Archives for June 19, 2015

'“The basic plan is we have to get a goalie, that’s for sure,” Murray said at the team’s annual pre-draft news conference in First Niagara Center. “It’s a moving plan. The plan always moves. We would love to trade for a ‘youngish’ goalie. If that doesn’t work, we would trade for a real good short-term goalie who is older. If we could sign the best or second-best free agent … [Read more...] about Top priority for Murray, Sabres is finding a starting goalie

'“They’re a model for sure,” Murray said. “I talk to Steve a lot. I think he’s an intelligent guy. I think he’s got a plan and he’s not going to waver from it. That’s the key to me. They’ve drafted very well. They’ve made some trades that helped them. And they topped themselves off in free agency.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres would be wise to follow Lightning’s blueprint for success

'The team announced an expanded camp schedule Thursday, stretching from July 6-12 in First Niagara Center. The highlight will be a Blue & Gold scrimmage on July 10 at 7 p.m. Interest in the scrimmage is expected to be huge because of the presence of Eichel, the team’s presumptive No. 1 pick next week, so there will be tickets sold for the first time.' … [Read more...] about Scrimmage date set for development camp

'“We feel he needs time in the minors, whether that’s 10 games, a half a year, whatever it is,” Murray said. “That will depend on what kind of summer he has.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres want Mikhail Grigorenko to spend more time in minors

'“A ton of experience in both guys,” Bylsma said about Murray and Barr. “Terry is a guy who’s been a head coach in this league. He’s been an assistant coach in this league. He’s been a head coach at the American Hockey League level. He’s coached with and under some other great coaches in other great systems, organizations. Terry’s bringing that to our team. I think it’s going … [Read more...] about Sabres land experienced assistants in Terry Murray, Dave Barr

'“We would love to trade for a goalie,” Murray said. “We would love to trade for a youngish goalie. If that doesn’t work, we would trade for a real good short-term goalie who’s older. If we could sign the best or second-best free agent goalie, we’d be happy with that, too.' … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Tim Murray wants to trade for young goalie

'Murray said he was excited to join up-and-coming Buffalo, but admitted he would have stayed with the Flyers if they had offered him a job as an assistant.' … [Read more...] about Terry Murray takes job in Buffalo; Flyers still searching for assistants

'Murray's jump to Buffalo came as a surprise to many. He was thought to be one of the front-runners for an assistant coaching position under new Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol, who has never coached at the NHL level before. Murray has been an NHL head coach in 1,012 NHL games and led the Flyers to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals.' … [Read more...] about Terry Murray leaves Phantoms behind for Buffalo

'"He's coached with and under some other great coaches in other great systems, organizations," Bylsma said. "Terry's bringing that to our team. I think it's going to be a huge part of our development for our players, especially our defensemen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres coach hires Murray, Barr to coaching staff

'Barr was as an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils the past four seasons. He also has worked as an assistant for the Colorado Avalanche (2008-09) and Minnesota Wild (2010-11).' … [Read more...] about Sabres hire veteran coach Murray to assist Bylsma

'"People have so many expectations of me. I have expectations on myself," he told ESPN.com. "It's human nature that you want to maybe do too much. It's definitely a long mental grind. It seems like people are always asking you to do something. It's just a lot."' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel learning life in the spotlight

'Last season Murray coached in the AHL with Lehigh Valley. The two years before that he was with Adirondack.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Bylsma hires two coaches

'Attendees will take part in both on-ice and off-ice workouts. The goals of the camp are to show prospective players the fundamental ideas of the Sabres’ playing system and expose them to the conditioning programs of an NHL player. Camp participants will also study and examine NHL rules and the successful techniques a player must possess to become a professional athlete.' … [Read more...] about Sabres will have the prospects on ice in early July

'"If you've been through enough drafts, you can read a draft," Murray said. "I want to sit there at the table and I want to see which way the draft is going, and a lot of drafts a certain [defenseman] starts to fall. We may pick up on that and move up from 21 for a certain guy. In past drafts, goaltenders have not been a high priority in the first round. At 21 we may have a … [Read more...] about Sabres face tough decisions after likely pick of Eichel

'"Status is still the same with Cody," Murray said. "We've discussed it with Cody based on the year he's had. And saying that, we've been in contact with his agent. And as I've said before, he's in Sweden. He's trying to improve himself and improve his game and improve his, I guess, fitness. I'm not sure how much fitness came into it, but skating and all that. We're following … [Read more...] about Sabres considering buyout of forward Hodgson