‘”Knowing what the ultimate goal is — to play for the Sabres — gives you even more motivation to get better on and off the ice every day.”‘
Archives for July 2018
Mike Harrington: Talks on Reinhart contract continue with other deals adding intrigue
‘Buffalo is likely more interested in a shorter bridge deal for Reinhart. That’s what Detroit worked out with 23-year-olds Andreas Athanasiou (two years, $6 million) and Anthony Mantha (two years, $6.6 million), and the Rangers did with Jimmy Vesey (two years, $4.55 million).’
Why Sabres should explore adding Brooks Orpik
‘While his age isn’t desirable, it’s not a bad idea for the Sabres to try signing him to a one-year deal in the $3 million [or less] range to help show Rasmus Dahlin and Brendan Guhle how things should be done. With plenty of cap-space available, signing Orpik wouldn’t handcuff the Sabres in the future. It would simply be an added piece to help the Sabres be more competitive this season.’
Mittelstadt eager to continue education with Sabres
‘”It’s awesome, I think he really floats around out there and it doesn’t even look like he’s trying at all, and he’s gliding by guys,” Mittelstadt said of Dahlin. “It’s pretty cool. You can see how good of a skater he is and how good his hands are. … It’s definitely really exciting and it’s a big piece for us.”‘
Thursday’s Rochester Coverage
Tyler Randell signs with Rochester Americans (Buffalo News)
Amerks sign Tyler Randell, Vasily Glotov to AHL contracts (Olean Times Herald)
Amerks ink Randell to AHL contract (Amerks.com)
Glotov agrees to one-year AHL deal with Amerks (Amerks.com)
Russian center Vasily Glotov signs AHL contract with Sabres
‘Glotov, 20, was a seventh-round draft pick of the Sabres in 2016 and has spent the last two years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He had 15 goals and 35 assists in 64 games in 2016-17 for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and 29 goals and 14 assists in 64 games in 2017-18 with the Shawnigan Cataractes.’
Sabres sign C.J. Smith, Reinhart left unsigned
‘A former star in Hockey East for UMass-Lowell, Smith signed with the Sabres and played two games near the end of the 2016-17 season with one assist. Last season, his first full pro campaign, Smith had 17 goals and 27 assists for 44 points,, third on the team, in 57 games with the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League.’
Sabres re-sign C.J. Smith; Sam Reinhart last unsigned RFA
‘The Sabres signed the 5-foot-11, 181-pound Smith as an undrafted college free agent from UMass Lowell following his junior season.’
Sabres sign C.J. Smith to one-year deal
‘Smith has two career National Hockey League games under his belt. He made his NHL debut at the tail-end of the 2016-17 campaign, where he registered his first career point in two games. Last year in his first full professional season, Smith racked up 44 points in 57 games with the Rochester Americans. His 44 points were good for third-best on the club.’
Ellis: Dahlin has a ‘level of poise to everything’
‘”The first time I had Rasmus Dahlin on the ice prior to development camp, I’d seen the first time he received and passed the puck with the poise and his posture. Right then and there, I turned to one of my colleagues and said, ‘Watch this.’ Never a flutter of the puck, everything was done clean and poised. A certain moment like that, on a simple skill, it jumps out at you right away. It’s usually those small parts that makes the big difference in the end. Right away, him handling the puck jumped out.”‘