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Digging into the Impact of Sam Reinhart
Tanner Reese checks in with his thoughts on Sam Reinhart’s impact on the Sabres… *** The Buffalo Sabres drafted Jack Eichel in 2015 with much fanfare. The previous season saw the team being outplayed on the ice by a wider margin than any team in the Corsi Era, and the organizational transition that General Manager…
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Baker's Dozen: 2017 Kris-tal ball edition
Happy New Year to all. What might 2017 bring to Sabreland? Well thankfully Santa brought me a Kristal ball, so let’s take a gander and see what the future may bring…. Your Buffalo Sabres 2017 BOLD Predictions: 1) January 5: Sweden defeats Canada 4-3 to win the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship thanks to Alex…
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Cliff Pu and the Sabres' Bet on Progress
This week, Tanner Reese takes an in-depth look into Cliff Pu’s hot start with the OHL’s London Knights and what the Sabres may have seen when selecting him at the 2016 draft. *** If on June 25th, 2016 a Sabres fan following the NHL Draft thought, “Cliff WHO?” when the Sabres selected Cliff Pu with…
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10/22 Recap: Defensemen contribute; Ullmark excels
Casey Fitzgerald scored a pair of goals Saturday, connecting from a tough angle in the opening period and then converting from the slot in the final frame, as Boston College trounced Holy Cross 6-1. The sophomore defenseman has goals in consecutive games for the first time as a collegian. Chris Brown was kept off the…
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10/21 Recap: Peterson produces hat trick; Johansson earns shutout
Judd Peterson notched his first-ever NCAA hat trick Friday to thrust St. Cloud State to a 6-5 overtime victory over Minnesota. Peterson put the Huskies on the board with a power play deflection at 2:20 of the second period to cut the Gophers’ lead to 2-1. After Minnesota added two more on the power play,…
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10/19 Recap: Stephens scores a beauty
We’ve got a little mid-week catch-up for you to chew on as the Sabres get ready to close their first west coast road trip of the season… Devante Stephens notched his first goal of the season Wednesday, jumping into the play and taking a defender around the edge for the lamplighter as Kelowna edged Everett…
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10/15 recap: Murray erupts
Brett Murray exploded for a five-point Saturday, scoring two goals and adding three assists as Youngstown cruised past Muskegon 7-4. The offensive eruption elevates Murray to 11 points (3+8) through his first seven contests. He has points in five of seven games since joining the Phantoms en route to compiling a plus-eight rating. Elsewhere in…
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10/14 Recap: Pu elevates game
Cliff Pu scored his fourth goal of the season Friday, taking a pass and going in alone for the quick forehand finish glove side as London defeated Windsor 4-0. Pu has scored in four of his first five games en route to collecting nine total points (4+5). Elsewhere in the OHL, Austin Osmanski finished with…
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