French Connection Reunited

What a night for the Sabres and new owner Terry Pegula.
During a pregame ceremonial puck drop Pegula and his two sons were joined by The French Connection Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin and Renee Robert. The picture brought back memories of when I was a teenager and they were flying up and down the ice at the old Aud in Buffalo. Thanks Mr Pegula for that moment and buying the Sabres.The Cup will one day ride down main street in Buffalo.

Sabres Sale

The Sabres sale to PA businessman Terry Pegula is being announced today. Let's hope that Pegula will give the team the resources to challenge for a Stanley Cup.
Get rid of the under performing Sabres and there are a few that need to be moved or released. This team needs a change. Players have become comfortable. Take a look at the general manager and finally the coach. The Sabres fans sorely need to see change and it starts with Pegula. The past owner has been absent. A new owner and new direction. The other major Buffalo sports team has recognized that it needed to go in a different direction last year. Now it's the Sabres turn.

Bills Draft Update

Look at the four teams left standing in the NFL. 3 of the 4 best defense and the 9th best defense n the Bears are playing for the right to go to the Super Bowl. I guess the Bills had better address defense first in the April draft and shore up that side of the ball. Two of the best quarterbacks aren't there, but the top defenses are.
The AFC is loaded with great defenses, including the Steelers and Jets. So the Bills had better look there first in the draft. A defensive end and outside linebacker are the key positions to go for first.

Steelers and Jets

Well, it's round two between the Steelers and Jets Sunday on WESB. The Jets won round one 22-17. I think round two could be rather interesting. The Steelers are good defensively and so are the Jets. This one could be 14-13. I'll bet this game comes down to a turnover leading to the winning score. These two teams are evenly matched and well coached. For the Steelers to win they must not turn the ball over. Field goals could be the key. This one comes down to a field goal and the kicker who is most accurate that day wins it.

NF L Surprises

What a weekend for the NFL and the playoffs. The Packers beat the Eagles, The Seahawks surprise the Saints and the Jets finnally beat Peyton and the Colts. The playoff games show that the Bills have a long way to go if they want to compete on that stage. Three of the top four defense prevailed. You have to stop the run to win in the playoffs and the Bills had the worst run defense in the NFL last season. In fact their defense against the run has be awful for two straight seasons. The Bills need a quarterback, wide receiver, tight end and right tackle on offense. On defense they need several defensive lineman and linebackers. In fact of the first seven defensive positions the Bills need six players. Only Kyle Williams is good enough to be in the playoffs for the Bills.

Break up Bills; Steelers in Trouble

The Bills have won two straight and four of six. They are headed in the righ direction and considering the talent on this team Chan Gailey's coaching staff has done a remarkable job in turning things around after an 0-8 start. The least two games against the Pats and Jets will be tough to win. They must forge ahead and begin prepping for the college draft in April.
The Steelers are in a different situation. Injuries are catching up with the team and the loss of Troy Polomalu is damaging. The Black and Gold seemed to lose their swagger in the loss to the Jets. The Steelers have a pair of win-able games, Thursday against Carolina and on January 2 against the Browns. The key will be staying healthy, as that has been the biggest problem with the 2010 Steelers. If the Steelers can get healthy they could make a run.

Is Lee Evans Through in Buffalo

What's next for Lee Evans in Buffalo? Evans went on IR Tuesday with a high ankle sprain. Evan's wasn't the number one guy this year, that honor went to Stevie Johnson.
Evan's production was down and he wasn't the first choice of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in the game plan. I'm betting the Bills will cut Evans lose at the end of the year and look at drafting a top receiver in the draft, if one of their quarterback possibilities is gone in the first round. Right now the Bills have just one wide receiver who was drafted. The other of four were undrafted free agents. Do the math.