Archives for January 19, 2013

'Asked for an analysis of what he’s seen, Ruff said, “Good playmaker. He defends well for a young player. He’s defending against his teammates. You’d love the opportunity to see him in an NHL game against other players but he does have awareness. He understands the game. His strength is his playmaking. He’s shown that. You wish you had time to see him in games but you don’t.”' … [Read more...] about Top pick Grigorenko on board

'“There are a lot of things we’ll look at,” Ruff said. “How the games are being called, what’s being called. At least we get a one-game look to try to prepare our team for some calls.”' … [Read more...] about With extra day, Ruff to watch referees closely

'“He defends well for a young player,” Ruff said. “He’s defending against his teammates. You’d love an opportunity to see him in preseason games against other NHL players. But still, he does have real good awareness. He understands the game. His strength really is his playmaking, quick hands.”' … [Read more...] about Top prospect Grigorenko makes 23-man roster; Sabres mum on status for opener

'Grigorenko, 18, has been skating on a line with veterans Steve Ott and Ville Leino all week after posting 29 goals in 33 games in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League during the NHL Lockout. With Buffalo forwards Nathan Gerbe and Cody McCormick headed to injured reserve, a spot was open on the 23-man roster for the youngster.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ top draft pick, 18, makes Buffalo’s cut

'Chemistry is a hard thing to explain, but Stafford says with Ennis, it exists off the ice too, “It helps, we’re great friends off the ice. We have the ability to communicate with each other very easily. At the same time, I can get on him, I can constructively criticize him, he can on me as well, it’s a two way street as well as with Marcus, there’s always that open door for … [Read more...] about Sabres Stafford glad his linemates are back

'Adam Pardy, Kevin Porter and Nick Tarnasky all cleared waivers and have been sent to Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Grigorenko makes the team. Pardy clears waivers

'But even though we might end up with some weird stats, the advanced statistics from the past can tell us much about where a player will land this season. Combine his scoring rates with past usage (offensive, defensive, PP, PK) and add that with how that player will be used this season and we can put together an educated guess about how things will go this year.' … [Read more...] about What Advanced Stats Say About The 2013 Sabres Pt. 1

Adam Pardy's arrival brings stability to Amerks in win over Syracuse (Rochester D&C) Rochester Amerks skate all over Syracuse Crunch, 4-1 (Syracuse Post Standard) Pardy Makes Strong First Impression in Rochester (WGR-AM) Varone, Leggio power Amerks to 4-1 win over Crunch (Amerks.com) Crunch fall to Rochester 4-1 (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage