Jason Pominville

• 6/19 Sabre Noise: Daily Poll: Did The Buffalo Sabres Really Make A Mistake By Trading Daniel Paille?: When it rains, it pours. As tiresome as the above idiom may be, you have to admit: it has become common place because it contains...
• 6/14 NHLShout: Lightning’s St. Louis Wins Third Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: The “Heart and Soul” of the Tampa Bay Lightning has won his third Lady Byng Memorial Trophy as the “player adjudged...
• 6/13 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Select Adam Erne With the16th Overall Pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft: With the 16th overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, the Buffalo Sbres pick Adam Erne of the QMJHL Quebec Ramparts. Earlier...

• 5/21 Sabre Noise: Poll of the Day: The Buffalo Sabres’ Starting Goalie for the 2013-2014 Season Will Be . . . .: If you’re a die-hard Sabres’ fan, the looming offseason, filled with so many uncertainties, has you feeling one of...
• 5/16 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Team Awards: Now that the dust has settled on another disappointing Buffalo Sabres season, it’s time to pick out some of the positives...
• 5/8 Gone Puck Wild: Minnesota Wild Fall To Chicago – Blackhawks Take 3-1 Series Lead: The Minnesota Wild lost to the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 Tuesday night at the Excel Energy Center.  With the win the Blackhawks...
• 5/7 Blackhawk Up: Time To Tame The Wild- Chicago Vs Minnesota Game #4 Preview: Game #4-Chicago Blackhawks vs Minnesota Wild (Chicago leads the series 2-1) Game Time-8:30 pm Central TV- NBCSN Key Injuries...
• 5/7 Gone Puck Wild: Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks – Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4 Preview: Tonight we find out if the Minnesota Wild are for real after their overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks.  Game four...
• 5/5 Blackhawk Up: Blackhawks Playoff Gameday: Chicago Visits The Wild: Round One Game #3- Chicago Blackhawks vs Minnesota Wild (Chicago leads series 2-0) Game Time- 2pm TV- NBC Blackhawk Injuries-...
• 5/5 Gone Puck Wild: Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks – Stanley Cup Playoffs Game Three: The Western Conference Quarterfinal Playoff series between the Minnesota Wild and the Chicago Blackhawks shifts to the Xcel Energy...
• 5/3 Blackhawk Up: Minnesota Wild Vs Chicago Blackhawks Game #2 Preview: Playoff Game #2- Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago leads series 1-0) Game Time-7:30 Central TV-NBCSN Key Injuries-...
• 5/3 Gone Puck Wild: Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks – Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 2 Preview: After a couple of days off to rest and practice the Minnesota Wild are ready for Game 2 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series with...
• 5/2 Too Many Men on the Site: Injury Update: Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Todd Bertuzzi, Cory Schneider, and Jason Pominville: There were a few absences at Toronto Maple Leafs practice this morning. Mike Kostka will be out indefinitely with a broken finger....
• 5/2 Too Many Men on the Site: Andrew Ference Elbows Mikhail Grabovski: Should he be Suspended?: In last night’s first round playoff game between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs Andrew Ference elbowed Mikhail...
• 5/1 Sabre Noise: The Buffalo Sabres First Offseason Move Must be Management: There’s a lot of questions facing the Buffalo Sabres this offseason. But before they can answer any of them, they must first...

• 4/30 Too Many Men on the Site: NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Injury Update: Bozak, Pominville & Oshie: Ask any hockey fan what the best time of year is and they will undoubtedly answer before you can finish asking the question; the...
• 4/29 Blackhawk Up: A Wild Interview, Minnesota’s View Of Series With The Blackhawks: The Blackhawks faced the Wild three times this season going 2-0-1 and next season they will be in our division.  We will know...
• 4/29 SenShot: SenShot’s Western Conference Playoff Preview: The teams that were going to parti**** in the post-season were not decided until the very last day of the season, and as a result...
• 4/26 Gone Puck Wild: Minnesota Wild Face Edmonton Oilers – Victory Clinches Playoff Spot: The Minnesota Wild face the Edmonton Oilers tonight at the Xcel Energy Center with puck drop slated for 7 pm.  This is the final...
• 4/26 Sabre Noise: Has Ron Rolston Earned the Head Coaching Job of the Buffalo Sabres?: A few weeks ago, a reader asked me for my take on Ron Rolston.  Did I think Rolston was going to be promoted from “Interim”...
