'"It’s a good development story," Krueger said. "We had him up here, there were some things we thought he needed improvement on and to work on. We communicate that to Chris Taylor, he goes to Rochester, spends some time down there and works specifically on the game he needs to play here in the NHL. It was working down there, too, and he becomes a major player for them. He … [Read more...] about Collaboration between Sabres, Amerks produces ‘good development story’
Archives for December 25, 2019
Former Sabre Uwe Krupp loved starting career in Buffalo: ‘It was a special time’
'“We were missing that one piece of the puzzle that gave us the edge to move it on to the next next round,” Krupp said. “There were great teams, they were good players. You look at when the guys left, they’ve all had a measure of success and won Cups and gained a measure of respect around the league. So it’s a little sad in that way that we didn’t.”' … [Read more...] about Former Sabre Uwe Krupp loved starting career in Buffalo: ‘It was a special time’
Sabres prospects get chance to show their stuff at 2020 WJC in Ostrava
'The other first timer at the tournament for the Sabres is Swedish goaltender Erik Portillo (2019, 67th overall). Portillo will be one of the Swedish backups, either behind Jesper Eliasson (DET, 2018, 84th overall) or Hugo Alnefelt (TBL, 2019, 71st overall). Portillo could easily find himself with a medal by tournament end as the Swedish roster is loaded on the blue line and … [Read more...] about Sabres prospects get chance to show their stuff at 2020 WJC in Ostrava