Archives for July 2014

'In other words, GM Tim Murray was able to check all the boxes with Gionta when he began scouring free agent lists for players who can help turn around this mess. Gionta is a veteran leader with talent who wouldn’t demand ridiculous money and was down on the lists of serious Stanley Cup contenders.' … [Read more...] about Murray lands marquee mentor

'"The expectation isn't to go there and lose. The expectation is to win," Gionta said. "They've kind of done their unloading and now hopefully they're doing the building portion."' … [Read more...] about Brian Gionta joins Buffalo Sabres

'"The reason I was brought in here was because they needed a change," Murray said the other day. "I knew it was a big job and I know it's a job that has to be done the proper way. And that's hard. We all want to speed things up."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ GM makes his mark

'The Sabres started Tuesday a whopping $20,580,834 under the floor. Right now, they’re just $55,834 under it, according to capgeek.com.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign 4 new players, become top destination in free agency

'“My initial reaction was shock,” Gorges said on a conference call. “You know that trades are a part of this game. It’s a business we’re a part of. You learn to deal with it. But when that phone call comes and you’re told it’s you, it’s always a shocking day.”' … [Read more...] about After emotional exit from Canadiens, Josh Gorges happy to be with Sabres

'“It’s with heavy hearts that we have to leave there. It’s not an easy thing to come to terms with, but we had to look to the future and we’re excited about that. But the last five years have been a huge part of our life and we’re very lucky to have experienced it and very grateful for it.”' … [Read more...] about Captain Gionta leaves Habs with a ‘heavy heart’

'The process was an earthquake to Gorges, who has four years remaining in a six-year, $23.4-million contract. At no point did he see a trade coming, and he admits he was stunned when he took a call at his South Shore home Saturday from his agent, Kevin Epp, Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin asking if Gorges would waive his modified no-trade clause to accept a deal to the Toronto Maple … [Read more...] about Mixed emotions as Gorges heads to Buffalo

'He chose the armpit of America over one of the world’s great cities, current traffic and politics aside.' … [Read more...] about Josh Gorges trade the ultimate insult to Maple Leafs

'Whatever laughingstock reputation that Sabres established in being the league's worst team last season certainly didn't reflect in how popular they were among established free agents.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rebuild with flurry of free-agent additions

'The 30-year-old Moulson had 23 goals and 51 points last season, playing for the New York Islanders, Buffalo and Minnesota. He has 141 goals and 275 points over seven seasons.' … [Read more...] about Sabres add Moulson and Gionta in free agency

'Also announced in the early hours of the free agency period, was forward Cody McCormick agreeing to a multi-year contract and the signing of forward Marcus Foligno to a two-year deal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reel in Gionta, Moulson among flurry of moves

'The 35-year-old Gionta, a former U.S. Olympian who completed a five-year, $25 million deal with the Canadiens, had 18 goals and 40 points in 81 regular-season games last season for the Habs. He has 249 goals and 485 points in 776 NHL games, including a career-best 48 goals and 89 points in 2005-06 with the New Jersey Devils.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Moulson, Gionta

'Many fans were upset with Murray because they felt he did so well today that he took them out of a lottery pick for next year. I think you need to put the brakes on there. You got a much better defensive player in Gorges, but you lost some offense in Ehrhoff. Buffalo goaltending is still an unknown and they were a last place team when Moulson was playing in Buffalo. Don’t … [Read more...] about Sabres Murray says hop on the bandwagon

'In 44 games with Buffalo last season, he notched 29 points in 44 games before heading to the Minnesota Wild in a trade at the deadline.' … [Read more...] about Moulson comes back to Buffalo

'A former first-round pick, Meszaros split his season between Philadelphia and Boston last year, with 22 points in 52 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stay busy, add Meszaros