Archives for February 2007

'"He's got great speed and he's hot right now, so we were looking at maybe moving him up in the lineup," said head coach Lindy Ruff. " You've got to take a look at how the lines are operating when we start tomorrow night. A guy like Mike has a lot of confidence in scoring goals right now. It's a good thing for us."' … [Read more...] about Fresh Face Draws Lots of Cameras

'Forward Mike Ryan has been called up from Rochester and participated in Monday's practice. Ryan has posted hat tricks in 2 of the Rochester Amerk's last 3 games. He has played in 3 games with the Sabres this season.' … [Read more...] about Kotalik Out 4-to-6 Weeks With A Knee Injury

'In 59 games this season, Kotalik has registered 14 goals and 36 points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres RW Kotalik out 4-6 weeks with knee injury

'Kotalik's name is added to a growing list of banged-up Sabres. Buffalo is now down six regulars after Maxim Afinogenov, the team's second-leading scorer, broke his left hand and Jiri Novotny twisted his left ankle in a 2-1 overtime win over Edmonton on Thursday. Afinogenov is expected to miss a minimum of six weeks, while Novotny will be out indefinitely.' … [Read more...] about Sabres RW Kotalik out over a month with knee injury

'...an NHL source has confirmed speculation that Buffalo is in talks to acquire Phoenix's Kevyn Adams, the Western New York native who played a role in Carolina's run to the Stanley Cup in 2005-06.' … [Read more...] about Michael Ryan Called Up; Rumor Reinforced

'"We were leaning toward keeping Marty, but things have changed," Regier said. "What it means is, given the injuries and where we are now, you're always revisiting things as the season progresses."' … [Read more...] about Sabres reviewing their stance on Biron

'Tell me who you think means more to his team than anyone else in the league and then I'll get on with explaining why you're wrong. Because unless you're throwing your vote the way of Buffalo Sabres center Chris Drury, we're going to be at odds.' … [Read more...] about This Sabre shows plenty of Hart

'Under the terms of the affiliation agreement, the Sabres must find at least two more players before the Amerks play Wednesday at home against the San Antonio Rampage. Amerks president Steve Donner said Buffalo must bring in players if they fall below 10 for more than two games. There were only nine Buffalo players on the roster Friday and Saturday. The Sabres have no … [Read more...] about Amerks, Sabres coping with player shortages

Amerks waste scoring chances in loss (Rochester D&C) Amerks, Sabres coping with player shortages (Rochester D&C) 'The Flats of old' (Winnipeg Sun) Wade Flaherty makes 28 saves as Manitoba blanks Rochester 3-0 (CP) Moose Blank Amerks (RNews.com) Moose shut out Amerks (Amerks.com) Moose make it seven in-a-row (MooseHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage

'Ryan has netted natural hat tricks in two of Rochester's last three games, including the first three goals in the Amerks win Saturday night against the Syracuse Crunch.' … [Read more...] about Michael Ryan Called Up to Help Injury Plagued Sabres

'We are definitely deep however everyone on this team earns their ice time. Our depth and the fact that everybody in this dressing room is so hungry is what makes us such a good hockey team.' … [Read more...] about By Any Means Necessary

'"I twisted it and heard a little crack," Kotalik said. "It's an MCL sprain, but I'm not sure about the grade. Hopefully, it will be good in a couple weeks, and I won't miss much. But we don't know."' … [Read more...] about Kotalik injured in shootout loss

'The fact Afinogenov might return before the end of the regular season prohibits the Sabres from acquiring another player to fill the winger's financial slot.' … [Read more...] about Injured players are gone, but their money remains

'"And as a goalie you want to look as big as you can," he said. "So I'm like, "This doesn't look right.' So I found a way to have the tape done and then put my socks over the tape so that it hides the tape. I just started doing that a couple months ago. So every year something gets added on to it. And in about 10 years I'll be really, really messed up with it."' … [Read more...] about What’s Biron’s value? Let’s go to the tape

'"We like the formula we have here," Sabres managing partner Larry Quinn said. "They're a huge part of our success here. We're going to keep the team together. We have some discussing to do with them about their contracts, but knowing them and having talked to them I don't expect big obstacles to overcome."' … [Read more...] about Regier, Ruff are free agents who won’t get away