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  • Nuthin' But a "G" Thang: Sabres add size, balance down middle

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    Grigorenko tries on the colors for the first time. “Now it’s time for me to make my impression felt… so sit back, relax, and strap on your seat belt” The Buffalo Sabres made great strides in their quest to get bigger and more talented down the middle Friday, selecting Quebec Remparts leading scorer Mikhail Grigorenko…

  • CSS Midterm Rankings: North America

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    NHL Central Scouting has released their North American midterm rankings for the 2012 NHL draft. Skaters RANK PLAYER TEAM LEAGUE HEIGHT WEIGHT POSITION 1 YAKUPOV, NAIL SARNIA OHL 5′ 10.5″ 189 RW 2 GRIGORENKO, MIKHAIL QUEBEC QMJHL 6′ 3.25″ 200 C 3 MURRAY, RYAN EVERETT WHL 6′ 0.5″ 201 D 4 FAKSA, RADEK KITCHENER OHL…

  • CSS Midterm Rankings: Europe

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    NHL Central Scouting has released their midterm rankings for the 2012 NHL draft. Here is the European portion: Skaters RANK PLAYER TEAM LEAGUE HEIGHT WEIGHT POSITION 1 FORSBERG, FILIP LEKSAND SWEDEN-2 6′ 2.0″ 181 C 2 COLLBERG, SEBASTIAN FROLUNDA JR. SWE-JR. 5′ 11.0″ 176 RW 3 HERTL, TOMAS SLAVIA CZREP 6′ 2.0″ 198 C 4…