Archives for August 7, 2003

With a little help from them, that certainly is the expectation. We are very close with Curtis Brown and talks continue with everyone else including Jay McKee, Chris Drury, Miro Satan and Ales Kotalik. We are very close with Curtis, just crossing the Ts and dotting the Is. … [Read more...] about Regier Is Optimistic About Status Of Un-Signed Free Agents

'The Buffalo Sabres re-signed two minor leaguers, goaltender Tom Askey and left wing Andrew Peters, on Thursday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres re-sign two minor leaguers

'The signing of Brown, who has played six full seasons with the Sabres and appeared in games three other years, will leave Buffalo with just four unsigned NHL players: center Chris Drury, wingers Miroslav Satan and Ales Kotalik and defenseman Jay McKee. Brown will become the sixth Sabres center under contract, joining Steve Begin, Daniel Briere, Tim Connolly, Adam Mair and … [Read more...] about Brown about to sign on dotted line

"I am very proud to announce today that the Buffalo Sabres will be holding a portion of their training camp here in Rochester at the ESL Center. We will relocate our training camp to Rochester from Monday, September 15th through Saturday, September 20th." … [Read more...] about Training Camp Press Conference

'"He's got more to prove at the collegiate level," Lucia said. "He wants to become a better defensive player. He wants to be able to kill penalties and be out there in the last minute of the game with a one-goal lead. Those are areas he has to take the next step as a player. He understands that, and that's why he wants to return for his sophomore … [Read more...] about Vanek to return to U hockey team for another season

'“ Our game and our sport is really dependent on our ability to regionalize,” said Sabres general manager Darcy Regier. “ In some ways I think not coming to Rochester (for more than one day in the past) was a bit of a missed opportunity."' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce camp schedule