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Connolly misses practice, Hecht is back
It should come as no surprise that Tim Connolly misses practice once again, this time with a sore groin. I have never seen a player that is injured more than Tim Connolly, at any level of any sport. I don't think it would be a stretch to say that Timmy has missed more games than he has played...
Sabres pour it on Islanders
Game #2 Buffalo Sabres 7 @ NY Islanders 1 It is a complete 360 from the Sabres first two games of last season. In a rare Monday afternoon game the Sabres lit the lamp seven times to beat the the New York Islanders on Long Island. Once again it was ThomasVanek leading the way as...
Craig Rivet named Sabres Captain
It look slike the Sabres will have one captain and they will stick to him...that man is newly acquired defenseman Craig Rivet. It's not an entirely surprising pick but I thought they would stick with someone who has been around the team for a longer period of time. They have also named Jason...
Lindy Ruff speaks about Centers
Lindy Ruff disclosed today that he intends on playing Jochen Hecht at Center again this season. It's amove that certainly deserves some discussion because Hecht was one of the worst Centers in the faceoff circle. Hecht took 905 faceoffs and won only 380 for 42% on the season. He also indicated...
Captain Lydman
The Buffalo Sabres announced that Toni Lydman will be the captain for the month of November. Remember the Sabres will be rotating the captaincy monthly for this season. The choice of Toni Lydman is interesting because he has appeared to struggle in the early part of this season. In the Carolina...
Hecht signed?
There are rumors flying around that Jochen Hecht has signed an extension with the Buffalo Sabres. I hope the news is true but I can't help but wonder when they will Brian Campbell to sign. Sure I like Jochen Hecht and obviously the players do as well but the player who the Sabres can not lose is...
Hecht named Sabres Captain...For October
Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff announced today that the team will use a rotating captaincy this season. He also announced that Jochen Hecht will be the captain for the month of October. Everyone already knows that I have been highly critical of the idea of using the rotating...
Scanning the Web
It's only two more days until the Buffalo Sabres will take the ice to begin training camp for the 2007-2008 season. The anticipation is growing and we are all getting extremely excited to watch some hockey (in fact I told my wife yesterday to start saving the pennies because I needed to get Center...
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