Buffalo Bills fans around the world rejoice! Reports are springing up that Buffalo Sabres Owner Terry Pegula has been approved as the candidate chosen to purchase the Buffalo Bills. The sale will give Pegula the controlling ownership of both major Buffalo sports franchises and ensure they are not only here, but viable and financially sound for years to come. The news comes on the heels of a season opening Bills win in Chicago and just prior to the opening of the Sabres participation in the annual prospects tournament and 2014-2015 training camp. A resounding sentiment on social media is: Thank…
Author: Kyle Gunn-Taylor
The Buffalo Sabres search for a new general manager has concluded with Tim Murray, Ottawa Senators Assistant General Manager being named to the position by Pat LaFontaine, Thursday. Murray got his start in the NHL as an amateur scout in the Red Wings and Panthers organization and seasoned his resume when he assumed the Director of Player Personnel position for the Anaheim Ducks from 2002-2005. He worked in a scouting capacity for the Rangers from 2005-2007. In 2007, he united with his uncle Ottawa GM Bryan Murray to serve as the Senators Assistant GM and GM of the AHL affiliate…
By Kyle Gunn-Taylor: I watched from a 100-level aisle entrance as the Sabres held on for dear life throughout the overtime period against a Los Angeles Kings onslaught that implied another Sabres home loss was in the making. While Ryan Miller backboned the effort to take the game into a shootout, the man standing next to me in the abort-ready section kept murmuring “Ted Nolan’s back.” I attributed the man’s unfounded claim to the fact that Nolan’s son Jordan was skating for the Kings and that the man probably swirled a few too many adult sodas throughout the evening. I…
A little over six weeks ago the Sabres began revealing swatches of their redesigned third jersey via social media. While the anticlimactic tactic seemed to annoyingly taunt most, it was sort of intriguing to follow the progress – especially when they unveiled the captain and assistant letters for the third jersey a few weeks ago. (Which are still pretty awesome.) However, when Steve Ott (@ottN9NER) revealed the first full shot of the Sabres alternate uniform on twitter it wreaked of hoax. Ott seems to be standing in the Sabres equipment room with a co-conspirator just revving up Sabres fans looking to…
By Kyle Gunn-Taylor: While a pair of cranes and a crew of workers renovate the grounds across from First Niagara Center where the HARBORcenter will eventually stand, the Buffalo Sabres find themselves at an organizational crossroad. The eventual hub of Western New York hockey is very much a work in progress, much like the organization driving its construction. “The reality of it is, we’re in a process right now of trying to rebuild, reboot, revamp,” said Ted Black, Sabres president, during the teams April postseason press conference. Maybe it’s the heat, maybe it’s a smoke screen tactic to keep the…
The Buffalo Sabres are in the midst of a seemingly endless cycle of rebuilding mediocrity. One of the biggest decisions facing general manager Darcy Regier in the offseason leading up to 2013-2014 is what to do with star goaltender Ryan Miller. Miller has one year left on his contract at a cap hit of $6.25 million. Although he is arguably the Sabres best player, he has been maligned by fans for giving up weak goals and a perceived lack of mental toughness. Aside from the 2009-2010 season where he won the Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goaltender and was…
After losing two straight decisions to division rivals Boston and Ottawa, the Sabres bounced back defeating the B’s for the second time this season, Friday.So far the Buffalo Sabres have been a conundrum, putting up their best efforts against the toughest opponents while losing to the likes of lowly Florida and Washington.Despite the rocky start where they have yet to win more than two games in a row, the Sabres are only 2-points from an Eastern Conference playoff spot and 5-points behind the division leading Bruins.Drew Stafford broke out of one of his signature slumps, tallying his first goal of…
A little less than three years ago, the Canadian government purchased the house at 196 Soldiers Place to serve as the home of the Consulate General. Attorney Herb Siegel sold the house to the Canadians for $1.39M which is one of the highest priced single family home transactions in Buffalo history. After purchasing the house, the Canadians invested approximately $200,000 to upgrade the home. So, in total, they invested approximately $1.6M into the property. Then, in May of last year, the Canadian government decided to close the Buffalo consulate and sell their properties. Not surprisingly, 196 Soldiers Place was then listed for sale…
The term fair-weather fan is typically reserved for those moments when Buffalo sports fans need something to rebut fans of opposing franchises that have more storied championship resumes and over inflated egos that need checking.We have seen it all, every form of record setting failure the sports gods can conjure up, yet we have always endured, until now.Don’t get me wrong, it is much easier to get fired up for a team with a winning record, on a hot streak, playing its best games in front of the faithful folks who spend their hard earned dollars to see a winning…
The Buffalo Sabres burst out of the gate in the lockout shortened 2012-2013 season by earning back-to-back wins over Philadelphia and Toronto.They subsequently lost four consecutive games and shuffled into the bears den at TD Garden to face the Eastern Conference leading Boston Bruins, Thursday. While it is early in the season and there is no immediate reason to panic, it does raise some red flags that the concerns of last season are trickling into the current campaign. Consistency across all fronts is an issue. The Sabres don’t get the same effort from individual players night in and night out.…