Jhonas Enroth is not making things any easier for Buffalo Sabres management. Enroth was just named best goaltender of the World Championships. He led Sweden to a gold medal with a 5-1 win over Switzerland. He is making the most of his opportunities so far. Just how good was Enroth in this tournament? He put up some outstanding numbers that ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a man who played 22 seasons on the same time is born, a goal scoring frenzy, an overtime win sets a new record, a player/mummy who played a ton of games, and one of the most interesting games in NHL history where the goal scoring took a back seat to weird. May 20, 1940 – Hall-of-Famer ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, an undrafted player gets picked up by a team that never regretted their decision, a ridiculous domination by a very notorious team, a milestone for a Blues’ great, and that same player gets involved with a string of overtime games that eventually lead to good things for him. May 12, 1984 – The Maple Leafs signed ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, the first winner of a yearly award, a heroic effort on the losing end of a Stanley Cup championship, a team makes the Finals for the first time and then some, a Pittsburgh first, and solid goaltending record by a goalie that was great for the Senators. May 10, 1954 – Detroit’s Red Kelly was named ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a defenseman becomes the first in 26 years to win an award, a record for goals in a Finals game, a team makes the Finals for the first time, an individual makes the other team look silly, and an incredibly embarrassing record for a team, and arguably for the entire league. May 8, 1970 – Boston’s ... Read More »
Well, the Sabres have certainly hit just about rock-bottom this year. It seemed that nothing went right for the Blue and Gold. While many fans were excited for the season to return, perhaps a lockout would have been better. The Sabres finished with a 21-21-6 record, good for 12th in the conference. There were several stretches during the season where ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, the first recipient of a very prestigious award, a team manages to do something that doesn’t seem too difficult in a long-term scenario, a player records a very impressive feat in his team’s losing efforts, and a very successful team finds itself lacking success. May 1, 1965 – The Canadiens and goaltender Gump Worsley shutout the ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, one of the most insane accomplishments you’ll hear about that doesn’t involve a man named Wayne, the Sabres set a team record, a player completes an interesting feat, and a bit of lesser-known player does something that pretty much every kid in their basement dreams of doing. April 29¸1973 – Montreal’s Henri Richard played in a ... Read More »
Tonight marked a milestone and an end to an NHL career for two Sabres players as their 2012-13 shortened season came to a screeching halt. Ryan Miller stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout and earned Buffalo a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders playing in his 500th NHL career game. “It was a lot of fun,” ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a very disappointing draft day, a coaching legend breaks a mark, a ridiculously long game that featured only one goal, a superstar sniper sets a playoff record, and one of the most absurd third periods you’ll ever hear about. April 27, 1965 – You may remember the post from a few days ago explaining that just ... Read More »
They finally did it. It only took eight seasons and a lockout and a half, but the Toronto Maple Leafs have finally made the playoffs. To put things in perspective, the last time Toronto played a playoff game I was young enough that I could paint my face blue and white, run down the street with signs and flags and ... Read More »
The Winnipeg Jets moved closer to the playoffs with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. The Jets moved to within one point of the 8th place Ottawa Senators. Jhonas Enroth was pretty solid in net and made 37 saves in the loss. Enroth made several key saves in the opening frame. Perhaps none could have been any bigger than ... Read More »
All the Buffalo Sabres had to do was beat the New York Rangers Friday night. A loss would be unacceptable, a loss would mean there would be no post-season. Not only are the playoffs out of the question, the Sabres were embarrassed at home, losing 8-4. Brad Richards notched his first career hat-trick in the blowout. The game was scoreless ... Read More »
Friday night at the Niagara Center proved a successful endeavor for the New York Rangers as they eliminated the Buffalo Sabres from playoff contingency. The win provided the Blueshirts with a very necessary two points, pushing them closer to gaining a playoff berth and putting their game at hand in the win column. There are four games left and the ... Read More »
As the countdown towards the Tampa Bay Lightning’s official elimination from the playoff picture ticks towards its imminent conclusion, the players are beginning to realize the situation they are in is nearly impossible to overcome. “We’ve hit that point where we’re out of the playoff chase, so I think reality at some point sinks in,” coach Jon Cooper said after ... Read More »
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