• 4/24 Sabre Noise: The Playoffs Without The Buffalo Sabres: As much as we the fans have been hard on the Sabres, they gave it a pretty good run towards the end for the final push towards...
• 4/24 Too Many Men on the Site: Dustin Brown Elbows Jason Pominville: Will There Be a Suspension?: In last night’s game between the Minnesota Wild and the Los Angeles Kings there was a questionable elbow by Dustin Brown...
• 4/24 Gone Puck Wild: Minnesota Wild Defeat Los Angeles Kings – Solidify Place In Western Conference Playoff Race: The Minnesota Wild beat the defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings Tuesday night at the Excel Energy Center by a 2-1...
• 4/23 Gone Puck Wild: Minnesota Wild Battle Los Angeles Kings – Playoff Position On The Line: The Minnesota Wild are down to their last 3 games of the 2013 regular season and sit precariously in 7th place in the Western...
• 4/22 Sabre Noise: My Wish List, Part 4: Which New York Rangers Would I Want on the Buffalo Sabres?: Now that the Buffalo Sabres have been officially eliminated from the 2012-2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, it’s time to look ahead...
• 4/20 Too Many Men on the Site: Florida Panthers’ Fall To The Bottom: The Florida Panthers have had nothing but trouble this  season going 13-25-6 this season. They have four remaining games this...
• 4/19 Gone Puck Wild: Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks – Post Game: The Minnesota Wild ended their 3 game road trip on a sour note, getting beat up by the San Jose Sharks 6-1 Thursday night at the...
• 4/18 NHLShout: Workman: Time To Trade Teddy: There’s no doubt that there’s a portion of his game to like. His “lightning” (pun fully intended) quick...
• 4/18 Gone Puck Wild: Minnesota Wild Face San Jose Sharks – 5th Spot In West On The Line: The Minnesota Wild face off against the San Jose Sharks in the Shark Tank tonight.   With a win the Wild would tie the Sharks...

• 3/8 Causeway Crowd: Chris Bourque Clears Waivers; Bruins Recall Jordan Caron From Providence: At least for now anyway, the Chris Bourque experiment appears to be over for the Boston Bruins. At noon on Friday, Bourque cleared...
• 3/8 Pucks and Pitchforks: Huge Third Period Launches Devils To End Losing Streak In Shootout: Newark – N.J. The New Jersey Devils took on the Buffalo Sabres tonight at home in what was their second meeting in less...
• 3/7 Sabre Noise: Jhonas Enroth Solid but Hurt in Shootout Loss Against the New Jersey Devils: In a game I said earlier today was against two struggling backup netminders, neither Jhonas Enroth or Johan Hedberg looked like...
• 3/7 Sabre Noise: Why Alex Tanguay Or Mike Cammalleri Would Be A Good Fit For The Buffalo Sabres:   Ryan O’Reilly.  Corey Perry.  Alex Tanguay.  Jarome Iginla.  Paul Stastny.  Michael Cammalleri.   Stephen Weiss. ...
• 3/4 RangerFace.com: Game 20 Recap: Rangers 3 Sabres 2 (SO): The Rangers got a huge win last night and they can thank Brad Richards for that. In fact, against the Buffalo Sabres, Richards...
• 3/4 StoopSports.com: NHL Plays of the Week: Scott Abuso- The National Hockey league consistently gives its fans amazing displays of athleticism, grit, and pure talent on...
• 3/3 Sabre Noise: Patrick Kaleta Hit De-Rails the Buffalo Sabres As they Fall to the New York Rangers in the Shootout: Coming into Sunday’s game against the New York Rangers the Buffalo Sabres had a chance to win their 4th straight game, yes...
• 3/3 SenShot: NHL Recap: March 2, 2013 – Pens And Habs Offensive Classic, Canucks Crown Kings: There were 8 other games aside from Ottawa’s 2-1 loss to the Flyers.  Those missing the NHL All-Star game were hopefully...
• 3/2 Sabre Noise: Why Steve Ott is More Valuable than Derek Roy: When the Buffalo Sabres traded Derek Roy, a first or second line center to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Steve Ott, a third...
