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After a bad 3-2 double-overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night, the Buffalo Sabres are one game away from elimination in the first round of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and there are plenty of people to blame. The recent string of injuries is obviously hurting the Sabres, who have been without superstar Thomas Vanek for the last three games and defensive-forward Jochen Hecht for the whole series. Buffalo normally ...

As a featured columnist for the NHL here on Bleacher Report and an avid hockey fan, you have a better chance at catching Tiger Woods in sex therapy than me writing about a sport other than the NHL. But seeing as the 2010 NFL Draft is such a big deal, I figured I’d throw my two cents in here. The only difference between this mock draft and the others you’ve probably ...

The only time the names Pekka Rinne, Antti Niemi, and Tuukka Rask were mentioned before the playoffs was usually in regards to a goaltending “controversy”—but this ménage trois of magnificently miraculous masked men has carried their teams on their backs in the first round. Rinne and Niemi are in a tough position because they are playing one another in the first round; therefore, only one youngster can advance. Through two games, ...

Buffalo Sabres’ star forward Thomas Vanek is doubtful for Monday’s Game Three against the Boston Bruins. With the Sabres’ leading 2-0 in the first period of Game Two, Vanek tried to pull away on a breakaway when Boston’s Johnny Boychuk slashed Vanek across the knee, causing him to slam into the boards. Vanek left the game and Buffalo eventually lost 5-3 to even the series at one. “This morning I expected to be ...

The Buffalo Sabres and the Boston Bruins are Northeast Division rivals and will be battling for what is sure to be a great first-round series, but the biggest part of this series will be played between veteran blue-liner Zdeno Chara and rookie Tyler Myers. The two defensemen were not the factors they were expected in game one, but expect to be key components for the rest of the series. The 6’9”, 260 ...

After two straight seasons with no playoffs, the Buffalo Sabres have finally returned to the postseason and are primed for a Stanley Cup run. The Sabres are being overlooked by a lot of teams and critics, which may bode well for the club. “That’s kind of what we want, to come in and surprise teams,” Sabres’ leading-scorer Derek Roy told ESPN.com. Buffalo has not been the roller coaster of a team it was ...

Just three days after the NHL regular season came to its close and already two head coaches have lost their jobs. The first coach to go was Rick Tocchet in Tampa Bay. The Tampa Bay Lightning were in the running for one of the last playoff spots in the Eastern Conference before the Winter Olympics, but stumbled out of the gate after the break. Actually, “stumbled” is an understatement. The Lightning lost nine ...

Well, we’re here. The playoffs start today! There are a lot of youngsters in this year’s crop of playoff talent; players looking to prove themselves for the first time. Drew Doughty will have his hands full against the Vancouver Canucks and Tuukka Rask will be trying to out-duel Vezina-favorite Ryan Miller. And then there are the normal attention-getters. It’s tough to not focus on players like Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, and Henrik Zetterberg ...

It’s no secret that a majority of the Buffalo Sabres’ playoff hopes will be resting on the pads of Vezina-favorite Ryan Miller, but the defense in front of him will play an equally important role. By now, everyone in the league knows about the 6’8” rookie phenom, Tyler Myers. Myers played all 82 games for the Sabres and finished the season with 48 points. He led all rookies with almost 24 minutes ...

It’s playoff time everybody! The Eastern Conference playoff race waited until the last day of the season to finally come into focus, but now that it has, there are four great first-round matchups awaiting us. There’s a story for every team. For the Washington Capitals: Will the Caps’ tremendous offense be able to outscore every team? For the New Jersey Devils: How will Ilya Kovalchuk perform in his second career playoff series? For the Buffalo ...