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Kennedy’s Arbitration Award

July 29, 2010 by jackinthebuf

Buffalo Sabres’ forward Tim Kennedy took the team to arbitration on July 27th after the two sides failed to reach an agreement in contract negotiations. The team announced today that Kennedy was awarded $1 million (for one year) as a result of the hearing. Because the NHL’s current Collective Bargaining Agreement states that a team [...]

The Connolly Conundrum

July 17, 2010 by jackinthebuf

Tim Connolly has been one of the biggest question marks on the Buffalo Sabres roster every year since the lockout, and will continue to be until he proves the doubters wrong. When he’s healthy, he can be an excellent player: fancy with the puck, great vision on the ice, a pass-first type of set up [...]

State of the North East

July 14, 2010 by jackinthebuf

It’s been just two weeks since the free agent frenzy began, and although there are still a few notable UFAs out there, it’s unlikely that any major names will be added to the North East Division’s crop of teams. RFA’s are a different story, as the Sharks have made known by offering Blackhawk’s D Hjarmalsson [...]

Regier Fuels the Fire

July 10, 2010 by jackinthebuf

John Vogl of the Buffalo News recently wrote an article relating to the current development camps taking place at Niagara University. Perhaps unintentionally, an included Darcy Regier quote has pissed off the Buffalo hockey world — even more so than they already were. You can read his entire article here. Let me start by supplying [...]

Sabres lose out on Zherdev; what’s next?

July 10, 2010 by jackinthebuf

The Buffalo Sabres were one of three teams rumored to be in the running to sign Ukrainian forward Nikolai Zherdev, the fourth overall selection in the 2003 NHL Draft. After spending last season with Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Russian KHL, Zherdev elected to return to the NHL as a free agent. Though he’s considered [...]