Archives for March 27, 2015

'The Sabres can retain the rights of players drafted from the NCAA or Europe for much longer than their CHL peers. It allows players to develop over a longer period of time, and even though most late-round draft picks never turn pro, a bit of patience comes at no extra cost to the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres possess a deep pool of late-rounders at the NCAA level

'Buffalo would finally net the equalizer with less than 5 minutes remaining in the third as Shane Doan turned the puck over right to the stick of Brian Gionta who blasted it home on the power play to tie the game. The Sabres would get a fabulous chance with just over a minute left as Zach Bogosian moved in on the breakaway, but Mike Smith stoned the backhand attempt and we … [Read more...] about Sabres score late, Coyotes Triumph in OT

'Pat Kaleta got right back into the swing of things in his first game back. He threw a solid body check right in front of Rob Ray down there and B.J. Crombeen took excpetion and gave Buffalo a power play. I get so tired of players having to answer for clean hits.' … [Read more...] about Atmosphere in the arena was disappointing

'In the next week the Sabres will play four games against teams that sit at the bottom of the standings. Buffalo will play two games against the Coyotes, one with the Avalanche, and one with the Leafs. It’s not crazy to think about Buffalo snagging eight points in this stretch, effectively pushing up the standings and moving out of the guaranteed “McEichel” spot. Let’s leave … [Read more...] about Seven Days in Spring

'"I felt good," Hackett said. "I thought I battled pretty hard. (I'm) pretty sore. That one's pretty frustrating."' … [Read more...] about Gagner, Coyotes defeat Sabres in overtime

'“It was a back-and-forth thing. We battled back and it’s a tough loss,” Gionta said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres come away with point against Coyotes

Now in spoiler mode, Amerks are test-driving collegians (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Amerks sign Hart and Prapavessis to ATO contracts (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage