‘”I’m just thankful to everybody in Buffalo,” Miller said at First Niagara Center, where he was scheduled to play against the San Jose Sharks. “Friends, fans, the organization top down, management over the years that believed in me; (owners) Terry and Kim [Pegula], who came in and did a nice job making this a continuing tradition of making this a great organization. I’m looking forward to what they can do here and their new direction.”‘