Archives for April 10, 2008

'"The downside is they're young. The upside is they're young," Quinn said. "And we intend to sit down and figure out a way to make this grow and improve it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres interested in adding veteran leadership to bolster team

'When you put younger players in bigger role situations and they are move up the lineup, there was reference to giving up leads. We had fairly good success at locking down with two lines last year, elevating the Roy line to a higher position. They were pure offense last year and asking them to maybe try to lock down on the defensive side of it, we struggled. They struggled as … [Read more...] about End of Season Press Conference, Part I

'"I think in the final analysis that we could have used more leadership."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Brass: Everyone’s to Blame

'The Sabres gambled that their youth was ready to assume all the leadership roles previously handled by Numminen, Chris Drury, Daniel Briere and other departed veterans. They lost that bet, evidenced by the fact team management will wrap up the season with a news conference today just as the Stanley Cup playoffs are starting.' … [Read more...] about Lack of experience hurt Sabres most

'Team USA announced the first 17 players for its world team Wednesday, and Buffalo connections dominate the roster. South Buffalo native Patrick Kane and West Seneca’s Lee Stempniak were named to the team, as were Sabres forwards Jason Pominville, Paul Gaustad and Drew Stafford. Pominville is a dual citizen (his mother is American and his father is Canadian), and he chose … [Read more...] about Buffalo well represented

'Roberval receives $100,000 from Kraft to upgrade a local arena, where the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres will face off in a pre-season contest on Sept 23 -- with Don Cherry on hand.' … [Read more...] about Roberval, Que., wins Kraft Hockeyville 2008

City wants Donner to cede control of Amerks, K-hawks (Rochester D&C) Hamilton smokes Amerks (Rochester D&C) Bulldogs come alive too late (Hamilton Spectator) Feeble Finish (RNews.com) Hamilton has huge third period in win over Amerks (Amerks.com) Locke's six points leads 'Dogs over Amerks (HamiltonBulldogs.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'So what's missing? Money. At least the urge to spend it.' … [Read more...] about Sabres must spend money, make right decisions