Archives for September 30, 2014

'“The one thing we addressed the first day of training camp is we have to work,” Sabres coach Ted Nolan said after Monday’s practice. “We have to compete. We have to battle on a daily basis. We have to have some structure and discipline. To a man, they’re almost taking it to heart. They’re competing. They’re competing for jobs and they’re competing for ice time. When you have … [Read more...] about Sabres compete for jobs

'“You’re not going to have amazing games every game, but you got to be effective,” Foligno said Monday following practice inside the First Niagara Center. “That’s my job this year. I’m obviously healthy now. I get the chance to … stay fresh and just be consistent. That’s the biggest thing, to be consistent. Your stock rises.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres expect big year from healthy Foligno

'“Nothing official yet,” Nolan said inside the First Niagara Center. “We’ll just wait until the official reports.”' … [Read more...] about Injured Sabres Patrick Kaleta and Johan Larsson still being evaluated

'It seemed rather strange that Colorado didn’t resign him. As a matter of fact, nobody resigned him until Buffalo got his name on a contract 23 days into free agency. The defenseman said, “Right off the bat I thought I was going to be able to resign there, but they decided to go another direction and it fell through.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Benoit was a late bloomer

'“That’s what you expect coming into camp. You’re not given anything so you have to earn it but that’s the way you want it to be,” Flynn. “You don’t want other guys playing poorly so you make the team. You want to go out there and get it.”' … [Read more...] about Roster battles heating up as next round of cuts approaches

Amerks’ Phil Varone focused on proving people wrong (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Open for business: Amerks open training camp Monday at Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage