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  • 2/20 Recap: Grags bags another; Dennis comes up big

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    Marc-Andre Gragnani scored short-handed to force overtime in Rochester’s 2-1 win over Albany. Skating at a forward position, Gragnani’s seventh goal of the year extends his streak to eight consecutive games with a point, and his three shorties are now tops among AHL rookies. Adam Dennis earned the win by stopping 39 River Rat shots…

  • 2/17 Recap: Byron Flows

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    Paul Byron potted his 30th goal of the season to go along with an assist as Gatineau pounded last-place Drummondville, 9-2. Les Olympiques got most of their mileage out of a Matthew Pistilli hat trick and a four-assist effort from Claude Giroux (PHI) to win their fifth game in a row. Byron, on the other…

  • 2/15 Recap: Kennedy, Persson "back"; Gerbe snaps

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    Friday was rather stacked in terms of the Sabres prospects schedule. Let’s take a trip around the rinks for an update on over twenty Sabres properties to hit the ice in fifteen different games. Marek Zagrapan scored his 16th goal of the season in Rochester’s 4-2 win over Hershey. Marc-Andre Gragnani assisted on the Zagrapan…

  • 2/10: Dennis blanks Griffins

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    Adam Dennis made 33 saves to post his 2nd shutout in a week and third of the season as Rochester eeked out a 1-0 win over Grand Rapids. Scoreless after two periods, Marc-Andre Gragnani stole a puck at the Amerks blueline and sprinted down the ice to bury his own rebound against Adam Berkhoel for…

  • Byron nets winner; Amerks take shootout

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    A quick update on a pair of afternoon contests… 2007 sixth-round pick Paul Byron scored the game winning goal on the power play and assisted on another in Gatineau’s 3-0 shutout of Quebec. The goal was Byron’s 26th on the year, and only his fifth with the man advantage. The Ottawa native also won 80%…

  • Dennis cracks Marlies code

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    In a late afternoon game, the Rochester Americans rode a 28-save shutout performance by Adam Dennis to defeat the Toronto Marlies, 3-0. Mark Mancari had a hand in all three goals, scoring the game winner in the final minute of the second period, and setting up two others in the third to cement the win.…

  • 1/26 Recap: Allard sets mark; "Genny" gets tossed

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    News and notes on a busy Saturday for Sabres prospects… NCAA LW Nathan Gerbe scored the game winning goal late in the second period as Boston College defeated Maine, 4-2. The energetic Eagle wore a target for most of the contest, carrying play to produce a game-high five shots on goal. “Big” Ben Bishop owned…

  • 1/23 Recap: Another Hump Day Humdinger at the BCA; Stamkos Watch Officially Underway

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    These Buffalo winters are getting ridiculous. I passed five zambonis on the I-90 today on my way home from work. To top it off, the Sabres and Amerks are playing less-than-savory hockey these days. In 20 years when these guys come back to play an alumni game, I’m putting my bucks on the Fire Department.…