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Kypreos: 6 Teams Would Love To Have Miller For Stretch Run
by @DaveDavisHockey on 03/18/13 at 02:30 PM ET
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He didn't name names, but Nick Kypreos said today that, despite what is considered to be a weak goaltending market, there would be plenty of interest in Ryan Miller if the Sabres wanted to move him.
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Sabres vs. Devils Scheduling Change
by @DaveDavisHockey on 03/18/13 at 12:10 PM ET
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There has been a minor scheduling change involving the Sabres.
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Kaleta Furious To Be Healthy Scratch Today
by @DaveDavisHockey on 03/17/13 at 01:08 PM ET
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From Mike Harrington of Sabres Edge blog:
Multiple observers said Kaleta was screaming his disgust on the ice during the work while reporters were in the locker room and having their pregame briefing from Rolston. And when the media got to Kaleta, he didn't hold back about the state of a team that's 13th in the East and going nowhere.
"I'm pissed off. I want to play," Kaleta said. "And especially after watching some things, sitting there watching the game, I want to play. ... I guess they don't need me right now I guess. I've been pissed off watching for the past couple weeks. No matter if you're a fan, a player, you guys know what's going on. You should be pissed off. You should play with a little piss and vinegar. You shouldn't be happy.
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Timing Of Grigorenko Demotion Is No Coincidence
by @DaveDavisHockey on 03/16/13 at 12:34 PM ET
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It certainly was a lousy PR move, much worse than the Tim Kennedy pseudocrisis a few years ago that nearly triggered an earthquake in South Buffalo. But, contrary to the beliefs of angry Sabres fans, it wasn't a vote of confidence for other underperformers on the team.
It's likely no coincidence that yesterday was the exact day Mikhail Grigorenko was sent back to juniors. It had little to do with wanting to keep Jochen Hecht, Jordan Leopold and John Scott when a roster move had to be made. I believe strongly that this decision was made about a week ago, for the simple reason (other than the young Russian's poor play) that March 16th represented a deadline.
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10 Reasons Why The Sabres Won’t Waive Jochen Hecht
by @DaveDavisHockey on 03/15/13 at 01:25 PM ET
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I'm pretty confident that the Sabres would be happy to get, say, a 5th or 6th-round draft choice for Jochen Hecht on or before April 3rd. Hey, John Scott was dealt for a 5th-rounder last season at the trade deadline, so who knows?
To all of you Sabres fans who think such a return would be worthless, and can't understand why Buffalo would demote Brian Flynn or Marcus Foligno instead of waiving Hecht, I have 10 reasons for you:
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Report: Canucks Could Be Interested In Steve Ott
by @DaveDavisHockey on 03/14/13 at 10:38 PM ET
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The trade rumors involving the Sabres are slowly starting to heat up.
Pierre LeBrun is reporting that the Vancouver Canucks are desperately searching for a center, and have recently been in touch with the Sabres.
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Sabres Observer Radio: Fate Of The “Hockey Genius”
by @DaveDavisHockey on 03/14/13 at 05:53 PM ET
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Things get heated on Sabres Observer Radio as Joe Pinzone of Buffalo Wins is furious over comments made by Sabres executive Ken Sawyer that were reported in the Buffalo News. The debate is whether or not Sawyer's reference to Darcy Regier as a "hockey genius" is an indicator of the GM's future in being the man in charge of revamping Buffalo's roster.
Also, we're joined on the show by AP hockey writer Mike Haim and game presentation aficionado Eric Schmitz of 3rd Man In.
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Sabres And Kings Are Eyeing Each Other
by @DaveDavisHockey on 03/13/13 at 11:42 AM ET
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You can draw your own conclusions from facts, especially when the NHL trade deadline is approaching.
Well, here's an indisputable truth for you: the Sabres and Kings have been checking each other out a lot lately.
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Rolston’s Overuse Of Ott Exposes Sabres’ Scoring Woes
by @DaveDavisHockey on 03/12/13 at 11:20 AM ET
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Some quick Sabres trivia: Which two Buffalo forwards lead the team in average ice time since Ron Rolston replaced Lindy Ruff as head coach?
If you don’t have Steve Ott as one of your answers, you lose.
As a matter of fact, Ott and captain Jason Pominville are the only 2 forwards on the team under Rolston to average more than 20 minutes per game.
Some will tell you this is due to the fact that Ott plays on both special teams units.
I’ll tell you it’s because this talent-deficient Sabres team doesn’t have too many other options.
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Rookie Watch: Grigorenko, Foligno
by @DaveDavisHockey on 03/10/13 at 12:04 PM ET
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Mark Easson of Sports City asked me to contribute to his feature on NHL rookies.
Suffice it to say the Sabres don't have any Calder candidates this year.
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About The Sabres Observer
Dave Davis has covered the Buffalo Sabres for various NHL accredited websites and newspapers since 2003. He was the senior writer and Sabres correspondent for The Fourth Period, covered hockey for Western New York Sports and Leisure Magazine, and has had articles featured on NHL.com, FOX Sports, Yahoo Sports and in New York Sportscene. Sabres news and notes can be found on his Twitter page.
Davis originally garnered media attention in 2002 as leader of a lobbying campaign working in unison with potential buyer Mark Hamister attempting to secure state financing to keep the Sabres in Buffalo. In 2004, Davis was briefly back on the airwaves - this time reaching the finals of the inaugural "WGR Rookie" sports talk competition. After a few years of "syndicating" his articles on various sites, along with doing some internet radio work, Davis now devotes his new media efforts to bringing quality Sabres related opinions and content to Kukla's Korner.
Email: dd@kuklaskorner.com Twitter: [@DaveDavisHockey]
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