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NHL countdown: No. 19 Buffalo Sabres

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:12:11 -0500

By Chuck Gormley, Sporting News Yearbooks Every day in September leading into the Oct. 1 season openers, Sporting News will preview an NHL team, counting backward from its July 24 Power Poll. The way the Buffalo Sabres see it, a healthy Ryan Miller in goal would have been the difference between getting into last season's playoffs and falling two points short. They also surmise that if Thomas Vanek and Tim Connolly stay off the injured list this season, the...

Sabres Haven’t Done Much

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:29:48 -0500

from Jerry Sullivan of the Buffalo News, What have the Sabres done since missing the playoffs for a second straight year? They brought in Steve Montador and Mike Grier in an inexpensive reply to critics who said they lacked the toughness and will to compete for a Stanley Cup. Darcy Regier and Larry Quinn conceded that their team needed more “compete,” without identifying the offending players or moving anyone of consequence off the roster. Max Afinogenov is gone, but it will be essen...

Busy B's Sign Three on First Day of Free Agency

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:35:48 -0500

So much for the first day of free agency being a somewhat quiet one around the National Hockey League. The free agent market has been open for less than 24 hours, and 35 players have already found new places to play for the 2009-10 season. 16 other players enjoyed their previous stays enough to remain there for at least one more year. The highlight of the day came from Marian Hossa, who needed just two hours to secure a contract that will make him a member of the Chicago Blackhawks for the ne...

Sabres land free agent defenseman Montador

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:49:22 -0500

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Unable to meet defensman Jaroslav Spacek's contract demands, the Buffalo Sabres wasted little time to find an experienced - but less expensive - replacement: Steve Montador.

Sabres add D Montador

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:51:00 -0500

The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms Wednesday with free agent defenseman Steve Montador on a two-year contract.

Sabres land free-agent D Montador

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:21:09 -0500

Defenseman Steve Montador agreed to a two-year deal with the Buffalo Sabres on the first day of NHL free agency.

MONTADOR AGREES TO TERMS

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:13:00 -0500

Steve Montador (Photo: Getty Images) Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent defenseman Steve Mo...

Sabres sign free agent defensemen

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:48:59 -0500

The Buffalo Sabres jumped into the mix on the opening day of free agency signing journeymen blueliner Steve Montador to a 2 year deal. Montador has seen time with Calgary, Florida, Anaheim, and Boston - and was part of the 2001 St Johns Flames Calder Cup winning team. Montador has 18 career NHL goals over an 8 [...]

Bruins next season?

Fri, 29 May 2009 22:40:44 -0500

The Owner of the Boston Bruins Jeremy Jacobs addressed the media and said the Bruins were going to spend to the salary cap. This is what I like to hear. The young UAF's listed below are the key to next season's sucess and the Bruin's managment needs to find a way to get them signed.
If the Bruins want to make a deeper run at the Cup next season, they'll have to re-sign their restricted free agents David Krejci, Phil Kessel (Minnesota), Matt Hunwick (Michigan), Byron Bitz (Cornell), make decisions on their unrestricted free agents (P.J. Axelsson, Stephane Yelle, Steve Montador, Shane Hnidy), perhaps trade away some core players to clear cap space, and build depth to withstand injuries.
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NHL Playoff Morning Papers (Wednesday Edition): Tortorella challenges his best players, Jeff Carter needs to get going and Martin Brodeur is furious

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:38:57 -0500

Eastern Conference Boston Bruins (1) versus Montreal Canadiens (8) The Bruins won’t be getting ahead of themselves like they did five years ago, writes Stephen Harris. The Bruins definitely do not lack depth this playoffs. They have so much depth that someone who does not deserve to sit will be in the press box tonight. Steve Montador [...]

Chico Carbomb Goes to Work

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:32:00 -0500

Sometimes the "mic'd up" segments of a telecast are pretty boring, but occasionally you get a few lines that show you some of the interesting candid exchanges of the players, who can be pretty reserved in interviews. One thing you're always sure to hear is the players called by their nicknames, which kind of funny even when we already know them. But last night, in two separate segments, Flyers fans got to hear the new nicknames for the most recent addition to the team, Dan C...

Bruins trade Montador for Nokelainen, Mark Recchi a Bruin.

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:50:09 -0500

This trade kind of puzzles me, Boston has a ton of defensive players and must be trading one of their many defensemen(s) out of Boston if they are making this deal. Not too much going on league wide. Yet!
Bruins acquire Montador for Nokelainen...
Trade Deadline NHL.comBoston, MA ? Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has acquired defenseman Steve Montador from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Petteri Nokelainen.

The 29-year-old Montador skated in 65 games this season for Anaheim, compiling four goals and a career-high 16 assists. The 6-foot, 211-pound Vancouver, BC, Canada native was signed as a free agent by the Ducks on July 11, 2008.

Before joining the Ducks, Montador played two-plus seasons for the Florida Panthers from 2005-2008 and three-plus seasons for the Calgary Flames from 2001-2005. A veteran of 355 career games played in the NHL, he has registered 18 goals and 49 assists. Montador has also appeared in 20 postseason contests- all during the 2003-2004 postseason -- and was a member of the Calgary Flames club that was defeated in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2003-2004.

Montador will be reunited with former teammates and current Bruins Andrew Ference, Chuck Kobasew and Stephane Yelle, who all played together with the Calgary Flames. In July of 2007, Montador and Ference traveled on a trip to Tanzania to benefit the Right To Play charitable organization. They visited schools and orphanages while serving as inspirational Right To Play participants and role models for the children in Right To Play programs.
Breaking News

The NHL Network and Sportsnet.ca is reporting that Boston Bruins have Acquired Mark Recchi from Tampa Bay for Matt Lashoff and Martins Karsums...
Recchi played with Aaron Ward in Carolina in 2005-06 when the Hurricanes won the Cup. Recchi is the left-handed shot up front that could give them a boost on the power play. He is also a veteran presence they like.

The 41-year-old Recchi has scored 13 goals and 32 assists in 62 games this season.

"I have no idea," Recchi told TSN when asked what kind of role he'd play. "When I get there, the coaching staff will fill me in. I don't really care, to be honest. I'll do whatever role they ask."

UPDATE: Recchi and a 2010 second-round pick to Boston. Matt Lashoff and Martins Karsums to the Lightning. (link to the blog post)

Fan Report: Flyers at the Honda Center in Anaheim

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:10:44 -0500

Today's Fan Report comes from commenter David Foley, who regularly carries the flag for Philadelphia sports fans out west. He recently reported on the Phillies in LA for the NLCS for us, and he's catching both games of the Flyers' weekend series against the Ducks and Kings. The Flyers are now ...