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Patrick Kaleta Is My Homeboy!

Posted: 15th December 2009 by Jim Cowan in NHL
Who is this guy and what have they done with the real Patrick Kaleta? Three goals in the last two games...with no time in the hot box! It took No. 36 26 games to get to three goals and now he's a scoring machine. November was busy month for Kaleta being sent away for 37 minutes. He's up to 11 PIM midway through December but hasn't committed a ...

Top Animal-Related Incidents in Pro Sports

Posted: 5th November 2009 by Jim Cowan in NHL
Here's my top three animal deaths over the past 35 years. I couldn't pick one over the other...you be the judge. Sabres' Jim Lorentz Bat-Fog Game û 1975 Considered by many at the time an evil omen, in game three of the 1974/75 Stanley Cup Finals, Jim Lorentz swatted a bat out of the air with his stick. Later that game would later be known as ...

Don’t Look Now…Are the Buffalo Sabres Back?

Posted: 29th October 2009 by Jim Cowan in NHL
One tenth into the season, the NHL's best record belongs not to the Pens, not the Caps, not the Avs but to the Buffalo Sabres. Of course they've only played nine games compared to nearly everyone else whose played up to 13 games, but with a 7-1-1 start, they hold best record. Slow starts, poor D and overplaying Miller has been the Achilles heal in the past ...
Buffalo's "grow your own program" will hopefully start to bear fruit, as a few of their recent draft picks should be competing for permanent roster spots this season.   Boston College standout Nathan Gerbe, while only 5'5”, has already showcased his abilities by scoring 56 points in 57 games last season for the Portland Pirates. He was drafted in 2005 by Buffalo in the entry draft.   Meanwhile, Buffalo native Tim Kennedy should ...