From Dollard to Buffalo, The Devon Levi Story
The year is 2013. Here in Buffalo the Bills would continue their then historic playoff drought after finishing 6-10, and the Buffalo Sabres would finish their third straight season without a playoff appearance after finishing 5th in the Northeast Division. The BillsMafia again would be looking forward to the NFL Draft, where they’d eventually pick […]
2 Goalies 1 Mic – Episode 103- NHL Draft Recap
Duane is joined by Kyle Quick to recap the Sabres NHL Draft, the plummet of Shane Wright and more. Also on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-goalies-1-mic-episode-103-nhl-draft-recap/id1161947471?i=1000569367713
Leafs Nation Struggles To Find Sliver of Optimism After Another First Round Exit
*banner image credit: (Steve Russell/Getty Images/Toronto Star)* BY: DUANE A. STEINEL When did you first become a fan of your favorite team? What was the moment? Was it your first live game? Or a specific game on TV? Who were you with? Your father or mother? Maybe it was your brother, sister, or a friend. We […]
The Buffalo Sabres Disconnect: Not just with Eichel, but the Fans too
BY: DUANE A. STEINEL Sabres fans have become all too familiar with the end-of-season locker clean-out interviews before the NHL playoffs begin. It’s usually an opportunity to get tiny shreds of honesty from players on how they felt about the season and, as I stated before, another year of not making the post-season. You get […]
Another New Low: Don Granato hopes to fix Krueger’s mistakes and a fed up fanbase
BY: DUANE A. STEINEL It’s been a while since I’ve been able to write anything. Not just as an avid Buffalo Sabres fan, but a hockey fan as well. The Sabres have once again sucked the passion out of me with their lackluster performances game after game after game. The Buffalo Sabres are a laughing […]
Duane Says: What Happened to My Team?
BY: DUANE A. STEINEL Do you remember how exciting this team used to be? Some of you might not but I do. Even before those teams from 2005-09 that were just special, I hold the teams from the late ’90s to early 2000s closer to my heart. Guys like Pat Lafontaine, Rob Ray, Brian Holzinger, […]
Sisters in Arms: Buffalo Beauts Goaltenders inside the Bubble
BY: DUANE A. STEINEL Goalies are weird, or at least that’s the growing stereotype that’s followed us around for decades. You see in portrayed in movies like “Slap Shot,” with Denis Lemieux and his illustrious “Finer Points of Hockey” interview. The movie “Goon” with Marco Belchior and his helmet features his mother’s portrait on it. […]
Sabres look to bounceback against the Capitals this weekend
BY: DUANE A STEINEL After beginning the season 0-2, dropping back-to-back games against the Washington Capitals, which saw them lose 2-1 to career AHL goaltender, Vitek Vanecek, in his first-ever NHL game, the Buffalo Sabres looked to come into Philadelphia in hopes of turning around a disastrous start to the season. However, the news wasn’t […]
Remembering the Greats: The Itty, Bitty and Gritty Philadelphia Flyers
BY: DUANE A. STEINEL In the land where people pay homage to a fictional boxer and brag about a greasy sandwich, there lies the legend of the old “Broad Street Bullies.” To make a long story short, they played like a bunch of scumbags, fought fans, and played “Old Time Hockey.” Begrudgingly they won a […]
New Season. New Faces. But Most of All, A New Opportunity.
BY: DUANE A. STEINEL The scene and culture in the city of Buffalo, albeit it’s still 2020, is now looking bright for sports fans. This past Saturday, the Buffalo Bills, for the first time since 1995, clinched the AFC East Division, dethroning the hated New England Patriots from where they sat for so long. For […]