Archives for January 2013

'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

'“We want good, clean, hard contact, but the players need that,” Ruff said. “They need to feel that pressure. They need to feel like they know they’re going to get hit. You’ve got to be ready to protect yourself, and it’s all part of being ready to play.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres waste little time getting started

'“It happened kind of quickly for us,” coach Lindy Ruff said. “But it’s something where we felt with the depth of the organization, in the short season and where our center men were at, it was important for us to get him in.”' … [Read more...] about Hecht happy to be back with Blue and Gold

'The Hecht signing could mean that Grigorenko is ticketed for another year in juniors. That would be typical of an organization that becomes infatuated with its own players and is often too slow to elevate promising young players to the parent team.' … [Read more...] about Grigorenko deserves to go pro

'Gerbe dealt with neck and back issues that never improved, and it was discovered he had disc damage in his back. He had surgery July 24 — the day he turned 25 — and it was done by Dr. Andrew Cappuccino, the orthopedic surgeon who treated former Bills tight end Kevin Everett for his catastrophic spine injury suffered in 2007.' … [Read more...] about Gerbe practices but isn’t cleared for contact

'“There was a time during the summer where I didn’t think it was going to happen,” Hecht said inside the First Niagara Center dressing room shortly after his new one-year, $1 million contract was officially announced. “Everything worked out. All the situations we imagined, I think the best one came up by returning back to Buffalo.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Hecht thrilled about return: ‘Everything worked out’

'“You’d like to see something you say, ‘Boy, it’s going to be really tough (not to keep him),’” Ruff said. “But long-term, you got to understand where he’s at. You got to understand what’s the best thing for him. What’s the best for us and what’s the best for Mikhail? And at the same time, (you need) a fair chance in evaluating whether he can help our hockey club in a … [Read more...] about Ruff wants Grigorenko’s play to force Sabres to keep him

'With the Sabres playing their season opener next Sunday against Philadelphia, Ruff has only a week to resolve some other roster issues. There's a logjam with nine defensemen in camp, and there is a decision to be made about whether to keep 2012 first-round draft choice Mikhael Grigorenko to help solve a shortage at center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres open camp, Hecht returns from Germany