Rumor Rundown: Gionta, Oilers, Red Wings Making Moves?
In today’s edition of the Rumor Rundown we take a look at the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres. Detroit Red Wings Making Moves? Elliotte Friedman was recently on Sportsnet…
Brian Gionta
Projecting the 2018 United States Olympic Men’s Hockey Team
What’s been hinted at for months is now reality: NHL players will not be participating in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. That means no Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, or Jonathan…
Sabres Honor Gionta in His 1,000th Game
Brian Gionta played his 1,000th NHL game Monday night against the Florida Panthers. The 38-year old has enjoyed a successful and long career playing with the New Jersey Devils, Montreal…
Quiet Deadline Won’t Affect Sabres Rebuild
The NHL trade deadline has come and gone. The Buffalo Sabres and general manager Tim Murray decided to not make any moves for the first since 2003. The news came…
Recap: Sabres Blow Another Two-Goal Lead in Loss to Predators
The Buffalo Sabres continued their struggles with holding a lead tonight against the visiting Nashville Predators. They’ve fallen into a trap of not keeping the pressure on once they get ahead…
Should Gionta Be Traded or Kept?
It appears as though fans of the Buffalo Sabres will have to wait yet another year for a playoff appearance. The Sabres, who have not made the postseason since the 2010-11…
Recap: Sabres Suffer Wrath of Canadiens
While All-Star Weekend was probably a bit of a disappointment for the Montreal Canadiens involved, they’re probably hoping for a few more weekends off after firing on all cylinders Tuesday…
Sabres in a Peculiar Situation
Being in a multi-year rebuild, the trade deadline has been a busy event for the Buffalo Sabres in recent years. The team traded captain Jason Pominville at 2013’s trade deadline.…
Recap: Lehner Outduels Price as Sabres Beat Habs
It took a while for each team’s skaters to find their legs. However, once they did it was the two goaltenders who stood the tallest as the Buffalo Sabres beat…
Preview: Habs Host Sabres in Atlantic Showdown
Things may not be going well for the 18-18-9 Buffalo Sabres, but neither are they for their hosts Saturday night, the Atlantic Division-leading Montreal Canadiens. Despite earning a mildly impressive…
The Education of Eichel
“It’s not good enough. We had them on the ropes. We should have beat them. We kind of pissed away a point we could have had and they all add…
Who Gets the Sabres ‘C’ When Gionta’s Gone?
The mid-1980s Edmonton Oilers. The late-1990s Detroit Red Wings. Today’s Chicago Blackhawks. What do all of these teams have in common? That question can be answered with one word, one…