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Sabres Struggle Against Weaker Teams
Sabres Struggle Against Weaker Teams
I was looking in the right sidebar at the Sabres upcoming schedule and the prospect of gaining some points on the top teams in the conference.  Than it hit me that I couldn't remember the last time they beat a team with a losing record.  It was in fact the St. Louis Blues back on ...
Wednesday's three stars: Elias knows how to end 'em
Wednesday's three stars: Elias knows how to end 'em
sports.yahoo.com — No. 1 star: Patrik Elias , New Jersey Devils Patrik Elias has only, well, Patrik Elias to... thank for tying a league record Thursday night. Elias scored his 15th career overtime goal, a regular-season mark he now shares with Mats Sundin and Jaromir ... (more) Wednesday's three stars: Elias knows how to end 'em
Hockey Canada Names World Jr. Hopefuls
Hockey Canada Names World Jr. Hopefuls
thepowerplay.net — See who Hockey Canada has invited to the team's World Jr. tryouts in hopes of guiding Team... Canada to a 5th straight gold medal. (more) Hockey Canada Names World Jr. Hopefuls
Penguins give up in third period, lose to Sabres 4-3
Penguins give up in third period, lose to Sabres 4-3
pensburgh.com — The Pittsburgh Penguins posted only three shots in the third period, en route to a 4-3 loss... to the Sabres Friday night in Buffalo. (more) Penguins give up in third period, lose to Sabres 4-3
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Atlas Analyzed
The Goose's Roost — ... I really wanted to talk about statistics today because there were some great posts by other bloggers over the weekend. First of all, Die by the Blade had a good summary of Buffalo's struggles against weak teams. This is the kind of analysis I wish we did more often here, and over the next month we are going to try doing more of it. This team is getting more and more frustrating, and maybe the answers lie somewhere inside the numbers. ...

Hockey Blog Round-Up - Led Zeppelin style
PensBurgh — ... The Sabres are having trouble beating bad teams.  It's left D.O. from Die By the Blade a bit Dazed and Confused over it all.  Hey, we can relate ( ...

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