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  • Weber in perspective

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    With the arrival of Craig Rivet essentially replacing Dmitri Kalinin on the Sabres blueline, GM Darcy Regier yesterday suggested that his club is still looking at bringing Teppo Numminen back for one more season of NHL action. The argument of quality blueline depth will always make sense to Sabres fans. Bringing Numminen back at a…

  • Gold storms back for 8-7 win

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    Gassed and ready to break camp, the group of talent assembled at the Buffalo Sabres 2008 Development Camp strapped it on for one last scrimmage on Tuesday. With the lack of hitting promoting wide-open play, the tired bodies still provided some solid action. Jean-simon Allard, Derek Whitmore, and Brady Irwin joined Dylan Hunter, Mike Funk,…

  • Returning to Dwyer for the camp finale

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    After a day off, SabresProspects will again be heading back to Dwyer Arena for the final Development Camp scrimmage between teams Blue and Gold. Be sure to check back later for an update on the day’s happenings.

  • Eyeballing the shot clock

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    The radar gun made an appearance at this afternoon’s Development Camp session. On the main pad, the Blue and Gold groups separately rotated between three stations – two for shooting, with a center ice passing area nestled in between. A shooter tutor tested the players’ accuracy at one end, while they had the opportunity to…

  • Saturday Scrimmage Recap

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    This afternoon at the Sabres Development Camp, Team Blue shutout Team Gold, 5-0. Nathan Gerbe scored a pair of goals for the winners, while Andrew Orpik added a goal and an assist. Felix Schutz and Dennis Persson rounded out the scoring. The starting lineups were as follows: Blue Gerbe-Zagrapan-Gogulla Sekera-Card Eidsness Followed by: Van Guilder-Schutz-Orpik…

  • Blue defeats Gold, 5-0.

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    Already holding 1-0 lead after the first half, Team Blue scored four more times in the second (two 30:00 halves with a rolling clock) to seal a 5-0 victory over Team Gold. 2nd period goals: Felix Schutz scored on a penalty shot after being tripped by Vincent Scarsella at the 2:40 mark. It was hard…

  • Blue leads Gold 1-0 after one

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    Entering the zone from the left side, Mark Van Guilder found a crashing Andrew Orpik to give Team Blue a 1-0 lead. That’s how the half ended, but don’t worry. SabresProspects is taking notes with nearly every shift. Look for a detailed wrap up this evening. Getting ready for the second here at Dwyer.

  • Getting ready for Blue vs. Gold

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    It looks like we’re going to get our first scrimmage of camp today. Be sure to check back later for a complete report on the day’s happenings.

  • Friday Camp Notes

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    Nathan Gerbe’s legs just might be longer than Tim Kennedy’s. This is just the first of many observations taken from Friday’s development camp practice session. It’s hard to get a feel for these players as a whole during drill work and shortened 4-4 and 4-3 workouts. The end of camp scrimmage sessions will start to…

  • Some more from the small pad

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    (Pardon the bullet/note format, as these are being sent in via a mobile device) Gogulla is so patient with the biscuit. He buys time and uses the boards well – eventually finding open space for a teammate to swoop in and carry on. In 4-4’s, Gerbe just came breaking down the right side and did…