Archives for 2014

Rochester Amerks rout Utica (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Tardif leads Amerks past Comets (Utica Observer Dispatch) Amerks return from All-Star break with 7-3 rout of Comets (Amerks.com) Final: Comets 3 @ Rochester 7 (UticaComets.com) Comet Tales: Matt MacKenzie (UticaComets.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'“I’m not really sure what the exact next steps are,” Epp said, “just trying to figure out where he can go, where they can reassign him, where they want to have him, where he’s going to be best-suited for them and their situation.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Omark a no-show in Rochester

Phil Varone’s return a boost (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'“I thought as the game went on, we got better and better,” said Nolan, who arrived in Russia on Monday. “We felt we could really compete. I was really proud of the way our guys battled. Unfortunately, hockey is a game of mistakes and we made a couple in the last minute of the game that cost us.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres rookie gets a sense of deja vu on Olympic ice

'Without Latvia, without a recent high-level job on his resume, Pat LaFontaine, Buffalo’s president of hockey operations and a big Nolan supporter, couldn’t have hired him to coach again in November.' … [Read more...] about Taking Latvia coaching job changed Ted Nolan’s career, helped Sabres notice him

'“You have to lose a game to get the silver and you’re a breath away from gold. It can be a hard award. It’s second place,” he said. “In this League, you don’t really get that. There’s that feeling that it is what it is. It’s second. It is a great tournament but you want to be first and that’s what drives you.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres ready for Sochi

Ristolainen savors golden goal as he grinds it out with Amerks (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"There are only 1,200 registered players in the country," said Nolan, who has guided the Sabres to a 11-19-7 record since he was named interim coach on Nov. 13. "But they're a very proud people."' … [Read more...] about Nolan takes reins for another underdog

'With Miller, a coach knows what he's getting, a steely-eyed competitor, a consistent and comforting presence in net. He's been in this arena before, playing so well in Vancouver he was named the tournament MVP.' … [Read more...] about Ryan Miller deserves to be No. 1 in USA net

'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

'With no games for 2½ weeks after tonight, it made little sense for a team to make a deal for a new player and have to pay him over the break.' … [Read more...] about Olympic roster freeze has little effect on Sabres