Archives for March 1, 2016

'A few weeks ago Murray told Schopp and the Bulldog that he had conversations with McGinn’s agent about a contract extension. Murray said they were far apart, “It didn’t get close and I understand why, there’s a difference with a guy signing now and a guy signing July 1 and there could be a big pay day out there for him and I get that and he deserves it, but maybe it’s not … [Read more...] about The Sabres weren’t real active on Deadline Day

'"I told him that we had a couple different offers and I thought Anaheim was the best fit because of the team that they have there," general manager Tim Murray said. "And that's what we tried to do -- find a good fit for a guy that you know is going out any way and Anaheim was, to me, had the best chance to win out of the teams I spoke to."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Send McGinn to Anaheim for Conditional 3rd Round Pick

'Selected by San Jose in the second round (36th overall) of the 2006 NHL Draft, McGinn has collected 83-72=155 points with 182 PIM in 429 career NHL games with the Sharks, Colorado Avalanche and Sabres. He has scored 13 career game-winning goals and 22 power-play goals over his eight NHL seasons. McGinn has also appeared in 29 career Stanley Cup Playoff games with San Jose and … [Read more...] about Ducks Acquire LW McGinn from Buffalo in Exchange for a 2016 Conditional Third-Round Pick

'Murray said that although he spoke with McGinn's representatives and the two sides never came close to a contract extension, he wouldn’t rule out the potential for a return once the forward hits the open market on July 1.' … [Read more...] about Murray recaps a relatively quiet deadline day

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has acquired a conditional third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Jamie McGinn.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire conditional 3rd-round pick for McGinn

'A long road trip like this is good for team bonding. On days off like the one we had in San Jose, everyone makes sure to spend the day together so it definitely helps and keeps everyone close. It's a little tougher this week with what's going on right now, having Webby [Mike Weber] leave, and nobody really knows what's next.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart: Being on the west coast near the trade deadline

Senators do the right thing in trading Cole Schneider (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage