Archives for 2016

'I am certainly not a scout, but I do watch (and have watched) an inordinate amount of hockey over the last four decades. And for whatever reason – maybe it’s their comparable size, birthplace, or unheralded arrival into the NHL – I keep thinking Larsson has a chance to become something like Samuel Pahlsson was for the Anaheim Ducks a decade ago.' … [Read more...] about There’s something about Larry

Sportscenter appearance highlighted rookie year for Dupuy (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'If the Sabres win any of the top three spots in Saturday night’s NHL draft lottery, that problem will be solved in the long term, but they will still need an offseason addition in the trade market or free agency to compete for the playoffs next season.' … [Read more...] about How the draft lottery could change Buffalo’s offseason plans

'Fasching could be a candidate to begin 2016-17 on the main roster or he could wind up getting a little seasoning in Rochester. Either way, his future in Buffalo is extremely bright and the fan base is waiting excitedly for Faschingmania to take hold in Buffalo permanently.' … [Read more...] about Fasching and Bailey highlights among Buffalo Sabres year-end prospect awards

'“To be honest with you, I want to be around to see the fruits of this growth,” Colaiacovo said. “It’s always something special for me to see the Buffalo fans deserving of a championship.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Carlo Colaiacovo hopes to return

'Murray's most important move will be getting Rasmus Ristolainen, Buffalo's top defender and another impending RFA, a new deal. Based on the going rate for defensemen of Ristolainen's age and caliber, don't be surprised if his next deal is in the $4.5 to $5 million per-year range. Jake McCabe is also an RFA on the back-end, but should be relatively inexpensive.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres year in review: part three — what to expect this offseason

'"It's been fascinating to watch him play throughout the year, to see how good he is, what his speed can do, what he can do to the other teams " Bylsma said after Buffalo's final game of the season. "When you look at the last half a season, you see a guy who has had the puck on his stick as much as or more than anybody in the League and shows that he can be a dominant player in … [Read more...] about The dynamic rookie seasons of Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart

A leader in the making (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage

'Fasching, who played seven games for the Sabres after leaving the University of Minnesota, has a long history with USA Hockey. He was part of the National Team Development Program for two years and played on the world junior and under-18 teams.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Fasching added to U.S. world championship team

'“I can play in this league … and feel comfortable,” said Guhle, who had one goal and four points. “I made mistakes and I patched those up. I think overall I can play AHL hockey."' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Brendan Guhle comfortable in pro hockey

'Fasching joined the Sabres for their final seven games after signing out of the University of Minnesota where he spent three seasons.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Fasching added to Team USA

'Gionta knows the final 41 games won’t carry over in October, but he says it shows the team what they need to do to take the next step “You go back 40 plus games you’re almost .600 winning percentage (point percentage was .573 over the final 41 games which would give them 94 points), so that’s what you want to be throughout the year.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Gionta not ready to quit

Amerks' up-and-down season ends with 3 losses (Sabres.com) Bailey turns in productive rookie season (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'“On paper, I think we had one of the best teams in the league, but unfortunately we didn’t pull through in the right times,” center Tim Schaller told the Rochester media. “I just don’t think guys were consistent enough. I think some guys thought it was OK to take some nights off.”' … [Read more...] about Amerks say good riddance to disappointing season

'“Yeah, it’s been tough,” Ullmark said. “Looking back, (no worries), it’s all about that. There’s nothing you can worry about, and that’s the hard part. If you get into that mindset, you start worrying about stuff that happened before, it’s hard to focus on what’s important."' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie prospect Linus Ullmark confident after tough stretch