Archives for August 16, 2016

'The Rochester native donned a Buffalo Bisons cap Monday night to throw out the first pitch at Coca-Cola Field. The Buffalo Sabres captain was on hand with teammate Zemgus Girgensons to sign autographs at the ballpark. It was somewhat awkward that the Rochester Red Wings were in the visiting dugout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Brian Gionta splits his Western New York baseball allegiances

'"Tomorrow, we start to find out what our opportunities are, but I can tell you from Buffalo's standpoint, Jimmy is pleased with what they've done and said thus far," Fish said.' … [Read more...] about Agent: Vesey set to take patient approach as NHL free agent

'Coaches do have a big say in how players analytics come out. Bylsma said, “Corsi and some of the shot based analytics, you have to be a little careful about how you read them and where you read them. There are players in the league that have a high Corsi that are protected players, like where they start and who they play against lead into the number that they have. The quality … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Bylsma uses numbers in different ways

'In addition, the Toronto Maple Leafs are believed to be in on the Vesey sweepstakes. Vesey's father, Jim, is a scout for the organization and his brother, Nolan, was drafted by the Leafs in the sixth round of the 2014 NHL Draft.' … [Read more...] about The best fit for Vesey