Archives for 2006

'"We've been saying for a couple years now we wanted to take a defenseman in the first round, and the dream became reality," Sabres director of amateur scouting Jim Benning said late Saturday night in GM Place. "We're pretty deep at the front end. As it happened this year there were some defensemen we really liked."' … [Read more...] about Sabres finally take defenseman with first pick

'"Our depth up front is something we feel pretty good about," Regier said shortly after the draft ended early Sunday morning. "This draft was an opportunity to add more defensive-type players."' … [Read more...] about Sabres focus on bolstering defense in draft

'The Sabres went to Sweden for the first two, taking offensive defenseman Dennis Persson late in the first round and the top-rated European goaltender in the pool, Jhonas Enroth, 46th overall.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take Sweden's Persson

'Weber, 6-foot-2 and 199 pounds, was ranked 34th overall among North American skaters by the NHL's Central Scouting Bureau. The scouting agency called him a solid skater with good balance who moves the puck well on outlet passes, an effective power-play contributor and a solid positional player who is difficult to beat one-on-one and reads the play well.' … [Read more...] about Cranberry’s native drafted by Sabres

'If Darcy Regier learned one thing from the Buffalo Sabres extended playoff run this spring, it's that there's no such thing as having too many defensemen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres open draft by selecting Swedish D Persson

'Bob McKenzie's take: "The Sabres want help on the back-end and obviously see potential in him because Buffalo went a bit off the board."' … [Read more...] about Sabres select Persson with 24th pick

'The 6'1" 181-pound Persson scored 11 goals and added 15 assists in 28 games for Vasteras in Sweden in the 2005-2006 season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Select Persson 24th Overall

'The Buffalo Sabres selected a goalie and a defenseman with their two second round picks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Select Two In 2nd Round

'"The Sabres have given me a big opportunity," said Persson. "This was a big surprise."' … [Read more...] about Sabres pick Persson in First Round

'Enroth was the top-ranked European goaltender in the draft...'. … [Read more...] about Sabres net Goaltender at 46

'The Buffalo Sabres chose defenseman Mike Weber with the second of the team's pair of second round selections at 57th overall.' … [Read more...] about Sticking with defense

'With the 117th pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, the Buffalo Sabres selected center Felix Schultz.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select Center in Fourth

'With the 147th pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, the Buffalo Sabres selected defenseman Alex Biega.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select Harvard-bound Biega

'With the final selecation (207th overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, the Buffalo Sabres selected center Benjamin Breault.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take Breault with final pick

'Persson is a decent skater with good technical skills and puck movement. He has great hockey sense and reads the play very well. Persson usually solves situations with his smarts and does not very physical. Usually quite confident and consistent in his own end, but at times he could choose the play more simple.' … [Read more...] about Dennis Persson Profile