Archives for March 20, 2013

'The Hodgson line with Steve Ott was much better than the Ennis line with Thomas Vanek.' … [Read more...] about New lines did well until injuries hit

'Grigorenko may have seen this coming since his playing time was reduced dramatically after Ron Rolston took over, which is ironic because Rolston's strength is thought to be his ability to teach young players. Grigorenko registered at least ten minutes of ice time in 10 of the 14 games he played in while Lindy Ruff was the coach. With Rolston behind the bench, Grigorenko … [Read more...] about Sabres Grigorenko should still be here

'"I think what you saw in the latter part of the game is kind of where we're at right now," said Rolston, who saw his team improve to 5-5-3 since he took over from Lindy Ruff on Feb. 20. "We had a two-goal lead, we played well, and then the confidence of our team – especially when they got their first one – we faltered a little bit there. I was happy that we caught ourselves, … [Read more...] about Sabres squander lead, but beat Canadiens in OT

'“We didn’t make anything pretty tonight by any means,” Ott said. “We got up early in the first period, and I think we got a little complacent on it, sitting back. We need to find a way to keep pushing the game ahead.”' … [Read more...] about The back-up plan

Rochester Americans get shootout win (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Yann Danis returns, but Barons lose in shootout (Oklahoma City Oklahoman) Newest OKC Baron Ben Eager has Stanley Cup experience (Oklahoma City Oklahoman) Sabres prospect F Jacobs signs with AHL Rochester (AP) Amerks rally for 3-2 shootout win over Barons (Amerks.com) Amerks sign forward Colin Jacobs to … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage