Posts Tagged ‘Miller’
SabreCast 2.31 – Off Season Check-in
Monday, July 5th, 2010 8:02 pm
We talk NHL Awards, Draft, Free Agency, and what it all means for next season.
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.
The Weak, the Soft, the Shameful
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 10:47 pm
Have you ever seen a team so uninspired in games of such importance? It's not like mailing one in against the Islanders when you're sitting in the 10-spot, this is a team that is on the cusp of winning the division and could even make a run at the 2-seed. From what we've seen since the midway point of the road trip the team is playing like it's tanking for the top draft pick. It's disgusting, a team of clowns with the complacency of a team of sloths. Does someone need to remind these guys they haven't won anything? Would it really make a difference?
SabreCast 2.20 – Don’t Panic
Sunday, February 7th, 2010 4:47 pm
In this episode of SabreCast, we cover… This week’s games (Pittsburgh, Ottawa, Carolina, and Columbus) Listener feedback Hockey news (Jokinen and Kovalchuk on the move) Main discussion: Breaking down the breakdown and hope for the future. Standings and schedule Don’t forget that we love to hear your feedback so please leave a comment, rate out [...]
SabreCast 2.19 – Grading the Sabres
Sunday, January 31st, 2010 4:20 pm
In this episode of SabreCast, we cover… This week’s games (Vacouver, New Jersey, and Boston) Listener feedback Hockey news (Toronto’s trades! Oh my!) Main discussion: Grading the Sabres Standings and schedule Don’t forget that we love to hear your feedback so please leave a comment, rate out show on iTunes, or leave us a voicemail [...]
Best Wins of the 00′s, Number Three
Sunday, January 31st, 2010 3:44 pm
It was a frustrating time for Sabres Nation. The march to the Stanley Cup finals was not supposed to be this difficult for a team that had led the league in goals scored on their way to the President's Trophy. The team had dispensed of the New York Islanders in five workman-like games, and had taken the first two games of the next series, which were played in Buffalo. The Sabres were going to finish off a sweep- or at worst, another five game win- and head on to the conference finals, one step closer to the Stanley Cup the team had spent all year putting reservations on. Suddenly, however, someone pulled the power on the Sabres' high powered offense.
Road Trip Ruminations
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 2:02 pm
Okay, so staying up until one or one-thirty in the morning to watch hockey with work the next morning is not as fun as I had anticipated. Granted, the games- or at least their conclusions- were at times so maddening that it was difficult to fall asleep, so maybe had the team played better it would have actually been enjoyable.
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.
Devils and Kings and Canucks, oh my: eve of the roadtrip
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 12:11 am
Luckily, none of those four things are going to happen, and with the team sitting near the top of the Eastern Conference, winning nearly 3 of every 4 games, there is nothing wrong with expecting them to come out of the road trip with similar results. Ruff said earlier today that a 'successful' road trip would be nine or ten points, a number exceeding my preliminary hopes for seven or eight, simply going .500 for the next two weeks.
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.
Top Wins of the Decade: Number Four
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 11:47 pm
The story is pretty well known by now. Following the game five loss in Raleigh, coach Lindy Ruff left his cell phone behind in the hotel room and would depart for Buffalo without it. Upon receiving a call from the hotel offering to mail it back to him, Ruff replied something along the lines of "don't worry, we'll be back on Thursday" (the presumptive day of game seven). By this time the buzz around Western New York was electric, the birth of the car flag craze, the storefronts and signs normally reserved for advertisements now bearing messages wishing the Sabres well on their improbable run to the Stanley Cup Finals. Sure, we trailed 3-2 and sure, Carolina had previously won all four of the Game 6's they had played while in that position, but aside from feeling that there was still some magic left in the tank, there was a prevailing notion that had evolved over the series that Carolina just wasn't that good.
SabreCast 2.15 – Halfway There
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 9:13 pm
In this episode of SabreCast, we discuss the past two games from the Sabres, who went 2-0 against Atlanta and Montreal. We also cover listener feedback and devote the majority of the episode to reviewing the team at the midpoint of the season. Don’t forget that you can send us your feedback at anytime, rate [...]
SabreCast 2.14 – Holiday Success
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 3:39 pm
In this belated episode of SabreCast, we discuss the past week and a half (oops) of play from the Sabres, who went 3-1-1 against Toronto, Washington, Ottawa, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh. Due to the extra games to cover, we’re skipping the main discussion this week. Next week, we’ll return to our regular format and take [...]
So About This Year’s Team…
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 12:17 am
It sounds silly to say, but I think we all want to say it: there's just something. Patrick Lalime, who had Sabres fans itching to pack his luggage and sell his house for him, comes in and has his third outstanding outing in a row, when it appeared to be nothing more than a conditioning assignment. Tyler Myers, the rookie defenseman charged with putting the cap on Malkin and Crosby not only did so, but put Malkin on his rather large behind with timing running out to stymie what could have been a tying opportunity.
Top Wins of the Decade: Number Five
Monday, December 28th, 2009 10:43 pm
For a team that was quite unimpressive before a lockout canceled the 2004-2005 season, it was amazing what a few rule changes could do for the Sabres, who skated to a forth seeded finish, which could have been higher had we not been blessed with being in the same division as Ottawa, but that is neither her nor there. The first round matchup with the Flyers was the clash of new versus old, of the establishment versus the upstart, of the traditionalists versus the innovators. While the Sabres had adapted to the new rule changes and offensively thrived, the Flyers maintained their pre-lockout style of intimidation and brute strength on their way to a fifth seeded finish, setting up the third playoff matchup of the decade between Buffalo and Philadelphia.
SabreCast 2.12 – Keys to Success
Sunday, December 13th, 2009 7:43 pm
In this episode of SabreCast, we discuss the past week of play from the Sabres, who went 3-1 against New Jersey, Washington, Chicago, and New York Rangers. We also read listener feedback and kick off our main discussion about the Keys to Success.