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Head on over to The 700 Level to check out an interview with Marty (and Jake) during Flyers Night: http://www.the700level.com/2008/06/stevens-co-cele.html |
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| EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS!!!! |
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Congrats to Marty and Ann Marie on the arrival of Emily on Monday!!! Also the Flyers are now up 2 games to 1 on the Caps! |
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Are you a Marty Fan? Are you on Facebook? Then Join Martin Biron Fans on Facebook |
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The rest of Marty giving a tour of the Flyers Skate Zone is up at PhiladelphiaFlyers.Com. Check it out in the Featured Videos. |
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I obviously went a little nuts and took a ton of pictures of Marty on Monday. Specifically Marty pictures can be found on my Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/valorfaerie/tags/martinbiron/ Pictures from the Flyers/Sabres game in general can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/valorfaerie/sets/72157603995997657/ |
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I'll be heading out to Buffalo this Monday 2/25 to watch Marty play against the Sabres. I've got a great new telephoto lens for my camera, so I'll be posting pictures next week and finally changing the entrance page picture as well. ~Maureen |
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| Head over to PhiladelphiaFlyers.Com to see Part 1 of Marty giving a tour of the Flyers practice facility in Voorhees, NJ. |
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http://fanballoting.nhl.com/ GO VOTE FOR MARTY! VOTING ENDS JANUARY 2ND...VOTE EARLY AND VOTE OFTEN!!! Marty is 4th right now...LET'S GET VOTING MARTY FANS!! Also, Check out Marty's Video of the Father/Son Road Trip on PhiladelphiaFlyers.Com |
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The NHL Shop now has a Marty Biron player name and number shirt on sale: http://shop.nhl.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2921437&clickid=body_rv_img I ordered 2 :) |
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I think Brodeur says it best: "Marty played awesome" |
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Congrats to Marty on his very first Flyers Shut Out! May this be one of many. :) |
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Comcast SportsNet will be holding a live taping of the 2007 Meet the Flyers show. Be part of the live audience on Sunday, September 16th at 1 p.m. at the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ. Admittance to the Meet the Flyers show is FREE, but is on a first come, first serve basis. Come out and hear from Flyers GM Paul Holmgren, Coach John Stevens as well as your favorite veterans and newest members of the team! Comcast SportNet's Michael Barkann will sit down with them to discuss the upcoming season. Prior to the show, fans are invited to watch the Flyers practice or participate in activities throughout the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone. Flyers Gear Zone will also be open to the public with sales items and the new Flyers RBK Edge jersey --PhiladelphiaFlyers.Com Flyers Camp Opens Sept. 14th |
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Beleted Welcome to Flyers Fans! To help you get to know Marty better I'm asking all you Marty fans out there to e-mail me your Marty stories. E-Mail webmistress@martybiron.net and put "My Marty Story" in the subject. At the very least give me your first name and I'll post your stories here on MartyBiron.Net during the off-season. If possible please send stories in English. |
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~ 2006-07 Stats have been added ~ 2006-07 Bio info has been added ~ My pictures from 1-19-07 Sabres vs. Canucks have been added to Gallery 3 (the last pictures I've taken of Marty in a Sabres uniform) ~ The Martin Biron Fan Club on MySpace has been added to the Links page |
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1:14pm-- Marty's looking good so far. Sucks that Lindy played Conklin instead of Miller today. 1:24pm-- Vanek Scores...Marty had most of that...1-0 Sabres 1:26pm-- Gagne Scores!!...top shelf..1-1 1:42pm-- End of the 1st....1-1...Marty's saved 8 of 9 shots on goal 2pm-- Second period 2:02pm-- Ruzicka Scores!!...pokes it in the side...2-1 Flyers 2:27pm-- Hatcher pretty much scores an own goal...credited to Pommers...2-2 2:35pm-- Roy jams the rebound in...3-2 Sabres 2:37pm-- End of the 2nd...3-2...Marty's saved 18 of 21 shots on goal 2:54pm-- Third Period 2:59pm-- Knuble Scores!!...off the face off...3-3 3:08pm-- Richards Scores!!...chops away at it and gets it in...4-3 Flyers 3:18pm-- Marty's mic'd!!....says hey to Ryan, talking to the ref and his teammates....I love when they mic Marty :) 3:30pm-- 4-3 Flyers Win!!...Marty stops 27 of 30...w00t! Marty gets 2nd Star! |
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Tomorrow(4/8/07) on NBC at 1pm...Flyers/Sabres
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Sunday 4-8-07...Easter Sunday....1pm...Flyers vs. Sabres! Marty plays his old team, the last game of the season. I'm so psyched for this game! Marty vs. Ry! |
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Marty debuted his Flyers mask tonight! Check out pics of it over at Yahoo! Sports |
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The Flyers signed Marty today to a 2 year extension worth 6.8 million. PhiladelphiaFlyers.Com Story YAY! I've already got my Flyers jersey on order at shop.nhl.com |
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| Click here to read the NHL.Com In The Spotlight article on Marty. |
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Philly vs. Pittsburgh is one of the games of the week today on NBC. Catch Marty at 12:30pm today. The other game is Wings/Avs, so if you get that game you'll at least get updates during intermission on the Philly/Pitt game. |
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Congratulations Marty! 4-3 in OT...34 saves |
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Marty is scheduled to start his first game tonight for the Flyers. Good Luck, Marty!!! |
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The Buffalo Sabres traded Marty to the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday. Here's a story from TSN I will miss having Marty 1 hour away but be assured that where ever Marty roams martybiron.net will still be alive and kicking. Looks like another site color change is needed. Thank You for all your years in Western NY Marty! <3 <3 There will always be love for you here no matter what jersey you wear. |
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Pictures from Sabres camp on 9-26-06 are finally up in Gallery 3. Sorry about the long wait. |
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This week's Sabres podcast, The Morning Skate, features Marty. You can go here: http://www.sabres.com/podcast.cfm on Sabres.com or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. |
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Did anyone catch Marty's new mask during the Sabres/Canadiens game last night? If you didn't...here's a video clip He's gone back to the 2 team colors split by the lightning bolt. (Love it, Marty!) Plus, there's a great article about Marty and Ryan Miller on NHL.com And lastly, I've got some pics from when I visited training camp on Sept. 26th that I'll be getting up soon. Huge Huge Thanks goes out to the guys over at the Rochester Americans Web Boards for all the Marty coolness today! |
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Welcome to the now blue and gold MartyBiron.Net! I went to the Sabres Scrimmage/Jersey unveiling today and took some pics. I'll have them up in gallery 3 sometime this week. The new index page image is one of them. |
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The Sabres have posted their training camp schedule...here are the dates and times(camp is at HSBC Arena unless otherwise noted): Sept. 14-- Vets report, Rookies on-ice 2pm-4pm Sept. 15-- 10am-2:30pm Sept. 16-- 10am-2:30pm Sept. 17-- 10am-2:30pm Sept. 18-- Buffalo @ Toronto 7:30pm Sept. 19-- Buffalo @ Columbus 7pm Sept. 20-- 10am-2:30pm Sept. 21-- 6pm-8pm Sept. 22-- Buffalo @ Ottawa 7:30pm Sept. 23-- Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh @ Hamilton, ON 7:30pm Sept. 24-- 10am-2:30pm Sept. 25-- 10am-2:30pm Sept. 26-- 10am-2:30pm Sept. 27-- 10am-2:30pm Sept. 28-- 6pm-8pm Sept. 29-- Buffalo @ Pittsburgh 7:30pm Sept. 30-- Pittsburgh @ Buffalo 7pm I'll probably be heading out to Buffalo on either the 25th or 26th to snap some pictures of Marty. Since the Sabres in no way, shape, or form are coming to Rochester this pre-season...Boo, I say...Boo |
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Happy 29th Birthday!!
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From TSN: Biron accepts Sabres' qualifying offer Goaltender Martin Biron has accepted his $2.1-million US, one-year qualifying offer from the Buffalo Sabres, even though he has asked the club to trade him. But the Sabres now have leverage when it comes to negotiations with starter Ryan Miller, who is a restricted free agent. Biron was unhappy with his ice time last season. The six-foot-three, 163-pound goalie from Lac St. Charles, Que., appeared in 35 games for Buffalo. The 28-year-old finished the regular season with a 2.89 goals-against average and a 21-8 record, including a 13-game winning streak from Nov. 15 to Dec. 17. Biron was a first-round pick (16th overall) of the Buffalo Sabres in the 1995 NHL entry draft and in 281 games, compiled a record of 122-111-25 with a 2.49 goals-against average. |
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Hot off the press, from about an hour ago... Biron signs qualifier; wants a trade BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Goaltender Martin Biron received the Buffalo Sabres one-year qualifying offer and expects to sign it but only in hopes the team grants his wish to be traded. "We would like for him to be traded as fast as possible," Biron's agent, Gilles Lupien said Monday. Lupien said he will recommend his client accept the $2.1-million US offer by the NHL's mid-July deadline because it would potentially make a trade easier. By matching his salary last year, the Sabres retained rights to Biron. A seven-year NHL veteran, Biron wants a shot at starting for another team after losing the No. 1 job in Buffalo to rookie Ryan Miller last season. Lupien said Sabres general manager Darcy Regier assured him the team is attempting to make a trade. "I think Darcy is really trying and that's the important part," Lupien said. "If he said, `No, we won't trade him,' then we would have a problem. "But he said, `We're going to look into it,' and that's good enough for me." Regier, who was not immediately available for comment, has previously said he is prepared to trade Biron but wants to ensure the Sabres have a capable and experienced backup in place first. The Sabres, who traded former backup Mika Noronen to Vancouver in March, lack experienced goalie depth in their system, meaning the team would have to fill the backup job through free agency or a trade. Biron is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent next summer, so it would be to the Sabres advantage to trade him now and get something in return. Biron had a 21-8-0 record and 2.98 goals-against average with one shutout in 36 appearances last season. He also set a franchise record by winning 13 consecutive starts from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, filling in while Miller recovered from a broken thumb. Biron's playing time diminished down the stretch and he made no appearances during the team's extended playoff run, which ended with Buffalo losing Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final to eventual Stanley Cup-champion Carolina. Both Lupien and Biron declined to speculate about whether Biron would consider not playing for the Sabres if a trade didn't materialize by the start of next season. "It's really a fine line," Lupien said. Added Biron: "I'm just hoping that I get to be a starter on opening night somewhere." Although happy with the time he spent in Buffalo, Biron said he is eager for a fresh start. "I love being here," Biron said. "But I want to play. "I don't think that's being selfish. It's wanting to fulfill everything that you think you can do." Buffalo's first-round pick in the 1995 draft, Biron has a career 122-111-25 record but was inconsistent after taking over the starting duties after Dominik Hasek forced his trade to Detroit in July 2001. Biron was disappointed a trade didn't materialize during the NHL draft last weekend in Vancouver, which would have given him and his family time to get accustomed to a new city. "I don't think that's unreasonable," Biron said. "But now that it didn't happen, hopefully things will happen quickly in the next few weeks." |
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At the end of an AP story on the Sabres from 6-5: One player not expected back is Martin Biron, who is eligible for a $2.2 million qualifying offer, which would be too expensive for a backup goalie. Regier referred to Biron as an asset and didn't rule out re-signing and then trading the player. Rotowire says on 6-6: There's a good chance Biron has played his final game for the Sabres, The Buffalo News reports. Ryan Miller is the clear-cut #1 for probably the next several years, and as much as the Sabres like Biron, $2.13 million is too much for a backup. In fact, coach Lindy Ruff is already talking about Biron in the past tense: "In every sense, Marty was a perfect professional. We have a great relationship. It will be disappointing. We've learned a lot from each other. I tried to help him as much as I could, and he was tremendous with Ryan through everything this year." Biron posted a strong season in 2005-06, with a 21-8-0-3 record, a 2.88 GAA and a .905 save percentage. Someone else will be interested in seeing if he can earn a #1 job once again. Here at MartyBiron.Net I'm going to be following this during the off season and giving you periodical updates on whether Marty will be returning to Buffalo(which doesn't look likely) or moving on to another team. Which let's face it folks I know that we'd all rather see Marty be a #1 somewhere else then warm the bench in Buffalo. |
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I went out to Buffalo on April 12th for the Sabres/Habs game and took some pictures of Marty during warm ups. So there are 20 new pictures up in Gallery 3. Congrats again to Marty and Ann Marie, and continued Good Luck to the Sabres in the playoffs. |
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Congrats to Marty and Ann Marie on the arrival of their new baby girl, Grace on 4-11-06. :) |
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Marty won 13 consecutive starts from November 15th to Dec 17th. He was the first NHL goalie to win 13 consecutive starts since Chris Osgood did it for Detroit in the 1995-96 season. And broke a team record of 9 set by Gerry Desjardins in the 1976-77 season. And with win 11 broke a record set by Dominik Hasek in 2001-02 with 10. I didn't write about the streak while it was going on because I didn't want to jinx it. Marty won the 13 starts beginning with my first official Sabres game, when I went out to Buffalo on November 15th for Sabres vs. Devils. As I've said my pictures from that game are in the Picture Gallery 3. It's very cool to know that I was there for game 1 of the streak. |
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New to martybiron.net, Picture Gallery #3....here you'll find pictures that I've taken of Marty and pictures that I've gotten from friends that they've taken of Marty. Also check out Sabres.com for a desktop wallpaper of Marty and check out "The Blog"--Marty has done entries on September 20th and October 31st. Enjoy! :) |
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Beleted congrats to Marty and Ann Marie on the arrival of Jacob Mathieu last summer. :) I should have heard about it at the time, but this is where being a Marty fan and not a Sabres fan is a disadvantage. |
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Happy 28th Birthday To Marty!
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Marty accepted the 1 year qualifying offer from the Sabres today. Read about it on Sabres.Com |
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Marty has been extended a qualifying offer of 2.128 million for 1 year from Buffalo. Also, I've added to Gallery #2 100x100 icons/avatars that can be used for blogs or message boards. |
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The NHL is officially back! Now, let's see what Buffalo will do with their 3 goalies.... |
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I finally put up pictures of Marty still playing in Amherst during the lock out. They're in Pic Gallery #2. Plus I had the best. birthday. ever. for my 25th birthday on April 20th. I was at the Amerks first playoff game and not only did they win but Marty was also there. The first time I'd seen him in about 3 to 5 years--and he was cool enough to let me snag a picture with him. Best. Birthday. Ever. Oh yea and a link..... I added a link on the Links Page to my friend Jon's newly under construction Ryan Miller site...support those Sabres goalies :) |
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The NHL season was cancelled today. Ah well. I've got 5 pictures of Marty playing pick up games in Amherst over the past few monthes. I'll get them up in the 2nd picture gallery within the next couple of days. |
