Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
from Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News, Just before the season, Lindy Ruff pulled his leaders aside and told them they needed to take over the Buffalo Sabres’ dressing room. He made it clear that he was finished barking after every poor performance. This was their team, he told them, and taking ownership was their responsibility. It was as if Ruff recognized that his style had grown...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
From the Buffalo News’ Bucky Gleason: If you didn’t know any better, the man behind the bench was a nameless, faceless youth hockey coach on a Saturday afternoon rather than one of the greatest players in NHL history. That’s how Mario Lemieux operates these days in his continuous battle to remain under the radar. Lemieux is a hockey superhero and owner of the Stanley...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
from Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News, Long gone are the days of the quick fix, in which general managers across the NHL would evaluate their rosters through 20 games and address needs with a quarter-pole swap meet. Back in the day, trades were mostly completed based on need and talent over the almighty buck. Not anymore. GMs these days are all about dollars and sense with a four-step...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
from Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News, General Manager Darcy Regier isn’t going to win executive of the year for his work in the offseason, but at least he made an attempt to address obvious flaws when he signed winger Mike Grier and defenseman Steve Montador. They give the Sabres a stronger backbone without getting involved in senseless scraps found in the schoolyard. To me, that’s...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
from Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News, Let’s hope money isn’t an issue. History suggests the Sabres are worried about starting the clock on his contract, which would get him get back to the bargaining table for dough a year sooner after his three-year rookie deal expires. If their roster is overcrowded, make room even if it means waiving a veteran. Toni Lydman and Henrik...
BfloBlog.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
... I will have no opinion on Tyler Myers, Henrik Tallinder, Tim Kennedy, or Nathan Gerbe. Although Bucky Gleason has earned enough of a reputation with me that if he says Myers should stay , I shift my opinion to the “back to Juniors” camp. I will say this, however. If the Sabres are to err, they should err on the side of youth. To me that doesn’t necessarily include Myers, but it should...
