Menin Aeide Thea—A Buffalo Sabres Dynasty

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Good luck with your Sabres. Not a bad start for Buffalo.

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Quote: Originally Posted by seb170455

Good luck with your Sabres. Not a bad start for Buffalo.

Yeah, could be doing a lot worse: we've been playing miserable fundamental hockey—64% pass completion rate.

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Islanders Pull Out OT Win Despite Moulson Goal
Matt Moulson put in a goal to make it 3-2 with 15 minutes to play, but a powerplay goal by Michael Grabner with 4:23 left sent the game into OT. John Tavares made his first point a good one, as he scored the winner to give Buffalo its second loss of the year, first in OT.

Ennis Tallies Winner With :45 To Play
Tyler Ennis scored 7 seconds into the final man advantage of the game on a centering pass from Cody Hodgson to put Buffalo up by the eventual winning score. Matt Moulson scored his team-leading 3rd goal and Ryan Miller stopped 24 shots in a convincing win in the first game of a home and home with New Jersey,

Devils Off Their Schneid as Schneider Turns in a Masterpiece
Cory Schneider made all manner of spectacular saves and Travis Zajac netted a PP goal late in the third period to snap a 3-game losing streak for the Devils. Schneider made 35 saves, while Ryan Miller was also impressive with 27 stops. Ville Leino impressed in the loss, continuing his hot streak with smart playmaking and defensive work.

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Sabres Shoot Down Flyers in OT With 2-1 Win
Tyler Ennis scored the winning goal with 1 minute left in OT and Jhonas Enroth made 20 saves for Buffalo's 4th win of the season. Cody Hodgson scored the first goal, and Brayden Schenn evened the score on the powerplay. Michael Leighton made 24 saves in the loss.

Bruins Blunt Sabres in 2-1 Win
Zdeno Chara scored the game-winner and Tuukka Rask made 31 saves as the Bruins pulled out a key win on the road to improve to 5-2-1. Ryan Miller made 25 saves and Matt Moulson opened the scoring, but Milan Lucic evened the score on a PP and Chara put in the winner 10 minutes later.

Sabres Beat Coyotes in OT Thriller
Ryan Miller made 34 saves and Jamie McBain found Matt Moulson in the slot for the game winner in OT, on the powerplay. Mike Smith made 29 saves in the loss. Both teams had a plethora of chances, but neither was able to capitalize. Buffalo logged a season-high 6 penalties, but the PK was outstanding. Buffalo moves to 6th in the conference and stand at 5-3-1.

Spoiler

Scoring Leaders coming up in next post.

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Here's the team scoring stats, as promised:

Buffalo Sabres Stats - 1
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
L. Adam	9	0	1	1	-5	0	2	8	0.00
C. Erhoff	9	0	0	0	+4	0	12	6	0.00
M. Ellis	7	2	0	2	Even	0	0	11	18.18
T. Ennis	9	2	0	2	+3	2	2	23	8.70
M. Foglino	9	0	2	2	-3	0	2	8	0.00
C. Hodgson	9	2	2	4	+6	0	2	31	6.45
N. Johnson	6	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0.00
P. Kaleta	9	0	0	0	-1	0	2!	3	0.00
V. Leino	9	2	3	5	+1	0	0	26	7.60
J. McBain	9	0	2	2	-2	0	0	2	0.00
C. McCormick	9	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	0.00
M. Moulson	9	6	1	7	+2	2	6	29	20.69
T. Myers	9	2	2	4	+4	1	8	5	40.00
S. Ott	9	0	1	1	-2	0	2	14	0.00
R. Regher	9	0	1	1	Even	0	0	4	0.00
A. Sekera	9	0	2	2	-4	0	0	5	0.00
D. Stafford	9	1	3	4	+2	0	0	24	4.17
H. Tallinder	9	0	2	2	Even	0	4	1	0.00
C. Tropp	3	0	0	0	Even	0	0	0	0.00
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
R. Miller	8	4	3	1 (OTL)	13 GA	486	189	93.56	2
J. Enroth	1	1	0	0	1 GA	64	19	95.00	0

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Ott To Be Demoted; Stafford on Block?
By Richard Thornburg Jr.

Rumors have surfaced that Buffalo Sabres' GM/Coach Akilles Yurevich, divorced father of 2, is looking to change up the forward lines. His primary focus seems to be the demotion of Steve Ott. Ott's offense has been anemic: he has 1 assist in 11 games and has missed numerous chances. In short, it would not be at all surprising to this investigative journalist if Ott were placed on the third line.

In other Sabres news, Mr. Yurevich is reportedly shopping first-line RW Drew Stafford. Stafford has had plenty of chances like Ott, by Stafford has also not been a very good finisher. Stafford's seasonal line is not terrible: 1/3/4/+1, but the Sabres are in need of a serious offensive jolt to help star goalie Ryan Miller, who's terrific play has kept Buffalo stay in games.

The Phoenix Coyotes have traded Shane Doan and Steve Sullivan to the St. Louis Blues for young goalie Jake Allen (who, as this investigative journalist knows, has possibly been involved in a drug scandal), J. Schwartz, and some other no-name lowlife.

Networks, here I come.

Spoiler

In case you don't recognize this journalist, watch Die Hard.

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Sabres Down Sharks in High-Scoring Affair

Drew Stafford scored the winning goal with :39 to play and Ville Leino netted an empty netter as the Sabres beat the Sharks 5-3 for their first road win of the season. Matt Moulson added to his team-leading goal total, and Joe Thorton had 2 goals for the Sharks.

Coyotes Equalize, Win in OT

Evgeni Grachev scored and Antoine Vermette netted the winner in OT for the Coyotes' 2nd win of the season. The new second-line trio of Marcus Foglino, Ville Leino, and Tyler Ennis was productive as Foglino scored the Sabres' only goal on a wraparound. Ryan Miller made 36 saves in the loss.

Sabres Capitalize in Shootout For Road Win in Anaheim

Both Jonas Hiller and Ryan Miller were superb, as Hiller made 32 saves to Miller's 30. Both teams had excellent chances, but Cody Hodgson left the game in the third. Ville Leino had the only goal in the shootout to propel Buffalo.

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Not Even Close As Sabres Crush Flyers
Matt Moulson scored two goals in the first ten minutes and Buffalo never looked back as they won the first game of a home and home series, 4-0. Ryan Miller made 21 and Luke Adam had a goal and an assist. Steve Ott also picked up his first goal of the season.

Flyers Get Revenge, Rout Sabres 6-1
Wayne Simmonds scored twice and Vincent Lecavalier had a goal and two assists for Philadelphia. Jhonas Enroth gave up all six goals against Buffalo, which gave Ryan Miller a well-earned day off. Jakub Voracek scored to put the game out of reach after Steve Ott scored his second goal of the season.

Buffalo Finds Spark in OT
The Sabres beat Columbus at home 3-2 in OT when Cody Hodgson found Matt Moulson for Moulson's 10 goal of the season. Marian Gaborik had tied the score with a PPG in the second after Cody McCormick scored his first of the season. Drew Stafford also had a goal on the powerplay, his 4th of the season.

Spoiler

League Leaders coming soon.