Archives for April 2008

Injured Kaleta will sit out for rest of season (Rochester D&C) City is right on Amerks lease (Rochester D&C) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'"The downside is they're young. The upside is they're young," Quinn said. "And we intend to sit down and figure out a way to make this grow and improve it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres interested in adding veteran leadership to bolster team

'When you put younger players in bigger role situations and they are move up the lineup, there was reference to giving up leads. We had fairly good success at locking down with two lines last year, elevating the Roy line to a higher position. They were pure offense last year and asking them to maybe try to lock down on the defensive side of it, we struggled. They struggled as … [Read more...] about End of Season Press Conference, Part I

'"I think in the final analysis that we could have used more leadership."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Brass: Everyone’s to Blame

'The Sabres gambled that their youth was ready to assume all the leadership roles previously handled by Numminen, Chris Drury, Daniel Briere and other departed veterans. They lost that bet, evidenced by the fact team management will wrap up the season with a news conference today just as the Stanley Cup playoffs are starting.' … [Read more...] about Lack of experience hurt Sabres most

'Team USA announced the first 17 players for its world team Wednesday, and Buffalo connections dominate the roster. South Buffalo native Patrick Kane and West Seneca’s Lee Stempniak were named to the team, as were Sabres forwards Jason Pominville, Paul Gaustad and Drew Stafford. Pominville is a dual citizen (his mother is American and his father is Canadian), and he chose … [Read more...] about Buffalo well represented

'Roberval receives $100,000 from Kraft to upgrade a local arena, where the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres will face off in a pre-season contest on Sept 23 -- with Don Cherry on hand.' … [Read more...] about Roberval, Que., wins Kraft Hockeyville 2008

City wants Donner to cede control of Amerks, K-hawks (Rochester D&C) Hamilton smokes Amerks (Rochester D&C) Bulldogs come alive too late (Hamilton Spectator) Feeble Finish (RNews.com) Hamilton has huge third period in win over Amerks (Amerks.com) Locke's six points leads 'Dogs over Amerks (HamiltonBulldogs.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'So what's missing? Money. At least the urge to spend it.' … [Read more...] about Sabres must spend money, make right decisions

'“You kind of have a sick feeling,” Ruff said. “Playoffs are going to start [tonight], and it’ll be a situation where in my case I will watch a little bit, and there’s a good chance that I might just turn it off and walk out of the house, will have had enough of it after a period or so. It is almost a feeling of sickness that you didn’t get … [Read more...] about Ruff hates being on the outside looking in for playoffs

'“It’s heartbreaking -- just so heartbreaking,” lamented Marie Stachera of Irish Times restaurant on Swan Street, three blocks from the arena. For her, the giddy playoff atmosphere of the previous two springs seemed like a distant memory.' … [Read more...] about No playoffs means no goal for arena-area businesses

Amerks, K-hawks work on issues over new lease (Rochester D&C) Amerks close out regular season this weekend (Amerks.com) MacDonald reassigned to Everblades (Amerks.com) Amerks to honor Thomas M. Nichols Scholarship winners April 13th (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'The toughest part for them might be watching the playoffs. "There's a good chance I might just turn them off and walk out of the house because I've had enough of it," Ruff said. "Yeah, it's not enjoyable," Hitchcock said. "It's painful to watch."' … [Read more...] about Ruff, Hitchcock find it tough watching NHL playoffs from sideline

'Numminen, who returned for the season finale after undergoing open-heart surgery in September, apparently doesn’t hold a grudge against the Sabres. Despite being suspended without pay for failing his preseason physical and having a grievance pending against the Sabres to collect most of his $2.6 million contract, the 39-year-old, who will become an unrestricted free … [Read more...] about Are Sabres a veteran addition away?

'Buffalo will have work to do to this off-season if they wish to get back into Stanley Cup contention, but departing Free Agents will not be as big an issue as at the close of last season. Teppo Numminen, Dmitri Kalinin, Mike Ryan, Nolan Pratt and Jocelyn Thibault are the team's unrestricted free agents. Steve Bernier, Clarke MacArthur, Mark Mancari and Dan Paille are … [Read more...] about Sabres Season in Review; World Championship Next