Archives for July 10, 2006

'The Sabres received Edmonton's seventh-round pick in next year's draft in exchange for Hejda. Buffalo's fourth-round pick in the 2003 draft, the 28-year-old Hejda is unsigned and has spent his entire career playing in Europe.'

'Peters, Buffalo’s second round selection (34th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft has appeared in 70 regular season games, collecting two points (2+0) and 251 PIM.'

'Peters led the teams in penalty minutes for the second straight season, collecting 100.'

'Hejda, a 6’3”, 209-pound native of Prague, Czech Republic, was the Sabres’ fourth choice, 106th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.'

‘The 28-year-old defenceman has played his entire career to date in both the Czech Extraleague and the Russian Superliga. Hejda spent the 2005-06 season in Russia with Mytishi Khimik, where he scored 15 points in 50 games with 56 penalty minutes.’

‘The deal, agreed to over the weekend, marks a slight raise from Peters’ salary last season and includes a one-way clause, which means he’ll receive his NHL salary even if he’s demoted to the minors.’

'But I can't sit by quietly any longer – not while an entire community is acting as if the proposed new Sabres logo is a graver threat to mankind than North Korea's nuclear testing. Yes, the logo is hideous, a colossal disappointment to old-school Sabres fans who were hoping the organization would go back to the traditional blue-and-gold jerseys. Really, is it so much to ask for a team named "Sabres" to have a primary logo that includes swords?'