Daily Links for Thursday, January 19

by Andy Boron on Jan 19, 2012 6:00 AM EST in Daily Links

Another day, another horrific Sabres loss. It's like living in a zombie apocalypse these days - horrible games seem normal because that's all we see around us.

Hawks cruise past Sabres in 6-2 win - NHL.com
Wednesday night at the United Center, it was the struggling Buffalo Sabres' turn to experience it in a 6-2 loss to the Hawks, who again got strong play by their rookies and veterans alike.

Leino's pass dooms Sabres - The Buffalo News
Let's cut right to the chase. Terry Pegula's billions have made Ville Leino of the Buffalo Sabres the biggest bust of the season in NHL free agency. Maybe the biggest bust in many seasons.

Ryan Miller reportedly pledges allegiance to Sabres again - Sabres Edge
Miller was rumored to have asked to be shopped earlier this season but emphatically denied it.

Lost In Space - Game-Time Decision
"With all that has gone awry with the Sabres as of late, it has been tough on me to establish a solution to the many dilemmas burdening this hockey team."

Around the NHL:

Ottawa Senators Daniel Alfredsson, Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara named All-Star captains - ESPN
Daniel Alfredsson of the host Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara will serve as captains for the NHL All-Star game.

Six reasons Maple Leafs vs. Red Wings 2013 Winter Classic is a stroke of genius - Puck Daddy
So how did the world suddenly become safe for a Canadian team in the Winter Classic?

Hurricanes obtain Dadonov in four-player deal - NHL.com
The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forward Evgenii Dadonov from the Florida Panthers in a four-player trade announced Wednesday.

Top 10: Comebacks of 2011-12 - THN
There have been some great performances from unexpected players this season and we count down the best.

Can we all agree that NHL regular-season champions banners are tremendously stupid? - Puck Daddy
Yes.

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let's go buffalo!

chin up folks…. the hawks are a terrific team (a team that was in the toilet only 5 or so years ago)…. so the sabres are going to have to go back to the drawing board… so they’ve gotta rethink things…. turning a team around can take time… possibly several seasons, but buffalo will rise again! who knows, time warner may even be showing sabres games again a few seasons from now.

by magecanuck on Jan 19, 2012 9:24 AM EST reply actions

If I had watched Derek Roy and Drew Stafford do a production of Hostel with a cast entirely composed of one year olds, it would have been easier to watch than the abortion that was last night.

by Philaster on Jan 19, 2012 9:52 AM EST reply actions

haha

ouch. one major problem is sloppy give-aways…. good friggin grief, get the puck out of your own end… don’t pass it between the defensemen a dozen times before cracking that blue-line. so frustrating. especially when the passes are right in front of enroth… wtf? absolute lack of confidence.

by magecanuck on Jan 19, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions

yikes...

by VFN FTW on Jan 19, 2012 11:24 AM EST up reply actions

plan for the sabres:

1) fire regeir and the management team (they have made consistently bad decisions since letting briere and drury go…. acquiring boyes, leino, even allowing connolly to walk in free-agency…. ‘but mage, connolly sucked. okay, but he’s doing fine on the leafs this year! hmmmm.‘).
2) fire ruff… he’s a good guy, but he’s had a great run, and it’s time for a change of head-coach.
3) try to shed big salary contracts to free up cap space (i don’t follow the cap too closely especially for the sabres, but i know big-money was thrown around like crazy last summer).
4) once the season is considered a complete loss, allow the prospects to get some ice time in the big leagues….

come on folks! let’s hear some sabres chatter!

by magecanuck on Jan 19, 2012 11:56 AM EST reply actions

I think it’s reasonable to think that the Sabres will draft somewhere between 5-7th overall. I’d like to move up to the top three and simultaneously clear out some dead wood. Maybe get a character guy back.

by Philaster on Jan 19, 2012 12:25 PM EST reply actions

I'm not sure any team would be willing to trade out of a top 3 spot

For whatever reason the top 3 picks have been pretty much automatic for the past three years and I think there’s a bit of a drop off after that. I don’t think a team that’s really bad in the first place would be wiling to take on our dead weight while moving out of the top 3. Our only chance is to tank, which at this point is not out of the question by any means.

by lgbfromoregon on Jan 19, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions

SB Nation/Vox Media Official Stance on SOPA

http://www.sbnation.com/2012/1/18/2715811/sopa-legislation-sb-nation-vox-media-statement

by VFN FTW on Jan 19, 2012 12:56 PM EST reply actions

fuck SOPA

by magecanuck on Jan 19, 2012 1:19 PM EST up reply actions

See?

This is what happens when we don’t listen to me.

by Katemc on Jan 19, 2012 1:35 PM EST reply actions

In all fairness

You can’t blame Leino entirely for that play. I think Lindy was actually right about that. His instincts were to do what he is supposed to do in that situation as dictated by the system.

by Philaster on Jan 19, 2012 1:37 PM EST up reply actions

And one would think that at least one of the two guys trailing the play

would pick that pass up.

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by Ogre39666 on Jan 19, 2012 1:46 PM EST up reply actions

One was Stafford, the other was Brennan.

by Philaster on Jan 19, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions

In theory they should have had better spacing there…

OPERATION TANK IS A GO. It’s the only explanation for Mike Weber. He’s on a secret mission.

by Ubiquitous on Jan 19, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions

What I noticed last night.

1. It doesn’t matter who is in goal and a big reason for that is #2.

2. The defensive play by the team lets too many players get closer to the net than Sabres. D losing track of opponents (See #3) and weak back checking by a number of forwards.

3. Weber is going through the “oh yeah, I forgot about that guy” phase much like Sekera and Butler did.

4. Vs. (it will take some time to call them anything else) hates the Sabres and will go out of their way to slam them, so why do the Sabres have to make it easy for them?

Go Sabres!

by drwho62 on Jan 19, 2012 2:53 PM EST reply actions

end of #2

… are the prime culprits.

Go Sabres!

by drwho62 on Jan 19, 2012 2:54 PM EST up reply actions

I don’t think Vs. “hates” the Sabres. Any team that underachieves to the extent that we are right now deserves to take some shit. Maybe it’s not totally fair given the injuries but some of it’s definitely warranted. Any time a team splashes around as much money as we did this offseason, they’re going to take on some extra criticism when things don’t go well, just ask the Leafs and Rangers.

by Frank Reich Revolution on Jan 19, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions

This is true.

But a prime example of how shotty they are is that in the opening they were calling on Pominville to “step up”, “be a leader”, etc. However, when he scores the first goal of the game (never mind scoring two in the game) they say nothing of him “stepping up” and fulfilling his “leadership duties” so to speak.
So yes, the Sabres deserved to take some shots, but it’s also abundantly clear that they (NBC/Versus) only care about their story lines.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
2012 Amazin' Avenue Offseason Plan: 2nd place

by Ogre39666 on Jan 19, 2012 5:43 PM EST up reply actions