The Sabres have returned to Buffalo from a 1-2-1 road trip. They own a 3-7-2 record 12 games into the 2011 season. They are the second worst team currently in the NHL.

Sabres captain Craig Rivet has been a healthy scratch two straight games. The embatted defenseman is cited for underperforming.

The Sabres return to action Wednesday at home. Failing to win for the home crowd, they face the team who eliminated them in last year's opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Bruins.
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Rumors circulate of transferring the captaincy from Rivet to another Sabre. Most Sabres captains were players brought in externally from the organization. In recent memory, only Brian Campbell and Jason Pominville have been the only organizational players to assume the role, regardless of their short stints.

Rumors circulate silently of potential player moves. Rivet, and possibly several others, face uncertainy when and if they will be playing elsewhere by Wednesday.

The concensus of the organization is clear - it wants to win.
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The Sabres' bad start may have awakened a sleeping giant. Times they are a changing.

An opportunity may beckon a Sabres organizational player to step up and lead the team by example.

Some players you see on the ice may be playing elsewhere, or never again, either by Wednesday or at season's end.

Whatever happens now, if anything, is to win now.

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Let's go Buffalo!

I am compelled to do what many here are only thinking: “But the Devils are worse! Neener, neener, neener!”


Does that result in jail time, a fine or community service?



You forgot to rub in the part about Boston allowing the fewest goals in the league at the moment: 11 goals in 8 games…and how their PK is #1 at 93%. With the offensive struggles the Sabres are having, this oughta be interesting.

Has an opponent ever actually shut out a team so hard that they caused goals to be taken away from the previous game? (of course those extra goals would have to come from the Atlanta contest).



I hereby proclaim that NOBODY gets “C” credit during the stupid rotating captaincy thing. It was silly.



Silently? Like only in your head?



I believe you, but this is a Sabres board. The Red Wings board is here http://tinyurl.com/2emvnav_____







Bueller?

Bueller?

Anybody?

Bueller?



Wow. And I thought this was a big hedge:





Okay.

Who knew it was that simple?




Thank you. I’ll be here all week.

You mean, they are going too *gulp*..."release" them?

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"I love that you know how to do that." Cheryl/Carol/Crystal

"And I love that I have an erection that doesn't involve homeless people." Kreiger

Is this some attempt at a feel good thread????? There is no way any of this will happen.

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I'm going to lock this thread, because the exact same post was made in the Bruins GDT.