Buffalo exemplifies a near-perfect game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. By Kerra Mazzariello / Diebytheblade.com Plus-1: Early Lead The Sabres arrived on the ice ready to go, which was evident when they scored 14 seconds into the opening period. A nice pass from Kyle Okposo to Zemgus Girgensons in front of the net for a quick […]
Buffalo’s captain maintains a position on the star-filled list. By Erik Wollschlager / Diebytheblade.com The NHL Network is rolling through its offseason programming, and recently aired its list of “Top 20 Centers Right Now”. Among the vaunted group, which was topped by draftmate Connor McDavid, superstar center Sidney Crosby, and featured former Buffalo Sabres forward […]
Analytics has begun to change how hockey has is being evaluated. By Chad DeDominicis / Diebytheblade.com Hockey is a sport that among fans, bloggers, reporters and even some teams within the league; vary on how they evaluate players. For the longest time, scoring production was always king when looking at statistics to determine how good […]