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The Mario Williams depression case or just young and the restless?
Without question, Ryan Miller has been the most polarizing sports personality in Buffalo over the last five years. There is a giant magnifying glass focused on everything he says and does while we react as if he's the President of the United States when he raises any sort of controversial point.
In the coming months, that lightning rod for controversy may soon be moving to...
The Pegula Story Nobody Wants to Talk Abou
Terry Pegula bought the Buffalo Sabres in January of 2011 for $189 million. There were reports that another bid was higher previously, but that buyer would have moved the Sabres out of Buffalo (report here). While the Sabres leaving Buffalo may not have been a real option, Pegula did save the Sabres franchise, and the surrounding community, in a way.
By keeping the Sabres in...
The obscurity of the Juice
Could OJ become a free man? Did his previous lawyers pull a David Kleinfeld? Did he not know his crew had guns with them when they raided a hotel room to get his memorabilia back?
Do we even care? Did we forget he existed?
Seriously, was there even an article, talk show topic or a 30 second local news package about how OJ is trying to get out of jail? There was nothing on...
A quickie post on Doug Whaley being named GM
It is official: Doug Whaley is the man. Not the most polished speaker, but whatever. As long as he picks the right players, he can be Helen Keller of the NFL World. Nothing really earth shattering from the press conference besides being confused about who negotiates contracts (Overdorf? Darcy? Ralph's wife?). Honestly, almost all teams have a chief negotiator when it comes to...
Sabres have trade chips on the wings
It’s a time of turnover in Hockey Purgatory Heaven with Lindy Ruff getting his walking papers while Jordan Leopold, Jason Pominville and Robyn Regehr each were shipped out of town before the deadline. It appears as if this summer will bring about more change via the trade market for the Sabres as they continue their rebuild.
One key for the Sabres will be finding partners...
Poor Canada
I've written before about the love and mostly hate relationship with Toronto and Buffalo. Besides our love for hockey and tolerance for the cold weather, I tend to believe both entities are more different than some would like to believe. Canadians pride themselves on being a boastful bunch that takes their values seriously. They are proud of their heritage and you can just sense...
Random thoughts on Buddy Nix stepping down and Doug Whaley stepping in
Stupid Russ Brandon! I pretty much had it in my head for at least the last few years that Buddy Nix would be retiring soon. Of course, he comes out and says Buddy would be the GM for a long time coming and I pretty much expect to see him in a wheelchair, picking players and having a nurse move guys off the draft board. All these guys do is lie! LIE! LIE! LIE!
However, if you...
Examining the resumes of NHL Presidents
Hockey teams, like all sports organizations have hockey units and business units in their front offices. The hockey operations group is in charge of filling the roster with the best talent they possibly can, while the business department handles pretty much everything else, including (but not limited to) sponsorships, facilities, and marketing.
The heads of the business operations...
Spitballing a Sabres intro video
Something that has been a popular point of contention these past few seasons is the mausoleum-esque atmosphere inside the F’N Center.
I don’t fancy myself to be a game presentation guru, I like to leave that expertise to Eric at 3rd Man In as he has a much better grasp on what it takes to put together a successful game presentation approach. However, I do enjoy spitballing...
Reliving the suffering of Darcy Regier's reign of terror
I swear, I thought it was over. The end credits for this horror movie we had been watching were about to roll. Grab your jacket and leave the stale popcorn at your theater seats because we were finally going to see the main villain get his. It always happens during the last five minutes of a movie, doesn't it? The mastermind for all the murders and the enabler of getting killers...
Hot takes on Ron Rolston being named head coach
Yeah...Not exactly breaking news when it comes to finding out that Ron Rolston is coming back. I find it to be a bit sad that between Darcy and him coming back, most fans assumed this was going to happen. It is as if the resignation in knowing status quo seems to always happen with the Sabres has taken out expectations for getting better.
Everyone just assumed DR&RR were...
Grading the Sabres: 2013 report card, Part II
The defensemen and goaltenders get to share the spotlight in the second portion of my Sabres season grades. As always, your thoughts are welcome in the comments section.
Tyler Myers: Oh, where to begin? Myers was downright bad to begin the year before leveling out at midseason. He looked out of shape and lost most of the time and his play suffered for it. Considering the salary...
Grading the Sabres: 2013 report card
A fired coach, traded captain, booing fans and missing the playoffs typically doesn’t not make for a very successful season. That was certainly the case for the 2013 Buffalo Sabres.
