Archives for September 15, 2012

'Despite being rated as the seventh-best netminder eligible for the 2012 NHL draft in Central Scouting’s final rankings, Makarov was not selected among the 211 players chosen June 22 and 23.' … [Read more...] about Makarov inks deal with Sabres

'The impending lockout will prevent most Western New York hockey fans from being able to watch most of their favorite Buffalo Sabres from lacing up their skates for the foreseeable future.' … [Read more...] about Sabres loan Foligno, 19 others to Rochester

'The Buffalo Sabres assigned 22 players to their AHL affiliate on Friday evening, including center Cody Hodgson and Luke Adam and wingers Marcus Foligno, Corey Tropp and Zemgus Girgensons.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres send 22 to Amerks as lockout nears

'The defenseman sensed the worst from Bettman’s demeanor, tone and words. “No matter what we said to him, what we talked about, he wasn’t willing to look at anything else,” Regehr said Friday after skating inside the Northtown Center. “I think at that point we probably understood that we were probably headed down this road.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres could sense lockout was inevitable

'Also assigned were: forwards Luke Adam, Riley Boychuk, Brian Flynn, Zemgus Girgensons, Jacob Lagace, Jonathan Parker, Kevin Sundher, Shawn Szydlowski, Corey Tropp, Phil Varone; defensemen Alex Biega, Nick Crawford, Jerome Gauthier-Leduc, Matt MacKenzie, Brayden McNabb, Mark Pysyk; goalies Connor Knapp and Nathan Lieuwen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send AHL-eligible players to Rochester

'“We have to address some things. We’ve been operating under the last agreement and it’s worked pretty well for both sides, but there are things we can shore up. They’re not claiming any of the claims they made last time. They’re not making big promises they made last time such as lower ticket prices for all fans which you now realize they never did, so I think they’re just in … [Read more...] about Sabres Miller says we don’t want to go down the same path

'Several NHL teams have made similar moves this week, giving young players a place to play during the NHL lockout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Send 20 to Amerks

'Forwards Luke Adam, Riley Boychuk, Brian Flynn, Marcus Foligno, Zemgus Girgensons, Cody Hodgson, Jacob Lagace, Jonathan Parker, Kevin Sundher, Shawn Szydlowski, Corey Tropp, Phil Varone; defensemen Alex Biega, Nick Crawford, Jerome Gauthier-Leduc, Matt MacKenzie, Brayden McNabb, Mark Pysyk; goaltenders Connor Knapp and Nathan Lieuwen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres loan eligible players to Rochester, Amatuer clubs