With the IIHF World Championship concluding, our international hockey focus now shifts to the World Cup of Hockey. With the tournament being played out in Toronto and Team Canada winning the last two Olympic gold medals and last two World Championships, the Canadians will undoubtedly be the consensus to take home the World Cup. However, […]

During the waning days of 2015, while most of the World prepared for a new calendar year permeating with a renewed sense of hope, those in Hockey Heaven were filled with doubt and discouragement as a remade Sabres roster performed much the same as the previous two seasons’ last place editions. Fast forward to the waning days […]

Here we are on the cusp of another NHL Trade Deadline and the Buffalo Sabres are once again sellers. With the team further along with the rebuild, this deadline has more complexities than those of the last few seasons. This time around it’ll be about asset management and salary cap foresight. Acquiring Assets For UFAs […]

HELSINKI, FINLAND – The host nation of Finland has captured World Junior gold for the second time in three years thanks to a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over Russia. Let’s break it down and look at how they got it done. Star Power We’d be remiss not to talk about the top line of Finland […]

HELSINKI, FINLAND – Team USA rebounded from its semifinals 2-1 loss to Team Russia to capture bronze by defeating Team Sweden in a rout 8-3. With the Americans coming back with some hardware, here’s what we learned from their 2016 World Junior Championship. USA Needs a More Physical Lineup The downfall of this Team USA team was […]

Although top picks Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel are busy in the NHL, there are still plenty of names that NHL fans should find themselves familiar with, even if they don’t keep up with the juniors game. Here’s a rundown of all the 2014 and 2015 NHL draft picks participating in the 2016 World Junior Championship in […]

We’re a quarter of the way through the season. That gives us a chance to step back from the action and analyze the performance of NHL teams and players thus far. Here are six takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres season 2015-16 campaign. The Sabres Might Have a Franchise Goalie There’s a good possibility the Sabre […]

Going into the 2015-16 season, all hopes were set on Buffalo Sabres goalie Robin Lehner to take hold of the crease. However, once the goaltender – who was traded along with David Legwand for the 21st pick in the 2015 draft – went down with a high ankle sprain, the door was swung wide open for […]

According to NHL International, more than 33 percent of NHL players spanning 14 countries come from outside of North America. Given that it’s the dog days of August, now is a great time to evaluate the best European-born forwards to play in the NHL. Teemu Selanne, Finland Of course, this list has to include the […]

The NHL has always been a place filled with diverse and unique individuals coming from all walks of life. One of the more fascinating players to skate in the NHL is Rumun Ndur. For those unfamiliar with Ndur, he was a Nigerian-born Canadian drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the third round of the 1994 […]

For many of us, hockey is a welcome reprieve from the calamities of our daily lives. However, we must not forget the world of sports doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Rather, it is a microcosm of society itself where many of our cultural vices are amplified under a bright hot spotlight. Ryan O’Reilly’s impaired driving arrest is a […]

The Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres took huge strides forward by drafting Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel respectively, adding to an already deep pool of young, promising talent. It’s no surprise that hockey pundits are projecting these two teams to be perennial contenders  within the next few years. However, right when these auspicious organizations are […]

Heading into the NHL Draft and free agency, it’s no secret that one of the Buffalo Sabres biggest needs is goaltending, as Chad Johnson is the only NHL netminder currently […]

While all the talk has been about the Buffalo Sabres 2015 likely second-overall pick Jack Eichel, let’s not forget about last year’s second-overall pick Sam Reinhart. In what will be a […]

Terry Pegula and Tim Murray may not have reeled in big fish Mike Babcock, but that doesn’t make Dan Bylsma any less of a hire. With Bylsma onboard and wunderkind Jack […]

PRAGUE – If you think you had a tough week, try being Alexander Ovechkin. After yet again failing to win a Game 7  –after having his team lead 3-1 in […]

PRAGUE – Jack Eichel may be coming home from the Czech Republic with a bronze medal, but what he’s taking away from the 2015 IIHF World Championships is far more […]

Artemi Panarin set the stage for the latest chapter in the USA-Russia hockey odyssey when he proclaimed, “We’re in a fighting mood to play the Americans. We need to teach […]

PRAGUE – In a matchup against the home favorite and the actual favorite, there wouldn’t be much reason to cheer for the crowd inside the O2 Arena, as Team Canada defeated […]

PRAGUE – After two very difficult seasons with the Buffalo Sabres, Tyler Ennis is enjoying his time at the 2015 IIHF World Championship with his Canadian teammates. Once again being […]