Archives for 2012

'If I were Adam, I'd be thinking about really working on my defensive game given that there is an immediate opening on the roster created by the departure of Gaustad.' … [Read more...] about Flexibility

'Regier gets an “A” in the other deal, landing a first round draft pick for Paul Gaustad. I didn’t think a third or fourth line center who is a rental player could fetch a first rounder but he did and the Sabres absolutely had to make that deal. Buffalo now has 2 first round selections and 2 second round selections in the June draft giving Regier flexibility. He can keep the … [Read more...] about A Good Day For Darcy

'Ruff on what he might do with Hodgson initially: That’s going to be a little bit of trial and error. I think the original thought was to maybe give him Ennis and Stafford, put him in the middle between those two. It’ll shake itself out. We’ll find something that’ll work and we’ll run with it.' … [Read more...] about Time to move forward

'Tropp re-joins the Sabres for his fifth career recall. He has appeared in 15 games for the Sabres this season, collecting two points (1+1) and 15 penalty minutes.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall forward Tropp from Rochester

Deadline brings good and bad news for Amerks' Rolston (WGR-AM) amerks bring three-game winning streak into March (Amerks.com) Amerks assign Fienhage, MacKenzie to Gwinnett (Amerks.com) Foligno looking to make the 'Jump' (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"The center position is the second-most difficult position to fill behind goaltender," Regier said before flying to California for Wednesday's game against Anaheim. "Most teams are struggling to find top-two-line centers. When we started to go through the process of 'where are we going to get centers going forward,' it became a priority."' … [Read more...] about Sabres add Hodgson, deal Gaustad in separate deadline trades

'And there's this simple question: Whom would you trust more to make the proper evaluation at this stage, Canucks GM Mike Gillis or Regier?' … [Read more...] about Regier chooses to take the long-term outlook

'“We are all aware of the odds against us,” Regier said inside the First Niagara Center before the team left on a five-game road trip. “But I think with Cody coming in he will give us a good boost on the offensive size. We certainly lose Gaus’ competitiveness, his size and thickness and his ability to play against the other teams’ top lines.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres turn heads on deadline day

'“A lot of guys take the test, they feel normal,” McCormick said inside the First Niagara Center. “They’re symptom-free. Maybe they don’t ace the concussion test and it takes a couple tries. Hopefully, that’s not my case and I can get through this test.”' … [Read more...] about Concussed Sabres winger McCormick not going on road trip

Hodgson quake has aftershocks (Vancouver Province) Gillis was listening to people in his organization (Vancouver Province) It's tough to leave, Hodgson maintains (Vancouver Province) Some room to grow for Tanev (Vancouver Province) Team trades for grit and shutdown players (Vancouver Sun) One-way ticket to Buffalo stuns Hodgson (Vancouver Sun) Hodgson-for-Kassian trade … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Vancouver Coverage

Nashville Predators add Andrei Kostitsyn, Paul Gaustad (Nashville Tennessean) Trades excite Predators, but focus is on wins (Nashville Tennessean) Poile, Preds play beat the clock to complete deadline dealing (Nashville City Paper) Preds Acquire Paul Gaustad from Buffalo Sabres (NashvillePredators.com) Poile pays steep price, but pleased to land Gaustad (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Nashville Coverage

'Hodgson was the selected 10th overall in the 2008 draft and is playing his first full NHL season. Kassian is a physical forward, whom the Sabres selected 13th overall in the 2009 draft.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire C Hodgson; deal Kassian to Canucks

'“Long term, it’ll turn out to be a good day,” Regier said. “When we evaluated our team, we knew that we had to get better. And to get better, if it meant taking a minor step back, then we were prepared to do it.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres land C Hodgson in completing 2 trades

'“He was born and raised with the Buffalo Sabres,” Regier said. “But when we looked at it, we thought long and hard about whether or not to trade him, and if so, under what conditions to trade him. And we set the standard high, and the standard was we had to be able to acquire a first-round pick and if we couldn’t acquire a first-round pick in that process, then we were not … [Read more...] about Predators load up at deadline picking up C Gaustad

'Hodgson, the 10th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, has registered 16 goals and 17 assists in 63 games this season. Kassian, the 13th player taken in 2009, appeared in 27 games for Buffalo this year, collecting three goals and seven points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres land Hodgson from Canucks