23-1-2011 Team captain meets with Petr Cajanek
Following the team's recent 2-4 win at Boston Bruins on 22-1-2011, Buffalo Sabres captain Jochen Hecht and Petr Cajanek were seen outside the dressing room going over some things. He has had some trouble chipping in, so I thought it was time for a little chat, said Jochen Hecht
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22-1-2011 Team captain meets with Byron Ritchie
Team captain Jochen Hecht called a short meeting with Byron Ritchie after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I guess they needed someone to take the blame..., said Byron Ritchie as he left the ice, ...but I'll take it like a man
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22-1-2011 Stéphane Veilleux injured.
Stéphane Veilleux (
) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Jordan Staal (
). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. Come on, would you feel good having to miss some two weeks of hockey, he said to the press.
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21-1-2011 Rick Nash frustrated
Buffalo Sabres right wing Rick Nash feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the
by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 569
games during his career, notching 254 goals and adding 229 assists along with 516 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 46 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 22+27=49 with 45 PIM.
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21-1-2011 Marc-André Gragnani frustrated
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Marc-André Gragnani feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Marc-André Gragnani was originally drafted to the
by the Buffalo Sabres in the 3rd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 26
games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 3 assists along with 24 penalty minutes. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Buffalo Sabres this season. He has played 46 games with the Portland Pirates this season, totalling 3+10=13 with 20 PIM.
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21-1-2011 Nathan Gerbe resumes light training.
Portland Pirates center Nathan Gerbe has resumed light training after his injury and is listed day to day.
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18-1-2011 Buffalo Sabres players named to All-Star Game
The following players from Buffalo Sabres were named to this year's All-Star Game:
-Rick Nash
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18-1-2011 Weekly team report
Who's hot
Toni Lydman is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Mike Ribeiro is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Rick Nash is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 3 game goalstreak. Eric Fehr is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Drew Stafford is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Rick DiPietro hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Michel Ouellet has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Petr Cajanek is down on his game pulling a 12 game streak without registering a single point.
Trainer's room
No injuries at the moment.
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18-1-2011 Byron Ritchie interviewed in paper
Byron Ritchie was interviewed in today's paper about the recent trade that sent him from Columbus Blue Jackets to Buffalo Sabres. They are a class organization and I hold nothing against them. They did what they had to do, he said as he left the arena.
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18-1-2011 Drew Paris interviewed in paper
Drew Paris was interviewed in today's paper about the recent trade that sent him from Columbus Blue Jackets to Buffalo Sabres. The club just felt they needed a change of direction. It's the nature of this business and like it or not, it's time to move on, he choked before breaking down and being helped out.
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18-1-2011 Buffalo Sabres trade
Buffalo Sabres traded Paul Gaustad, Alexander Frolov and Kirill Kabanov to Columbus Blue Jackets for Byron Ritchie, Rick Nash, Drew Paris and
's round 4 pick in 2012
A native of Canada, Byron Ritchie was originally drafted to the
by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 7th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 397
games during his career, notching 31 goals and adding 44 assists along with 426 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 35 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 4+8=12 with 14 PIM. He has also played 10 games with the Syracuse Crunch this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 14 PIM.
A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the
by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 567
games during his career, notching 252 goals and adding 229 assists along with 516 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 44 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 20+27=47 with 45 PIM.
A native of
, Paul Gaustad was originally drafted to the
by the Buffalo Sabres in the 7th round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 392
games during his career, notching 68 goals and adding 107 assists along with 375 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 44 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 12+16=28 with 12 PIM.
A native of Russia, Alexander Frolov was originally drafted to the
by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 579
games during his career, notching 180 goals and adding 234 assists along with 199 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 41 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 9+17=26 with 4 PIM.
A native of Russia, Kirill Kabanov was originally drafted to the
by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has not yet played at
level. The 18 year old left wing has not yet played for the Buffalo Sabres this season.
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17-1-2011 Marc-André Gragnani frustrated
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Marc-André Gragnani feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Marc-André Gragnani was originally drafted to the
by the Buffalo Sabres in the 3rd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 26
games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 3 assists along with 24 penalty minutes. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Buffalo Sabres this season. He has played 44 games with the Portland Pirates this season, totalling 2+10=12 with 20 PIM.
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17-1-2011 Tyler Ennis resumes full training.
Portland Pirates center Tyler Ennis has resumed full training after his injury.
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16-1-2011 Paul Gaustad frustrated
Buffalo Sabres center Paul Gaustad feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player.
A native of
, Paul Gaustad was originally drafted to the
by the Buffalo Sabres in the 7th round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 391
games during his career, notching 68 goals and adding 107 assists along with 375 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 43 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 12+16=28 with 12 PIM.
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15-1-2011 Stéphane Veilleux frustrated
Buffalo Sabres center Stéphane Veilleux feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Stéphane Veilleux was originally drafted to the
by the Minnesota Wild in the 4th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 475
games during his career, notching 56 goals and adding 62 assists along with 296 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 42 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 7+7=14 with 24 PIM.
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15-1-2011 Philippe Gogulla frustrated
Buffalo Sabres left wing Philippe Gogulla feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Germany, Philippe Gogulla was originally drafted to the
by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 43
games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 5 assists along with 83 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 43 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 2+5=7 with 83 PIM.
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14-1-2011 Jochen Hecht resumes full training.
Buffalo Sabres left wing Jochen Hecht has resumed full training after his wrist injury.
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13-1-2011 Andrej Sekera frustrated
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Andrej Sekera feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Slovakia, Andrej Sekera was originally drafted to the
by the Buffalo Sabres in the 3rd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 108
games during his career, notching 5 goals and adding 22 assists along with 40 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Buffalo Sabres this season. He has played 42 games with the Portland Pirates this season, totalling 2+5=7 with 12 PIM.
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13-1-2011 Ben Eager returns
Ben Eager has served his suspension and is available for the next game.
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13-1-2011 Jochen Hecht injured.
Jochen Hecht (
) suffered wrist injury during the game in an incident with Anton Babchuk (
). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. This is nothing major, I feel that I should be ready for the next game but you never know, he commented from the trainers bench.
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12-1-2011 Tyler Ennis resumes light training.
Portland Pirates center Tyler Ennis has resumed light training after his injury and is listed day to day.
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12-1-2011 Felix Schütz resumes full training.
Portland Pirates center Felix Schütz has resumed full training after his injury.
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11-1-2011 Weekly team report
Who's hot
Mike Ribeiro is looking steady with 3 points in 4 games last week.
Who's cold
Ric Jackman has played 14 games without a goal. Jochen Hecht has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Paul Gaustad has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Rick DiPietro hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Michel Ouellet has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Stéphane Veilleux is down on his game pulling a 11 game streak without registering a single point. Petr Cajanek has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Eric Fehr has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Philippe Gogulla is sliding on a 24 game streak without registering a single point.
Trainer's room
No injuries at the moment.
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11-1-2011 Tyler Ennis injured.
Tyler Ennis of Portland Pirates suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Hershey Bears. He is expected to be sidelined for about a week . I shall be back soon, and when I return promise I will do my best to help the team, he said as the trainers examined him.
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10-1-2011 Stéphane Veilleux frustrated
Buffalo Sabres center Stéphane Veilleux feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Stéphane Veilleux was originally drafted to the
by the Minnesota Wild in the 4th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 472
games during his career, notching 55 goals and adding 61 assists along with 294 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 39 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 6+6=12 with 22 PIM.
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9-1-2011 Mike Ribeiro frustrated
Buffalo Sabres center Mike Ribeiro feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Mike Ribeiro was originally drafted to the
by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 619
games during his career, notching 147 goals and adding 306 assists along with 226 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 40 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 12+19=31 with 2 PIM.
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9-1-2011 Ilya Bryzgalov frustrated
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Russia, Ilya Bryzgalov was originally drafted to the
by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2nd round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 264
games during his career, booking 10 career shutouts and allowing 712 goals. The 30 year old goaltender has played 36 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, allowing 109 goals on 786 while booking 2 shutouts.
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8-1-2011 League suspends Ben Eager
The league board has suspended Buffalo Sabres player Ben Eager for 3 fighting three times in a game against Pittsburgh Penguins.
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8-1-2011 Felix Schütz injured.
Felix Schütz of Portland Pirates suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the W-B/Scranton Penguins. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . It is just a minor bump, he said after the game.
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8-1-2011 Nathan Gerbe injured.
Nathan Gerbe of Portland Pirates suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the W-B/Scranton Penguins. He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks . I hope to be back skating with the team in time for the next road trip, but they're monitoring it very closely. We'll have to see how it heals, he murmured as he grimaced in pain.
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6-1-2011 Mike Ribeiro frustrated
Buffalo Sabres center Mike Ribeiro feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Mike Ribeiro was originally drafted to the
by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 617
games during his career, notching 147 goals and adding 305 assists along with 226 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 38 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 12+18=30 with 2 PIM.
