Archives for September 11, 2011

'Armia still has a ways to go to silence all of his critics, he is by no means NHL ready. However, there is no denying he has a great set of hands and can dangle the puck. Add his big body and fearlessness on the ice, and you have a very exciting player. He needs to continue to round out his game by becoming a more complete player in all areas of the ice but his gift is his … [Read more...] about Joel Armia new top prospect for Buffalo Sabres

'Watching all this unfold was Sabres netminder Ryan Rondeau. The undrafted Rondeau is at the tournament on an amateur tryout, and allowed three goals on 26 shots in his first professional game following a four-year collegiate career at Yale University. Rondeau kept the Sabres in the game with some big saves, including a highlight-reel glove grab early in the contest.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Columbus 3

'The Sabres then broke the game open in the third on goals by Jonathan Parker, Daniel Catenacci and Phil Varone. Sabres starting goalie Nathan Lieuwen turned aside 18 shots to earn the victory. Minnesota's Darcy Kuemper took the loss, stopping 18 of 23 shots.' … [Read more...] about Sabres defeat Wild in opener of Traverse City tourney

'"You could smell what happened, the burning and the odor in the air," said Ruff, who walked with Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier and a few assistant coaches. "We were just trying to get a grasp on how big a devastation it really was, and it was pretty sad. With the amount of debris and dust around all the buildings in that area, it was incredible."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ visit to Ground Zero was overwhelming

'"We're getting into it right away," coach Lindy Ruff said. "A lot of times you put down guys on paper -- I call them paper partners -- but sometimes it doesn't work out on the ice. I think in Ehrhoff's case, Vancouver's system is very similar to ours where the 'D' is heavily involved. I don't think there's much of an adjustment there on what we try to do. It'll just be trying … [Read more...] about Sabres set to mix and match