Block M's Buffalo Sabres (NHL 12)

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Block 2 Update: 11-6-3, 5th in EC

Leading goal scorer Thomas Vanek has helped Buffalo to 5th place after 20 games. Injury Bug Hits Fifth Place Sabres BUFFALO, NY - Injuries are something each and every NHL team has to deal with. Now, Buffalo must fill a hole on the blue line after D Jordan Leopold left a 4-1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes with a concussion and is expected to be out 4-5 weeks. D Alexander Sulzer will step into the void left by Leopold. Buffalo will enter the third block of the season without Leopold but with him the Sabres pushed their record to 11-6-3 in the second block of the season. The Sabres had the opportunity to make up ground on division leader Boston who is off to a great start behind the stellar play of goalie Tim Thomas but fell to the Bruins 6-2 on November 12th. Highlight of the Block: The Sabres had just three goals in the last 11 periods during their November 4th meeting with Calgary. Locked in a 1-1 tie in the third period D Jordan Leopold picked a great time for his first goal of the season as he blasted a puck by Calgary goalie Miikka Kipursoff with 28.1 seconds left to win the game for the Sabres. Needs Improvement: Backup goalie Jhonas Enroth. The Sabres do not want to get in a position where they are sacrificing any chance at winning when they want to give G Ryan Miller a nights rest. Enroth is now 0-2 in starts with an embarrassing showing against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins allowing four goals in the first nine minutes. NHL Standings November 20th, 2011    Team Points    Team Points 1 33 30 2 27 27 3 23 20 4 26 26 5 24 25 6 23 24 7 20 21 8 19 21 9 19 20 10 18 20 11 18 18 12 17 18 13 17 18 14 16 16 15 14 9 NHL Stat Leaders November 20th, 2011 Goals Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay 16 Assists Johnathan Toews, Chicago 21 Points Mikko Koivu, Minnesota 29 GAA Tim Thomas, Boston 1.29 Save % Tim Thomas, Boston .955 Wins Tim Thomas, Boston 12 Jimmy Howard, Detroit 12 Shutouts Ryan Miller, Buffalo 4

November 2nd, 2011 F Philadelphia Flyers (4-6-2) 3 Buffalo Sabres (7-4-0) 0 Goal Scorers N/A Loss Jhonas Enroth (0-1)	November 4th, 2011 F Calgary Flames (3-8-1) 1 Buffalo Sabres (8-4-0) 2 Goal Scorers Jochen Hect (5) Stafford, Ennis Jordan Leopold (1) Ehrhoff, Roy Win Ryan Miller (8-3)
November 5th, 2011 F Buffalo Sabres (9-4-0) 3 Ottawa Senators (5-8-2) 1 Goal Scorers Robyn Regehr (1) Roy, Myers Christian Ehrhoff (1) Leopold, Hecht Tyler Myers (2) Ennis, Stafford Win Ryan Miller (9-3)	November 8th, 2011 - OT F Winnipeg Jets (10-3-2) 1 Buffalo Sabres (9-4-1) 0 Goal Scorers N/A Loss Ryan Miller (9-4)
November 11th, 2011 - SO F Ottawa Senators (7-8-2) 3 Buffalo Sabres (9-4-2) 2 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (6) Roy, Regehr Drew Stafford (2) Ehrhoff Shootout Thomas Vanek (Miss), Derek Roy (Miss), Tyler Ennis (Miss) Loss Ryan Miller (9-5)	November 12th, 2011 F Buffalo Sabres (9-5-2) 2 Boston Bruins (12-1-2) 6 Goal Scorers Cody Hodgson (1) Ennis, Boyes Tyler Ennis (3) Boyes, Hodgson Loss Jhonas Enroth (0-2)
November 14th, 2011 F Buffalo Sabres (10-5-2) 2 Montreal Canadiens (8-7-2) 0 Goal Scorers Derek Roy (4) Pominville Ville Leino (3) McCormick, Myers Shutout Ryan Miller (3) Win Ryan Miller (10-5)	November 16th, 2011 F New Jersey Devils (9-6-2) 0 Buffalo Sabres (11-5-2) 5 Goal Scorers Tyler Ennis (4) Hodgson, Boyes Andrej Sekera (1) Pominville Nathan Gerbe (1) Hodgson, Kaleta Cody McCormick (2) Leopold Shutout Ryan Miller (4) Win Ryan Miller (11-5)
November 18th, 2011 - OT F Buffalo Sabres (11-5-3) 1 Carolina Hurricanes (10-9-1) 2 Goal Scorers Christian Ehrhoff (2) Roy, Pominville Loss Ryan Miller (11-6)	November 19th, 2011 F Phoenix Coyotes (7-11-0) 4 Buffalo Sabres (11-6-3) 1 Goal Scorers Brad Boyes (1) Ennis, Roy Loss Ryan Miller (11-7)

