Archives for September 30, 2008

'The 26-year-old Gaustad has played in parts of four seasons with the Sabres, tallying career-highs with 10 goals and 36 points in 82 games last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Gaustad out 3-4 weeks after thumb surgery

'Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have assigned goaltender Adam Dennis to Portland (AHL), and returned defenseman Tyler Myers to Kelowna of the Western Hockey League. The moves leave the Sabres with 32 players remaining in camp.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reassign Dennis and Myers

'Gaustad, entering his fourth NHL season, was hurt during a fight in Buffalo’s 2-1 shootout loss to Minnesota on Sunday. He had one goal in two games in the preseason and was expected to provide a physical presence on the Sabres’ second or third line.' … [Read more...] about Sabres C Gaustad out after having thumb surgery

'Heading to Portland are: forwards Tyler Bouck (pending waivers), Jimmy Bonneau (pending waivers), Colton Fretter, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Derek Whitmore, Felix Schutz and Colin Murphy; defensemen Mike Card and Mike Kostka; and goaltender Jhonas Enroth.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reduce Training Camp roster by 13

'He is expected to be out a minimum of 3-4 weeks.' … [Read more...] about Gaustad has surgery on thumb

'A couple of years ago Peters dropped a significant amount of weight in order to get more mobile on his skates. But he found it hard to battle the heavyweights and added about 20 pounds of muscle after changing his workout regime. "I'm back up to 240 but I tried to stay as lean as possible," he said. "I found it hard at 225 pounds tussling with the big guys. I … [Read more...] about Peters reloading

'“Coach wants to see consistency out of me, and that’s one of the things that takes the longest,” MacArthur said. “I’ve really got to work at it, and that’s what I need to do to stay here full time.”' … [Read more...] about MacArthur making case for consistency