Archives for October 4, 2005

'The Sabres appear to be in for a third straight losing season after being virtually dormant during this summer's free agent signing frenzy.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres 2005-06 capsule preview

'No hard feelings, Satan said. "I moved on and I think everybody will," he said.' … [Read more...] about Satan, Zhitnik to debut against former team

'Bartovic, who was sent down to Rochester Monday, had one goal in four preseason games this year.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire G Leighton from Chicago

'Leighton has been assigned to Rochester (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Leighton

'Take a look back at the history of the Buffalo Sabres from a fan's perspective. Written by Mark Zampogna, this great piece is something all Sabres fans should read.' … [Read more...] about Welcome Back: Life as a Buffalo Sabres Fan

'The first meeting between Satan and the Sabres is something that Ruff has been looking forward to.' … [Read more...] about Can't wait hardly wait

'Bartovic , 24, had 10 goals and 18 assists in 69 games with Rochester of the AHL last season. He has appeared in 26 games with the Sabres, recording two goals and eight assists.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire G Leighton from Blackhawks

'Leighton, a 6’3”, 186 pound, 24 year-old goaltender spent last season with the Blackhawks’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. He appeared in 41 games with the Admirals posting a record of 20-16-3 with a 2.02 goals against average and a .921 save percentage with seven shutouts.' … [Read more...] about Hawks Trade Leighton; Acquire Bartovic

'The move puts the Sabres at the 23-player roster limit with four goaltenders. However, Leighton will most likely be sent to Rochester unless there is another trade in the works.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Trade Bartovic For Goaltender

'As of Monday, the team had sold 7,460 full season tickets, plus the equivalent of another 750 in mini-packs. That adds up to 8,210 so far, with the team expecting to reach 8,500.' … [Read more...] about Game has a new look as hockey returns

'The Sabres could have carried one more player but chose to demote center Derek Roy to the Rochester Americans while waiving forwards Milan Bartovic and Jason Pominville and defenseman Doug Janik. Forwards Adam Mair and Andrew Peters were placed on injured reserve.' … [Read more...] about Three goalies left after Sabres cuts

'"If they wanted to put eight-to-10 guys in Rochester, they won't have room for the other guys," Rent said. "There are going to be younger guys that aren't quite ready to play in Rochester yet, but they don't want to give up on them. This way they can stick them in Shreveport."' … [Read more...] about Bugs make deal with NHL team

Surprised Roy assigned to Amerks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Work in Progress (RNews.com) Sabres assign Roy to Rochester; place three on waivers (Amerks.com) Amerks open 50th season this Friday at BCA (Amerks.com) Scott Stirling on WBEE Wednesday (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage