Daily Links for Monday, Jan. 18

by Andy Boron on Jan 18, 2010 6:00 AM EST in Daily Links

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. day everyone! Without the heroic efforts of Dr. King, we wouldn't be able to talk about how awesome Mike Grier is (along with countless other great men and women) so please take a moment today to say thanks to one of the greatest men in American history. The Sabres take on the Phoenix Coyotes tonight at 7pm.

Sabres seek to pad record out West - The Buffalo News
Why are the Sabres so good (7-0-1) against the Western Conference this year? Nobody really knows, not even the guys on the team.

Sabres practice after long flight - WGR 550
A report on the team's arrival in Arizona by beat reporter Paul Hamilton.

In Your Face | The Goose's Roost
Ryan talks about the importance of Pat Kaleta and how this Buffalo team differs from Pittsburgh.

Report: Bruins to open 2010-11 season in Prague - TSN
According to the Boston Globe, the Bruins will face the Phoenix Coyotes in two regular season games in late September in Prague, Czech Republic to open the 2010-11 season.

Kessel deal looking worse by the day - The Hockey News
Phil Kessel has not lead Toronto to the playoffs, and now they don't have the high first-round pick they would have this year or next.

The difficulty of keeping good teams together in NHL's new cap system - ESPN
Just four years ago, the Carolina Hurricanes were lifting the Cup. Now, they're sitting in the NHL basement. They are just one example of how tough it is to keep a good team together in today's cap era, writes Pierre LeBrun.

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Good story about patty. Cant wait for tonights game. For some reason i think vanek goes off tonight. Hopefully im right. Lets go buffalo!!

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by bflo on Jan 18, 2010 9:37 AM EST via mobile reply actions

I like Mike! You like Mike! Everybody likes Mike!

#25…you are indeed made of awesome. Thanks for coming back.

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by Calvert on Jan 18, 2010 12:15 PM EST reply actions

I disagree about Kessell

He hasnt made a huge impact for the Leafs on the score sheet, but if you watch that team, they are way better with him in the lineup. His speed is a difference maker. He needs help and to adjust to his teammates more. This was a good trade in my book. A first round pick is no guarantee but Kessel’s talent is.

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by willgarr15 on Jan 18, 2010 12:37 PM EST reply actions

That's not the point of the article.

It’s that they mortgaged the future for him. Right now they’re fighting for the number 1 draft pick so that they can give it to the Bruins. They’re a team that needs to officially rebuild and instead of doing that they gave up way too much for a player that wasn’t going to be that much of a difference maker. Instead of gaining two young top flight talents this year and next, plus another 2nd rounder, they got one player and no team around him. (Despite the fact that his teammates are actually outperforming their career expectations.) He needs help but there’s little to no chance of that happening without any top flight young players coming in. A first round draft pick might not be a guarantee… when you’re picking 15+. When you’re in the top 3 it’s pretty much going to be at least a triple nowadays if not a homerun.

And for a team that is way better they sure are mired in a horrible slump right now.

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by twoeightnine on Jan 18, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions

Kaleta

He was the only player besides Ryan Miller and Mike Grier who brought their A-game to Atlanta. Kaleta’s play the entire game led to that high hit by Bogosian. You could tell he tried to hit Kaleta extra hard and extra high on that play. Hats off to Kaleta for looking the least rusty of all the Sabres and having had the most time off since his last game. Without him, they for sure would have started this roady with a loss.

B-B-B-Byrd Byrd Byrd, Byrd is the Wyrd!"

by willgarr15 on Jan 18, 2010 12:45 PM EST reply actions