Archives for January 15, 2013

'At least one blue-liner has to go. The question is who.' … [Read more...] about Sabres must deal with crowded blue line

'“I don’t think they were expecting this many people,” said an usher. “It’s fantastic.”' … [Read more...] about A warm welcome back to the ice as 10,175 fans attend scrimmage

'“I’ve been excited ever since,” Pardy said Sunday inside the First Niagara Center after the first training camp session. “Coming in here now, it’s a new start, it’s a new team, it’s a new conference – a whole new outlook on the game this year. So I’m excited about this start here.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres newcomer Pardy poised to earn spot on stacked blue line

'Actually, it was disappointing, but I understand it,” Sabres general manager Darcy Regier said Monday inside the First Niagara Center following an intrasquad scrimmage. “(Isles general manager) Garth Snow called me just before waiver time to give me a courtesy call to let me know they were going to take him."' … [Read more...] about Sabres disappointed to lose Finley on waivers

'The Sabres announced Monday that it took them one day to sell more than 31,000 of the remaining 80,000 tickets they had available for their 24 home games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fans showing their support in ticket sales

'If the Sabres really wanted to live by the credo that Terry Pegula announced when he bought the team—"Starting today, the Buffalo Sabres' reason for existence is to win the Stanley Cup"—they would have worried less about trying to protect Miller from hobgoblins, and more on giving him the kind of support he needs, in the form of goals.' … [Read more...] about Sabres offer Ryan Miller the wrong kind of protection

'As for his night Grigorenko said, “I felt good. I’m in pretty good shape, I skated well today. I had a few good chances, but couldn’t score. Thanks to my partners, they created so many chances for me and it’s an honor to play with those guys so I’m really happy to be on this line and this team.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Grigorenko has good start

'Next to the size of the crowd, the reaction the players would come out to was another big question. However, being booed by the hometown crowd did not cross Jason Pominville’s mind. The captain believes that, “We have such good fans, I mean, I think in different cities some players might get the blame, some owners might get the blame, but I think here…the only thing is people … [Read more...] about Yet Again, Fans Do Not Disappoint

'Games that are sold out include the Jan. 20 game against Philadelphia, Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh, March 12 vs. the New York Rangers and the game on March 30 vs. Washington.' … [Read more...] about Sabres not feeling a backlash with tickets

'He was number 12 on the Sabres depth chart. The Islanders now have nine defensemen in their training camp.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose a defenseman on waivers

'"I wanted to see a real good pace I wanted to see short shifts. We tried to stretch the ice in some situations to open it up a little bit with our top couple of lines, tried a couple of different things and you saw some great opportunities by both those lines. I thought our goaltenders stymied our shooters, missed some great opportunities but for pace and what we wanted to … [Read more...] about Sabres Scrimmage Draws Big Crowd

'"I drove in before the game and saw the front of the building, drove by the team store - it was packed with people," said Sabres captain Jason Pominville. "That's what this city's all about. They love their hockey."' … [Read more...] about Sabres scrimmage draws huge crowd

'For the remaining 20 games, only single seats (no two seats together) are available in the 100 and 200 levels. Approximately 18,000 300-level tickets remain and will be available in Tuesday’s general on-sale.' … [Read more...] about 18,000 tickets remain for Sabres’ 2012-13 regular season

'“With the uncertainty surrounding the schedule and the timing of the start of hockey, we didn’t know what to expect. However, Sunday’s ticket sales took us by surprise and, frankly, blew us away,” said Buffalo Sabres President Ted Black. “Our box office staff is the best in the business and they worked tirelessly all day, fielding more than 800 phone calls, to keep up with the … [Read more...] about Sabres sell over 30,000 tickets Sunday

Rochester Amerks' Zemgus Girgensons out this week after 'old-school' hit (Rochester D&C) Amerks to honor hometown heroes on Monday, Jan. 21 (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage