Archives for January 17, 2013

'This season will be a little different, though. The schedule is compressed, and no one should benefit more in Buffalo than Enroth. Even if Miller starts four of every five games, Enroth will be idle only seven to 10 days rather than the two or three weeks he’d sit in a normal calendar.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Enroth will get chance to flash skills

'“Yeah, it’s really good,” Sulzer said about his situation. “I mean, for now (I’m practicing) with Christian and I hope I’m going to play with him, too. I haven’t gotten the confirmation that I’m actually in the top six. But, yeah, (I’m) excited to get a chance again to prove (myself)."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Sulzer hoping to parlay late-season play into regular duty

'“You’d love to see him in preseason games,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said this afternoon inside the First Niagara Center. “You’d love to see him against somebody else’s competition. It’s a great way to see where a guy’s at, and then along the way there’s the physical part of it, there’s the mental, there’s the grind of the schedule. There’s everything inside of that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ evaluation of Grigorenko trickier without preseason games

'Gerbe isn’t sure if he’ll be ready for Sunday’s season-opener. “I like where my body’s feeling,” he said. “But I think it’s too hard to pinpoint two days of not full game situations.”' … [Read more...] about Injured Sabres progressing well

'''At least I have a chair,'' the 18-year-old said, smiling after practice Wednesday. ''It's better than to sit somewhere in another room. At least I'm here with the guys. It's an honor to be here in the locker room.''' … [Read more...] about Grigorenko seeks more permanent role with Sabres

'"It really is the toughest question to answer because you'd love to see him in preseason games," Ruff said Wednesday. "You'd love to see him against somebody else's competition. It's a great way to see where a guy's at. Then along the way there's the physical part of it, the mental, the grind of the schedule -- there's everything inside of that. But when you're evaluating … [Read more...] about The Sabres great Grigorenko debate

'"Oh yeah, definitely could be a blessing in disguise," Kaleta said Wednesday. "You always gotta take the most positives out of some things that may be negative. Even though I wanted to play hockey right from the get go, it might have been a blessing for me to rest in between injuries and maybe in the long run, get my career an extra couple of years."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kaleta benefitted from lockout

'“I think it definitely was an advantage to play whether it was in Europe or whether it was in the AHL” Hodgson said during a Wednesday morning interview on WGR. “I think it was an even greater advantage for me to play in Rochester because I had a chance to know the system and be around our coaches and get advice from them.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Hodgson Eager For Challenge

Rochester Amerks fall flat in Binghamton (Rochester D&C) Cowick finds his scoring touch in B-Sens' victory over Americans (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Amerks' two-game win streak snapped in 5-1 loss to B-Sens (Amerks.com) B-Sens down amerks, 5-1 (BinghamtonSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage