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  2. Worst team in Franchise History

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    Buffalo Sabres Well on Their Way to Some Undesirable Records:

     

    Fewest points in a season: 24, by the 1974-75 Washington Capitals. This expansion team won only eight of 80 games. It started that season 1-8-1, but those were in the days of ties. By those standards, Buffalo would have started this year 0-7-2 – a worse start than the start to the worst season ever.

     

    Fewest wins: 8, by the 1974-75 Caps. Buffalo's pace would match that.

     

    Most losses: 71, by the 1992-93 San Jose Sharks. That expansion team ended up winning 11 times, thanks in part to a longer 84-game season. Buffalo's pace would bring it within range of this mark, including overtime losses.

     

    Fewest goals: 133, by the 1953-54 Chicago Blackhawks. This was in a 70-game season that saw Chicago win 12 times. That pace of 1.9 goals per game is blistering compared to Buffalo's current pace (13 goals in 10 games, or 1.3 goals per game). In fact, even giving Buffalo the extra 12 games that it will play this year over that Blackhawks team, Buffalo would still shatter this record with about 107 goals.

     

    Worst away record: 1-41-0, by the 1992-93 Ottawa Senators. Another expansion squad was involved in setting this mark. Buffalo is 1-3-0 on the road this year, so this record should be safe. But the Sabres have yet to win at home (0-5-1).

     

    Most shutout losses: 16, by the 2006-07 Columbus Blue Jackets. Over an 82-game season, that's good for a pace of 19.5 percent. The Sabres have been shut out twice this far this season, good for a 20 percent pace that wold break this record by one.

     

    Worst power play percentage: 9.35 percent, by the 1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning. Buffalo's power play is clicking at a league-worst 8.6 percent clip this season.

     

    http://www.sportsmedia101.com/buffalosabres/2013/10/22/buffalo-sabres-well-on-their-way-to-some-undesirable-records/

  9. Draft Day 2013

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    ESPN ranks Sabres draft the best:

     

     

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    Buffalo Sabres: A+

     

     

     

    Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov gives Buffalo two elite-sized, gritty D-men with picks No. 8 and No. 16 and, over time, will have a major impact on the back end. The blue line was a big need for the Buffalo system, and they addressed it as well as they could with their first two selections. In the second round, the Sabres add skilled, blue-collar forward J.T. Compher, and two big hard working forwards in Connor Hurley from Edina High School and Justin Bailey from Kitchener of the OHL -- both give added size. This was a really strong draft for the Sabres.

     

    http://insider.espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/9439956/2013-nhl-draft-grades-buffalo-sabres-get-top-marks?refresh=true&refresh=true

  13. Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

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    They have a player like Hodgson on the team now, he's called Drew Stafford.

     

     

    not a good comparison......

     

    hodgson is 5 years younger.....

     

    hodgson has plenty of upside and continues to get better.....

     

    hodgson makes players around him better......vanek and Pommin ville have played the best in their careers the moment since hodgson joined them, going back to end of last season.

     

    they play different positions...

     

    stafford along with leopold are dead last on team in plus/minus.....

     

    stafford doesn't even have a goal this season......

     

    stafford is getting worse....

  15. Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

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    Posted · Edited by papazoid

    Vanek & Pominiville are carrying this team as they did before anyone even heard of Cody Hodgson.

     

    Vanek & Pominville are playing the very best they ever have in their careers......i'm absolutely giving Cody alot of credit for that.

     

     

     

    also let it be known that Cody attends an Elite Off Season training program where many of the young NHL superstars go to train. it is conducted by former NHL player Gary Roberts (scary gary).

     

     

    steven stamkos, jeff skinner, jordan staal, james neal all attend to name a few....

     

     

    If you sign up with Roberts, dedication and discipline are not options.

    Roberts has no time for clients who aren't serious about strictly following his way, including his three-month training program, which stresses three phases of high-intensity, high-endurance training, and his strict all-organic diet.