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6-1-2011 Felix Schütz resumes full training.
Portland Pirates center Felix Schütz has resumed full training after his injury.
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5-1-2011 Alexander Frolov resumes full training.
Buffalo Sabres left wing Alexander Frolov has resumed full training after his leg injury.
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5-1-2011 Erik Caladi resumes full training.
Portland Pirates left wing Erik Caladi has resumed full training after his injury.
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5-1-2011 Felix Schütz injured.
Felix Schütz of Portland Pirates suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Providence Bruins. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . Hockey is a physical game, it's not like we're playing chess out there, he commented to the media.
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4-1-2011 Paul Gaustad frustrated
Buffalo Sabres center Paul Gaustad feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player.
A native of
, Paul Gaustad was originally drafted to the
by the Buffalo Sabres in the 7th round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 385
games during his career, notching 67 goals and adding 106 assists along with 373 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 37 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 11+15=26 with 10 PIM.
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4-1-2011 Philippe Gogulla frustrated
Buffalo Sabres left wing Philippe Gogulla feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Germany, Philippe Gogulla was originally drafted to the
by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 37
games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 4 assists along with 78 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 37 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 78 PIM.
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4-1-2011 Weekly team report
Who's hot
Jochen Hecht is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Mike Comrie is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 2 game goalstreak. Drew Stafford is looking red hot with a 6 game point streak. Brian Lee is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Ric Jackman has played 10 games without a goal. Rick DiPietro has been chilly and allowed 5 goals in 1 games. Stéphane Veilleux has lost his sights and is now 10 games without a goal. Petr Cajanek has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Chris Butler has played 28 games without a goal. Philippe Gogulla is sliding on a 20 game streak without registering a single point.
Trainer's room
Alexander Frolov remains sidelined with leg injury.
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3-1-2011 Ryan Hamilton agrees on a contract.
Ryan Hamilton has signed a one year deal with the Portland Pirates. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.
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3-1-2011 Henrik Tallinder reaches career high !
Henrik Tallinder marked a new career high in assists with 18 assists after assisting in tonights game against Chicago Blackhawks on a goal by Ben Eager. Awesome, even more so because the game was televised, he read from a prepared speech.
A native of Sweden, Henrik Tallinder was originally drafted to the
by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 420
games during his career, notching 18 goals and adding 90 assists along with 248 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 34 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 2+18=20 with 2 PIM.
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2-1-2011 Mike Ribeiro frustrated
Buffalo Sabres center Mike Ribeiro feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Mike Ribeiro was originally drafted to the
by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 615
games during his career, notching 146 goals and adding 304 assists along with 226 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 36 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 11+17=28 with 2 PIM.
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2-1-2011 Buffalo Sabres players selected to World Junior Championships
World Junior Championships (U-20) in icehockey are about to start. The following players from Buffalo Sabres organization have been selected to represent their countries:
-Zack Kassian (
)
-Luke Adam (
)
-Tim Erixon (
)
-Oleg Brezgunov (
)
-Corey Fienhage (
)
-Marcus Foligno (
)
-Connor Knapp (
)
-Alex Chiasson (
)
-Kirill Kabanov (
)
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1-1-2011 Brian Lee reaches career high !
Brian Lee marked a new career high in assists with 12 assists after assisting in tonights game against Colorado Avalanche on a goal by Michel Ouellet. Awesome, even more so because the game was televised, he commented and was all smiles.
A native of
, Brian Lee was originally drafted to the
by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 127
games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 31 assists along with 55 penalty minutes. The 23 year old defenseman has played 35 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 3+12=15 with 6 PIM.
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1-1-2011 Erik Caladi injured.
Erik Caladi of Portland Pirates suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Lake Erie Monsters. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . I should be back in the lineup soon, it doesn't feel that serious, he commented from the trainers bench.
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1-1-2011 Alexander Frolov injured.
Alexander Frolov (
) suffered leg injury during the game in an incident with Kevin Bieksa (
). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. It's nothing, just two good guys goin' at it - nobody got seriously hurt, he quoted before being taken to the hospital for tests.
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). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. Now I need to rest for the time being but a month or two of rest will do the job, he said after the game in the dressing room.
). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. It's something we need to take care of now before it becomes a problem. It's one of those things where you can play with it, but as the wear and tear of the season goes on it becomes much more serious, he commented in a radio interview after the game.
). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. I'll just put some ice on it and it'll be as good as new. It will take more than this to slow me down, he said before being taken away for x-rays.