Month: March 2025

32nd place beats 29th place in NHL basement series

Sabres 2 – Sharks 6 (en) With two minutes left in the game and losing by three goals, Lindy thought it the best time to pull our ineffective goaltender and expand the team’s negative goal differential.

Losing to the worst team in the NHL at home by four goals is unacceptable, you can make the supposition that our team is playing lackluster hockey, and why you might ponder?

Coaching is more important in hockey than any other sport, bench bosses, former players, motivators, intimidators, father figures, and friends stand behind the players and are partly responsible for the players successes or failures.

You can compare Washington and New Jersey as examples where a new Head Coach can make a difference in a team’s performance, then you can point to the Sabres to highlight the negative impact a former head coach can induce.

The Sabres in two seasons under Head Coach Granato were above 500% and although they just missed the playoffs, each year they were close, now the only thing Buffalo is close to is a number one draft pick.

The New Jersey Devils dumped Lindy before last season’s end, Buffalo should take note and cut him loose before any further damage is inflicted and allow Head Coach Appert to take the reins.

Buffalo’s next two games are in Florida versus the Sunshine State’s Stanley Cup champions, past and present, hopefully the Sabres will play up to their level of competition.

Last week’s answer: Jerry “King Kong” Korab

The Buffalo Sabres made one of their best trades ever on this date, March 4th, 1972, when the Sabres and Penguins exchanged players, Buffalo received the final piece to what was to become the “French Connection”.

What player did Buffalo send to Pittsburgh for Rene Robert?

A) Gerry Meehan

B) Eddie Shack

C) Tracy Pratt

D) Dave Dryden

Montreal sweeps Buffalo in four game season series

Canadiens 4 – Sabres 3 (OT) Last night was the closest Buffalo has come to beating Montreal this season, it has been a tough year for Sabres fans watching our team endure a 13-game winless streak and knowing that we have the talent and skilled players, imho a new Head Coach is warranted.

Tonight, Buffalo hosts one of the teams it beats on a consistent basis, the San Jose Sharks who are bringing rookie sensation Macklin Celebrini to visit here along the Lake, let us hope that his cellys are few and far in between.

Toronto and Pittsburgh Combine for 11 Goals

Maple Leafs 6 – Penguins 5 (OT) In Pittsburgh last night the Maple Leafs scored with 0.01 tenth of one second remaining in the second period to go up 5-4 on their hosts.

But not to be outdone the Penguins returned the favor by scoring in the first 10 seconds of the third period to tie the game essentially getting all 10 scores from the teams in two periods of regulation play.

In NHL overtime you either score quickly or the periods drag on, last night Toronto went with brevity as RW Nylander wristed one past G Blomqvist for the game winner and Toronto’s goal scoring lead (35 G) one minute into the extra frame.

Friday Night Winners

Avalanche 5 – Wild 2 (en) Colorado was sporting their “Rockies” tribute sweater, not exactly the same logo from the 1970s but very similar, additionally the NHL Colorado Rockies became the New Jersey Devils, and it was the Quebec Nordiques that moved to Colorado, which gave rise to the Nordiques/Avalanche hybrid sweaters.

Stars 6 – Kings 2 It took Dallas three attempts and their special teams to score twice on the power play to beat Los Angeles once as they finish their three game regular season series last night.

Maple Leafs 3 – Rangers 2 An exciting game in New York City as the Rangers scored shorthanded to tie the game early in the third period 2-2, but it took Toronto just a couple of minutes later to get that one back and the 3-2 lead which they held on to for the win.