Archives for March 2016

Saturday: Jets at Sabres (Winnipeg Free Press) Former Sabre's spirits high as Jets shuffle off to Buffalo (Winnipeg Sun) Jets-Sabres Preview (AP) Rookies Fasching, Nelson to make NHL debut for Sabres (NHL.com) Jets begin road trip with matinee in Buffalo (WinnipegJets.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Winnipeg Coverage

'In his fourth OHL season, Cornel (6'2", 191 lbs., 4/11/1996) set career highs in goals, assists, points and plus/minus. He ranked eighth among all OHL skaters with 56 assists and tied for 13th with 83 total points (27+56-83).' … [Read more...] about Peterborough Petes’ Eric Cornel inks entry-level deal with Buffalo Sabres

'He ranked eighth among all OHL players with 56 assists and tied for 13th in the league with 83 total points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Cornel

'Fasching and Nelson each were signed to contracts earlier this week by the Sabres. They had their first practice with the team Thursday. Fasching has been working in with the 4th line of David Legwand, and Matt Moulson, splitting time with Cal O'Reilly.' … [Read more...] about Fasching and Nelson to make NHL debuts on Saturday

'Bylsma hasn’t broken up the line since and Larsson’s play has taken off. Or maybe his play has just returned to the level where it was last season and where we should expect it to be in the future.' … [Read more...] about Where does Larsson fit in with the Sabres long term?

'Nelson had been here before, but he had to consult Webster or Google to find out how to spell a key thing, “Since I was little I haven’t really had much of a favorite team and I didn’t even know how to spell Sabres right away so I had to look it up.”' … [Read more...] about Newest Sabre needed the dictionary fast

'"[I was a] late bloomer, very late bloomer," Nelson said. "I kind of had to fight my way through each step here and I'm excited for this one."' … [Read more...] about Collegiate additions bolster Sabres down stretch

'In his fourth OHL season in 2015-16, Cornel (6’2”, 191 lbs., 4/11/1996) set career-high marks in goals, assists, points and plus/minus rating while serving as captain of the Peterborough Petes. He ranked eighth among all OHL skaters with 56 assists and tied for 13th in the league with 83 total points (27+56).' … [Read more...] about Sabres ink forward Cornel

'"It's something that I've dreamed about since I was a little kid," he said. "I've put in a lot of hard work, my family and I have sacrificed a lot to get here. It means the world to me."' … [Read more...] about Fasching, Nelson to make NHL debuts on Saturday

Amerks dig hole again, but this time rally fails (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) IceCaps don't crumble against Americans again (Saint John's Telegram) Amerks' rally falls short this time (Amerks.com) Photo gallery (Amerks.com) Pasquale stands tall as IceCaps top Americans (StJohnsIceCaps.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'“I’ve been learning systems rapidly over the last couple of days,” Fasching said in First Niagara Center. “I’m trying to soak it all in right now, everything from systems to where to put my dirty laundry. It’s just learning everything, all the little details and just getting in a new routine.”' … [Read more...] about Rookie Fasching gets a crash course with Sabres

'Season-ticket invoices began arriving in fans' mailboxes Thursday, and the seat-holders learned of an increase of about 4 percent across the board. That's $1 to $4 per game, or $27 to $132 per season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ season ticket prices going up again

'“He can’t have the knee surgery after the hip surgery because he needs his knee to rehab the hip, so the knee has to happen now,” Jets coach Paul Maurice told reporters in Winnipeg. “If we’d waited until the end of the season and did the knee, it would push the hip closer to May, which now gets into October, into the regular season, before he’s back on the ice playing.”' … [Read more...] about Surgery puts Jets’ Myers out for season

'“I didn’t know how to spell ‘Sabres’ right away,” Nelson said following practice inside the First Niagara Center. “I had to look it up.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres rookies Hudson Fasching, Casey Nelson ready for NHL careers

'“He needs his knee to rehab the hip,” Jets coach Paul Maurice told reporters Thursday. “If we had waited to the end of the season and did the knee, it would have pushed the hip closer to May, which now gets closer to October and closer to the regular season before he’s back on the ice playing."' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres star Tyler Myers won’t have Buffalo homecoming