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Quote: Originally Posted by DirectFX

Love the tables you did, wish I was good at html to do a setup like that. Great start like how you are trying to keep it realistic.

Thank you, realism is definitely the key to a long and successful dynasty. I strive for it because once I don't think things are realistic it becomes easy to lose interest.

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Block 3 Update: 16-11-3, 6th in EC

Tyler Ennis put Buffalo on a high note, it soon ended. Highest Highs and the Lowest Lows BUFFALO, NY - The Sabres started the third block of the year with the biggest win of their young season. After a 6-2 drubbing in Boston on November 12th the Sabres got another shot at the current big dog on the block and took the Bruins down in a shootout after Derek Roy and Tyler Ennis beat the leagues best goalie, Tim Thomas, to give Sabres a 1-1 record so far against the defending champs. Then the Sabres would split a pair of games against Columbus (L) and Washington (W) before the wheels fell off. The NHL's worst team, the New York Islanders, hit HSBC Arena and head coach Lindy Ruff figured it was about time for backup goalie Jhonas Enroth to get his first win. C Derek Roy became the worst nightmare of Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro scoring on four of his first seven shots in the game as Buffalo led 5-2 over New York at the start of the third period. Enroth allowed five goals and New York added an empty netter to win 8-5 to deliver a crushing blow to the Sabres' confidence. This was apparent the next week as Buffalo struggled being outscored 20-3 in their next three games to extend their losing streak to four games. The losing would end against Florida on December 9th as Buffalo ended the block doing a complete 180 and currently sits on a three game winning streak. Highlight of the Block: Tyler Ennis closing out the shootout against Boston got HSBC Arena as loud as it's been in years. Needs Improvement: Still Jhonas Enroth. Enroth's meltdown against the Islanders sunk the entire team. Enroth is now at 0-4 on the year with a GAA of over five. The Sabres have begun looking at other options to backup G Ryan Miller. NHL Standings December 14th, 2011    Team Points    Team Points 1 47 42 2 41 39 3 34 36 4 37 35 5 36 35 6 36 35 7 33 34 8 32 34 9 30 34 10 30 33 11 29 32 12 29 31 13 28 27 14 28 26 15 25 17 NHL Stat Leaders December 14th, 2011 Goals Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay 23 Assists Johnathan Toews, Chicago 28 Points Mikko Koivu, Minnesota 43 GAA James Reimer, Toronto 1.76 Save % Tim Thomas, Boston .941 Wins Nicklas Backstrom 17 Shutouts Ryan Miller, Buffalo 5 Pekka Rinne, Nashville 5

November 23rd, 2011 - SO F Boston Bruins (14-3-3) 1 Buffalo Sabres (12-6-3) 2 Goal Scorers Derek Roy (5) Vanek, Sulzer Shootout Thomas Vanek (Miss), Derek Roy (Score), Tyler Ennis (Score) Win Ryan Miller (12-7)	November 25th, 2011 F Buffalo Sabres (12-7-3) 2 Columbus Blue Jackets (11-9-2) 3 Goal Scorers Cody McCormick (3) Leino, Sulzer Tyler Ennis (5) Myers, Stafford Loss Jhonas Enroth (0-3)
November 26th, 2011 F Washington Capitals (14-7-1) 1 Buffalo Sabres (13-7-3) 2 Goal Scorers Cody McCormack (4) Boyes Nathan Gerbe (2) Hodgson Win Ryan Miller (13-7)	November 29th, 2011 F New York Islanders (6-14-2) 8 Buffalo Sabres (13-8-3) 5 Goal Scorers Derek Roy (6) Pominville, Vanek Derek Roy (7) Pominville, Regehr Derek Roy (8) Vanek, Myers Derek Roy (9) Ehrhoff, Sulzer Thomas Vanek (7) Pominville Loss Jhonas Enroth (0-4)
December 2nd, 2011 F Detroit Red Wings (18-5-1) 5 Buffalo Sabres (13-9-3) 0 Goal Scorers N/A Loss Ryan Miller (13-8)	December 3rd, 2011 F Buffalo Sabres (13-10-3) 0 Nashville Predators (11-12-3) 6 Goal Scorers N/A Loss Ryan Miller (13-9)
December 7th, 2011 F Philadelphia Flyers (14-9-3) 9 Buffalo Sabres (13-11-3) 3 Goal Scorers Jason Pominville (4) Vanek, Weber Thomas Vanek (8) Roy Tyler Myers (3) Gerbe, Hodgson Loss Ryan Miller (13-10)	December 9th, 2011 F Florida Panthers (15-12-2) 0 Buffalo Sabres (14-11-3) 3 Goal Scorers Cody McCormick (5) Weber, Leino Cody Hodgson (2) Gerbe, Regehr Thomas Vanek (9) Roy, Pominville Shutout Ryan Miller (5) Win Ryan Miller (14-10)
December 10th, 2011 F New York Rangers (9-10-7) 2 Buffalo Sabres (15-11-3) 4 Goal Scorers Jochen Hecht (6) Myers, Ennis Tyler Ennis (6) Myers, Hodgson Brad Boyes (3) Sulzer, Leino Tyler Myers (4) Pominville Win Ryan Miller (15-10)	December 13th, 2011 F Ottawa Senators (11-16-4) 1 Buffalo Sabres (16-11-3) 2 Goal Scorers Derek Roy (10) Vanek, Pominville Drew Stafford (3) Regehr Win Ryan Miller (16-10)

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Block 4 Update: 19-16-5, 12th in EC

Sabres Captain Derek Roy and Buffalo missed out on two shots at division leading Toronto. Bad Run Continues BUFFALO, NY - Buffalo finished the last block on a three game winning streak and a fourth straight win would put Buffalo ahead of Toronto in the division. The Sabres would lose 4-1 and then again to the Maple Leafs six days later as part of a four game losing streak. The losing streak was close to reaching five as Buffalo went to overtime with Washington but D Robyn Regehr found the back of the net to stop the slide and give the Sabres a much needed two points. Buffalo would get a point out of their next game losing to New Jersey in a shootout before losing two and then winning two. Buffalo has fallen outside of the playoff picture in the East but is not far out. Buffalo is just two points out of the eight seed currently held by Montreal. Highlight of the Block: Robyn Regehr's overtime goal to snap the losing streak. Needs Improvement: Scoring, Buffalo currently ranks dead last in goals scored. The Sabres (87) have seven less goals scored than the New York Islanders (94), the Islanders are 8-26-4 which puts them 17 points behind the next closest team. NHL Standings January 7th, 2012    Team Points    Team Points 1 61 50 2 52 50 3 45 47 4 50 49 5 47 48 6 45 46 7 44 46 8 44 45 9 42 44 10 41 44 11 39 44 12 39 43 13 38 43 14 38 40 15 37 20 NHL Stat Leaders January 7th, 2012 Goals Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay 27 Assists Johnathan Toews, Chicago 36 Points Mikko Koivu, Minnesota 51 GAA Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg 1.82 Save % Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg .939 Wins Nicklas Backstrom 23 Shutouts Ryan Miller, Buffalo 6

December 16th, 2011 F Toronto Maple Leafs (17-12-2) 4 Buffalo Sabres (16-12-3) 1 Goal Scorers Jason Pominville (5) Regehr, Myers Loss Ryan Miller (16-11)	December 17th, 2011 - SO F Buffalo Sabres (16-12-4) 1 Pittsburgh Penguins (16-12-5) 2 Goal Scorers Tyler Ennis (7) Ehrhoff Shootout Thomas Vanek (Miss), Derek Roy (Miss), Tyler Ennis (Miss) Loss Ryan Miller (16-12)
December 20th, 2011 F Buffalo Sabres (16-13-4) 2 Ottawa Senators (14-16-4) 3 Goal Scorers Derek Roy (10) Regehr, Myers Jochen Hecht (7) Ehrhoff Loss Ryan Miller (16-13)	December 22nd, 2011 F Buffalo Sabres (16-14-4) 1 Toronto Maple Leafs (20-12-2) 3 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (10) Myers Loss Ryan Miller (16-14)
December 26th, 2011 - OT F Washington Capitals (22-10-2) 2 Buffalo Sabres (17-14-4) 3 Goal Scorers Jochen Hecht (8) Ehrhoff, Boyes Thomas Vanek (11) Roy, Myers Robyn Regehr (2) Hodgson Win Ryan Miller (17-14)	December 28th, 2011 - SO F Buffalo Sabres (17-14-5) 3 New Jersey Devils (19-14-3) 4 Goal Scorers Ville Leino (4) Myers, Boyes Jason Pominville (6) Regehr, Vanek Thomas Vanek (12) Ehrhoff, Weber Shootout Thomas Vanek (Miss), Derek Roy (Miss), Tyler Ennis (Miss), Jason Pominville (Miss) Loss Ryan Miller (17-15)
December 30th, 2011 F Buffalo Sabres (17-15-5) 2 Washington Capitals (23-11-2) 3 Goal Scorers Jason Pominville (7) Leopold, Vanek Jason Pominville (8) Roy Loss Ryan Miller (17-16)	December 31st, 2011 F Ottawa Senators (17-18-4) 4 Buffalo Sabres (17-16-5) 2 Goal Scorers Jochen Hecht (9) Stafford Ville Leino (5) Pominville, Ehrhoff Loss Ryan Miller (17-17)
January 3rd, 2012 F Edmonton Oilers (18-19-2) 1 Buffalo Sabres (18-16-5) 3 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (13) Roy Jason Pominville (9) Roy, Vanek Andrej Sekera (2) Gerbe Win Ryan Miller (18-17)	January 6th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (19-16-5) 4 Carolina Hurricanes (21-17-4) 0 Goal Scorers Cody Hodgson (3) Boyes, Leino Drew Stafford (4) Ennis, Hecht Cody Hodgson (4) Ennis, Sekera Derek Roy (12) Stafford, Ennis Shutouts Ryan Miller (6) Loss Ryan Miller (19-17)

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EJ Hradek Tweets Change Possible in Buffalo BUFFALO, NY - NHL Network senior reporter EJ Hradek posted a tweet suggesting it's make or break time in Buffalo. @EJHradek_NHL: "Someone close to new Sabres owner Terrence Pegula says if Buffalo does not turn their season around a shakeup at the trade deadline is likely." Buffalo already holds two first round picks thanks to the Paul Gaustad to Nashville deal. Options are nearly endless as both those picks are currently positioned to be top ten selections.

[johnnyrocks]

I love your dynasty layout. I know a little bit of HTML, so I hope you don't mind but I might copy a part of your layout if it is ok.

Following your Dynasty, bookmarked!

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Quote: Originally Posted by johnnyrocks

I love your dynasty layout. I know a little bit of HTML, so I hope you don't mind but I might copy a part of your layout if it is ok. Following your Dynasty, bookmarked!

Well I do a lot of dynasties that I don't share and the reason I decided to share this one is to inspire others so glad to see I've done that in a way. Have at it!

[seb170455]

Great layout!! Good luck with Buffalo.

[bthomp05]

Wow, your really moving along with this. As other have said love the layout and I hope you keep going with this. Great work.

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Block 5 Update: 24-21-5, 10th in EC

Jochen Hecht is out for the rest of the regular season injured. Thanks For Playing BUFFALO, NY - The struggling Buffalo Sabres were dealt another blow when second line center Jochen Hecht left the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 13th. The Sabres would go on to win 4-1 but the news turned sour when they found out Hecht had a concussion and will be kept out the remainder of the regular season. The 34-year-old Hecht is in the final year of his current contract and could have played his last game in a Sabres uniform if the Buffalo does not reach the playoffs. With Hecht out of the lineup Cody Hodgson will step into the second line center role the rest of the year and Corey Tropp will begin to see playing time on the fourth line. As the Sabres dealt with the adjustments the chase for the playoffs continued as the team went 5-5 in the fifth block of the season. The Sabres had a big chance to pull closer to the eight seed in their most recent game Montreal, who currently holds that spot, but fell 4-2 and are now four points outside of the playoff picture. Highlight of the Block: The 4-1 victory of Toronto. The Maple Leafs have dominated Buffalo so far this season so despite losing center Jochen Hecht getting a win over a team that has had Buffalo's number shows signs of promise. Needs Improvement: Winning the key games. Six teams sit in the East with 53-54 points and Buffalo is one of them. Winning over Montreal in their last game would have not only put Buffalo ahead of this pack but also would have kept Buffalo within two points of the eight seed but the Sabres never had a chance in this big matchup. NHL Standings February 1st, 2012    Team Points    Team Points 1 73 64 2 64 64 3 59 56 4 61 64 5 55 58 6 54 57 7 53 57 8 52 57 9 52 54 10 52 53 11 50 53 12 50 53 13 49 53 14 48 53 15 46 33 NHL Stat Leaders February 1st, 2012 Goals Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay 37 Assists Johnathan Toews, Chicago 42 Points Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay 65 GAA Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg 1.95 Save % Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg .935 Wins Nicklas Backstrom 29 Shutouts Ryan Miller, Buffalo 7

January 7th, 2012 F Winnipeg Jets (23-15-3) 0 Buffalo Sabres (20-16-5) 3 Goal Scorers Derek Roy (13) Sekera, Vanek Thomas Vanek (14) Roy Jason Pominville (10) Ehrhoff, Kaleta Shutout Ryan Miller (7) Win Ryan Miller (20-17)	January 10th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (20-17-5) 0 Toronto Maple Leafs (26-14-2) 2 Goal Scorers N/A Loss Ryan Miller (20-18)
January 13th, 2012 F Toronto Maple Leafs (26-15-2) 1 Buffalo Sabres (21-17-5) 4 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (15) Ehrhoff Cody Hodgson (5) Stafford Derek Roy (14) Pominville, Vanek Derek Roy (15) Vanek, Ehrhoff Win Ryan Miller (21-18)	January 14th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (21-18-5) 2 New York Islanders (10-27-4) 5 Goal Scorers Thomas Vanek (16) Ehrhoff, Pominville Tyler Ennis (8) Ehrhoff, Pominville Loss Ryan Miller (21-19)
January 16th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (22-18-5) 1 Detroit Red Wings (21-21-3) 0 Goal Scorers Jason Pominville (8) Leopold, Roy Shutout Jhonas Enroth (1) Win Jhonas Enroth (1-4)	January 18th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (23-18-5) 3 Chicago Blackhawks (28-15-4) 1 Goal Scorers Nathan Gerbe (3) Ennis, Regehr Drew Stafford (5) Hodgson, Ennis Nathan Gerbe (4) Ehrhoff Win Jhonas Enroth (2-4)
January 19th, 2012 - OT F Buffalo Sabres (24-18-5) 4 Winnipeg Jets (26-16-5) 3 Goal Scorers Drew Stafford (6) Ehrhoff, Ennis Brad Boyes (4) Leino, Myers Tyler Ennis (9) Sekera, Gerbe Cody McCormick (6) Roy, Myers Win Jhonas Enroth (3-4)	January 21st, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (24-19-5) 2 St. Louis Blues (28-16-3) 5 Goal Scorers Derek Roy (16) Pominville, Sekera Tyler Myers (5) Hodgson Loss Jhonas Enroth (3-5)
January 24th, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (24-20-5) 1 New Jersey Devils (26-19-4) 4 Goal Scorers Cody Hodgson (6) Ennis, Stafford Loss Ryan Miller (21-20)	January 31st, 2012 F Buffalo Sabres (24-21-5) 2 Montreal Canadiens (25-18-7) 4 Goal Scorers Nathan Gerbe (5) Kaleta, Ehrhoff Cody McCormick (7) Pominville Loss Ryan Miller (21-21)