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Category Archives: Buffalo Sabres

Collin McKinney Sees Life Through Hockey [Part II]

7 October, 2008

[Miss Part I? Click here.]
What kind of job does a suddenly blind-in-the-middle-of-his-life man perform? For two years Collin McKinney didn’t see anything at all. Eventually, he could see out of his left eye an area “about the size of a 50-cent piece.” His medical remedies more or less exhausted, McKinney contacted the Virginia Department of [...]

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First-Round Flops Over the Years

20 June, 2008

No team can get it right in round one every year, even drafting very high. And at times all teams get it really wrong then. A survey such as this is a powerful reminder of the crapshoot that is selecting 18-year-old hockey players. However, it is also an invitation for fans to react with, “What [...]

Also filed in Anaheim Ducks, Atlanta Thrashers, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, DraftGeek, Edmonton Oilers, Entry Draft, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, National Hockey League, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, detroit red wings | Comments (5)

A Facelift for Hockey in Portland, Maine

10 June, 2008

The Buffalo Sabres today announced a brand new American League affiliation, in Portland, Maine, with the Pirates. Such news generally doesn’t catch¬†the OFB eye, but in this instance, the affiliate happens to be in one of our favorite towns, one we’ve blogged from before.
Portland of course was recently the affiliate for the Caps; in fact, [...]

Also filed in Anaheim Ducks, Former Coaches & Players, Hockey Towns, Kevin Kaminski, Minor Pro Hockey, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

June 4, 1998: Washington Seriously Parties Over Hockey into the Wee Hours

4 June, 2008

Ten years ago today Joe Juneau scored what many Washington hockey fans consider to be the most significant goal in Capitals’ history — a game and series-ending, Wales Trophy earning tally, one catapulting Capsdom into delirium, 6:24 into overtime, on the road, in the Eastern Conference Finals’ game 6, giving the Caps a 3-2 victory [...]

Also filed in Eastern Conference, Former Coaches & Players, Joe Juneau, Media, Nate Ewell, Olaf Kolzig, Overtime, Piney Orchard, Washington Capitals | Comments (9)

Washington Capitals 1998 Playoffs Montage

4 June, 2008
Also filed in Boston Bruins, Dale Hunter, Eastern Conference, Joe Juneau, Joe Reekie, Olaf Kolzig, Ottawa Senators, Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar, Video Clips, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

Washington Capitals' Playoff Math Redux

3 April, 2008

The Washington Capitals’ season is down to the proverbial wire: one or two games remain for each of the teams in the Eastern Conference race, and that race is tighter than fitting these guys into adjacent Metro Rail seats.
The Capitals received some help last night from New Jersey, who kept Boston to just one point [...]

Also filed in Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Dainius Zubrus, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals | Comments (11)

The Stretch Run, Revisited – Eastern Conference Playoff Bubble

28 March, 2008

Four days have passed since our original Stretch Run post, so an update to The Playoff Picture table seems in order. The Panthers have stumbled, their loss to Atlanta likely ending their post-season hopes. But not much else has changed as Washington, Buffalo, Boston, Carolina, and Philadelphia have gone 6-1-1 so far this week.
Games are [...]

Also filed in Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

A Stretch Run That Could Yield a Southeast Facelift

24 March, 2008

Take a look at the records of these Southeast division teams in their last 10 games:
Carolina: 8-2-0; Washington: 7-3-0; Florida: 8-1-1
That’s a .766 winning percentage by the division’s top three teams in crunch time. All three have entered March as lions. These seem more like performances by Southbeasts than teams from the “Southleast.”
Washington has wins [...]

Also filed in Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, National Hockey League, Philadelphia Flyers, Southeast Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (13)

Victory in the Lion's Den: A Moment To Savor

6 March, 2008

Tarik’s¬†Washington Post¬†game file¬†today leads with, “After scoring his second goal of the game, Alex Ovechkin skated toward the corner boards at HSBC Arena, waving his arms in the air, imploring the capacity crowd to increase the volume . . . They did — and he loved every second of it.” Over at the Times, Corey’s [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Corey Masisak, Schadenfreude, Tarik El-Bashir, Washington Capitals, Washington Post, Washington Times | Comments (30)

The Southeast Field Thins, and Some Starting To Dream Large

6 March, 2008

Through the middle of the first week of March, we’re gaining, at long last, a firm sense of identities in the Southeast division. To state the most obvious, Tampa and Atlanta have forks in them: It’s a three-team race through the final 15 games, and Florida could be the next casualty. Their no. 2 goalie [...]

Also filed in Matt Cooke, Morning cup-a-joe, Olaf Kolzig, Sergei Fedorov | Comments (5)

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