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Amerks Add a Campbell and Igor to the Lineup; Foligno Sent Back
The press release is below from the Amerks announcing the addition of Scott Campbell and Igor Gongalsky. Â Marcus Foligno was also sent down by the Sabres. Â The chances of Foligno playing are very slim, this would be his fifth game in six nights if he plays and that’s something no team wants a player going …
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Amerks Need Some Players with 163 Man Games Lost Already
Here we are in late December and the offensive side of the Rochester Americans lineup has just about dried up and as of this morning the team is short on players heading into tonights game against the Lake Erie Monsters. Â Based on the Amerks roster that played on Sunday minus Whitmore and Foligno they have …
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Sabres Call Up Whitmore and Foligno from the Amerks
Another day and more players called up to the Buffalo Sabres from the Rochester Americans. Â The Amerks returned from Texas today and good news awaited Derek Whitmore and Marcus Foligno as both players are on their way to join the Sabres. Whitmore has played in 272 regular season games between the Portland Pirates and Rochester …
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Amerks Lose in Overtime to the Rampage, 10th Loss by One Goal
There’s almost always more than one way to look at a game, especially a loss. Â You can look at it as being a close game and getting a point on the road is acceptable or you can start to pull your hair out due to frustration at the apparent downhill slide. Â The Amerks have now …
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Amerks Add Rob Bordson to the Lineup from Trenton; Gameday Notes
The Amerks have been in need of players and offense and they’ve acquired Rob Bordson on loan from the Trenton Titans in hopes he could be that guy. Â Bordson is a 23yr old 2nd year pro who plays left wing. Â In his short career he’s already been traded from the Ducks to the Flyers (along …
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Loss to the Aeros; Corey Tropp Called Up; Tonight vs Bulldogs
A few random updates… News of the day is that the Buffalo Sabres have more injuries with Nathan Gerbe and Patrick Kaleta are out injured so Corey Tropp has been called up from the Rochester Americans. As for the loss on Friday night, the Amerks got out to an early 2-0 lead and then the …
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Amerks Defenseman is now The Legend of Joe Finley with the Sabres
After 5pm on Wednesday evening the Buffalo Sabres gave Joe Finley a call and let him know he was being called up from the Rochester Americans to the show just two days after signing an NHL contract with the team. Â Jordan Leopold was injured Tuesday night which created an opening for Big Joe to get …
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Big Joe Finley, Strong on Defense, Can Also Throw Lawn Mowers and Attack Mascots
The big news out of the Buffalo Sabres on Monday is that they have signed defenseman Joe Finley to a three year two way contract making an NHL salary of $525,000. Â He came to training camp on a tryout and has now signed a National Hockey League contract with the Buffalo Sabres. Â A pretty good …
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Tropp, Szczechura and Brennan Back to the Amerks
Some good news today for the Rochester Americans as Corey Tropp, TJ Brennan and Paul Szczechura were all sent back by the Buffalo Sabres. The Amerks play against the Houston Aero’s and can use all the talent available. The Aero’s have only lost three games in regulation, two in overtime and four in a shootout. …
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Paul Szczechura Called Up to Buffalo
The Sabres University should be renamed the Sabres Infirmary (stole it from you Ted) considering how many injuries they’ve encountered so early in the season. Paul Szczechura is the most recent Rochester Americans player to be called up to the Buffalo Sabres. As of writing this no word yet on who he’ll be replacing in …
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Amerks Team Effort Leads to Win Over the Devils
Heading into the game on Friday night there were low expectations due to the fact that the Amerks had lost another forward to a call up, that player being Zack Kassian. Â That meant the Amerks would be without him, TJ Brennan, Corey Tropp and Drew MacIntyre. Â The Amerks are still without forwards Travis Turnbull, Michael …
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Rookie Brayden McNabb Up Next for Sabres
Another Buffalo Sabres game and another injury for the Sabres, this time Robyn Regehr left the game with an “upper body” injury. Â So that means another call up from the Rochester Americans, this time it’s Brayden McNabb who get’s the call to join the team. Â The rookie has played in all 19 games this season …
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