Daily Roundup for 3/9

by David Oleksy on Mar 9, 2009 7:00 AM EDT

Sunday was just as unfriendly to the Sabres as Saturday was. The Rangers, Penguins and Canadiens all earned two points and the Sabres fell further down the standings.

Sabres Links

Not a whole lot brewing in the Sabres blogosphere so I thought I'd share a couple of worksheets I have done with you. This is how the Sabres were built and this is the salary cap picture for the Sabres.
Hockey's Future recently posted their Spring 09 rankings for the Sabres. We didn't get to see Enroth play in a Sabres uniform but Hockey's Future thinks we will someday.

Other Playoff Foes

Pensburgh takes a look at the Penguins 4-3 shootout victory over the Washington Capitals.
The Caniacs are excited as the Canes have won three in a row and have scored 20 goals in three games.
Kuklas Korner has a video of the brainfart by Marty Turco that helped the Canadiens get two points and move farther ahead of Buffalo.

Around the NHL

Scott Burnside takes a look at the GM meetings that begin this morning.
We head back to Kuklas Korner for a story about internet rumors. It's really a good read but it's also unfortunate. It's situations like this that give all bloggers a bad name.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Standings

	GP	W	L	OTL	PT
Boston	67	43	15	9	95
New Jersey	65	42	20	3	87
Washington	66	40	21	6	86
Philadelphia	64	35	19	10	80
Montreal	66	35	24	7	77
NY Rangers	66	34	24	8	76
Florida	65	34	24	8	76
Pittsburgh	67	35	27	6	75

Carolina	67	35	27	5	75
Buffalo	66	33	26	7	73

(updated 3.8.2009 at 9:09 PM EDT)

Games of Interest Tonight

There is only one game of interest tonight and that is the NY Rangers at the Carolina Hurricanes. I think we are rooting for no overtime, beyond that I'm not sure it matters.

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So you've written off the Sens and Leafs?

Ottawa may have a 1/1000 chance, but it’s still a chance.

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by Peter Raaymakers on Mar 9, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions

I'll try to be as nice as possible

but yeah…I’ve already written off the Sens and Leafs.

The Sens have owned the Sabres this season so I should probably give them more respect but they dug themselves too deep of a hole and will not have enough time to get back in the race. If 92 points is the magic number (and I think it is) the Sens would have to go 18-1 in their final 19 games…sorry but that isn’t happening.

D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Mar 9, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

so we need to go 10-6

LET'S GO BUFFALO!!!!!!

by BenAllen on Mar 9, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions

Basically

9-6-1 will get us to 92 points

D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Mar 10, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions

BTW...

How did the suspension hearing against Volchenkov go for his headhunting incident against Kaleta on Saturday?

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

by Calvert on Mar 9, 2009 11:58 PM EDT reply actions

Did he have one

I haven’t heard anything which is a joke since the league is preaching no head shots.

D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Mar 10, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions

As we have long known, with the unpunished headhunting incidents of Neil vs. Drury, Ovechkin vs. Briere and now Volchenkov v. Kaleta, blows to the head in deliberate attempts to injure are considered trivial by the league if the victim is wearing blue and gold.

The only thing I’m surprised about is that you even thought there might be some sort of action taken when pretty much everyone else knew that the league was going to ignore it.

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

by Calvert on Mar 10, 2009 5:05 PM EDT reply actions

Call it wishful thinking

I guess by pointing it out in some small way I was trying to set up a “The league is a joke” story to put on the site. It’s something I think I’ll work on in the near future.

D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Mar 10, 2009 5:21 PM EDT reply actions