Archives for July 10, 2016

'"He’s got some sweet moves and some sweet hands," Rochester Americans head coach Dan Lambert said.' … [Read more...] about Nylander steals the show with breakaways at Development scrimmage

'Justin Bailey was clearly the most dominant player on the ice, looking like a man among boys a majority of the scrimmage despite not scoring a goal.' … [Read more...] about 10 observations from the Sabres development camp scrimmage

'“He taught me how to get the most out of a player,” Lambert said. “I thought that was one thing ‘Boxy’ did every season. Players that played for him had big seasons. He was demanding, yet very fair, and I learned a lot from that.' … [Read more...] about New Amerks coach Lambert was inspired by Van Boxmeer

'"I'm a big guy. I'm mobile. I like to make a good first pass and I'm not afraid to be the fourth guy up in the rush. I take pride in getting my shots through to create offense for the forwards."' … [Read more...] about Meet Sabres Prospect Ryan Mantha

'While other prospect performances might garner more attention – first-rounder Alexander Nylander wowed the crowd with three dynamic shootout goals and Williamsville’s Justin Bailey often dominated – Peterson was one of the best players on the ice.' … [Read more...] about Prospect Judd Peterson could be back in Sabres’ plans

'That, of course, is as it should be: The Sabres have been bad for so long, they’ve reaped a bundle of high draft picks. If and when those pay off, lousy teams suddenly can blossom into contenders.' … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo addition signals shift in Buffalo Sabres’ fortunes

'With the Americans being an affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres, Geiger is attending the Sabres’ Summer Development Camp, which runs through Tuesday in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Stouffville Spirit, Clarkson grad at Buffalo Sabres’ camp

'In this game, there will be three periods of 20-minutes of play, but all penalties called in the game will result in penalty shots. After the 10-minute mark of the second period, both teams will switch out goaltenders.' … [Read more...] about Nylander scores twice, but Team Blue wins 5-3

'"I know that it's my time to make a statement for Buffalo is now," Baptiste added. "I thought that I did a pretty good job of that tonight, and I've got to continue doing that the rest of this camp and into main camp."' … [Read more...] about Baptiste, Carrier & Nylander shine during scrimmage

'"I think I've been pretty good in shootouts since I've always been in competition in practices with my buddies or with my brother playing two-puck," Nylander said. "I don't know, I think I got a little lucky and it was just fun that I got all three in."' … [Read more...] about Alexander Nylander impresses at Sabres scrimmage

'Less than 10 minutes into the scrimmage, they hardly looked like a trio that lacked chemistry. The line combined for the first two goals of the game, with Baptiste and Peterson scoring less than three minutes apart in the first period to set the tone for Team Blue in a 5-3 win over Alex Nylander and Hudson Fasching's Team Gold.' … [Read more...] about Baptiste’s line sets the tone for Blue win at Blue & Gold scrimmage

'“Last year I had a good year trying to be a plus-one guy,” he said. “Just trying to be a two-way player and a plus-player per game.”' … [Read more...] about Carrier looking to build confidence through Development Camp

'Five different Amerks factored in on six of the eight goals as Team Blue skated to a 5-3 win over their Team Gold counterparts. Second-year forward Nick Baptiste recorded the only multi-point performance of the bunch with a goal and an assist while forwards Justin Bailey and Evan Rodrigues, both of whom are also coming off productive rookie campaigns in Rochester in 2015-16, … [Read more...] about Amerks shine during Blue-Gold scrimmage at Sabres Development Camp