Archive for the 'Sabres' Category

Population of Pominville in Danger

Last week we were glad to report some good news coming out of Buffalo. At the time, we mentioned that the Sabres were very near to signing Pominville to a 5-year deal. The deal would put a halt to the steady flow of talent headed out of town (see Briere, Campbell, Drury, et al.).
Sabres fans […]

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Rumor of the Day

 
Great “news” if you’re a Buffalo Sabres fan. Rumor is that they are very close to signing Jason Pominville. There’s a report out that Pominville (one of the best names in hockey!) is about to sign a 5-year deal in the neighborhood of $5-6 million. This is a nice juicy raise for Pommy, but even […]

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Pre-Madness Signing Roundup

At noon today, all impending unrestricted free agents can officially begin fielding offers from any club in the league. Players that have been either cagey, non-responsive, or downright mute when it comes to their teams offers are now very likely to have a new home.
Many players, however, did resign with their respective clubs or the […]

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Buffalo Screwed

Poor, poor Buffalo.
After getting their roster savaged last season, the early word on next year is not good. Word is that defenseman Dmitri Kalinin will be playing in Russia next season. Rumor also has it that under-achieving winger Maxim Afinogenov will eventually close out his career back home in Russia as well.
This is too bad […]

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Rumor of the Day

One of the trade deadline’s most sought-after players is set to make a splash as he becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. Brian Campbell enjoyed the end of his season on San Jose’s blue line, but where he’ll end up next is the subject of a lot of debate.
Says the Buffalo News:
“Obviously, [free […]

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008