Archives for February 9, 2014

'The Sabres are multiple years and/or players away from being a legitimate Stanley Cup hopeful. Miller is about to enter the downside of his career. He hasn’t won a playoff series since George W. Bush was president. Though the Sabres have plenty of room under the salary cap, he’ll be too costly to re-sign in terms of value. Plus, the odds of doing it are slim. He appears ready … [Read more...] about Miller is ready to move on, so let him

'The Sabres need to take a step back from the buzzards circling over a last-place team. They’ve got holes to plug all over their roster. Why would they want to create the biggest one possible? They need to keep their franchise goaltender, lock him up for the long term and send a strong message they’re going to turn this around more quickly than most outsiders expect.' … [Read more...] about Keeping goalie would let Sabres send right message

'“I’m not personally worried about it,” he said. “I have a great feeling. But having the retired detective in me, I’m always alert to anything. I say to you, ‘I’m not worried. I think that it will be a great, safe place for the players,’ but you always have to have your guard up because something can happen. If you don’t think that way, it defeats the purpose of you going.”' … [Read more...] about Games begin again for Sabres security rep

'“My focus was to re-establish my game,” he said. “(The Olympics) was definitely on my radar, but I felt this year was also a year that I had to get back to doing what I’m good at, focusing on stopping the puck. There’s been times over the last couple years where I got sidetracked and was worrying about too many other things.”' … [Read more...] about Ryan Miller looks to shine in Sochi

Pysyk finding his game with Amerks (Buffalo News) Griffins shred Amerks in Buffalo (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Grand Rapids Griffins sweep season series from Rochester (Grand Rapids Press) Amerks head into All-Star break with 5-1 loss to Griffins (Amerks.com) No stage fright (HersheyBears.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage