RoostCast Episode 48: Wait and See
Ryan is joined by Kate Holzemer of The Willful Caboose as they discuss what went wrong with the Sabres and how to fix it. The audio player is below, along with a direct download for the podcast....
View ArticleThings Ain’t Like They Used to Be
The questions are many and fleeting, but the one that keeps coming back is surprisingly simple: Do we want this to happen? If you called it a night before February became March, I’ll catch you up on...
View ArticleRoostCast Episode 59: Girls and Kings and Gawkers
In this episode, Ryan is joined by Paul from Hockey Rhetoric to talk CBC’s While the Men Watch and perception during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They also discuss Gawker Media and how we talk about...
View ArticleRaiders and Checkers
I used to write here a lot more. In March 2009, for example, we published 129 posts. I think I had more posts written than hours of sleep in those 31 days. This month, we have exactly one post...
View ArticleHelter Skelter
“When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide. Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride.” — The Beatles With 44 seconds left in the third period of a tie game, Kevin Porter lined up...
View ArticleSABREWATCH: Game 9 – Boston
Sabres at Bruins October 21, 2017 Of Note The skill the team possesses was finally on display in the overtime period, and after last season where it seemed like the team had all of the aggressiveness...
View ArticleWhat We’re Forgetting
Last Tuesday night against the hapless Ottawa Senators, Jack Eichel made a spectacular play that’s already been lost by history. With eight minutes left in the third, Ottawa is on the power play with a...
View ArticleMissed Connections
Lawrence Pilut is a former Sabres defenseman who is now playing in the KHL. He had been with the Buffalo Sabres, but spent the majority of his time either in the press box or in Rochester. The Sabres...
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