Derek Jedamski

Sabres extend late season surprise, Alexander Sulzer

Alexander Sulzer came over as a throw-in in the trade deadline day deal that sent Zack Kassian and Marc-Andre Gragnani to Vancouver in exchange for Cody Hodgson. Sulzer was viewed as a depth defenseman that the club would...

Sabres prospect, Mark Pysyk, captains his team to Memorial Cup bid

If you're a Sabres fan and you don't know the name Mark Pysyk, it's a name you're going to want to get accustomed to. Pysyk was the Sabres 1st round pick (23rd...

Sabres season wrap-up by the numbers: Defensemen

You can find the statistics based season wrap-up for the forwards here. Moving along, this post will cover the grades for the defensemen. The cut off was drawn at 20 games played so Sulzer and McNabb are included...

Sabres season wrap-up by the numbers: Forwards

As the season draws to a close, every blog, radio show, and news outlet posts their post-season wrap up thoughts ranging from general thoughts on the state of the team to grades for each player individually. I'...

#[Insert clever NHL draft catchphrase here]ForTeuvo

It turns out that coming up with a catchy alternative to #FailforNail, #FailforMikhail, or #SuckforGalchenyuk is rather difficult. That may simply be a result of the fact that I am just a stats guy and not a creative writing...

Draft chatter: Trade options

As the season draws to a close, fans now begin shifting their focus to free agency and the draft with the thought of shaping the future of the Sabres. Buffalo is in a very interesting position going into this...

Evaluating win expectation formulas

The basis of advanced statistics and analytics is ultimately to come up with some sort of algorithm or at least a basis (with some proof) to show what statistics correlate closest with winning hockey games. In the end, it...

Guide to the NHL Draft Lottery

The annual NHL Draft Lottery is set to take place tomorrow night, April 10th, on TSN. The draft is a popular topic this time of year among some of the leagues' less fortunate teams. These teams look to the...

Round 1: Playoff primer and picks

It's that time of year again; the time we kick back and get the opportunity to just enjoy the intensity of playoff hockey without any real vested or rooting interest. This ensures that there will be a whole...

Sabres look to take one step closer to playoffs in Philadelphia tonight

The same old rhetoric has been given prior to each of the last few games but it really goes without saying how big of a game this is. The Sabres need at least a point tonight to really keep...

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