NHL Free Agent Signings: Buffalo Sabres

Hello!

I read that Peter Forsberg may be retiring. The Sabres have been quiet this offseason, but I really like that they signed Cody McCormick, Steve Montador, and Mike Grier, I'm hoping they'll re-sign Drew Stafford soon. Too bad that Mikael Telqvist is now in the KHL. Teppo Numminen retired, a good choice but kind of too bad, we lost Spacek to the Canadiens, which is also too bad. I'm very happy that Dominic Moore, Maxim Afinogenov, and Andrew Peters will most probably not be coming back. On Die By The Blade, I saw a fanpost called "The Darcy Regier era: Great Trades, but I was just thinking that one of the very bad trades of late was Ales Kotalik for a second round draft pick, then the second rounder for Dominic Moore. That trade pretty much equals Kotalik for Moore, which was a pretty bad deal. Moore ended with 1 goal and 3 assists in 18 games, while Kotalik went on to score another 7 goals and 4 assists in 19 games. My analysis is that was a TERRIBLE trade! Now that does not mean that I think that Darcy hasn't made some very good trades, but that one really stands out as a bad one. I will have to write a tribute to Numminen, Forsberg, and Joe Sakic, who also retired.

Bye!

Hockey

Hello!

I can't wait until hockey season starts.

Playing football with friends and swimming and other stuff is fun, but nothing compares to playing hockey in my mind. I played one open hockey session earlier this year, but I have not had a chance to play again this summer so far. The NHL playoffs are done... The draft is done... The Free Agent Frenzy is done... What is a hockey fan and player supposed to do? My favorite team, the Buffalo Sabres, didn't even really do much. Hockey camp doesn't start for another month. But the play will happen in 16 days, so that is a little bit closer to home. Soccer season starts in September, so theres another something. Hopefully I can go rock climbing again this year. I can't really think of anything else to write about, so goodbye for now.

Bye!