Zach Parise MIN 48 Tomas Plekanec MTL 19 Phillip Kessel TOR 47 Richard Nash NYR 19 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM 47 Patrice Bergeron BOS 18 Assists Penalty Minutes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Player Team As Player Team PIMs Henrik Zetterberg DET 37 Adam McQuaid BOS 161 Zach Parise MIN 34 Matthew Carkner NYI 114 Phillip Kessel TOR 33 Dustin Byfuglien WPG 84 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM 31 Mark Fraser TOR 81 Cody Hodgson BUF 31 Clayton Stoner MIN 79 Wins Goals Against Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Team Ws Player Team G.AA Jhonas Enroth BUF 20 James Reimer TOR 1.68 Tuukka Rask BOS 19 Craig Anderson OTT 1.88 James Reimer TOR 18 Cory Schneider NJ 2.03 Cory Schneider NJ 16 Jonathan Quick LA 2.09 Joey MacDonald CGY 15 Jimmy Howard DET 2.11 Save Percentage Shutouts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Team SV% Player Team SOs James Reimer TOR .941 Craig Anderson OTT 6 Craig Anderson OTT .938 Ben Bishop TB 5 Jonathan Quick LA .934 Roberto Luongo VAN 4 Cory Schneider NJ .932 Semyon Varlamov COL 4 Carey Price MTL .932 Devan Dubnyk EDM 4 December 19th, 2013: The Washington Capitals have signed right winger Colby Armstrong to a one-year contract December 19th, 2013: The Ottawa Senators have acquired left winger Matt Cooke from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for center Derek Grant and defenseman Ben Harpur I don't have a joke for that trade.... bDecember 25th, 2013: The New York Islanders have signed left winger Brenden Morrow to a one-year contract Mailbag Don't you just love 3rd line hereos. I love 'em. Awesome so far HW, awesome hockey + your wacky humor = a most excellent bagm I try my best, good sir. |
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10-04-2013, 04:06 PM
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Re: This is Gonna Hurt: The Buffalo Sabres Experience
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