Daily Links for Thursday, Jan. 21

by Andy Boron on Jan 21, 2010 6:00 AM EST in Daily Links Comment 17 comments

Hey, why can't we score anymore? Oh, Ryan Miller's in net. Dang.

The road trip continues tonight against the Los Angeles Kings, game time 10:30pm. The Kings are surprisingly competitive this season, but since we rarely visit them I thought I'd link to a few articles from King's blog Jewels From the Crown. They just got some new editors, so be sure to check them out!

Kings Decide to Lay Low; Sharks 5, Kings 1 - Jewels From The Crown
Since most of us aren't intimately familiar with the LA Kings, here's a recap from their last game. For a really nice articles about the most/least cost-effective players based on points (including Vanek) click here.

Sabres' Montador knows how to walk like a Duck - The Buffalo News
Steve Montador talks about how he learned to win and to believe in himself during his short stint with the Ducks.

Jaroslav Spacek’s "Bad" Season - Hockey or Die
I included this article before the break both because many people still have an interest in Spacek, and because I think it can help explain why some of the Sabres more offensive players may be having "disappointing" year.

SB Nation's Hockey Roundtable: The State Of The NHL, Part Two - SB Nation
Here's a continuation of the excellent hockey roundtable from SBN.

Taking a Beating: League Leaders in Getting Hit - Behind The Net
Which NHL players get hit the most often? Behind the Net explores, and talks about who has the best hit-to-being-hit ratio, with 3 Sabres on that end of the list.

Even The Stanley Cup Can Become Lost Baggage - SB Nation
Essentially, Air Canada lost this guy's baggage which unfortunately for them was the Cup. Air Canada rectified the situation and sent the Cup back to Vancouver but not after causing many, many headaches.

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Game time

is 10:30 pm, not 10:00.
Its the NHLs conspiracy to steal 30 minutes more of our sleep.

by Ubiquitous on Jan 21, 2010 9:21 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

uhh... 10:30...

Its going to be another rough morning tomorrow haha.

"Be a wuss at home! Be a man on Rumblings!" - Kurupt

by bflo on Jan 21, 2010 9:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My bad. Maybe it was just wishful thinking.

by Andy Boron on Jan 21, 2010 5:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

haha! we get another 10:30 on a weekday too! This time i bored myself to death with the leafs-lightning (in retrospect, the panthers game would have been a wiser choice) game and took a 90 minute nap before puck drop, which was very helpful.

by Ubiquitous on Jan 22, 2010 8:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Caps vs Pens.

The fact that this game is not on national TV (or even Versus) is such a huge blunder by the NHL. How is it ever going to pick up speed if nobody can watch it?

by JSCoope on Jan 21, 2010 9:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

NHL Network

is airing Caps/Pens in the US

by The Burl 8 on Jan 21, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

exactly.

It needs to be on free to air, or at a minimum on VS (the channel that is supposed to be responsible for airing NHL games, yet we’re lucky to get 2 games a week from them).

by JSCoope on Jan 21, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh I see

I dish out the $4/month for the sport tier anyway, because On the Fly fills the hockey hole that SportsCenter leaves.

Plus its worth it to see other NHL games EVERY night that the Sabres don’t play, plus special stuff like World Juniors, and starting tomorrow the occasional college game. VS really is slacking on picking up games, too.

aaand…now I probably sound like a NHL Network salesman…

by The Burl 8 on Jan 21, 2010 12:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Because that's all their contract allows.

And their games are Monday/Tuesday games. Plus neither DC nor Pitts stations would want to lose this game.

All your tshirt needs.

by twoeightnine on Jan 21, 2010 1:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

again

which just further explains how stupid the VS contract is.
Does anybody know when it expires? I see that NBC has started their game of the week again, that’s a start. But I can watch the NBA every single night of the week, sometimes I can’t even avoid the NBA, how come the NHL can’t do that?

by JSCoope on Jan 21, 2010 1:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Tell me about it. The Knicks (MSG) and the Nets (YES) are on every night (yuck). Plus TNT, ESPN and ABC air the NBA. Which has got to be the most boring league I’ve ever seen. Why not just cut to the finals… Lakers vs Cavs… Play a best of 11 series and call that the NBA. I wish the NHL was on tv every night. I get close to it with MSG and MSG+ but still only get to see the NY area teams, outside of the Sabres games, and Im a little sick of the Islanders, Rangers, and Devils.

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by bflo on Jan 21, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I wish

I had MSG+… At least I get all the Sabres games. And theres hockey night in Canada. But for the NHL to strive we really need a lot more than that.

by JSCoope on Jan 21, 2010 1:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah MSG+ is nice but its usually Isles or Devils games. Kind of boring. I wish I had CBC because they at least know what theyre talking about. Plus I like Cherry, even though hes a loud mouth haha. But I agree with you 100% that there isnt enough games on TV. Outside of your local market team its tough to catch a game. VS sucks, I wish they would just stop showing games. Hopefully ESPN can pick up hockey again… or at least give the people that live within 2-3 hours of the border an option to get TSN too. That would be nice to get the TSN feed on digital cable, CBC for that matter too.

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by bflo on Jan 21, 2010 1:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The Versus and NBC contracts expire at the same time, 2010-11 season.

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by Zachary Zielonka on Jan 21, 2010 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bettman.

I know people complain about him all the time. But the lack of national television coverage is my only real complaint with him.

by JSCoope on Jan 21, 2010 1:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Damn still over 3 and a half hours…

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by bflo on Jan 21, 2010 6:43 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs

HOCKEY COVERAGE

Nobody in the upper half of this continent cares about basketball, this is HOCKEY COUNTRY. Qut with the hoops and give us more ice time. I have the NHL channel, but i feel for anyone who does not have it because the only hockey u get is MSG and VS, and that sucks if u want to see a CAPS vs PENS or FLAMES vs BLACKHAWKS. I will take a bad HOCKEY game over a great BASKETBALL game any day. The problem lies within the CABLE and DISH conglomerates who decide FOR US what we should watch, give the CUSTOMER a right to CHOOSE what sports he prefers to watch. Now i know this will not happen anytime soon, but it would be nice to switch out some B-BALL or GOLF for something more regionally acceptable.

by SABRES R LAST HOPE on Jan 22, 2010 12:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs