’1) Convince Ryan Miller to stop being a baby and sign a reasonable extension. 2) Trade Ryan Miller for a nice package that includes a big bodied forward prospect with some offensive skill and mettle while signing or acquiring a veteran goalie who isn’t a total tire fire. 3) Show Thomas Vanek by your other personnel moves that it matters less who your goaltender is than who comprises his supporting cast. Extend him.’

‘“No decisions yet,” Regier told reporters in Rochester as part of the Amerks’ locker clean-out day. “Fairly soon in the case of the head coach in Buffalo, and then Rochester will follow. Those are conversations we’re going to have.”‘

Rochester Amerks goalie David Leggio’s future murky (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Future uncertain for several Rochester Americans (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

Sabres prospect Girgensons dynamic during Amerks’ short playoff run (Olean Times Herald)

‘But they shouldn’t waste time on some meaningless search for a head coach. The team played well under Rolston’s leadership. Until that changes, Rolston should be the head coach.’

‘“You have to look at every option for them to remain as Sabres” Button said. “I think they’re too good a players. You can let them go but who’s going to replace them? You go back and look at how the team looked different after Chris Drury and Danny Briere left and I think Thomas Vanek and Ryan Miller are a significant cut above those two players.”’

Girgensons impressive, but Amerks get swept from playoffs (Buffalo News)
Toronto ends Rochester Amerks’ season (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Sabres prospect Grigorenko ‘tired mentally’ after marathon season ends with Amerks (Olean Times Herald)
Acton scores in OT to help Marlies advance past Americans in AHL playoffs (CP)
Amerks Battle, Fall to Marlies; Girgensons Shines (WGR-AM)
Nick Tarnasky: More than a tough guy for Amerks (WGR-AM)
Amerks season ends with 3-2 overtime loss to Marlies in Game 3 (Amerks.com)
Marlies Sweep Rochester and Move Onto the Conference Semi-Finals (Marlies.ca)

‘The guy who promised immediate improvement when Pegula bought the team, faced with a second straight post-season miss, suddenly decided the Sabres were rebuilding.’

‘Rookie left winger Zemgus Girgensons has perhaps been the Amerks’ best forward in the series. He has scored two goals, has been effective on special teams and continues to assert himself by playing the body.’

‘“(I have) that expectation from myself to carry over from the previous two years and continue to have a production goal-scoring wise,” Stafford said last week inside the First Niagara Center. “It just wasn’t there this year. That’s something obviously I’m going to focus on during the summer.”’

‘He’s now been the face of failure through three different owners and three different coaches.’

‘“I think we’ve made progress,” Rolston said. “I’m not happy that we’re not in the playoffs. We needed to do a better job there, but we made some progress I think as a team. We played better down the stretch in terms of the success that we’ve had… I think a longer season gives you the opportunity for more development and more of the hands-on stuff that we need to be doing in the future.”’

Hackett, Larsson fitting in for Amerks (Buffalo News)
Rochester Amerks look to fight off Toronto sweep (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Several future Buffalo Sabres make mark with Rochester Amerks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

‘There are also questions surrounding the status of Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek, arguably the team’s top two players. Both are set to become unrestricted free agents in the summer of 2014, and both have made comments that suggest they may not be keen on sticking around through a rebuild. Regier said no decisions have been made on the pair’s futures.’

‘“We have tried some things,” Regier said Monday. “Some things have worked better than others. Some things have not worked very well.”’