Archives for February 21, 2013

'Do the Sabres have enough talent? If not, then the blame falls with the gm, who hired Ruff some 16 years ago. But if Pegula and his advisors think the talent is there, for the most part anyway, then the only other option for a big change is to change the head coach. There are several under-achieving Sabres who deserve to be shown the door for their surprisingly poor … [Read more...] about Pegula Didn’t Waver in 1st Major Decision

'Why? Cause this team simply doesn’t have a good mesh of skill and experience. They needed Mikhail Grigorenko to be outstanding immediately. He hasn’t been. They needed Drew Stafford and Marcus Foligno to score. They haven’t. They needed Ryan Miller to be Vezina-worthy, Tyler Myers to return to form and the power play to be Arnelian. Nope-nope-nopity-nope.' … [Read more...] about The Fired Lindy Ruff Post I Thought Was Years Away

'Unfortunately for Ruff, the Sabres have failed to win a Stanley Cup Playoff series since 2007 and have missed the postseason in four of the past five years.' … [Read more...] about Sabres relieve Ruff of coaching duties, name Rolston

'NHL.com takes a closer look at Ruff's time in Buffalo as a player and coach...'. … [Read more...] about Ruff spent successful quarter-century with Sabres

'After all, Rolston is a candidate to be Ruff's full-time replacement, but he's not the only one. Here are six more to consider...'. … [Read more...] about Rolston getting test, but Sabres could look elsewhere

'"Ron has had a tremendous influence on the continued rise of American players through seven successful years at the NTDP," Jim Johannson, assistant executive director of hockey operations at USA Hockey, said when Rolston left the program in July 2011 to coach the Sabres' American Hockey League team in Rochester. He led the Americans to the Calder Cup Playoffs last spring and … [Read more...] about Ron Rolston earns chance at NHL coaching job

'Prior to joining the Americans, Rolston spent seven seasons as head coach with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, where he became the first coach in U.S. history to lead the United States Under-18 team to three gold medals (2005, 2009, 2011) at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Under-18 Championship, adding a silver medal (2007) in his other … [Read more...] about Ron Rolston named interim Coach

Rochester Amerks fall to Texas (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Stars dominate in 5-1 road win (Austin American Statesman) Amerks come up short in 5-1 loss to Texas (Amerks.com) Stars Crush Americans 5-1 (TexasStarsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage