Is it just me or does it seem like Terry Pegula has been the owner of the Buffalo Sabres for much longer than one and a half months?

The reason it seems that way is because it has been nothing but positive since Mr. Pegula has taken over the Sabres; I personally barely even remember Tom Golisano.

However, let’s compare Pegula and Golisano just one more time.

Former Buffalo Sabres’ defenseman Brian Campbell asked for a five year, 25 million dollar deal to stay in Buffalo. When you look at what Campbell makes now in Chicago that would have been an absolute steal for the Sabres.

It still wasn’t cheap enough for Tom Golisano’s deep pockets though.

I know that Campbell’s play has slipped somewhat since he left Buffalo, but there is no doubt he would have continued to flourish for the Sabres. The slick skating defenseman would have made Buffalo’s power play a lethal one this season.

Now, let’s shift our focus to current Sabres’ owner Terry Pegula. From the first time I read about Pegula, he seemed like the real deal and since taking over the Sabres, he has proved that he most certainly is.

Tonight, the Buffalo Sabres will faceoff against the Philadelphia Flyers in their final home game of the season. However, the party will start long before puck drop.

More than 80 Buffalo Sabres’ alumni will be present for this evening’s Fan Appreciation Night. Players ranging from hall of famers to guys that only laced up the skates for a few shifts will be at HSBC Arena.

That is an unheard of amount of alumni that will be one the ice all at once. The reason it is all going to happen is because Terry Pegula made it his mission from day one to reach out to the Sabres’ alumni and mend the broken relationship that had been caused by former regimes.

Not only did Pegula reach out to contact every former Sabre, but he is also paying for their airfare and hotel rooms.

That’s the difference between Terry Pegula and Tom Golisano: Terry Pegula just simply gets it.

There will be an abundance of happy emotions and memories running through fan’s hearts and minds tonight. However, this current edition of the Buffalo Sabres can really make everyone’s night.

The Buffalo Sabres enter tonight’s clash against the Philadelphia Flyer’s needing just one point to clinch a playoff berth for the second straight season. The turnaround the Sabres have experienced this season has been nothing short of remarkable.

After losing leading scorer Derek Roy and getting embarrassed by the Calgary Flames in late December, the Sabres decided it was time to have a team-only meeting.

Buffalo had a record of 14-18-4 after the loss in Calgary. They now own an impressive record of 41-29-10.

The Buffalo Sabres’ 32 points since February 22 are the most of any NHL club. If the Sabres clinch tonight, they will be without question the hottest team heading into the postseason.

Terry Pegula has created this amazing alumni sundae. Now, all this group of Buffalo Sabres needs to do is put the cherry on top.

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Thomas Vanek did what Thomas Vanek does. He stood in front of the net, took the punishment and scored. Repeatedly. He stole the puck at center ice with less than a minute remaining and fired it into the empty net to seal the game. He stood on the ice as the hats rained down and smiled. Winning was something he could get used to.

Actually, winning is something the Buffalo Sabres have been extremely used to in 2011. They have amassed 58 points since January 1, the most of any team in the Eastern Conference in that span. Even without reigning Vezina trophy winner Ryan Miller for an entire week, the team went 3-0-1 with upstart goaltender Jhonas Enroth in net.

They beat one of this year’s Vezina candidates in Henrik Lunqvist, 1-0. They took Carolina’s playoff hopes to the brink of extinction with a Sunday victory in Raleigh.

Talk about getting hot at the right time. The last time the Sabres lost in regulation was last Tuesday against Toronto. The time before that? March 15th. That’s not just hot. That’s Duff’s Nuclear Wings hot.

The Sabres have two games left to clinch a spot, and only need Carolina to lose in overtime or regulation once to do so. When Miller is healthy, they will have two high-caliber goaltenders to turn to for the playoff grind. They are getting contributions from all four lines, from Vanek on down to Brad Boyes and Tyler Ennis (who, by the way, is a top-five rookie scorer this season).

I’m not saying that Buffalo will make it through all 16 wins required to hoist Lord Stanley’s chalice this year. What I am saying is that they ought to make a lot of noise come the tournament.

Now do I believe? Yes, Mr. Jeanneret. These guys are good. Scary good.

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There’s a Jhonas Enroth video sweeping across the sports world today, just hours after the Sabres backup goalie made what could might be the save of the year in Sunday’s clash with the Carolina Hurricanes. 

With a 1-0 lead early in the second period, the Sabres were playing in the defensive zone. Carolina defenseman Joni Pitkanen launched a howitzer of a shot that zipped off Enroth’s helmet.

The force of the hit caused Enroth’s helmet to jar loose from his face, and he signalled to the ref to stop play (when a goalkeeper has a helmet issue, the referee can stop play so he can fix it). 

However, the ref missed the signal, allowing play to continue while the Sabres keeper fiddled with his mask. Finally, in desperation, Enroth pulled it from his face, lunging right in time to make the save. 

Enroth’s save might be the first maskless stop made by a goalkeeper since 1974, when Andy Brown retired from the league as the last helmetless goalie. 

It was an impressive stop, even with a helmet on, but the fact that less than a second before making the toe save, Enroth was still fiddling with his mask just adds to the feat. 

Buffalo has been playing without superstar goalie Ryan Miller for their last three games, but the 22-year-old Enroth has filled in incredibly well.

The Sabres are in the midst of a fight for their playoff lives, and a loss on Sunday would have been devastating to their hopes of sneaking in as the Eastern Conference’s seventh seed. 

As it turned out, his save proved to be the difference in the game, as the Sabres went on to win 2-1 in overtime, giving them a massive boost in their playoff push. 

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