Archives for September 28, 2011

Amerks rookie Marcus Foligno much like his father (Rochester D&C) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'“It’s unfortunate because Brad Boyes gets suspended for two games and there’s not even a review on some of the other hits. Disappointed a little bit, but move on.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres ‘disappointed’ with inconsistent suspension rulings

'The Sabres believe NHL discipline czar Brendan Shanahan got the call on Boyes right and totally missed the call on Armstrong.' … [Read more...] about Sabres ”One Up, One Down” For Shanahan

Greece native Derek Whitmore playing for Amerks (WHEC-TV) Pace picks up on Day 2 of Amerks' training camp (Amerks.com) Amerks sign forward Phil Varone (Amerks.com) Amerks to host exhibition game vs. The University of Western Ontario (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"Players get more reps and the less numbers you have, you can go into more detail with what you want to work on," Ruff said. "We've kept the groups down to practice size but it's nice to get into four lines and more scrimmage-like and game-like situations."' … [Read more...] about Sabres pared to more normal numbers

'"I'm going to try to bite my tongue as much as possible," Gaustad said. "I'm just a little bit disappointed by it because I'm not the type of player that stays down. If I get up, I get up. They haven't asked how I'm doing. The NHL hasn't asked me. They don't know if I'm injured or not. They didn't check on it, at least to my knowledge."' … [Read more...] about NHL discipline brings mixed feelings to Sabreland

'Kotalik, a native of the Czech Republic, apparently is pursuing playing options in Europe instead of calling Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester Community War Memorial his hockey home for the 2011-12 season.' … [Read more...] about Former NHL players’ future in Buffalo Sabres organization unclear