Posts Tagged ‘Connolly’
SabreCast 3.28 – Season in Review
Sunday, May 8th, 2011 3:35 pm
The playoffs are over with the Sabres having lost to Philly in 7 games in the 1st round. We're very happy with the regular season turnaround, but can't help but be disappointed with the playoff loss. Nonetheless, the Sabres seemed to really give it their all and we're looking forward to what next season brings.
SabreCast 3.21 – 8th Place!
Monday, March 7th, 2011 9:34 pm
The Sabres put together one of their best weeks of the season going 3-0-1 against the New York Rangers, Carolina, Philadelphia, and Minnesota (all of which were on the road) to propel themselves into the 8th place spot in the East.
SabreCast 3.19 – Approaching Deadline
Sunday, February 20th, 2011 6:13 pm
The trade deadline is now little more than a week away. In our main discussion, we take a look at the Sabres and review their options in the coming week.
SabreCast 3.17 – Welcome Pegula
Sunday, February 6th, 2011 5:40 pm
The Sabres had only two games this week and went 1-1 against Pittsburgh and Toronto. However, the biggest news of the week was that the Sabres officially announced the sale of the team to Terry Pegula. In our main discussion, we look at back at the Golisano era and look ahead the new ownership.
SabreCast 3.13 – 2010 in Review
Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 7:18 pm
This is our first podcast in two weeks so we cover a lot including the last five games, Roy's injury and what it means to the team, and the World Juniors.
SabreCast 3.12 – Time For A Change
Sunday, December 19th, 2010 9:05 pm
The Sabres went 1-2 this week, beating Boston at home, but losing to Florida and Tampa Bay on the road. This week's games has left a sour aftertaste and we think it's time to see some change on the team.
SabreCast 3.08 – Goal Scoring
Sunday, November 21st, 2010 7:16 pm
The Sabres went 2-2 this week versus Vancouver, Washington, Los Angeles, and Tampa Bay. The competition was difficult this week so 2-2 doesn't look all that bad, but right now the Sabres need to be better. One of their biggest issues right now is goal scoring, which we discuss in detail in this episode.
Climbing Our Way Out of Hell
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 5:43 pm
It's been a trying first quarter of the season to be a Sabres fan. I purchased NHL Gamecenter at the beginning of the season so I could catch every game from my current location in Northern New England and felt like I had been taken by the NHL like Peter was by that volcano insurance salesman in an episode of "Family Guy." I was left to brainstorm of bandwagons that I could join on to make the purchase somewhat less fiscally irresponsible (I've ALWAYS loved the Flames, I swear!) before grudgingly acknowledging that Bettman had won yet another round. The team had played over a month without winning a game at home, had put up a 3-9-2 record, found itself in dead last in the league and the talk had grown louder than a whisper that Lindy's time in Buffalo was up (more on that later). The problem wasn't just that they were losing- every team hits rough patches, although the beginning of the year certainly focuses more attention upon that- it was how they were losing. That always seems to be the complaint about this collection, especially in a market as hockey educated as this one. While Tim Connolly's dogging it could go undiscovered for months or years in a place like Atlanta, Tampa or Sunshine (the alligator infested swamp the Panthers stuck their arena), it was only a few weeks before someone hung up the most fitting banner seen at HSBC in years. Their performance was an affront to all those that paid money to see them play, to those who tune in every game and whose days are better or worse based on their performance. We were all beginning to settle in for the longest winter imaginable, one in which the Sabres were irrelevant.
SabreCast 3.06 – This Team Has Issues
Sunday, November 7th, 2010 7:59 pm
The Sabres managed to do a little better this week coming away with 2 points in 3 games. The Sabres lost to Boston and Montreal at home, but scraped together a shootout win in Toronto. In this episode, we discuss the Sabres' biggest issues.
SabreCast 3.04 – Who is This Team?
Sunday, October 24th, 2010 6:08 pm
The Sabres pulled off a much better week going 2-1 against Atlanta, Ottawa, and New Jersey. Unfortunately, the Sabres still did not win on the road and only managed to beat two of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference. In this episode, we try to figure out if the Sabres are really getting better or if they just beat some bad team.
SabreCast 3.02 – Initial Impressions (Updated Link)
Monday, October 11th, 2010 8:01 pm
SabreCast 3.02 - Initial Impressions (with updated link)
SabreCast 2.30 – It’s All Over
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 4:16 pm
The season is officially over for the Sabres who lost in six games to Boston. In this episode of SabreCast we breakdown the series and speculate about the offseason.
SabreCast 2.28 – All Tied Up
Sunday, April 18th, 2010 6:04 pm
Playoff hockey is officially underway and the Sabres are matched up against the Boston Bruins. The Sabres won the first game 2-1, but fell 5-3 in game 2. In this playoff edition of SabreCast, we cover those two games in detail.
Playoff Beards and Playoff Chances
Thursday, April 8th, 2010 5:11 pm
My all-time favorite beard may be Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard, who posed for Playboy a couple years back, but in a very close second would have to be the Playoff Beard. Not shaving while your team is in the playoffs connects one to the team itself. Like wearing a jersey or having a flag on your car, but much more bad-ass. I have only been able to do the Playoff Beard once, the shaky playoff run in 2007 after winning the President's Trophy. Over a month of not shaving becomes noticeable for people like me, and after being compounded with a couple things (the Flyers finishing dead last, the Penguins being eliminated), I felt like the coolest cat on the Penn State campus. For those of us who have wives, girlfriends, or simply a job in which one interacts with people or wears a suit, growing copious amounts of facial hair is indeed a sacrifice, one made to show our determination for Buffalo to win a Stanley Cup.
Playoff Flashback: 2006
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 9:09 pm
Remember, this was the team that beat us 5-0, 6-1 and 10-4 early in the regular season, a team that ripped through the conference on its way to 113 points and the top seed in the playoffs. Sure, we had done well getting through a slow Philadelphia team built on brute force, but Ottawa was an unstoppable force, simply extending the series past five games would be something to build on.
SabreCast 2.26 – Can’t Wait ‘Til the Playoffs
Sunday, April 4th, 2010 8:20 pm
After another week of games, the Sabres are still looking to clinch the Division and still have a shot of moving into 2nd place in the Conference. The Sabres still have four games left in the regular season, but Matt and I can't help but look ahead. In our main discussion, we break down the playoff picture in terms of leadership, injuries, and rookies.
SabreCast 2.25 – The Sabres Are in the Playoffs
Sunday, March 28th, 2010 3:55 pm
The Sabres have clinched a playoff spot with their win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. After a two season drought, the Sabres will again have a shot at the Stanley Cup and Matt and I couldn't be more excited!
SabreCast 2.18 – Road Trip
Sunday, January 24th, 2010 6:27 pm
In this episode of SabreCast, we discuss this week’s games from the Sabres, who went 1-2-1 against Phoenix, Anaheim, Los Angeles, and San Jose. We discuss the road trip in detail, but also cover listener feedback, the standings, and the upcoming schedule. Because we devote so much time to the road trip, our main discussion [...]
SabreCast 2.17 – What Makes This Team So Good?
Sunday, January 17th, 2010 4:51 pm
In this episode of SabreCast, we discuss this week’s games from the Sabres, who went 1-0-1 against Atlanta and the New York Islanders. We also cover listener feedback, discuss why the Sabres are doing well, but are losing fan support in our main discussion, and go over the standings and upcoming schedule.
SabreCast 2.16 – Smokin Jochen Hecht
Sunday, January 10th, 2010 4:27 pm
In this episode of SabreCast, we discuss this week's games from the Sabres, who went 2-0-1 against Tampa Bay, Toronto, and Colorado. We also cover listener feedback, discuss Jochen Hecht in our main discussion, and go over the standings and upcoming schedule.