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A Season In Review: Rookie Call-ups

Sat, 19 May 2012 16:40:07 +0200

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Free Agent Friday: Leggio & Kaleta

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:15:05 +0200

This week for Free Agent Friday, we look at upcoming UFA David Leggio, who spent the season with the Rochester Americans of the AHL, as well as aggressive Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta, who is set to become a restricted free agent on July 1. … [visit site to read more]

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A Season in Review: Jordan Leopold

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:15:05 +0200

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Gamblers Hire David Carle as Assistant Coach

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:10:05 +0200

Press Release

The Green Bay Gamblers are pleased to announce David Carle has been named to the team?s coaching staff. Carle spent the past four years serving as a student assistant coach at theUniversityofDenverwhere he was recruited by now Gamblers coach Derek Lalonde. His responsibilities will include game analysis, video breakdown, recruiting and working with the team?s defensemen.

?I?m excited to have the opportunity to hire David Carle,? said Gamblers head coach Derek Lalonde. ?David has a great hockey mind and will bring a lot to our organization as an assistant coach and as an individual because of his approach to the game and his character. He?s a special kid.?

Carle was a standout defenseman at Shattuck-St. Mary?s Prep School in Faribault, Minnesota. The Anchorage, Alaska native helped guide the Sabres to national championships in 2007 and 2008. Carle was selected in the 7th round (203rd overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Unfortunately, before his collegiate career ever began, Carle was forced to retire from hockey in the summer of 2008 when he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Denverhonored his scholarship and kept him on as a student assistant.

Carle, the brother of Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Matt Carle, also served as the video coordinator for the gold-medal USA Under-17 Team at the 2011 Five Nations Tournament in Ann Arbor,Michigan.

Carle will officially begin his duties on June 1.

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

A Season In Review: Jhonas Enroth

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:05:05 +0200

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Buffalo Sabres: Lets Shift Gears with Another Viewpoint

Thu, 17 May 2012 20:25:06 +0200

As the playoffs drag on, all that Buffalo Sabre fans can do is speculate about next season. Let's do just that and speculate a different scenario before the playoffs end.

I have said in previous articles that Darcy Regier should either get a Ryan Getzlaf or Patrick Kane or try to grab a young goalie and trade Miller for a top-flight center. But what if instead, the team decides to mostly stand pat?

That would mean that Hodgson would be their first-line center, Roy on the second line, Ennis at the three spot and McCormick rounding it out.

If Hodgson is as good as advertised, then I'll take that. Roy is currently on the second line, but I have a very strong feeling he'll be dealt.

The Ennis line should be set in stone. His wingers, Foligno and Stafford, were on fire. Stafford finally showed why he was a first-round draft pick.

You could have Vanek and Pominville flanking Hodgson. Leino can slot back at wing, where he slots so much better across from Gerbe on either side of Roy. Then you have Kaleta-McCormick-Ellis on the checking line with the current roster.

The only starter from last year that is left off the list is Brad Boyes, who I really don't believe will be retained unless he gets moved off the checking line, where his Roy-like talents were vastly marginalized.

Now, I don't believe Lindy Ruff is a problem, and that's why Roy will probably be dealt. But for now, that's how the forward lines stand for me. It's a very solid group as long as Hodgson can play the role of the top center. If he can ignite Vanek, then it's more than worth it.

On defense, there appear to be eight usable pieces, without including Brennan, for six spots. Myers, Regehr, and Ehrhoff are inked in already.

That leaves, Leopold, Sekera, Weber, McNabb, and Sulzer. Sulzer is a UFA, so, as well as he played during the playoff push, his services aren't entirely necessary. There have been whispers of Sekera being expendable. Either way, the defensive pieces look more than adequate.

Then they have Miller on the back end. He's the simplest piece, and it seems that we won't have a repeat of what happened last year with him.

Can this be the team? Probably not.

As I said earlier, Roy is penciled in right now, but I believe he's gone. I'm not really sold on Gerbe being an everyday player. His size doesn't differ much from Ennis, but Tyler has a far superior skill set.

I don't know how much it will cost to sign Ennis, but I believe it will leave quite a bit of leftover cash to sign a second-line winger.

Still, until free agency hits and the front office makes any possible trades, it's worth taking a look at the pieces Buffalo already has in place.

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Sekera, Slovakia eliminate Canada at worlds; Finland hosts U.S. this morning

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:15:05 +0200

Slovakia needed to do well at the world championships to secure a spot in the next Olympics. Canada, ranked as the fifth-best hockey playing nation in the latest IIHF ratings, wanted to show that hockey's birthplace is still No. 1. Only Slovakia succeeded. The Slovaks eliminated Canada this morning in the quarterfinals at the world championships, the third straight quarterfinal defeat for The True North. Sabres defenseman Andrej Sekera's power-play point shot was tipped by Michal Handzus with 2:28 left in regulation to give the Slovaks a 4-3 victory. The other three teams for Friday's semifinals will be decided today. Russia is playing Norway now on NBC Sports Network. The channel will also have live coverage of the United States visiting Finland at 11:30 a.m. Sweden and Czech Republic finish the slate of games. ---John Vogl

Sekera, Slovakia eliminate Canada at worlds; Finland hosts U.S. this morning

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:30:05 +0200

Slovakia needed to do well at the world championships to secure a spot in the next Olympics. Canada, ranked as the fifth-best hockey playing nation in the latest IIHF ratings,...

Empty Netter Assists - 05-17-12

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:40:06 +0200

Penguins -The Penguins have plenty of bodies to work with on defense such as Simon Despres (right). (PG+) -The NHL officially informed the NHLPA