• 3/2 Sabre Noise: Knee Jerk Reactions: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres: On a two game ‘tear’, the Buffalo Sabres played host to the New Jersey Devils in a matinee game at the First Niagara Center....
• 3/2 SenShot: What are the Best Lines in Hockey Right Now?: Early on in the season, there have been some dominant performances by certain lines in the NHL. While more often than not in today’s...
• 3/1 Sabre Noise: 5 Names Darcy Regier Needs To Know If He Wants To Keep His Job, Part I: Job security. I like it.  You like it.  Most people who don’t have wealthy parents, winning powerball tickets, or chemical...
• 3/1 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Vs. Florida Panthers Recap: Gerbe to the Rescue!: “Better late than never.” That common four-word phrase perfectly sums up the Buffalo Sabres two-swing through the...

• 2/28 The Rat Trick: Florida Panthers Edged By Sabres 4-3 In Shootout: The Florida Panthers managed to get a point  in a hard fought battle tonight against the Buffalo Sabres that ended 4-3 in a shootout....
• 2/28 Sabre Noise: Mikhail Grigorenko: Where The Buffalo Sabres Ought To Be Playing Him: As my colleague Tim Redinger wrote the other day, Mikhail Grigorenko is not being given much of a chance to succeed with the Buffalo...
• 2/27 Sabre Noise: Power Rankings: Are The Buffalo Sabres Truly The Worst Team In The NHL?: For those of you paying attention, trying to keep me an honest man, you would notice that I have yet to do my weekly Report Card...
• 2/26 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Knee Jerk Reactions: Tampa Bay Lightning:   Ladies and gentlemen, you’re not going to believe this: The Buffalo Sabres have won a game!  Off the stick of Tyler...
• 2/26 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Pregame Skate: Tampa Bay Lightning: Are the Buffalo Sabres ready to take on the state of Florida?  Even when things are going right, the Blue and Gold don’t...
• 2/25 Sabre Noise: Ville Leino Leading From The IR: As Ville Leino skates with his team for the first time in a long time, is the winger calling out his teammates from the sidelines? ...
• 2/25 Sabre Noise: Dear Buffalo Sabres: A Fan’s Open Letter: Dear Terry Pegula, Ted Black, and all of the people who make up the Buffalo Sabres: I honestly don’t know where to begin....
• 2/23 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Knee Jerk Reactions: New York Islanders: The Buffalo Sabres have sent a message to the rest of the Eastern Conference.  Outlast Ryan Miller, turn on the pressure, and...
• 2/22 Sabre Noise: Bouwmeester, Boyle, Iginla and Weiss: More Potential Trades For The Buffalo Sabres: There’s an interesting piece over at bleacher report entitled ‘Help Wanted’ Ads for Every NHL Team Early in...
• 2/20 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres vs. Winnipeg Jets Game Recap:     In the final contest of their three game home stand, the Buffalo Sabres faced off against the Winnipeg Jets at First...
• 2/20 SenShot: NHL Recap: Feb 19, 2013 – Kings Crown Oilers, Hawks Set Records, Leafs Lose, Habs Win: With 7 games on the schedule besides Ottawa’s win over the Islanders, it was a busy Tuesday night.  While some Canadian...
• 2/19 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Vs. Winnipeg Jets: Knee-Jerk Reaction: You know how sometimes, a team will be struggling pretty bad, and then lose a game that it maybe should have won, and the team...
• 2/17 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Pre-Game Skate: Pittsburgh Penguins: Fresh off a gutsy come-from behind victory over division rival Boston Friday night, the Buffalo Sabres seek to build on that momentum...
• 2/14 SenShot: NHL First Quarter Wrap: Pleasant Surprises and Big Disappointments: Almost all of the teams have reached the one quarter mark of their season, and there have been a number of surprises, both good...
• 2/12 Sabre Noise: Drew Stafford Doesn’t Deserve To Be A Buffalo Sabres Assistant Captain: Drew Stafford is an assistant captain for the Buffalo Sabres – but does he deserve to hold that honor? When the team started...
• 2/12 SenShot: Game #13 Preview – Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators: For the second Tuesday night in a row, the Buffalo Sabres pay a visit to Scotiabank place, and Sens fans are hoping for the same...
• 2/11 Octopus Thrower: Predicting The 2014 USA Olympic Hockey Team: Who Makes The Cut?: With the 2014 Winter Olympics only one year away it’s already prediction time.  The defending Olympic silver medalists...
