June 2008

Gaustad re-signs with Sabres

Published on: 30th June, 2008

Buffalo, NY – The Buffalo Sabres announced today that they’ve re-signed forward Paul Gaustad to a new four-year contract. Gaustad, 26, was scheduled to be a restricted free agent on July 1. “We felt it was very important to sign Paul to a multi-year deal at this stage of his career,” said Regier. “He has [...]

Pirates announce schedule format; Rule changes upcoming

Published on: 30th June, 2008

(Sorry for the delay in posting for the last few days. I was on a short reprieve for the weekend in order to handle some business items, but all is well now.) Portland, ME – On Friday, the Portland Pirates announced their schedule format for the 2008-09 regular season, the first as the AHL affiliate [...]

Sabres extend qualifying offers to five players

Published on: 25th June, 2008

The Buffalo Sabres announced today that they’ve tendered qualifying offers to five players, who are all restricted free agents as of July 1. The five players tendered an offer were: Steve Bernier (RW) Paul Gaustad (C) Clarke MacArthur (LW) Mark Mancari (F) Daniel Paille (LW) Mancari is currently the only one slated for Portland. Because [...]

Could the Pirates be looking for a new head coach??

Published on: 23rd June, 2008

When the Portland Pirates step on the ice this fall, many already knew it was going to be a different cast of characters on the ice. Back in early June, the Pirates announced a new three-year affiliation agreement with the Buffalo Sabres, ending their previous relationship with the Anaheim Ducks. It was going to be [...]

Sabres add size with promising draft

Published on: 21st June, 2008

Ottawa, ON – With the Sabres 2008 draft now complete, it’s time to reflect on what they’ve accomplished. Buffalo has to get semi-high marks for the draft because they took the best player available while also addressing their long-term needs, which was getting bigger, while not losing any offensive ability and strengthen their blueline. Taking [...]

A pair of Tyler’s find themselves in blue and gold

Published on: 20th June, 2008

Ottawa, ONT – It was a night of Tyler’s for the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres, with two picks, were full of options in the first round, but decided on staying the course selecting Tyler Myers and Tyler Ennis in the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Both may one day be gracing the [...]

Sabres looking to build for the future at upcoming draft

Published on: 19th June, 2008

The Portland Pirates won’t see the effect next season of this weekend’s draft, but the Buffalo Sabres are without doubt laying a foundation that will benefit the Pirates for years to come. The 2008 NHL Entry Draft, being held in Ottawa, has been dubbed as one of the best drafts in recent memory, especially for [...]

Sabres announce upcoming prospects camp

Published on: 16th June, 2008

The Buffalo Sabres, NHL affiliate of the Portland Pirates, announce this morning details of their summer development camp for their prospects, which will take place at the end of the month. The Sabres will be holding a summer development camp from June 25-July 1 at Dwyer Arena on the campus of Niagara University in Lewiston, [...]

9.) Pirates look within to eliminate Bruins

Published on: 15th June, 2008

The Portland Pirates need more than a scoring touch to beat the Providence Bruins. Down 0-2 in the series, the Pirates dug down to their inner core, prevailing in one of the most exciting series match-ups of all time. 9.) For fans of the Portland Pirates, the ‘07-‘08 season is a certainly going to be [...]

Sabres have an eye on the future

Published on: 11th June, 2008

With the 2008 NHL Entry Draft scheduled to take place a little over a week from now at ScotiaBank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, the Sabres can now focus on stocking their farm team for years to come now that that the affiliation stuff is out of the way for the foreseeable future. The Sabres will [...]

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