Post-game: Capitals(5)-Sabres(2)

December 23rd, 2009 § Comments Off

Tough game for the Sabres. Washington had three days off since they last played. You had to think they were going to really be skating. A few things I noticed:

  • I really like Montador’s game lately and actually the whole season, for the most part. I love that when he’s got the puck behind the Sabres’ net, he’s not afraid to skate right up the middle of the ice with it. Montador has pretty good instincts when he handles the puck. But he knows his limits too. Montador, like Grier, shoots the puck almost immediately when he has it. They both know they’re not great shooters and they also know the best technique to maximize their chances of scoring is to shoot quickly. » Read the rest of this entry «

Blog Post: Data on the forwards

December 14th, 2009 § Comments Off

I was kind of critical of Jaroslav Spacek when he was here because while I appreciated his offensive talent, he wasn’t as steady in the Sabres zone as most fans thought he was. One thing he did well though, was play the point on the powerplay. How many times did we see Spacek get the puck to the net and then Vanek would score on the rebound with his swing and shoot move? The loss of Kotalik and Spacek has been felt on the powerplay which is ranked 19th in the league down from a unit ranked 7th by the end of last year. » Read the rest of this entry «

Feature: Darcy Regier’s Complacency is Cause for Concern

June 30th, 2009 § Comments Off

The period with which teams are able to sign unrestricted free agents begins July 1st. ESPN put together a pretty good list of the marquee players (forwards , defensemen , goaltenders ) that are soon to become unrestricted free agents.

As for the Sabres, they have about 10.526 million dollars in cap space to work with on their 2009-2010 payroll (according to nhlnumbers.com ). Pat Kaleta, Drew Stafford, Clark MacArthur, Mark Mancari and Andrej Sekera are restricted free agents. If history is any indication, the Sabres will be offering contracts to all of them. In addition, the Sabres have to decide whether or not they want to consider resigning Jaroslav Spacek, Andrew Peters, or Chris Ellis. All of which are unrestricted and free to sign with another team in a couple of days. » Read the rest of this entry «