Archives for January 30, 2016

'O'Reilly said he's most interested in playing with Atlantic captain Jaromir Jagr, the ageless 43-year-old who has led the Florida Panthers to the top of the division. "He's a legend and has been so around long and done so much," O'Reilly said. "It will be exciting to meet him."' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly revels in first trip to All-Star Game

'"We love Southern Ontario Leafs fans," says Michael Gilbert, VP of public and community relations for the Buffalo Sabres. "When the Leafs are in town, thirty to forty per cent of fans holding tickets are from Southern Ontario," he adds.' … [Read more...] about Shuffle off to Buffalo to watch the Leafs

'There’s $1 million on the line for the winning team and O’Reilly thinks that will make it competitive, “Absolutely, with a little prize on there too. I don’t think it’ll be physical with guys getting on each other that way, but it’ll still be quick with guys trying to score.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ O’Reilly looks forward to the All Star Game

'"It's going to be kind of exhausting. Most All-Star Games you can relax a bit and take a little bit off, but here, you have to skate or you're going to be exposed," O'Reilly said. "It's automatically going to bring the pace up. For myself, I hope I'm in good enough shape to play decent, I guess.' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly ready for 1st All-Star experience

Buffalo bond: Fred Jackson cheers for Patrick Kaleta (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Sabres goalie prospect Linus Ullmark happy with Amerks (Olean Times Herald) B-Sens use balance to snap four-game skid (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Sabres prospect Justin Bailey making strides in Rochester (WGR-AM) Winning streak snapped in 5-2 loss to Binghamton … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage