Archives for January 2014

'“I’m … just … excited,” said Patrick, his voice cracking. “I’ve known Pat for a long time. I like the way he thinks. He’s a bright young man. It’s a thrill to be able to work with him. I’m glad he’s embraced me. He’s told friends of mine in the past that if he ever got a job, he’s bringing me with him. He can trust me till the end of time.”' … [Read more...] about Patrick’s well of hockey wisdom runs deep

'“Almost every game he’s played for us he’s given us a chance to win,” coach Ted Nolan said. “Tonight I thought he was sensational. If there was any game your goaltender could steal the game, tonight was one of those nights. We didn’t give him too much help in front.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose in shootout; Grigorenko wants to stay

'“I think the foundation in scouting prepares you for a lot of this job,” Murray said. “I think personality comes into play, decisiveness. Are you will to make tough decisions? I think maybe that was part of Pat’s decision on me. But my background is in scouting (was important).”' … [Read more...] about Tim Murray ready to tackle Sabres’ ‘extremely attractive’ GM job

'“I’ve seen him in arenas watching games, whether he was watching his kid or scouting for Sault. Ste. Marie,” Murray said. “I’ve known him for a long time on a casual basis. He’s the coach of this team. I got the job (Wednesday) night. I’m going to come in here and try to establish a relationship with Ted, his coaching staff, get to know them."' … [Read more...] about GM Tim Murray on interim Sabres coach Ted Nolan: ‘Ted is my guy right now’

'“He just came back from Europe and, in all honesty, I got here (Wednesday) night and we started talking about scenarios and we’re past the point of having four different scenarios,” said new Sabres general manager Tim Murray, who took over Thursday. “There’s two scenarios and we’ll decide on one of those two very quickly.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres will make decision on Mikhail Grigorenko’s future soon

'Really, the decision to hire Patrick was the coup LaFontaine needed. He's inexperienced. So is Murray. Having this guy available as a special advisor will drastically improve the chances smart moves are made. We can only hope the percentages finally play out in Buffalo's favor for once. We can use something to cheer about in this city once again.' … [Read more...] about Murray hire big, but Patrick hire bigger

Photo gallery (Miami Herald) Brad Boyes scores goal and shootout winner to lead Panthers to 2-1 victory over Sabres (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Photo gallery (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Panthers Wrap-Up: Panthers 2, Sabres 1 (SO) (FloridaPanthers.com) Photo gallery (FloridaPanthers.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Florida Coverage

'Murray had dinner with Sabres owner Terry Pegula and president Pat LaFontaine Wednesday night in Buffalo and agreed to a contract.' … [Read more...] about Tim Murray gets job as Sabres’ GM

'"This is the right time and the right situation for me to come to a city like Buffalo where you just strap on your boots, strap on your skates and work hard," said Murray. "That's my history. That's where I'm from. My background is in evaluating players. This is the right time for me to start doing it again. I'm extremely happy I've been given this opportunity."' … [Read more...] about Tim Murray on Buffalo Sabres’ GM job: ‘Right time, right situation’

'"He's been a big part of lots of things I've done over my career," Murray said of his departed nephew. "Hopefully, I've helped him as he's helped me in some of the scouting things that have happened here, Florida, Anaheim "¦ but I'm very, very happy for him. "I think it's a great opportunity. He had mixed emotions when it first happened. I told him, there are 30 jobs and it's … [Read more...] about Ottawa Senators GM Bryan not expecting any trade favours from nephew

'“This is the right situation and the right time to come to Buffalo,” Murray said. “I think great things can happen here, if we work hard. And it was attractive to me.”' … [Read more...] about Murray calls Sabres GM job ‘the right situation’

'“It’s a real serious job and the right situation and the right time for me to come to a city like Buffalo, where you just strap on your boots and strap on your skates and work hard,” said Tim, a father of three. “That’s my history, that’s where I’m from. My background is in evaluating players and people.”' … [Read more...] about Tim Murray the perfect fit for blue collar Buffalo

'He sure seems a solid fit for Buffalo, or at least a better fit than was Terry Pegula as owner.' … [Read more...] about Tim Murray takes over as Buffalo Sabres GM, seems like a solid fit

'“It’s been great working with Tim and the staff up there, which was led by him,” B-Sens executive vice president of operations Tom Mitchell said. “As you can see over the past three or four years the talent has grown here in Binghamton and Tim was always at the head of that."' … [Read more...] about Tim Murray picked to rebuild Buffalo Sabres after overseeing B-Sens roster

'"I'm not afraid to make hard decisions," Murray told USA TODAY Sports. "I'm not afraid to make mistakes, although I don't want to make a lot of mistakes. I'm not afraid to be decisive."' … [Read more...] about New Sabres GM Tim Murray ‘not afraid to be decisive’