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  • 7/9 Recap: Grey takes it to Blue in final minute

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    The Sabres Development Camp shifted to scrimmage mode Thursday at Dwyer Arena with a civil war match-up between Team Blue and Team Grey. Two 30-minute halves were played, and yes, there was a Dan Murphy sighting. For those who don’t want to read, Grey took a 5-4 win thanks to an Igor Gongalskyi penalty shot…

  • Development Camp Notes 7/7-8

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    After two days of development camp practice sessions, the stage is slowly being set for a Friday scrimmage. Fans looking to catch an early glimpse of 2009 first round pick Zack Kassian have been disappointed due to the winger’s absence from a foot injury. Tuesday’s main rink activity began with the forwards going through a…

  • Development Camp details formally announced

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    From Sabres.com: The Buffalo Sabres announced today they will be holding a summer development camp from July 6-10 at Dwyer Arena on the campus of Niagara University in Lewiston, N.Y. There will be on-ice sessions open to the public from Tuesday through Thursday from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. each day, and on Friday from…

  • 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,…

  • 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…