'This is the opportunity Luukkonen has been working toward since a lower-body injury abruptly ended his stint with the Sabres last January. He toiled away this summer in Finland to physically prepare for the grind of a season. His body-fat percentage was slashed, improving his agility and movements in goal.' … [Read more...] about Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen wants to ‘again’ prove he can help the Sabres in goal
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With Eric Comrie injured, Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen might have career-changing opportunity
'“When you’re in the NHL trying to win games, you kind of lose that (development) focus,” said coach Don Granato, whose Sabres have lost seven straight games. “For him to embrace that is really key because it has accelerated his development. He is better every time, every day down there. He’s made himself better every game. He’s fought harder in practices … with the vision of … [Read more...] about With Eric Comrie injured, Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen might have career-changing opportunity
Sabres injuries: Mattias Samuelsson close to return; Eric Comrie out ‘weeks’
'“We are not in a position to rush (him),” Sabres coach Don Granato said following today’s practice. “I think he’s got to get his reps and feel good about and confident where he’s at. When that’s the case, he’ll go in.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres injuries: Mattias Samuelsson close to return; Eric Comrie out ‘weeks’
Saturday's Toronto Coverage
Buffalo brings losing streak into matchup with Toronto (AP) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Toronto Coverage
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen looking forward to getting some NHL games
'Luukkonen has played well in Rochester, but his numbers don’t show it because he had back-to-back games where he gave up 11 goals in less than two games of work. Luukkonen knows he needed to rebound from those two games, “There was a couple of games which I was not too happy about, but overall I think I’ve been able to help the team win and that’s the most important thing,”' … [Read more...] about Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen looking forward to getting some NHL games
Luukkonen joins Sabres with Comrie out multiple weeks
'"There was a couple of games I was not too happy about," Luukkonen said of his season thus far. "But overall, I think I've been able to help the team win and that's the most important thing, and kind of, most of the games be the backbone of the team. So, I feel like it's been a good start to the season."' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen joins Sabres with Comrie out multiple weeks
Saturday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks suffer first regulation home loss on late goal (Amerks.com) Kisakov not backing away from physicality of AHL (Amerks.com) Thompson’s late heroics lift comets over Americans, 3-2 (UticaComets.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage