Daily Links for Tuesday, Dec. 15

by Andy Boron on Dec 15, 2009 6:00 AM EST in Daily Links

If you missed last night's game, you certainly missed a doozy. Of course, we missed half the game too because the Versus cameraman was apparently covering his first hockey game and had a bit of trouble following the puck. What we could see was pretty great though, with another shorty for Patrick Kaleta, and an incredible game-saving stop from Miller with 19 seconds left and Montreal on a dominating power play. Check after the break for a story from a transplanted Buffaloian, our gift suggestion, and a worth charity to donate to this holiday season.

Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Coverage | SBNation
For something different, here's the SBNation page for the game last night, which has a recap and collects articles from the SBNation pages for both teams.

SabreCast 2.12 – Keys to Success
This week's Sabrecast talks about what the team must do in order to keep having success this season.

Tuesday Rankings Roundup:
Starting today, and running every Tuesday, we're going to collect 3 Power Rankings from around he web to see how the Sabres stack up. We'll rotate the rankings to get some variety, and the links will take you to those rankings.
TSN: #6
ESPN: #8
USA Today: #7

How I stopped worrying about Buffalo and Love the Blues | St. Louis Game Time
A complementary piece about how a former Buffaloian becomes a Blues fan.

"That's What Christmas Means To Me" Music Video To Benefit Hockey Fights Cancer | YouTube
Igor Larionov's daughters Alyonka and Diana have produced a Christmas music video and are encouraging people to donate money to Hockey Fights Cancer, which is a cancer research charity sponsored by he NHL. The link takes you to the YouTube video, and you can reach the donation site from there.

Hockey Gifts: Buffalo Sabres Mr. Potato Head
If you're going to buy a Mr. Potato Head for your young'un this Christmas, why not help the Sabres indoctrination by getting them a Buffalo Sabres themed Mr. Potato Head? It's like killing two birds with one stone.

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We actually went down from last week on the ESPN ranking. Someone explain that to me.
The USA today ranking is before the 4 game winning streak.

by Traver on Dec 15, 2009 3:34 PM EST reply actions

I don’t get that ESPN thing either. Most sites will do their rankings on Monday, which is why this is on Tuesday (plus Monday’s usually a slower news day) but some sites aren’t on that schedule. Would it help if included the dates of the rankings?

by Andy Boron on Dec 15, 2009 5:20 PM EST up reply actions

Those “power rankings” are very subjective. Plus, they are coming from ESPN, a source that continually proves their incompetence when it comes to reporting hockey.

by lassathrax on Dec 15, 2009 4:03 PM EST reply actions

And that’s why we’re rotating the sources :)

by Andy Boron on Dec 15, 2009 5:20 PM EST up reply actions

The Sabres beat the Caps, Hawks, Rangers and Habs and drop a spot from 7th to 8th while the Caps lose two out of three and almost lost the third to the worst team in the league and went up two spots. from 4th to 2nd.

Why is ESPN even bothering with the pretense of credibility?

"I could have conquered Europe, all of it, but I had women in my life." - King Henry II of England

by Calvert on Dec 15, 2009 10:18 PM EST up reply actions

Sure doesn’t help that they alternate who does the rankings each week.
Apparently Pierre Lebrun is a bigger Sabres’ fan than Burnside.

by Traver on Dec 16, 2009 12:21 AM EST up reply actions

That Sabres/Blues article is a pretty cool read.

"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."

by bflo on Dec 15, 2009 6:30 PM EST reply actions