Archives for 2013

'Is there hope for the future? Sure, eventually.' … [Read more...] about Sabres present big challenge to LaFontaine, Nolan

'Rolston was 19-26-6 in his brief tenure as Buffalo coach. Regier had been the Sabres general manager since 1997. Nolan was the Sabres coach from 1995-97.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fire coach, GM; hire Nolan, LaFontaine

'Sabres owner Terry Pegula fired both general manager Darcy Regier and head coach Ron Rolston on Tuesday night and on Wednesday named former Sabres great Pat LaFontaine as president of hockey operations with Ted Nolan taking over as interim head coach.' … [Read more...] about Regier, Rolston out in Buffalo; LaFontaine, Nolan in

'Regier leaves LaFontaine a club with some young talent and potential for the future, but right now there are more questions than answers in Buffalo. The club dealt one of its biggest bargaining chips in winger Thomas Vanek last month and received Matt Moulson and a couple of high draft picks in return.' … [Read more...] about Pegula finally pulls plug on Regier era

'"My goals for this organization have not changed," Sabres owner Terry Pegula said at a morning press conference. "I talked with Pat last week and he said I've never won a Stanley Cup but I can't think of a better place to win one."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fire coach, general manager

'Nolan said all the assistant coaches will stay on.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fire Regier, Rolston; Hire Lafontaine, Nolan

'“The players owe it, we get paid pretty well to do what we do and the only thing you have to do is work for a hockey game. Some guys play 20 to 25 minutes, what’s 25 minutes? Sometimes we take life for granted. There’s people out there working seven days a week, 14 hours per day and we have to go to a rink and practice 45 minutes. It’s a great life and the only thing they have … [Read more...] about The Sabres going through the motions ends with Nolan

'“Hopefully this is a situation for the Sabres as an organization to reset a little bit. Darcy’s been here a long time and maybe it’s time for a little different perspective and some other kind of influence coming in.” Miller added, “It’s the trend in pro sports and really it’s up to the players to go out and perform. No matter how many young guys we have, we have to find ways … [Read more...] about Sabres Miller likes new eyes watching

'Nolan's Sabres were tough to play against. Opponents had to work hard to play against the Sabres. Players like Rob Ray and Matthew Barnaby were not big goal scorers, but were key components on Nolan's teams. However, it was Nolan's relationship with star goaltender Dominik Hasek and former general manager John Muckler that did him in.' … [Read more...] about Ted Nolan Comes Full Circle

'LaFontaine joins the Sabres after beginning the season as vice president of development and community affairs for the NHL. He will work with Assistant General Manager Kevin Devine on day-to-day hockey operations while conducting the search for the Sabres’ next general manager.' … [Read more...] about LaFontaine & Nolan return to the Sabres

'“They were very engaging. I talked to a few guys on the ice and they didn’t hold back,” Nolan said. “Some of them maybe went on a little longer than they maybe should’ve, but that’s what we want. We want open communication here. We want to find to out where the problems are and being truthful is the best way to do that.”' … [Read more...] about Nolan takes in first practice

Rochester Amerks win in wake of Sabres' shakeup (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Slumping Bulldogs taken to school by Amerks (Hamilton Spectator) Adam scores twice, Hackett makes 26 saves as Americans beat Bulldogs (CP) Adam scores twice as Amerks top Bulldogs 3-1 (Amerks.com) Amerks top Bulldogs 3-1 in school day game (HamiltonBulldogs.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'For most of the night, they joined their beleaguered fans in watching the Los Angeles Kings play hockey. It was a mismatch in shots, scoring chances, zone time ... pretty much any stat that gets kept, the Kings had the lead.' … [Read more...] about Sabres somehow have happy ending to bad night

'Miller has to be having the best season in NHL history, or at least in this dead puck era, for a guy who has a 3.28 goals-against average. He’s second in the NHL in saves (490) and shots against (535) and has cobbled out a .916 save percentage despite having the NHL’s worst team in front of him.' … [Read more...] about Despite situation, Miller making case for Team USA spot

'“I wanted to have a big game but at the same time it just feels nice to win,” Hodgson said. “That’s all we’re worried about right now. It was the first one at home. We’re going to enjoy it."' … [Read more...] about Hodgson rebounds from benching in big way