Archives for October 2005

'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

'Forward Derek roy was assigned to rochester while forwards Milan bartovic, Jason Pominville and Doug Janik were placed on waivers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign roy to Rochester

'"It was a very difficult decision," stated Ruff of Roy's assignment on Monday.' … [Read more...] about Roster now stands at 22

'Mair has a groin injury that kept him to one preseason game, and Peters has a strained left triceps. Under NHL rules, both players will be inactive for at least one week.' … [Read more...] about Sabres forwards Mair, Peters put on injured list

'The Buffalo Sabres decided to send center Derek Roy down to Rochester before the start of the season. Sean McMorrow, Doug Janek, and Milan Bartovich were place on waivers to go down to Rochester as well.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Send Down Roy, Three Others To Rochester

"The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the Central Hockey League announced today that the team has signed an affiliation agreement with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Over the past three seasons, the Mudbugs have had a working agreement with the Sabres' AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans.' … [Read more...] about Mudbugs Announce Affiliation with NHL's Buffalo Sabres

'While many teams made headlines restocking their rosters with high-profile free agents after the NHL lockout ended, Regier sat mostly quiet, confident in the young core he already assembled. "For us it was about trying to keep that core together," Regier said. "It should count for something."' … [Read more...] about Regier hoping patience pays off for young Sabres

'"It's going to be tough," said Wayne Redshaw, a Port Colborne-based sports writer who has covered the Sabres since the team's first game in 1970. Redshaw is also president of the Western New York chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. "The Sabres are going to have to rebuild the fans' confidence from day one," he … [Read more...] about He shoots; will he score?

It's a tough numbers game for defenseman (Rochester D&C) Amerks Lose Preseason Opener (RNews.com) Amerks lose 4-3 in shootout (Amerks.com) Marlies Do It Again (TorontoMarlies.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'"He looked a little nervous tonight," Ruff said of Miller. "I thought there were some uncharacteristic rebounds that came off him, but you get to the last game of the preseason, he put pressure on himself to really put a performance together. I think he was strong."' … [Read more...] about Miller gets closer to No. 1 job

'"Could it be an old athlete refusing to accept retirement? Maybe," Patrick said with a laugh. "Could it be I'm having a hard time making the transition from player to coach? Maybe it's that, too."' … [Read more...] about Patrick decides to lace up skates again, in Germany

'Haywood adds Comcast won't allow the cable operator to carry the NHL package unless OLN is moved from Adelphia's highest digital tier, Digital Plus, to its lowest digital tier. The move would be costly and Adelphia still wouldn't hit the required 40 percent.' … [Read more...] about Power play keeping NHL off Adelphia

'"Because you speak French as well, do you ever use that to your advantage so nobody knows what you're saying?" Briere: "Well, playing with J.P. (Dumont) sometimes on the ice if we have a secret play or do something off the face-off we'll speak French. But, we haven't found another French linemate and no one wants to learn French to play with us."' … [Read more...] about Meet the Sabres: Daniel Briere