Gettin’ Griggy With It
As expected, Mikhail Grigorenko signed an entry level contract with the Buffalo Sabres this past Wednesday. Grigorenko’s 3-year deal at $1,750,00 per year is just $150,000 more than Zemgus Girgensons’ contract which he signed late last week. Given that Grigorenko is an extremely talented forward who was slotted to be taken within the top three... Read More...
Zemgus Girgensons — the Latest Addition
Zemgus Girgensons, the second player drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2012 draft, originally intended to go to college at the University of Vermont in the fall. The 18-year old center was drafted 14th overall, just two spots after Mikhail Grigorenko, another center. Given that Girgensons had committed to the Vermont Catamounts, if he... Read More...
Out With the Old; In With the New
We are currently 31 hours into free agency and while the big names (Zach Parise, Ryan Suter, Shea Weber, Rick Nash, and Bobby Ryan to name a few) are still floating around as potential trades or unrestricted free agents, the Buffalo Sabres have made a few moves. After doing quite well in the draft with... Read More...
“New Media” Summit 3.0
Today, the basement dwellers of the Buffalo Sabres variety occupied the Buffalo Sabres locker room for yet another Blogger Summit with Ted Black and various other Sabres personnel. Some blogs represented (and forgive me, because I will forget some of the fifteen others that were in attendance) were Die by the Blade, Black, Blue, and... Read More...
Blogger Summit 3.0
It’s the time of year where the Buffalo Sabres and Ted Black are holding another Blogger Summit. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, I attended one earlier this year. Some topics that will almost certainly be on the discussion board are game presentation and atmosphere, season ticket holder perks, plans for canal side, free agency,... Read More...