Archives for January 2013

'"Oh yeah, definitely could be a blessing in disguise," Kaleta said Wednesday. "You always gotta take the most positives out of some things that may be negative. Even though I wanted to play hockey right from the get go, it might have been a blessing for me to rest in between injuries and maybe in the long run, get my career an extra couple of years."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kaleta benefitted from lockout

'“I think it definitely was an advantage to play whether it was in Europe or whether it was in the AHL” Hodgson said during a Wednesday morning interview on WGR. “I think it was an even greater advantage for me to play in Rochester because I had a chance to know the system and be around our coaches and get advice from them.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Hodgson Eager For Challenge

Rochester Amerks fall flat in Binghamton (Rochester D&C) Cowick finds his scoring touch in B-Sens' victory over Americans (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Amerks' two-game win streak snapped in 5-1 loss to B-Sens (Amerks.com) B-Sens down amerks, 5-1 (BinghamtonSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'“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

'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