teppo-numminen Stories - Die By The Blade
Fun Facts and Stanley Cup Numbers
Each year, as the Stanley Cup is about to be won, one of the more interesting stories follows that player who has yet to win. Who'll ever forget the Colorado Avalanche's crusade to win one for Ray Bourque in 2001. Three years later, it was Dave Andreychuk's turn.There are 30 players who have...
Cherepanov tragic death serves as reminder
On Monday of this past week we learned of the tragic death of 19 year-old Rangers draft pick Alexei Cherepanov. Cherepanov was playing in the Kontinental Hockey League with Omsk Avangard when he collapsed on the bench during the third period. His tragic death reminded us that hockey is just a...
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...
Numminen Re-signs with the Sabres
Once again I am late to the party because this has been talked about all day. The important thing is that the Sabres have signed their seventh defenseman. This is a big signing because it will allow Mike Weber to begin the season in Portland and he will be the first guy called up after an...
Sabres news and notes
It's is kind of a dead time of the year in the hockey world, the draft takes place in June and free agency starts on July 1. By the time late July roles around there isn't much to talk about but the Buffalo Sabres still have a little bit of work to do. Jason Pominville is still on the list,...
Sabres Free Agent Outlook
I took a look at some of the Sabres restricted free agents individually but I will complete a look at the in house free agents with a simple summary. In all the Sabres have five restricted free agents and five unrestricted free agents to talk about and we took a look at four thus far. If you are...
Sabres playoff chances
I have been saying for days that the Sabres playoff hopes are very remote but if you are interested in just how remote Brad Riter spells it all out for you. Basically Buffalo needs a lot of help and they need to win both of their remaining games. If Buffalo loses to Montreal or Boston the season...
Numminen likely to miss season
The news that I had already expected to hear came out today, Teppo Numminen won't likely play this season. It is possible that he could be like Tim Connolly last year and play at the end of the season and in the playoffs (if they make it). The day I heard that Numminen was having his third heart...
Numminen suspended
The Buffalo Sabres announced today that they have suspended defenseman Teppo Numminen for not reporting to camp physically fit. This news came out much earlier today so I'm not breaking any News here. it appears that most of the feedback on this move is negative. Once again Darcy Regier is being...
Numminen to have heart surgery
A major announcement came from the buffalo Sabres today...Teppo Numminen is going to need heart surgery. This is the third time Numminen will need surgery and this one appears to be more extensive. General Manager Darcy Regier told reporters he's still learning details of the situation, but did...
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