• 2/8 SenShot: NHL Recap: Feb 7th 2013 – Redden’s 1000th Spoiled By Mrazek’s 1st, Kessel Scores (Finally): It was a very busy night in the NHL with a dozen games on tap.  Aside from Ottawa’s overtime loss to  Carolina , there...
• 2/7 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres – Montreal Canadiens Game Recap: Oh. My. God. If my opening strikes you as sounding a bit dramatic, then you didn’t watch tonight’s game between the...
• 2/6 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Lose Again, So Naturally It’s Time To Panic . . . Right?: It’s been a terrible 2012-2013 season, Buffalo Sabres fans, but at least there’s next year!  Check back in with us as we...
• 2/6 SenShot: Ottawa Senators Outlast Buffalo Sabres 4-3: It wasn’t a perfect game by any means, but the battered Buffalo Sabres defense and porous goaltendting allowed the Ottawa...
• 2/6 Sabre Noise: Sabres Outplayed in Ottawa:   The Buffalo Sabres were in need of a good showing tonight after back-to-back embarrassing performances on the ice this...
• 2/5 Sabre Noise: KneeJerk Reaction: Buffalo Sabres Fall to Ottawa Senators: The losing streak for the Buffalo Sabres hit three once again, with little time before facing off against their next opponents....
• 2/5 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Storylines: Three For Week Three: In case you didn’t notice it on the Sabre Noise home page, there’s a great article in USA Today about how Thomas Vanek kind...
• 2/5 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres PreGame Skate: Ottawa Senators: The Buffalo Sabres are back on the ice tonight – and fans have to be wondering which team will show up – and how bad...
• 2/5 SenShot: Game #10 Preview – Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators: The Buffalo Sabres bring one of the hottest lines in the league, but not much else, to Scotiabank Place to face the Ottawa Senators...
• 2/4 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Weekend Game Pucks: A busy weekend for not only the Buffalo Sabres – but many out there in the sports world as two matinee games, Rochester...
• 2/3 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Fall 4-3 to Florida Panthers: Unlike the game against the Montreal Canadiens the Buffalo Sabres managed to show up for the game against the Florida Panthers,...
• 2/2 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres PreGame Skate: Montreal Canadiens: Good morning Buffalo Sabres Fans!  It’s an interesting hockey filled weekend seeing the guys in action both today and tomorrow...
• 2/1 Sabre Noise: What Are The Buffalo Sabres To Do With Tyler Myers And Jordan Leopold?: In my game recap of the Sabres-Bruins game, I tried to focus on the positives.  After all, it was a big win, a fun game to watch,...
• 2/1 Sabre Noise: Boston Bruins Fans Sore Over Buffalo Sabres Timeout: Why is it that Buffalo Sabres fans are whining complainers who are too soft to play in the league when we complain about something,...
• 2/1 SenShot: NHL Recap: Jan 31, 2013 – Sharks Stay Perfect, Leafs Win, Vanek Rolls On: There were 9 games on the NHL schedule on a busy Thursday night, including wins by the Toronto Maple Leafs as well as the San...
• 2/1 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Cause “Vanek Attack” In Boston: Hockey fans – Buffalo Sabres fans in particular – if you missed tonight’s game pitting the Sabres on the road...

• 1/31 Sabre Noise: Knee Jerk Reactions: Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins: Tonight’s matchup was not an easy one, facing the Eastern Division’s hottest team.  It took almost 22 minutes to break the...
• 1/31 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres PreGame Skate: Boston Bruins: The Buffalo Sabres skate into Boston tonight in the first matchup of the season with the division leading Boston Bruins. While...
• 1/30 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Storylines: One and Done: There’s nothing like a fast start to get the hopes of your fans up.  An opening day win against the fearsome Philadelphia Flyers,...
• 1/30 Sabre Noise: When Ryan Miller Isn’t Sharp the Buffalo Sabres Don’t Win: Tuesday night’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs was the first game this season that Ryan Miller wasn’t sharp...
• 1/30 Sabre Noise: Sabres Leafs Post Game: The Buffalo Sabres were looking to end their losing skid tonight at home against their rivals from across the border, the Toronto...
