Archives for January 16, 2013

'“You can’t get frustrated. The lockout could get to you, knowing you had a good end to last year and had a good chance to start with Buffalo,” Foligno said. “I had a lot of support from the coaching staff down there and the coaches from the Sabres always being down there watching. You always felt you were being scouted so it helped you to keep working hard and not be … [Read more...] about Foligno tries to resume good play

'“When you have a player of his magnitude when it comes to the physical sense, if somebody does do something really stupid against your team, they know they’re going to have to deal with somebody that’s really tough,” said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, who called Scott “a real character” who’s great in the dressing room.' … [Read more...] about New Sabres tough guy Scott ready to protect teammates: ‘I’ll take care of it’

'“It’s too early to say,” Ruff said this afternoon following practice inside the First Niagara Center. “He had a good scrimmage (Monday). He had a good practice. Obviously, you like his hands. So far, his compete inside practice drills is good. His compete (Monday) was good. So there’s a lot of things to like about what he’s done so far.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ruff waiting to determine Grigorenko’s roster status

'“Yes, for me taking a hard look at last year I definitely can be more consistent. I thought after I went through that stint where Lindy had to sit me down for a game, it was an eye opener for me. It really forced me to take a look at my game and I thought I just got better and better from that point. I just need to build off that and make sure going into every night that I’m … [Read more...] about Sabres Myers spent the summer with an All Star

Rochester Amerks dealing with roster uncertainty (Rochester D&C) Amerks recall defenseman Corey Finehage from Gwinnett (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage