Trade Winds are a-blowin

by Anne

So we'll be trading for our newest blue-liner, it appears. That, to me, is more exciting than an obscene signing.

MAYBE MY WEEK AND A HALF LONG DREAM OF SIGNING MIKE GREEN CAN COME TRUE!

So, Greener's getting 5.25/ season? Hmmm, that's a lot. BUT if we dump Max's salary... that's only an additional like 1.75 next season. After that, it might become more of a concern. Ha, just to confirm Max's salary was $3.5, I checked some website that's all screwed up that says everyone is a UFA and the only player signed is Sissy. Hahaha. We're gonna need more than just one defenseman, Darcy!!

If we dump 2 of our excess of forwards, that frees up even more space. A lot of people are saying Kotalik might be on the trade block, but I don't want to dump him, he's size and powerplay goals and we need size and powerplay goals. I would be lovely if he scored a few more EQ goals, but hey, we'll take what we can get. He's also one of our most consistent shooters in the shoot out (sad, I know). I could see packaging a smaller player like MacArthur (sorry, Grizz) and Afinogenov and shipping them for a solid defenseman.

On Sabres Edge, John Vogl suggested trading Max for Jay McKee. As deep as my love for JKee runs, I don't think that's the right move. Not at his current price and level of injury prone-ness. We already have a near-paraplegic in TimmyHO, I don't think we need another.

And HAH! Awesome, Mr. Burke. Awesome.

It's hard to stay excited when we haven't heard anything in like 2 days. BOOoOOO!!!

I want to at least hear about my RFA's!!!!! COME ON!!!

Dear NHL, STOP BEING GROSS

by Anne

I guess that rumor I heard was FOOLISHNESS


:(

I just know we're not getting Orpik. We're going to get a random top 4 guy from like St. Louis or like Bouwmeester from Florida who I don't really give a crap about.

But, HEY! IT'S STILL NOT AS BAD AS LAST YEAR!


I hope to GOD he picks Vancouver or Chicago. Not Toronto, please not Toronto. I don't want to
play him 6 times a year. YUCK.

THIS offer is making me sick. It's totally ridiculous.


Such is Free Agent Day.

ALL I WANT FOR MY BIRTHDAY IS FOR THIS TRADE TO HAPPEN

by Anne


Maxim Afinogenov to Washington for Mike Green?

I heard this rumor from a friend of mine who works at HSBC and says, while its not a guarantee, it's in more than casual talks.


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OMGAH!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! The only downside being how crazy a line would it be with Backstrom, Ovechkin and Afingenov on a line together? That could be EPIC.

I don't care though, Mike Green is EXACTLY the kind of player we need. He's young, he's fast, he hits hard, he skates hard and he has a bullet of a shot from the blue line. I don't know if this rumor is true and I'm trying not to get TOO excited about it but its pretty hard not to. WOO!

This trade would make me squeal with hockey fan glee.


But, hey, if that doesn't work out:

I'm totally into seeing other defenseman, Brooksy.

Take THAT Norway!

by Anne

Dallas lost, again. Come ON! You can't even get ONE WIN so I'll be right in my predictions? Bah, whatevs. Detroit is annoyingly good. I mean, every time a Swede is rushing down the wing on a break away or a two on one, it's basically a guarantee that he'll score. Except for that one shot that Robidas turned into Superman to block. That was pretty sweet... can we get him? Anyone? Larry! Look into that. The face cage is what does it for me.


In its continued efforts to kill my hopes and dreams, the IIHF scheduled Team USA's game for 11:30 a.m. yesterday. However, I was not thwarted! I was able to enjoy the game via the irritating pop-up screen (except for when I was at lunch and they scored a bazillion goals).

WOOOOOOOO!!! Team USA wins 9-1 over Norway less than 24 hours after the conclusion of that last BULLHOOEY game against Finland. Wooooo! They take on Finland again in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. No cheap goals THIS time, TEEMU.

Neither Drew Stafford or Jason Pominville (I'm using full names to increase the likelihood of Google hits and endless hours of Analytics entertainment) had any points, but Pommer had 4 shots on goal, 0 PIM and +2 with 17:38 in ice time. Staffers had 1 shot on goal, 2 PIM, +2 with 13:35 in ice time. Yay!

Patrick Kane had 3 pts (1+2), 0 PIM, +2 with 14:11 in ice time, Zach Parise had 2 pts (1+1), Brandon Dubinsky had 3 goals and 3 shots on goal. Yesssss. I love when that happens. Yay Dubie! I say "yay" but once the regular season resumes, I shall return to hating you and your team openly and vehemently, no offense, talk to Phil Kessel, he's been dealing with my "only recently kept at bay" hatred well.

Esche only had to face 18 shots, and stopped 17 of them. Not bad, not bad. Team USA mustered 48 shots on goal and 9 goals, not bad either. DARCY, PLEASE SIGN ROBERT ESCHE. I forgot to mention, he was named best player of the game in that STUPIDNESS against Finland on Sunday. SIGN HIM. CALL HIS AGENT, SEND HIM A BASKET OF MUFFINS, I CAN BE HIS AGENT IF HE NEEDS ONE, I AM PARTIAL TO BANANA NUT MYSELF. SO HELP ME IF THERE'S A "FRUIT EXPLOSION" MUFFIN IN THERE, HEADS WILL ROLL.


I'm obsessed with finding pictures of Sabres at the IIHF. Here's Pommerdoodle behind the net on that Dustin Brown goal:

#16 Norway has to see it to believe it

Apparently Kaner and Phil Kessel combined on an amazing goal but as I was at work, I didn't see it. I'll go home and watch the on demand video to see it. (A few hours have gone by...) Found it! It's all the goals, the goal in question is the 2nd goal in the 3rd period highlights. I tried to upload it three times without success. Oh well, the goal was pretty sweet.

Norwegian Captain, Tommy Jakobsen put it best:

"Simply, today we got spanked."

Hahahahahahahahahahaha. I wonder if he said that LITERALLY in Norwegian or if it was a loose translation. What's the Norwegian equivalent of "spanked"? I'd like to spank a- ...right, trying to keep it PG-13 up in heah.

BTDubs, I cannot get over the fact that Norway has a player whose last name is Ask. His name was in a headline and I was so confused because I was reading it as the verb "ask" not the subject "Ask" so it made absolutely no sense and I was perplexed for longer than necessary because it meant I didn't have to do actual work. Woo! I'm all about creative stalling tactics.

I feel the need to point out that there are TWO players who play for Switzerland whose first name is "Beat".

Beat Gerber:

and

Beat Forster:

just Beat it.

I forgot to mention in my post yesterday that Kotalik scored a goal in the Czech Republic's 5-3 loss to Sweden on Sunday night. Unforch for the rest of the tourney, Lundqvist is now in goal for Sweden, just like Nabokov is in goal for Russia, making those teams that much better. Esche is bangin' it out so far, but aaaaanytime you feel like puttin' on the Red White and Blue, Ryan Miller, you'll be welcomed with open blockers. Anyhoot, Kotalik was named the best player for the Czech Republic for that game. Wooo! YO. DMITRI KALININ SCORED THE OPENING GOAL FOR RUSSIA ON MONDAY. Maybe Kalinin should just go play in Russia, nope I'm not even going to pretend like I don't want that to happen. BUH-BYE, TRI!

Canada played Finland yesterday afternoon:

I tuned in just in time to watch Roysie get a tripping penalty, but a least he was getting good things said about him. Roysie started centering the 3rd line but now is playing wing on the 2nd line, which he used to do for Buffalo back in the day...and by day I mean 2006. Glad to see some one's recognizing that Roysie is pretty BA. Somehow, in a 6-3 WIN, Caps PBF managed to be -3. Huh? Not good, Greener, especially when 2 other defensemen were +4. Yeesh. Canada will take on Norway on Wednesday at 3:30. In the same building, Team USA takes on Finland at 7:15 (times EDT). Woo!


This excerpt from Millsey's blog really hurt my soul. My belief that he's the brains of the team has now gone out the window and I am left empty and seeking solace in other players that might be brainy...uhhhh... right, they're hockey players, not physicists. I'll get back to you on that one. Anyway, take a look at the nail in the coffin:

Let me emphasize:

Poor grammar is the least sexiest thing of all. Booooooo.


This post is our 200th published post. WOOOOOOO!!!! YAY! WOOOO! We are so awesome it's not even funny.

This quality of Window's Paint perfectly sums up the quality of writing and analysis you'll find at Sabretooth's House.

Bye Bye B's

by Anne

I watched most of the Habs/Bruins game with only mild interest. I'm not all that excited that Montreal won, but I'd be pretty mad if Boston won, especially considering I didn't expect them to win one game.

Congrats Carey on your 2nd shut out!

What is up with Versus AND HNiC both playing the Habs/Bruins game? I assumed HNiC would show the Canadian game in Canada, but I really thought that Versus would show me the Caps. Forcing a Game 7! Woooo!! Ovie with 2 goals! He must've been tired of people whining about his lack of production so he scored the game winner and an insurance goal. Yay! AOOOOOOOOOO!!!


Once again, a monster hit changes the pace of the game. Aaaaand it came from one of my new faves Mr. Michael "Yo, I always rock a fauxhawk" Green. Stickless, he still contributed in a big way to the play, leveling a huuuuuuge hit on Kapanen. My favorite part was that after the hit he stood up and looked down at Kapanen, in my mind it's because he was gloating over his victory, but he was probably just making sure he didn't break his neck. Wooooo! Greener!

Woooooo!

Heretofore UnAppreciated SexPots

by Anne

Each game affords me the opportunity to appreciate new players' sexaliciousbadassitude.

Tonight I will explore my newfound love for one Mr. Michael Green of the Washington Capitals

Derek Zoolander?
Mike Green.

Hi, Mikey!
You look kind of scrawny and geeky here


I'm loving all this redonkulous CapsTV stuff on YouTube

That video has also lead me to be jonesin' on Brooks Laich.

Hahahahahaha, you have to watch this until the very end:

I'm sorry to those who don't like him, but I love AO.