• 1/28 Sabre Noise: What The Buffalo Sabres Must Do To Win The Cup: Part I: Right before the 2012-2013 NHL season opened, anyone who examined the roster of the Buffalo Sabres probably noticed that the Sabres...
• 1/27 Sabre Noise: Game Recap: Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals: Ah, those streaky Buffalo Sabres. After kick-starting the ’12-13 season with victories over Philadelphia and Toronto, the...
• 1/27 Sabre Noise: Knee Jerk Reaction: Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals: When they skated on the ice, both the Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals were struggling with offensive woes. The Buffalo...
• 1/26 Sabre Noise: Week One Report Card: In another life, I was a teacher. Okay: technically, I am still am one, just not when I write for Sabre Noise.  I try to leave...
• 1/25 Sabre Noise: Knee Jerk Reactions: Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres: After a Thursday night offensive blowout, The Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes played a defensive battle. It was a safe...
• 1/25 Sabre Noise: Game Recap: Buffalo Sabres vs. Carolina Hurricanes: The Buffalo Sabres suffered their first loss of the season Thursday night, as the Carolina Hurricanes finally found some offense...
• 1/25 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Game Puck – Game Three: Last night was not an easy night for Buffalo Sabres fans to watch their team get pretty picked apart by the Carolina Hurricanes. ...
• 1/25 Cardiac Cane: Eric Staal Sinks the Sabres, Gives Hurricanes 6-3 Win: Last night the Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Buffalo Sabres in the first game of a back-to-back, home-and-home stint and were...
• 1/24 Sabre Noise: Knee Jerk Reactions: Carolina Hurricanes Handle Buffalo Sabres: The Buffalo Sabres pleased the fans of the team by opening up the season the way the fans wanted to see hockey played in Buffalo....
• 1/24 Cardiac Cane: Can the Hurricanes Sink the Sabres?: Today the Carolina Hurricanes look to pick up their first win on the season as they host the Buffalo Sabres.  The Canes are coming...
• 1/23 Sabre Noise: Sneak Peek: Buffalo Sabres Versus Carolina Hurricanes: For the second time this week, the Buffalo Sabres are gearing up for a set of back-to-back games.  This time, the Sabres get...
• 1/22 Sabre Noise: Sabres Storylines: Four on the Floor: Each week I’ll examine some of the continuing or freshly developing storylines coming out of Buffalo.  Even though we’re...
• 1/22 The High Phive: Philadelphia Flyers drop to 0-2 after loss to Sabres: After a stressful loss to the hated rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday January 19th, the Flyers looked to redeem themselves...
• 1/22 Sabre Noise: Northeast Division Crowded At The Top: Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek are doing their best to make sure the Buffalo Sabres are an offensive threat against their opponents...
• 1/21 Sabre Noise: Ryan Miller Backstops the Sabres to Big Win Over Leafs: Everyone who said that the Buffalo Sabres would be better off without Ryan Miller, is now eating crow. Just 2 games into this...
• 1/21 Sabre Noise: Thomas Vanek Comes Up Big in Sabres Home Opener: The Buffalo Sabres kicked off their 2013 season with a 5-2 win at home against their rivals the Philadelphia Flyers and a major...
• 1/21 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres PreGame Skate: Toronto Maple Leafs:   When Steve Ott was traded to the Buffalo Sabres – he was excited to be heading into a hockey market that plays in...
• 1/20 Sabre Noise: Opening Day Recap: Sabres – Flyers: Opening day in Buffalo went as well as any fan of the Buffalo Sabres could have wished, as the Sabres shook off some (translation:...
• 1/20 Sabre Noise: Knee Jerk Reaction: Buffalo Sabres versus Philadelphia Flyers: The Buffalo Sabres capitalized on the fact that the Philadelphia Flyers had tired legs and defeated them by a score of 5-2. ...
• 1/20 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres PreGame Skate: Philadelphia Flyers: There may still be no joy in Mudville, but there will be plenty to talk about in Buffalo as the Buffalo Sabres finally get to...
• 1/10 Sabre Noise: Buffalo Sabres Fantasy Hockey Picks: With real professional hockey in North America heating up – with camps set to open this weekend, and the season by the 19th...
• 1/9 Sabre Noise: Jochen Hecht Back In A Buffalo Sabres Sweater: It is back to work for the boys in Blue and Gold – and one of the many casualties of the NHL Lockout for the Buffalo Sabres,...