While there were a few bright spots amongst the doom and gloom, the lockout shortened season is certainly one to forget for the Sabres. Before shutting the door completely I wanted to grade out...
Q&A about Chris Gragg
Finally, we are at the end of our Q&As for the incoming Bills draft class. I'd like to thank all the writers who introduced us to the our future Buffalo Bills. For our last installment we are joined by Matt Jones, The Sports Editor for the Arkansas Democratic-Gazette, to talk shop about Chris Gragg. I'm also joined by Doc Harper from Arkansas Expats to talk about the...
Rookie Props
The Buffalo Bills had two priorities in last week’s NFL Draft. First, draft a quarterback of the future. Second, acquire playmakers. In my humble opinion, they knocked the ball out of the park.
The potential talent that the Bills acquired on this draft is exciting and has been and will continue to be judged over and over.
However, it can’t be properly judged for a few...
Q&A about Duke Williams
It is time to talk about the 2nd safety (The troublemaker one) the Bills selected in the NFL draft. We are joined by Chris Murray, who is The Nevada Wolf Pack beat writer at the Reno Gazette-Journal. He's going to dish the dirt about Duke Williams.
1) What are his strengths and weaknesses?
Duke is first and foremost a hard hitter. He plays with no fear and is going...
Q&A about Robert Woods
Still going strong with our Q&As about the Bills draft picks, we are at #4 on the list of players. For this installment, we are joined by Trenise Ferreira from Reign of Troy to dish the dirt on Robert Woods. Enjoy and tell a friend.
What are his strengths and weaknesses?
Robert Woods is a good route runner with great hands, and he is really good after the catch. He...
Press Conference from Hockey Hell
The Press conference from Hockey Heaven Hell
The lights were on, the Sabres banner was set up. Pens and paper were ready. The scene was set at the OK Corral and finally everyone would get the answers we have been yearning for. Instead, the spotlight was moved from the answers to the parties involved, all of whom withered under the light.
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!
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Yet Another Hot Take on Ryan Miller's Potential Departure
Friday night, the Sabres closed out another season of spectacular failure. They did it with Ryan Miller in net, possibly for the last time.
Miller has long been a player who draws attention to himself, be it on the ice or in the locker room with his sometimes emotional, rarely uninteresting interviews. So naturally, the notion that Friday may have been Miller’s last game...
Q&A about Marquise Goodwin
Continuing with our Q&As with bloggers who covered the Bills draft class in college, we are going to get some info about Marquise Goodwin from Kris Hughes who is a Senior Writer for Rant Sports. He formerly ran a Texas-focused blog called Bevo’s Corner and has been a Texas football season ticket holder since 2002. You can follow Kris on Twitter @KrisHughesRS.
1) What are...
Q&A about Jerry Hughes
Who the hell is Jerry Hughes? Beats the crap out of me. Although, I was pretty disappointed with myself in not knowing he was a former 1st round pick. What kind of blogger am I? I guess one who doesn't follow the Colts all that much.
I'm pretty sure most readers don't know who he is as well, so, I reached out to Josh Wilson over at Stampede Blue (SB Nation...
Q&A about Jonathan Meeks
Continuing with trying to get scouting reports from writers who have covered the Bills current draft class, we goto to the boys at Shakin The Southland to get the deal on Jonathan Meeks.
1) What are his strengths and weaknesses?
Strengths - Run support, he's better when he's coming into the underneath zones as well, and he isn't scared to lay a...
EJ3 Should be brought on slowly
It can get pretty tough to find new ways to tell the world that you think the Buffalo Bills suck. I'm not trying to start out negative, I'm just saying after a while, it gets boring to write the same **** even though the Bills deserve it. I assure you, I'd rather write nice things about the Bills than bad things. However, I'm not gonna shill for the sake of my own...
Q&A about Kiko Alonso
So the Bills selected a guy who got drunk and broke into a stranger's crib to pass out on their couch. Hilarious! Alright, besides that, I wanted to learn more about Kiko Alonso. So, I reached out to the boys over at The Duck Stops Here and to see what type of drinker player we got.
1) What are his strengths and weaknesses?
Alonso is physical...
Recap: Day 2 of the Bills draft
Thanks to Thursday’s trade with the St. Louis Rams, the Buffalo Bills had three picks in the second and third rounds. With those picks, Buddy Nix and company selected two wide receivers and a linebacker. These selections give us a little more knowledge about the schemes the Bills hope to implement both on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball next season.
Pick 41: Robert...
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