Here’s your daily dose of Buffalo Sabres tidbits and nitpicks, on this, the day the Stanley Cup Finals finally get under way.
– Which team should Sabres fans root for in the Finals and why? [Buffalo Wins]
– A season in review for Derek Roy. [Sabre Noise]
– The 8th Scouting Session with Jeremy White and Kris Baker focuses on American-born players. [WGR]
– The Sabres have been confirmed as having two meetings thus far with defensive prospect Cody Ceci. [Ottawa Citizen]
NHL Playoff News:
– No matter what the outcome of the Final, Martin Brodeur plans on playing again next season. [NHL.com]
– Brodeur and the long, winding road to the Cup. [Grantland]
– Kings coach Darryl Sutter is really, really superstitious. [Globe & Mail]
– The Kings [ESPN] and Devils [ESPN] by the numbers.
– Odd that the two teams bidding for Ilya Kovalchuk’s services a few summers ago are now facing each other in the Finals. [TSN]
– It’s American captain versus American captain for the title [NHL.com] but which captain is better? [Puck Daddy]
– Doc Emrick tops SI’s media power rankings. [SI.com]
– Should penalties from the end of one playoff game carry over into the next? [Backhand Shelf]
Around the NHL:
– The Blackhawks resigned defenseman Johnny Oduya. [Puck Daddy]
– Five Senators that could be traded this offseason. [Ottawa Sun]