Roster Cleanup
Oct 3, 2008 NHL
Eight more players were sent down to the Portland Pirates, including Tim Kennedy and Nathan Gerbe. Here’s the note from Sabres.com:
Heading to Portland are: forwards Mathieu Darche (pending waivers), Mark Mancari (pending waivers), Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Dylan Hunter and Marek Zagrapan; and defensemen Chris Butler and Michael Funk.
That leaves 24 players on the roster, if you assume that Goose starts the year on IR. So there is one more move to be made. John Vogl over at the Buffalo News noted that Connolly was not on the ice today, but there’s time for him to get healthy yet.
Gerbe could probably be playing now, but there just isn’t roster room as of yet. I’m imagining him as the first forward recalled though, so with Timmy C still on the roster there’s a good shot at him seeing more than just a cup of coffee at some point.
Tags: buffalo, butler, connolly, darche, funk, gerbe, Hockey, hunter, kennedy, mancari, NHL, pirates, portland, sabres, zagrapan
Patches Back, Funk Sent Down
Mar 25, 2008 NHL
Just what the title says, Nathan Paetsch is back in the lineup, so Mike Funk is back down to Rochester. Lindy Ruff was quite happy with his callup this time, but likes having Nathan’s ability to join the rush from the blueline back. Dmitri Kalinin and Jaroslav Spacek are both skating on their own and are getting closer to returning. I hope they are able to help the team in time. At least Philly and Boston were idle tonight, the situation didn’t get any worse.
Tags: B-Lo Sports, funk, Hockey, injury, kalinin, NHL, paetsch, ruff, sabres, Spacek
Teppo’s in Town!
Mar 19, 2008 NHL
My son will be thrilled! Teppo Numminen was seen at HSBC Arena yesterday, with his equipment. He gave a simple “I’m back” comment, and Lindy Ruff said his health is being evaluated. If he can get in game shape, I’d love to have him around these young D-men to offer his experience.
edit to add: I always love these age comparisons (from the BN article):
Mike Weber was only 2 months old when Numminen played for Finland in the 1988 Olympics, while Andrej Sekera and Michael Funk were 1-year-olds. The recent Rochester call-ups have a combined 44 NHL games. Numminen has played 1,235, including 154 with the Sabres the previous two seasons.
We get it, Teppo’s OLD.
Tags: funk, Hockey, injury, NHL, numminen, ruff, sabres, sekera, weber
Gameday - Hurricanes at Sabres
Mar 14, 2008 NHL
I narrowly resisted some sort of overplayed Hurricane pun, you guys should know that. The Canes blow into Buffalo (okay, I lied) on a five game win streak while the Sabres remain 4 points out of the playoffs, having lost 4 straight and 6 of the last 7. To make matters worse, the Leafs, Caps and Panthers are all just one point behind Buffalo in the standings. D Mike Funk was called up to take the roster spot of Nathan Paetsch, out with a concussion. Kalinin, Spacek and Connolly are all out as well.
I’m trying very hard to stay positive about the team, but it gets tougher the closer they get to the end of the season out of the playoffs. My son wants to see another game, but I don’t think I’m throwing down silver or gold level money for a 4 year old to go to a game, when he may not even last all the way through. It’s too bad, as he’s a pretty solid good luck charm for the team. 7:30pm start at HSBC Arena.
Tags: B-Lo Sports, Carolina, funk, Hockey, Hurricanes, injury, kalinin, NHL, paetsch, sabres, Spacek
