Buffalo Sabres Daily Links: Extreme Links Makeover Edition

by Andy Boron on Feb 8, 2012 5:57 AM EST in Daily Links

The Buffalo Sabres return to the ice tonight, and might have a new look with James Patrick possibly coaching tonight if Lindy Ruff can't make a go of it. You may have also noticed that the links have a new look, because a Wednesday morning in the middle of a dreary season is clearly the best time to revamp your style. Let us know what you think!

Lindy Ruff is day-to-day with an upper-body. Oh the irony... [Sabres.com]
But luckily James Patrick feels "comfortable" coaching the team. [Sabres Edge]
The Sabres will be without Thomas Vanek once again. [WGR]
Which Sabres have the most trade value? Will it even matter if Darcy decides to be a buyer at the deadline? [Sabres Hockey Central]
State Senator Mark Grisanti is co-sponsoring a bill that would put an end to cable blackouts of sporting events. [WGR]

Elliotte Friedman's 30 thoughts. [CBC]
Franz Nielsen will be an Islander for a few more years. Usually a solid career move. [NHL.com]
Owen Nolan officially announces his retirement from the NHL. [NHL.com]
Noaln's top 10 moments in the league. [Puck Daddy]
The IIHF announaced the 32 men's national teams and 24 women's national teams that have applied for the 2014 Olympic qualification tournaments. Here's a look at some of the issues with the qualifying procedures, and why the best 12 men's nations may not qualify for the Olympics. [Puck Worlds]
Alex Ovechkin bought a new house. It's big. [Yahoo! News]

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Meh.

Formating question?

Is the grouping by subject, type, relivance to Sabres, etc.? I’m just not following bullet vs non-bullet.

I like the link at the end format though.

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by BigBlkGr8Dane on Feb 8, 2012 10:08 AM EST reply actions

I kept the old Sabres links before the break, rest of the NHL after. No particular order to things, but I do try and put the most relevant news toward the top.

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by Andy Boron on Feb 8, 2012 3:53 PM EST up reply actions

Tyler Ennis running the point for SU?

Alex Kline of The Recruit Scoop reports that in addition to Noel, junior point guard prospect Tyler Ennis will also hit The Hill on Saturday to watch the Orange kick the snot out of play the Huskies.

Ennis (no, not the guy who plays for the Sabres) is listed as a 6’2", 180 pound point guard out of Brampton, Ontario. Luckily SU has a good recent track record with Canadian recruits. He is currently a junior and team captain, honing his craft at St. Benedict’s Prep School in Newark, New Jersey.

From the Cuse SBN page: http://www.nunesmagician.com/2012/2/8/2783272/syracuse-basketball-recruiting-orange-huskies-nerlens-noel-tyler-ennis

I fight with psychological warfare, I made her a Sabres fan…

by VFN FTW on Feb 8, 2012 12:02 PM EST reply actions

I like the way the links are cited in the new format, but I feel like the bullets are unceccesary. Or at least have the bullets line up all the way on the left, no reason to leave that space empty.

by Frank Reich Revolution on Feb 8, 2012 12:25 PM EST reply actions

Boo!

I’m not opposed to change, but I prefer the old style for my personal Daily Links routine. The old format made it easy to scroll through the articles, seeing their headlines, and brief summaries or quotes afterwards made it easy to pick out which pieces I’d like to read and which ones I’d rather not. Over the Monster does a Links more like today’s version, and I find it tedious and rarely ever read the links themselves. I realize I’m sounding like an angry old man here, but you asked, I answered. I prefer the old links format better.

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by willgarr15 on Feb 8, 2012 1:34 PM EST reply actions