ROCHESTER – Winger Brett Murray grew up here as a player, developing from an unheralded Buffalo Sabres draft pick into one of the Americans’ top scorers and most versatile presences.
Five seasons ago, Murray, 25, arrived having just signed an AHL contr…
The Buffalo Sabres this morning assigned goalie Devon Levi to Rochester, where he will resume his role as the Americans’ starter.
Amerks coach Seth Appert said Levi, 22, will start tonight’s home game against the Cleveland Monsters.
The rookie started …
The Rochester Americans on Wednesday signed Buffalo Sabres goalie prospect Scott Ratzlaff to an amateur tryout.
Ratzlaff’s junior team, the Seattle Thunderbirds, did not qualify for the Western Hockey League playoffs.
Right now, the Amerks need another…
The Buffalo Sabres this morning assigned forward prospect Anton Wahlberg, who spent all season playing for Malmo in the Swedish Hockey League, to the Rochester Americans.
The Amerks, who are fighting for a spot in the Calder Cup Playoffs, have 11 games…
BUFFALO – Tyson Jost impressed the Sabres so much after they plucked him off waivers last season that he earned regular duty and a $2 million contract. So, yes, when they waived the center in late December and assigned him to the minors – he had played…
Read MoreBUFFALO – Prior to Friday’s trade deadline, Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams spoke to some teams interested in acquiring winger Zemgus Girgensons and likely could’ve received a late-round pick in exchange for the 11-year veteran.
But in Girgensons, A…
BUFFALO – The Sabres this afternoon traded veteran defenseman Erik Johnson to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2024.
The Sabres scratched Johnson, 35, the last five games to protect their asset before this afternoon’s dead…
BUFFALO – Can you picture Sabres captain Kyle Okposo wearing a different uniform, say, for example, the Black and Gold of the rival Boston Bruins or the colors of another Stanley Cup contender?
When Okposo, 35, signed a one-year contract to return for …
BUFFALO – Having never experienced this in his 17-year NHL career, Sabres defenseman Erik Johnson acknowledged that, yes, these days he feels a little anxious.
In signing Johnson, 35, to a one-year, $3.25 million contract, the Sabres added a much-neede…
The Buffalo Sabres on Monday assigned goalie Eric Comrie to the Rochester Americans after he cleared waivers.
Comrie, 28, last played in the AHL one year ago, when he started three games for the Amerks during a conditioning assignment.
His arrival crea…