Archives for July 16, 2014

'“That’s probably what I need the most, just being more explosive and faster on the ice,” he said. “I felt pretty good on the ice these first few practices, felt pretty confident in the battles and pretty strong too.”' … [Read more...] about Grigorenko brings new attitude

'Zadorov is confident he’s ready to contribute at the NHL level. However, with the signings of Josh Gorges and Andrej Meszaros, the emergence of Jake McCabe, Rasmus Ristolainen and Mark Pysyk, and the presence of Tyler Myers and Mike Weber, that might not be possible.' … [Read more...] about Zadorov stands out with physical play

'“Go out, just want the puck,” he said. “Go and win every single battle, just want the puck. I guess I’m an offensive player. So I need to score goals, just bring that offense. If I don’t score goals and don’t have points, I guess no one needs me on the team.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres see a more mature Grigorenko

'There have to be more than 10-thousand people in attendance tonight and of course they’re here to see number one pick Sam Reinhart. On his first shift he made a nice play in own zone corner on Jordan Samuels-Thomas to get puck up to Zadorov and out. He then shielded the puck at blue line and found Zadorov at the point. A few minutes later Reinhart made a no look pass to … [Read more...] about Sabres rookies scrimmage in front of a big crowd

'Rasmus Ristolainen improved by leaps and bounds after starting in Buffalo last season and then going to Rochester. Cassidy thinks he and Jerome Leduc have impressed him the most from last season until now, “He’s definitely leaned out a lot. He lost a little bit of baby fat and I think conditioning wise it’s going to help him. The biggest thing he had to address in Rochester … [Read more...] about Three other Sabre first round picks are impressing

'“I think I just rounded out my game and found exactly what my game is. I’m a power forward, I need to keep the game simple and that’s what I’ve learned from my years in college. I’ve also learned how to be trusted in my defensive zone and with playing a little bit of center this year, I think I really rounded out my game.”' … [Read more...] about The newest Sabre is happy for the trade