'For me, pre-tank Sabres teams were missing players in the #elite category, and it’d be worth it to go get one of those. The Sabres did. I guess I (we, whoever here) overestimated how long it would take the Sabres to get back to just having a bunch of guys that were woefully flawed, but good enough to finish… seventh. It’s taken approximately four years longer than it should … [Read more...] about Eight is enough
Archives for April 2019
Monday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks blow two-goal lead, fall behind 2-0 in five-game series (Buffalo News) Amerks Notebook: C.J. Smith scores first playoff goal in Game 2 loss (Buffalo News) Former Sabre Nick Baptiste's whirlwind year continues against Amerks (Buffalo News) AHL Playoffs: Rochester Amerks lose in OT to Toronto Marlies in Game 2 (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Photo gallery (Rochester … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Victor Olofsson's transformation from overlooked prospect to Amerks leading scorer (Buffalo News) Sabres prospect Tage Thompson thriving with Amerks (Olean Times Herald) Duffer: Looking ahead to Game 2 for the Amerks (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage
Saturday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks start strong, fall flat to drop Game 1 to Toronto (Buffalo News) Amerks continue playoff drought against Toronto with ringing pipes, leaky defense in Game 1 (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Roth: Reeling Sabres desperately need Amerks to have a deep playoff run (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Amerks can’t convert … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage
Sabres' Jack Eichel to play for Team USA at World Championship
'General Manager Jason Botterill is part of Canada's management team, and Sabres winger Sam Reinhart will compete for Canada. Rosters for other countries have yet to be released, so it's possible they will be joined by other Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jack Eichel to play for Team USA at World Championship
Todd McLellan calls Sabres' coaching vacancy a 'really good job'
'"It was a great experience," McLellan, who was in Buffalo last week to watch his son, Tyson, compete in the NCAA Frozen Four, said. "I can tell you whoever gets that job will have a great ownership group and a management group to work with. They’ve got a tremendous pool of assets and it will be a really good job."' … [Read more...] about Todd McLellan calls Sabres’ coaching vacancy a ‘really good job’
Sabres captain Jack Eichel to represent Team USA at World Championship
'Sabres general manager Jason Botterill is running Team Canada’s World Championship squad with Ron Francis and Ron Hextall.' … [Read more...] about Sabres captain Jack Eichel to represent Team USA at World Championship
Sabres' Eichel is going to the World Championship
'Eichel played in this tournament in 2015 and had two goals and five assists for seven points in 10 games. Eichel and Team USA took home a bronze medal. He also played in the 2017 tournament, picking up five assists in eight games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel is going to the World Championship
Jack Eichel to play for Team USA at IIHF World Championship
'Team USA will head to Mannheim, Germany for training which begins May 4th, they will begin World Championship play on May 10th against host Slovakia.' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel to play for Team USA at IIHF World Championship
Eichel to play for Team USA in IIHF World Championship
'There are some other ties to Buffalo on the team, Team USA's General Manager is former Sabre Chris Drury, and one of the goalies on the team, Cayden Primeau is the son of former NHL'er Keith Primeau and nephew of former Sabre Wayne Primeau.' … [Read more...] about Eichel to play for Team USA in IIHF World Championship
Eichel to play for Team USA at World Championship
'Eichel was one of 17 players included on Team USA's preliminary roster. South Buffalo native Patrick Kane will captain the team, while former Sabres captain Chris Drury is serving as general manager.' … [Read more...] about Eichel to play for Team USA at World Championship
Friday's Rochester Coverage
Calder Cup Gameday: Marlies at Amerks (Buffalo News) Top Sabres' draft picks Bryson, Luukkonen join Amerks for playoff run (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Amerks: Second half evaluations (WGR-AM) Duffer: 5 Amerks to keep an eye on (Sabres.com) First-round road games to air live on MSG (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Jacob Bryson to watch, learn with Amerks
'"At this point, we’re just seeing where they're at," Amerks coach Chris Taylor told reporters following practice. "Obviously, you always want three goalies in the playoffs and see what happens. With Bryson, same thing. He’s going to come in, get his feet wet, get used to the guys and get introduced to pro hockey."' … [Read more...] about Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Jacob Bryson to watch, learn with Amerks
Phil Housley's waterfront condo sells after three days on market
'Housley bought the 1,939-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo for $690,000 in 2017.' … [Read more...] about Phil Housley’s waterfront condo sells after three days on market
Sabres' Ristolainen doesn't know if he'll be part of the changes
'I think what hurts Ristolainen’s consistency is he doesn’t have a high hockey IQ. There are too many times in a game he’s out of position or reacts the wrong way to a situation. He’s had six years in Buffalo to try to get it right and it hasn’t happened enough.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ristolainen doesn’t know if he’ll be part of the changes