Sabres to mix up the lines vs. Philly tonight

With several new acquisitions playing well in their first games with their new teams, perhaps it’s a good thing the Buffalo Sabres traded for Raffi Torres by Wednesday’s  trade deadline. Torres comes into tonight’s riding a five-game point streak before being dealt from Columbus.
He aims to push that streak to six on tonight in his [...]

RIP – Philadelphia Spectrum

It’s coming down.

For old farts like me, the site of one of my childhood’s biggest heartbreaks – watching The Dead Fat Woman lumber out on the ice to croak out her song, then seeing her ‘Bullies roll over my beloved Buffalo Sabres in the ‘75 Cup Finals.

The Flyers organization, primarily through their AHL affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms, will have a season long celebration commemorating this building and its rich history. A possible regular season Flyers and 76ers game in the old venue is one of the ideas under consideration.

Here is a web site outlining all the plans for the final season, and even a place for fans to post their good thoughts and memories.

I’ll be nice and hold my tongue.

-Andrew Kulyk