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Slovakia Names Olympic Roster

After a surprising run through pool play in 2006 ended with a quarterfinal loss and a fifth-place finish, Slovakia is hoping to be a darkhorse medal candidate in the 2010 Winter Olympics.To do so, team general manager Peter Bondra had the challenge of finding the right depth to compliment a front-line group that includes...

Hello Numminen! Sabres Re-Up with Teppo

It's been in the works for a while now, but yesterday the parties made it official by agreeing to a one-year $1.1 million contract to bring more-than-veteran defenseman Teppo Numminen back to the Blue and Gold for 2008-09. It seems the stumbling block was the outstanding grievance that Numminen filed with the NHLPA over...

Potential Logjam on Sabres Blueline

After perusing my long-time internet mate Kris Baker's (known to one and all as "Bakes") excellent SabresProspects.com, I got to thinking about the present and future of the Sabres blueline, especially given the real possibility of the Return of the Numminen (cue the John Williams bombast!). As Bakes put it here:... the...

Sabres Decimated Defense Hopes for Spacek's Return

Actually, if the Sabres defense were decimated it would be an improvement over the current situation. First Teppo Numinnen, then Jaro Spacek and finally Dmitri Kalinin have all suffered serious injuries. Numminen's future is still completely unknown (and with good reason) and Kalinin is out another 4 to 6 weeks with an...

Seven to Watch: The New Generation

Over at his home blog, James Mirtle has been keeping tabs on players which have survived the last of their team's training camp cuts, and will begin the season on their respective pro rosters.Along with the well-hyped Calder candidates (such as Nicklas Backstrom, Patrick Kane, and Jack Johnson) are quite a few other...

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05/16/12 CATCHING UP WITH ANDREJ SEKERA Source: NHL - Buffalo Sabres Defenseman Andrej Sekera hasn't let the disappointment of missing the playoffs in Buffalo hamper his play at the IIHF World Championship.