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  • 3/7 Recap: Eno gets win; CHLers heating up

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    Freshman Nick Eno made his first career playoff start, stopping 20 shots in a 4-3 win over Lake Superior. With his Falcons off to a 3-0 lead in the second period, Eno was beaten by a blueline blast as he was screened by both his defensemen. Superior would later catch Eno while on a 5-3…

  • 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…

  • 2/14 Recap: Shooting Efficiency

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    Today, Jhonas Enroth made 37 saves in SSK’s 4-3 OT loss to Farjestad. SSK currently owns a tiebreaker with Skelleftea for the eighth and final SEL playoff spot, and can ill afford any late season losses. Enroth has kept a 2.11 GAA this season, stopping 572 of 615 shots along the way for a league-best…

  • 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%…

  • 2/5: Tuesday Slap Shots

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    – With Maxim Afinogenov re-tweaking his groin in yesterday’s practice, and Clarke MacArthur coming down with a bad flu this morning, the Sabres re-called punishing forward Patrick Kaleta from Rochester just 24 hours after sending him down. Kaleta is in the Buffalo lineup tonight, making his presence felt early as the Sabres battle the Bruins.…

  • 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.…

  • Amerks pick up where they left off

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    Rochester returned from the All-Star break Friday at the BCA, losing in overtime to Toronto, 3-2. The loss was the Amerks’ ninth in a row, and 25th in their last 27 games. Down 1-0 at the end of two, Marek Zagrapan knotted the score 2:48 into the third. The Slovakian pivot took the return feed…

  • 1/25 Recap: Gerbe Disturbs; Amerks Continue Slide

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    #6 Michigan State opened the weekend’s marquee match-up by escaping a hostile Yost Arena with a 1-0 win over #1 Michigan. The line of Justin Abdelkader (DET) centering Sabres prospects Tim Kennedy and Corey Tropp generated ten shots on goal, but could not connect. The Munn will rocking tomorrow as the clubs head back to…

  • 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.…

  • Amerks Lose Basement Battle

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    The frustrating season for the Rochester Americans continued in Des Moines with a battle of last place teams. The result, another 4-2 loss to the Stars, is no longer shocking. The Amerks closed out a four-game road swing, securing one of a possible eight points while away from the BCA. They’re now 1-8-1-1 in their…