Brandon Hawkins' top three moments of the 2020-21 season (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage
Archives for 2021
'I have high expectations' | Cozens looks ahead to important summer
'"It's going to be a big summer for me," he said. "I have high expectations for myself. I want to come back next year way better and I'm going to work as hard as I can this summer to come back and be a difference maker and be a guy who can produce."' … [Read more...] about ‘I have high expectations’ | Cozens looks ahead to important summer
Sabres at Worlds | Ruotsalainen scores in Finland victory
'Victor Olofsson and Sweden fell to the Czech Republic while Tage Thompson (upper body) missed the United States' victory over Latvia.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Ruotsalainen scores in Finland victory
Friday's Rochester Coverage
Griffin Luce's top three moments of the 2020-21 season (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage
How playing the Swedish way restored Rasmus Dahlin's confidence late in Sabres' season
'The formula to restore the 21-year-old defenseman’s confidence and tantalizing skills was revealed in the weeks after Ralph Krueger was fired on March 17. Krueger’s replacement, Don Granato, implemented a system that gave defensemen the freedom to take risks to contribute offensively, and he challenged Dahlin to embrace a top-pairing role.' … [Read more...] about How playing the Swedish way restored Rasmus Dahlin’s confidence late in Sabres’ season
Sabres prospect Oskari Laaksonen named to AHL North Division all-star team
'This was a bounce-back year for Laaksonen after he posted only 12 points in 46 games with Ilves of Finland's Liiga last season. Laaksonen signed his entry-level contract with the Sabres in June 2020. With the AHL season facing a late start, Laaksonen opened this season with Liiga's Lahden Pelicans. He had 12 points in 20 games before he left for North America.' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Oskari Laaksonen named to AHL North Division all-star team
Sabres prospect Oskari Laaksonen named AHL North Division All-Star
'Laaksonen, 21, compiled two goals and 17 points in 28 games. His 15 assists led the Amerks. The Finn ranked fourth among AHL rookie defensemen in points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Oskari Laaksonen named AHL North Division All-Star
Sabres' Cozens wants to be a team leader
'This kid was one of the few players on this roster that was always there for a teammate and figured out how the NHL game is played. I wrote earlier this season and am even more convinced that if Jack Eichel is no longer with the organization in October, Cozens should be named captain immediately. There aren’t many kids his age that could handle it, but he certainly can.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Cozens wants to be a team leader
Sabres at Worlds | Canada defeats Norway for 1st victory
'Tobias Rieder tallied an assist for his third point of the tournament during Germany's 3-2 loss to Kazakhstan at the IIHF World Championship in Latvia on Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Canada defeats Norway for 1st victory
Thursday's Rochester Coverage
Laaksonen named to AHL's North Division All-Star Team (Sabres.com) Laaksonen named to North Division All-Star team (Amerks.com) Amerks 2021-22 home opener set for Friday, Oct. 22 (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage
Dahlin returned to form while shouldering top-pair minutes
'The second half of 2020-21 was an exercise in Dahlin rediscovering the confidence he exhibited upon entering the NHL as the No. 1 overall pick. Fans in Buffalo had been tantalized by viral videos of the defenseman skating through entire defenses in Sweden, and Dahlin delivered as an 18-year-old by executing difficult plays with a Griffey-esque smoothness.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin returned to form while shouldering top-pair minutes
Sabres at Worlds | Olofsson scores in Sweden's win over Switzerland
'Arttu Ruotsalainen also notched his first point with an assist in Finland's 5-2 win over Norway while Tage Thompson sat out of the United States' 3-0 victory over Kazakhstan due to an upper-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Olofsson scores in Sweden’s win over Switzerland
Confident Rasmus Asplund feels ready for regular duty with Sabres
'Considering Asplund was a spare part until April, his emergence ranks as one of the season’s biggest surprises.' … [Read more...] about Confident Rasmus Asplund feels ready for regular duty with Sabres
Yukon's Dylan Cozens on his 1st year in the NHL, and testing positive for COVID-19
'"I want to be part of the solution here. I want to win in Buffalo. And I want to be, you know, one of the guys that helps bring this team to success. So you know, I would love to be here for a long time."' … [Read more...] about Yukon’s Dylan Cozens on his 1st year in the NHL, and testing positive for COVID-19
Sabres' Dahlin knows why his play improved
'Granato tried a lot of new things in the last half of the season. Some of it worked, some of it didn’t, but the experiment he stayed with was playing Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju against the other team’s best players, “It was a great experience,” Dahlin said. “I’ve never really played against the other team’s top lines before, so I felt that I took the next step defensively and … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Dahlin knows why his play improved