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Kevin Porter played with Rochester for five months. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Adam, Flynn, Grigorenko, Ott, Porter, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Ruhwedel, Scott, Tampa Bay Lightning, Weber
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Ten years ago, Ron Rolston wanted Kevin Porter to come play at Boston College. The interim Sabres coach, then an NCAA assistant, recruited the teenage hockey star, even talked to his father a little bit.

Ultimately, Porter stayed in his home state, becoming a collegiate legend at Michigan. Rolston, meanwhile, took over Team USA’s development program shortly after Porter left.

Their paths crossed again in July.

Porter’s career had hit a rut after Colorado scratched him 43 times in 2011-12. The …

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Jhonas Enroth blanked Philadelphia on Saturday. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Adam, Ennis, Enroth, Grigorenko, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Tampa Bay Lightning
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – So, Ron Rolston, fresh off his 29-save shutout in Saturday’s 1-0 triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers, will backup goalie Jhonas Enroth start again today?

“I don’t know,” the Sabres’ interim coach replied this afternoon inside the First Niagara Center. “We’ll see.”

Rolston knows which netminder’s starting against the Tampa Bay Lightning, right? He’s just not telling.

“Exactly,” he said with a grin.

Enroth, who hurt his neck late Saturday, is fine, Rolston said. The 24-year-old Swede has a .951 save percentage in …

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Jhonas Enroth tries to make a stop in front of Adam Pardy on Saturday. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Adam, Briere, Ehrhoff, Ennis, Enroth, Foligno, Grigorenko, Hodgson, Miller, Ott, Philadelphia Flyers, Regier, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Scott, Stafford, Vanek, Weber
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Sure, the Sabres needed some good fortune to down the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Saturday afternoon. Christian Ehrhoff’s pass off the end boards created the game’s only goal. Daniel Briere hit the crossbar behind Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth with just a single tick left in the game.

Still, they deserved their 17th win this season and first in three games. The Sabres, so vile during Thursday’s 5-1 home loss to Montreal, earned their breaks before the capacity crowd of …

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Mikhail Grigorenko left the Sabres on Friday. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Grigorenko
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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The Buffalo Sabres sent 18-year-old center Mikhail Grigorenko back to the Quebec Remparts on Friday to enhance the prospect’s development, let him be the man again and play big minutes instead of having him fight for ice time in the NHL.

In his first QMJHL game since Jan. 11, Grigorenko didn’t disappoint in this afternoon’s regular-season finale, compiling a goal and four points in the Remparts’ 5-3 win over visiting Rimouski.

“I think it was good timing,” Grigorenko told reporters in Quebec …

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Ville Leino played his first game since April 7 on Saturday. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Brennan, Dineen, Ennis, Grigorenko, Kaleta, Leino, Ott, Ottawa Senators, Portland Pirates, Regehr, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Ruff, Scott, Sekera, Weber
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Ron Rolston wasted no time, throwing Ville Leino right into the fire Saturday afternoon, the winger’s first game since April 7.

The Sabres’ interim coach put Leino, sidelined by a hip injury the first 27 games this season, out for the opening faceoff inside the First Niagara Center.

“It was good for me,” Leino said about starting the game after the Sabres’ 4-3 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators. “It made me feel comfortable. Sometimes you want to have a …

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T.J. Brennan played sparingly this season. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Brennan, Dineen, Grigorenko, Ottawa Senators, Portland Pirates, Regier, Rochester Americans, Rolston
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Under coach Ron Rolston in Rochester, T.J. Brennan thrived, developing into an AHL star and arguably the league’s most dynamic offensive defenseman.

But that scoring prowess hasn’t translated to the NHL. Brennan played sparingly in the big leagues this season, sitting 17 of the Sabres’ 27 games as a healthy scratch.

Even when Rolston took over on an interim basis Feb. 20, the 23-year-old kept sitting, playing only four games under his old coach.

Finally, the Sabres traded the spare part …

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Mikhail Grigorenko dominated junior hockey earlier this season. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Grigorenko, Leino, Ottawa Senators, Regier, Scott
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Sending rookie Mikhail Grigorenko back to junior wasn’t a snap decision the Sabres made to reach the 23-man roster limit, general manager Darcy Regier said. The team had been talking about the move for a while prior to making it Friday.

If the 18-year-old center wasn’t getting scratched, he had been playing sparingly during most of his 22 NHL appearances.

“This isn’t driven by a roster move,” Regier said during a late-afternoon news conference inside the First Niagara Center. “This …

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The Sabres used the first year of Mikhail Grigorenko's entry-level contract. ©2012
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Grigorenko, Leino, Regier, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Ruff, Scott
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Sending rookie Mikhail Grigorenko back to junior wasn’t a snap decision the Sabres made to reach the 23-man roster limit, general manager Darcy Regier said this afternoon. The team had been talking about the move for a while.

If the 18-year-old center wasn’t getting scratched, he had been playing sparingly during most of his 22 appearances.

“This isn’t driven by a roster move,” Regier said inside the First Niagara Center. “This is driven by what is best for Mikhail and …

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Mikhail Grigorenko hasn't played much recently. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Grigorenko, Leino, Regier
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – The Sabres sent 18-year-old rookie center Mikhail Grigorenko back to the QMJHL’s Quebec Remparts this afternoon.

The Russian has one goal, five points and minus-2 rating in 22 games this season. He has recently played sparingly or been a healthy scratch.

The Sabres had to make a roster move with winger Ville Leino (hip) returning Saturday.

Update: Here are some comments from general manager Darcy Regier on the decision.

“We’ve been talking about this a while. This is an opportunity for him …

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Alexander Sulzer arrived from Vancouver last season. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Ehrhoff, Ennis, Gragnani, Grigorenko, Leino, Ott, Rolston, Sekera, Sulzer
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Defenseman Alexander Sulzer hadn’t been seen much around the Sabres since injuring his knee early in a 4-0 home loss to the New York Islanders on Feb. 23.

On Thursday, though, the German was spotted on crutches sporting a cast around his right leg in the First Niagara Center dressing room.

Not long after, interim Sabres coach Ron Rolston said Sulzer had undergone successful surgery to repair his ACL and would be out the rest of the season.

“He’s on the …

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