Posts About "Ron Rolston"
Buffalo Sabres Make The Wrong Call Again
November 13th, 2013 Once again, the Buffalo Sabres have turned well meaning into the wrong move. It’s no secret by now that the team has relieved general manager Darcy Regier and head coach Ron Rolston of their duties. In the door? New President of Hockey Operations Pat Lafontaine and interim head coach (and blast from the past) Ted Nolan. Many felt...The Buffalo Sabres Are the Laziest Team in Hockey
Going into this season, everyone expected it to be a challenging year in Buffalo as GM Darcy Regier infamously stated that Sabres fans will need to endure "suffering" before the team is good again. While the growing pains and bumps in the road are to be understood with a very young team slowing developing and learning to adapt to the...
Buffalo Sabres: Becoming a Team They Hate
October 31st, 2013 For the better part of this millennium the Sabres have been the small, undersized team smacked around by the league. There was the Chris Drury incident in 2007 and the Ryan Miller-Milan Lucic collision in 2011. Time after time, teams rolled into Buffalo, pushed the Sabres around and came out with two points. For years, fans and players...
Sabres Scoring Woes: Too Early to Vanek?
October 8th, 2013 For the first time in team history, the Buffalo Sabres have started the season with three straight loses. Sure it is early but should they be worried? The answer to that question is definitely YES. The Sabres have struggled to find the back of the net, and have only scored two goals over the first three contests. The...
Hockey News: Leafs Sign Franson; 50 Best Players in the NHL
September 26th, 2013 Today's Leafs practice will consist of John Michael Liles doing shot blocking drills until his legs break while Dave Nonis refreshes capgeek — Jeff Veillette (@Jeffler) September 26, 2013 Tweet of the day regarding the Leafs salary cap situation. Finally! The Toronto Maple Leafs and Cody Franson ended their standoff and agreed...
Rolston Gets His Chance To Lead Sabres
May 7th, 2013 Perhaps to the dismay of Sabres fans it is official. Ron Rolston has had the interim tag removed and is the 16th coach in the history of the Buffalo Sabres, joining the likes of Scotty Bowman, Punch Imlach and Ted Nolan to name a few. Why He's The Guy Rolston took over the bench from Lindy Ruff for the Sabres Dec. 21st game and...
Ron Rolston Named Sabres Coach
May 7th, 2013 Bright and early on May 7th, the Buffalo Sabres took another important step in the rebuilding process. General Manager Darcy Regier announced that former interim coach Ron Rolston will be the permanent head coach of the team heading into the 2013-14 season. The move makes sense for a couple of reasons. Firstly: he earned...
Who Is The Right Coach For The Sabres?
May 4th, 2013 Earlier this week, Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier was asked if he had made a decision on the future of interim coach Ron Rolston. As reported in the Buffalo News’ Sabres Edge blog, Regier had this to say, in Rochester on the Americans locker clean-out day. "No decisions yet. Fairly soon in the case of the head coach...
Buffalo Sabres At Crossroads As Deadline Approaches
March 25th, 2013 The short-term actions of the Buffalo Sabres will have significant long-term ramifications for the future of the franchise. In typical Sabres fashion, the team has won three games in a row to give fans just enough hope to not lose faith in the season. The squad's performance over the next five games may play a significant role in how...