    The initial phase stresses general strengthening and corrective exercises designed to fix nagging injuries or imbalances that might have developed during an 82-game NHL season. The second phase is focused on strength and power, and the third phase is structured to provide the speed and endurance necessary to be prepared for training camp.

  19. Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

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    Cody Hodgson due for breakout season in 2012-13:

     

     

    With six games remaining, Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos has 55 goals and a legitimate shot at 60.

    Meanwhile, Tyler Seguin has taken over as Boston’s go-to scorer as a sophomore, leading the team with 61 points through 75 games. James Neal has been a revelation for the Penguins, nearly doubling his offensive production from last year and smashing his previous career high by 20 points. Carolina’s Jeff Skinner is on nearly the same points-per-game pace as last year’s Calder Trophy-winning season, despite missing 16 games to a concussion and two to suspension.

     

    What do all these players have in common? They all train with Gary Roberts in the off-season.

     

    And I have a sneaking suspicion that next year’s breakout player in the NHL will be Buffalo’s Cody Hodgson.

     

    Not surprisingly, the newest Sabres weapon is also a client of ‘Scary’ Gary and whatever subterfuge has been out there in the past about Hodgson’s attitude can pretty much be tossed out the window based on the company he keeps in the summer. Simply put, Roberts does not mess around. What the former NHLer preaches is no less than a lifestyle decision, where players commit themselves to both rigorous workouts and nutrition rites involving organic food and the right kinds of it.

     

    http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/45945-Kennedy-Cody-Hodgson-due-for-breakout-season-in-201213.html

  21. Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

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    Hodgson has played eight games with the Sabres, and has nothing to show for it. He's been pretty much invisible in terms of any tangible contribution since the trade. That's a long drought.

     

    I doubt Kassian would have done much either in those 8 games, so it's not like we've lost out. But it would have been nice to get a player who can actually get a point now and then.

     

    Somebody better make Hodgson aware the honeymoon with the team, the fans, the press is coming to a close, and that he is expected to start producing. Especially with Myers on a 3 game suspension, it would be the perfect time for Hodgson to shine, if he's going to. If he goes 11 games without a point, I think there's gonna be serious doubts about him.

     

    kassian has played 6 games for vancouver and hasn't shown much either...

     

    was a minus 2 , with just 2 hits in last nights loss to phoenix in 9 minutes of time.

  22. Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

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    GLENDALE, Ariz. — By the time the second period rolled round Tuesday night, Zack Kassian felt better.

    At least he could breathe again.

    “I was nervous to start, but I think I got better as the game went on,” Kassian said after making his Vancouver Canucks debut in a 2-1 NHL shootout loss to the Phoenix Coyotes.

    Asked when he finally got those butterflies under control, Kassian said: “I don’t think I settled down that much. I started breathing a bit after the first period, but for the most part I was pretty nervous the whole game.”

    It really didn’t show. For the most part, Kassian was effective in the 12:27 of ice time he logged. He had five hits, one shot and won two of three faceoffs. He played 20 shifts and he’ll never forget the first one. It was with Daniel and Henrik Sedin after an early Canuck penalty-kill.

     

    http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/02/29/zach-kassian-adjusts-to-life-with-canucks/

  23. Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

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    It doesn't matter how many points a team has when it comes to determining their chances of winning the lottery. If you finish last with 2 points or finish last with 60 points, you still have the same odds. These are the odds from last year. I don't think it changes from year to year, so the CBJ have a 25% chance of having their ball drawn, but they also maintain the #1 spot if none of the next 4 teams wins the lottery as no team can move up more than 4 spots.

     

    Edmonton - 25.0%

    Colorado – 18.8%

    Florida – 14.2%

    N.Y. Islanders - 10.7%

    Ottawa – 8.1%

    Atlanta – 6.2%

    Columbus – 4.7%

    New Jersey - 3.6%

    Boston (from Toronto) - 2.7%

    Minnesota – 2.1%

    Colorado (conditional/optional from St. Louis) - 1.5%

    Carolina – 1.1%

    Calgary – 0.8%

    Dallas – 0.5%

     

    No club will move down more than one position as a result of the Draft Lottery.

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