Not much is known about Calvert and Calvert would like to keep it that way.
So weird that he made Awful Announcing.
Not really getting this move, especially with Sulzer shelved for the rest of the season.
Four "conferences", two of seven teams and two of eight teams. The top four in each conference make the playoffs. The two seven-team conferences are in the east and the two eight-team conferences are in the west. The Northeast Division stays intact and their two new partners, chosen for their geographic closeness...Florida and Tampa Bay.
Yes, Die By The Blade gets the treatment from Battle of California's resident artist and Ducks writer Earl Sleek. Watch him eloquently revive the Satanic Goat Head, the Buffaslug and the team's most painful moment all in one cartoon.
Did anyone think it would be this soon?
After being unexpectedly cut at the beginning of the season and placed on the practice squad late, a season-ending injury to slot receiver/punt returned Roscoe Parrish has put former Bulls standout Naaman Roosevelt back on an NFL field.
Among the dead are Pavol Demitra, Ruslan Salei, Josef Vasicek, Karl Rachunek and coach Brad McCrimmon. A sad day for hockey.
Colin Campbell steps down as NHL's disciplinarian. If there was any one step the league could have taken to show that they were genuinely serious about combating headhunting in the NHL, this was it.
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I've been meaning to post this for a while. This was taken in 1973 at my apartment in West Seneca with two rookies who would go on to have quite respectable careers with the team. Can anyone guess who they are? And, yes, I'm the awe-struck 10 year old boy in the middle.
NHL.com posted a poll today. The question: Who will win the Calder trophy. The choices are: John Tavares (C-NYI) Victor Hedman (D-TB) James vanRiemsdyk (LW-PHI) Niclas Bergfors (LW-NJ) Matt Duchene...
Interesting to note that writer Ryan Lambert mentions that Devils and Caps fans might be irritated that the Western Conference is the dominant conference yet conveniently forgets that the Sabres are 7-0-0 against the West with all seven games coming against teams currently in a playoff spot.
I'm listening to the Sharks-Blackhawks game on internet radio and Dan Rusanowski, the voice of the Sharks, just interviewed Leafs and Team USA GM Brian Burke. I apologize that I can't get an exact...
Editor Note: This is a fantastic fanpost regarding the Sabres broadcasting situation. Being a broadcaster has been a dream of mine so this topic really hits close to home with me. Rick...
"The Buffalo Sabres are synonymous with Western New York," said Senator Gillibrand. "Moving a new team to Southern Ontario would not only hurt the Sabres, but would be detrimental to Western New York's economy and the devoted Buffalo Sabres fans who are so loyal to their beloved team. The Sabres are crucial to Western New York's way of life. I am committed to working with Senator Schumer to do everything we can to keep the Sabres successful right here in Buffalo."
On WGR Radio, Governor Paterson said, "I have a relationship with Commissioner Goodell and he told me that if things ever get bad [about the Bills leaving], he will call me. He hasn't called me...
Calgary radio station parodies Oilers after 10-2 loss to Sabres {Edit 1/31/09 4:07PM} This was too funny to leave off the site. I'm sorry to any Oilers fans that may be checking this out but it is hilarious.
In virtually every review of the failures of the 07-08 Buffalo Sabres that I have read, we keep hearing the same story: the departure of Drury and Briere killed the franchise and the team couldn't...
Marshawn Lynch poses for the camera during the Jacksonville game. US Presswire photo taken from Yahoo!'s "Shutdown Corner"
Paul Gaustad signs a 4 year extension worth $9.2 million