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Jhonas Enroth Backs Sweden To World Championship
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – MAY 19: Sweden’s Jhonas Enroth #1 prepares to make a save during gold medal game action at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/HHOF-IIHF Images)
With Ryan Miller’s future in Buffalo in limbo, Sabres fans were able to get a better look at the man who would be Miller’s likely replacement should he be moved on a grander stage.
Jhonas Enroth was given the reigns to lead team Sweden into the IIHF World Championship tournament as its number one goaltender, and didn’t disappoint. With a 26 saves on 27 shots, Enroth backstopped the Swedes to gold at the 2013 World Championship with a 5-1 win over Switzerland on Sunday.
It was a performance, finishing 6-1 at championships, that made many more comfortable about Enroth if/when he takes over as Buffalo’s number one goaltender.
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GARTH: Enroth Best In The World
Props to Jhonas Enroth and Team Sweden. They are the 2013 IIHF World Hockey Champions.
The Swiss entered the gold medal game in Stockholm with an 8-0 record in the tourney. Hometown boy, Enroth, sent the Swiss packing with their first loss of the tourney. Enroth made 26 saves in the biggest game of his life to cement the gold medal win for his country, on home ice, in his own hometown.
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GARTH: Enroth MVP
Jhonas Enroth is maing a strong case to be named MVP of the IIHF World Hockey Championships.
Enroth is 5-1 with two shutouts, .955 save % and a 1.17 GAA.
Knowing the ultra competitive Swede the way I do, he’d probably say “who cares” about the MVP. The only thing Enroth wants to have and hold onto forever is the gold medal.
Its well within his grasp right now.
Sweden has a chance t…
GARTH: Pay The Man
Jhonas Enroth must love the home cooking.
The Stockholm native is dominating at the Worlds in his own home town.
On Thursday, he avenged the only loss that he has sustained in the World Championships. His shootout win over Canada knocked Lindy Ruff’s squad out of the tournament.
Enroth is 4-1 with a 1.41 GAA and .944 save %.
As Enroth goes, so go the Swedes. They next play the Fin…
Remember when playoff hockey was in Buffalo?
Am I the only one who misses playoff hockey in Buffalo? It’s not often one can wear shorts heading into the First Niagara Center with a hockey game to go to. Then again, I don’t think the Sabres could compete in a 7 game series with most of these playoff teams. There’s plenty of work to do. About two months from now, the 2013-14 schedule will be released, and I cannot wait. Despite the Sabr…
Sabres have trade chips on the wings
It’s a time of turnover in Hockey Purgatory Heaven with Lindy Ruff getting his walking papers while Jordan Leopold, Jason Pominville and Robyn Regehr each were shipped out of town before the deadline. It appears as if this summer will bring about more change via the trade market for the Sabres as they continue their rebuild.
One key for the Sabres will be finding partners as they search for options to swap out certain players. There have been specific mentions of the need to find more offense from media members in Vancouver, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Nashville. These came from either interviews or game broadcasts on the NHL Network station on XM Radio. Obviously these aren’t confirmed rumors, but the need for more established offensive weapons on certain teams isn’t a difficult conclusion to draw.
Vancouver’s second-straight first round exit have some asking if they need offensive help.
Vancouver’s sweep at the hands of the Sharks has many asking if Alain Vig…
Report: Rolston Adds Roque To Staff
Roque has worked as an assistant with Rolston in the past © CCHA
New full-time Buffalo Sabres head coach isn’t wasting any time when it comes to filling out his staff.
After deciding to keep Teppo Numminen on his staff and relieve James Patrick and Kevyn Adams of their coaching duties, Rolston has begun the process of adding new faces to his staff. The first new face is reportedly Lake Superior State University men’s hockey coach Jim Roque.
Jim Roque is leaving Lake Superior to join the Buffalo Sabres as an assistant. Worked with Ron Rolston at Clarkson from 96-99
— Cap Carey (@CapCareyWDT) May 14, 2013
As the above tweet mentions, Roque worked with Rolston for four years at Clarkson University where they were assistant coaches under Mark Morris. They also worked together at LSSU in 1990.
The team has yet to officially announce the hiring, and no decision has yet to be made on the future of goaltenders coach Jim Corsi.
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Don’t blame Miller: Poor defense led to Sabres lack of Goaltending
The Buffalo Sabres goaltending situation is as tenuous as can be after a rocky season that watched the Sabres fire long-time head coach Lindy Ruff on its way to missing the playoffs for the second-straight year.
The Ryan Miller and Jhonas Enroth duo was supposed to be a the pairing that solidified Buffalo’s net. Unfortunately for the Sabres, Miller was peppered with shots all season, and Enroth continued the slide he left off on after last season…. Read more
Report: Sabres fire assistant coaches
The Sabres fired assistant coaches James Patrick and Kevyn Adams on Thursday in the first moves made by newly promoted head coach Ron Rolston.
A person familiar with the decisions confirmed the moves, and spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Sabres have not announced the moves. The Buffalo News first reported the firings on its website earlier in the day.
The changes come two days after Rolston took over the job on a permanent basis. He closed the season going 15-11-5 as the team’s interim coach in replacing Lindy Ruff, who was fired in February.
The shuffle does not come as a surprise. Rolston indicated he was going to spend the next few weeks putting together his staff.
Both Patrick and Adams were holdovers from Ruff’s tenure, and were both responsible for working behind the bench.
Patrick had completed his seventh season in Buffalo, where he had become Ruff’s top assistant. He’s a former defenseman who enjoyed a 21-season NHL career split between four teams, including the Sa
AP Source: Sabres fire assistants Patrick, Adams
A person familiar with the decisions has confirmed the Buffalo Sabres have fired assistant coaches James Patrick and Kevyn Adams.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Thursday, because the Sabres have not announced the moves. The Buffalo News first reported the firings on its website earlier in the day.
The changes come two days after Ron Rolston took over as head coach. Rolston closed the season as the Sabres interim coach after Lindy Ruff was fired in February.
Patrick completed his seventh season as a Sabres assistant. He rejoined his former team after a 21-season NHL career as a defenseman.
Adams completed his fourth season on the Sabres staff, including the past two as an assistant. From suburban Buffalo, Adams enjoyed a 10-year NHL career as a forward.
Report: Sabres Fire Assistant Coaches
From Paul Hamilton of WGR-550,
The Sabres have yet to confirm this, but many sources have told me that Ron Rolston has fired James Patrick and Kevyn Adams.
The report also says Patrick was very upset to be passed over for the head coaching job when Lindy Ruff was fired.
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Shedding the “Interim” Coat in Buffalo
The Buffalo Sabres decided it was prime time for Interim Coach Ron Rolston to lose his “interim” coat and officially be the Sabres’ head coach in the 2013-2014 season. Rolston becomes the 16th person to take the reins of the Sabres and be their head coach.
Rolston was brought in to serve as the Sabres interim head coach after the team got off to a 6-10-1 start and former bench boss Lindy Ruff was fired. Buffalo posted a 15-11-5 record under Rolston and the team finished 12th in the Eastern Conference. Most Sabres’ fans had been disappointed with the way the season had went.
Rolston will get the opportunity to work with his team from the start of training camp and without the added strain that came with the condensed schedule that we had this year. However, he might find himself coaching a younger team in the beginnings of a rebuild. Hearing the words “rebuilding” is not what some players like Thomas Vanek want to hear.
So, the 29-year-old forward Thomas Vanek suggested it might be …
Sabres hire Rolston as head coach
The Buffalo Sabres hired Ron Rolston as head coach after he served the interim position following the firing of Lindy Ruff in February.
Rolston and general manager Darcy Regier will hold a news conference Tuesday at First Niagara Center to introduce Rolston, the team said.
Rolston led the Sabres to a 15-11-5 record after Ruff was fired Feb. 20 following a 6-10-1 performance. Ruff spent 16 years as coach of the Sabres and 10 years as a player.
Before being selected interim coach, Rolston had coached the Rochester Americans, Buffalo’s AHL affiliate, since 2011.
The Sabres finished 21-21-6 and missed the playoffs for a second straight year and fourth time in six seasons.
At the end-of-season news conference last week, Regier said more ”suffering” might be in store for Sabres fans before the team can once again be considered a contender. He began a rebuilding plan at the end of last season, and Regier hasn’t said if those plans will include keeping goalie Ryan Miller and leading sco
Buffalo Sabres hire Rolston as head coach
The Buffalo Sabres hired Ron Rolston as head coach after he served the interim position following the firing of Lindy Ruff in February.
Rolston and general manager Darcy Regier will hold a news conference Tuesday at First Niagara Center to introduce Rolston, the team said.
Rolston led the Sabres to a 15-11-5 record after Ruff was fired Feb. 20 following a 6-10-1 performance. Ruff spent 16 years as coach of the Sabres and 10 years as a player.
Before being selected interim coach, Rolston had coached the Rochester Americans, Buffalo’s AHL affiliate, since 2011.
The Sabres finished 21-21-6 and missed the playoffs for a second straight year and fourth time in six seasons.
At the end-of-season news conference last week, Regier said more ”suffering” might be in store for Sabres fans before the team can once again be considered a contender. He began a rebuilding plan at the end of last season, and Regier hasn’t said if those plans will include keeping goalie Ryan Miller and leading sco
Grading the Sabres: 2013 report card
A fired coach, traded captain, booing fans and missing the playoffs typically doesn’t not make for a very successful season. That was certainly the case for the 2013 Buffalo Sabres.
While there were a few bright spots amongst the doom and gloom, the lockout shortened season is certainly one to forget for the Sabres. Before shutting the door completely I wanted to grade out the team and players on how the year played out.
Team
Coaching: It had been rumored that Lindy Ruff’s message had grown stale some time ago. Finally, after a number of listless losses, Ruff was fired after nearly two decades coaching the Sabres. Frankly, it just looked like the team had tuned him out and needed a change. While Ron Rolston arrived and helped to energize the roster, his presence wasn’t enough to lift the Sabres back into playoff contention. Entering the offseason, many are wondering if Rolston will have the “interim” tag removed from his title and command the bench for a full season. G…
