Yardbarker: Jason Pominville

Hot Miller, Sabres sink Habs, losers of 4 straight

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:58:01 -0500

BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) Clarke MacArthur , Jason Pominville and Derek Roy scored first-period goals, Ryan Miller made 21 saves, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Thursday night.

Sabres stop Canadiens for fourth straight win

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:50:46 -0500

Clarke MacArthur, Jason Pominville and Derek Roy scored first-period goals, Ryan Miller made 21 saves, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Thursday night.

Sabres pound Habs for six goals, win fourth in row

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:41:00 -0500

Clarke MacArthur, Jason Pominville and Derek Roy scored first-period goals, Ryan Miller made 21 saves, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Thursday.

Sabres use big first period to wallop Canadiens

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:40:20 -0500

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Clarke MacArthur, Jason Pominville and Derek Roy scored first-period goals, Ryan Miller made 21 saves, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Thursday night.

Ovechkin scores, gets tossed as Caps win

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:45:00 -0500

Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 despite playing most of the third period without Alex Ovechkin because he was ejected. Ovechkin had the lone goal of the first 40 minutes of this contest. Ovechkin collected the puck between the circles in his own end after a Jason Pominville shot deflected off Jeff Schultz's skate. The two-time league MVP carried the puck through the neutral zone and into the offensive end before crossing from th...

My Favourite Hockey Moment

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:35:00 -0500

I got an email from somebody the other day, asking me to describe my favourite moment or event in hockey. Is it the gold medal game in Salt Lake City? Was it Jason Pominville’s goal in O.T. against Ottawa in 2005? I can't pin point one thing but a recent series of events is a joy to behold.

My favourite hockey moment is any time the Toronto Maple Leafs lose a game.

I don’t have an axe to grind with the Leafs as a team. They’re so bad there isn’t much point worrying about them. Having said that, the hiring of Brian Burke is the first shrewd management decision since hiring Cliff Fletcher in the 90’s.

Burke does have his faults. He is a media ***** and blowhard but I think he’s a decent evaluator of talent. At some point the Leafs will be a competitive hockey team because a blind squirrel, with a max payroll, eventually finds a nut.

In the meantime, I’m enjoying the losing and the theatre it brings. The Leafs’ on ice performance has all the drama and conflict of a classic Greek tragedy but when the lights dim the real fun begins.

To say media saturation in Toronto is overkill is being kind because it’s like trade deadline day, everyday, around here. The media feeds the beast that is a hyper self conscious Leafs Nation. To say Toronto fans are blind and illogical is being unkind to those who are.

The human male has a difficult time controlling emotions, especially for sports, but it makes for interesting post game audio. Blathering fools, like Steve from Ajax, Ont. or Dom from Owen Sound, Ont., prattle on like know-it-alls who deal in absolute unreality: every hockey player wants to play in Toronto or the eighth ranked blue liner on the Hurricanes is a lump of coal, just waiting to be groomed with the right pressure.

I have a former classmate who’ll suffice for this example. I’ll call him D.G. to protect his identity. He’s fairly smart guy but when it comes to the Leafs, he’s spent too little time in the gene pool.

D.G. is your typical blind but loyal Leafs’ fan. He deals in a by-the-seat-of your-pants mentality because there is never any common sense behind his solutions to fix his beloved hockey team.

It’s the middle of July and D.G. is sitting in a cool and dark classroom looking for a quick fix to 42 years of nothingness. Amid all the usual trash he talks, D.G. thinks the Leafs would get first round picks for Matt Stajan or Mikhail Grabovsky, Columbus would part with Rick Nash for a player off the roster and a few draft picks. Maybe the ultimate problem, “(is) too many Europeans on the roster,” D.G. said.

There is nothing more aggravating than a half assed thought, blurted out with no rhyme or reason but I also find it hysterical.

Sadly, all my joy appears to be fading.

The post game radio shows have settled into a quiet resignation because the season is already over. No winning streaks to get people talking positively, no late season push that has Torontonians thinking Stanley Cup, no thought of hockey when the weather turns warm. It seems Leafs fans have, finally, settled for their allotment in life and it’s causing me great pain.

In the end, I never thought I would say this.

When are these pathetic guys going to win a game?

Sabres down Flames in shootout

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:16:00 -0500

BUFFALO, N.Y. - In a matchup between two of the best goalies in the NHL, Ryan Miller didn't blink. In order to view this page you need JavaScript and Flash Player 9+ support! Jason Pominville scored the winner in the fourth round of the s...

Miller, Sabres stop Flames' streak with SO win

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:35:21 -0500

Jason Pominville scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout, and Ryan Miller made 25 saves to help the Buffalo Sabres beat Calgary 2-1 on Friday night, snappin the Flames' winning streak at four games.

Miller's 41 stops, 5-goal 1st spark Sabres in rout

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:49:33 -0500

Mike Grier, Jason Pominville and Matt Ellis each scored in the first five minutes of a wild opening period to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.

Sabres score five in the first, dominate Panthers

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:41:31 -0500

Mike Grier, Jason Pominville and Matt Ellis each scored in the first five minutes of a wild opening period to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.

Population Pominville: 100

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:27:56 -0500

The population rises, sometime not always as fast as Pominville or the fans want, but after tonights game, the Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville has scored 100 goals on his career. Congratulations Jason – keep it up!

Sabres Shock the Lightening

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:16 -0500

The Buffalo Sabres are 1-0 with youngster Nathan Gerbe in the lineup. The 5a??5", Boston College product was called up to play his first NHL game of his career.A He arrived while practice was going on this morning. The players stopped their drill and tapped their sticks on the ice as he skated out. To make room, ...

Sabres Stop Skid from Going to Six

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:25:49 -0500

The Buffalo Sabres season was going downhill after starting off so promising and they ran into a team last night that has had their number and was no first place in the Eastern Conference in the Boston Bruins.A With the way they were playing, their 6 loss in a row seemed very probable. But this ...

Rumor of the Day

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:44:20 -0500

? 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 [..

NHL Team Of The Month: March 2008

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:14:22 -0500

The best of the best at each position in the NHL for the month of March. Some of the numbers these guys put up will amaze you!