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The Sabres invited Joe Finley to training camp last season. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Brennan, Finley, Grigorenko, Leggio, Leino, McCormick, Ott, Porter, Regier, Rochester Americans, Ruff, Schiestel, Tarnasky
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – The New York Islanders claimed hulking Rochester Americans defenseman Joe Finley, who played five games with the Sabres last season, off waivers Monday.

“Actually, it was disappointing, but I understand it,” Sabres general manager Darcy Regier said Monday inside the First Niagara Center following an intrasquad scrimmage. “(Isles general manager) Garth Snow called me just before waiver time to give me a courtesy call to let me know they were going to take him.

“While I was surprised, there’s an …

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Joe Finley's hulking size makes him an intimidating presence. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Brennan, Finley, Leggio, Porter, Regier, Rochester Americans, Schiestel, Tarnasky
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – The New York Islanders claimed Rochester Americans defenseman Joe Finley off waivers today, according to Newsday’s Arthur Staple.

Finley, a training camp invite last season, played five games with the Sabres in 2011-12, compiling 12 penalty minutes and a minus-3 rating.

The 6-foot-8, 249-pound American first earned an AHL contract, then a two-way deal after impressing the Sabres.

Finley’s size earned him a cult following among Sabres and Amerks supporters, with fans often tweeting about the “Legend of Joe Finley.”

He had …

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Jason Pominville hopes mediation will bring new ideas to negotiations between the NHL and the NHL Players' Association. ©2012, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Europe, Leopold, MacKenzie, Miller, NHL Lockout, Pominville, Rochester Americans, Schiestel
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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AMHERST – Mediation can’t hurt, right? Heck, with the NHL lockout now 75 days old, the league and the NHL Players’ Association desperately need something new to help jumpstart negotiations.

Why not get a third party involved?

That finally happened Wednesday at an undisclosed location, as the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service began overseeing negotiations between the league and the NHLPA.

“Hopefully, he can (lend) his opinion and bring some new ideas and make both sides understand you got to give and you …

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Drew Schiestel made only three appearances with Rochester this season. ©2012, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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MacKenzie, Rochester Americans, Schiestel
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Defenseman Drew Schiestel, a former second-round pick and AHL All-Star who was once on the verge of a recall to the Sabres, has been assigned from the AHL to the ECHL.

The Rochester Americans also sent defenseman Matt MacKenzie to the Greenville Road Warriors today.

The 23-year-old Schiestel, the 59th overall pick in 2007, earned an AHL All-Star berth with the Portland Pirates in 2010-11 and was thought to be the Sabres’ top defense prospect.

But Schiestel tore his ACL two …

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Mark Mancari's new AHL contract will allow him to bypass waivers. ©2012, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Brennan, Finley, Leggio, Mancari, NHL Lockout, Rochester Americans, Schiestel
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – The Rochester Americans have signed five players under two-way contracts to AHL deals.

The separate contracts allowed the players – goalie Dave Leggio, defensemen T.J. Brennan, Joe Finley and Drew Schiestel and winger Mark Mancari – to bypass waivers from the Sabres to the minors during a special period the NHL created earlier this month prior to the lockout.

The Amerks begin training camp later this week.

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Drew Schiestel was Portland's top defenseman in 2010-11 before tearing his ACL. ©2012, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
07:26:12
Free Agency, Rochester Americans, Schiestel
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – The Sabres re-signed defenseman Drew Schiestel, who fell so far off the depth chart last season the organization loaned him to the Dallas Stars’ AHL affiliate, to a one-year, two-way contract on Wednesday.

The 23-year-old, the 59th overall pick in 2007, hasn’t appeared in the NHL yet.

Schiestel earned an AHL All-Star berth with Portland in 2010-11 and appeared close to receiving a recall. But he tore his ACL, and then hurt his knee on opening last season, his first …

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The Sabres selected Tyler Myers 12th overall in 2008, the last time they had two first-round picks. ©2012, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Devine, Ennis, Finley, Foligno, Gaustad, Gerbe, Gogulla, Kassian, Myers, NHL Entry Draft, Pegula, Persson, Regehr, Regier, Schiestel
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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PITTSBURGH – A year and zero playoff games later, Darcy Regier still has the keys, full reign to aggressively pursue elite talent and make the Buffalo Sabres a contender again.

If you believe the general manager, then he’s in the mix and will be active on the Consol Energy Center floor this weekend during the NHL Entry Draft, which starts tonight when the Sabres pick twice – 12th and 21st, compliments of the Paul Gaustad trade with Nashville – in the …

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Drew Schiestel was the Sabres' top defense prospect last season. ©2012, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
03:07:12
Devine, Rochester Americans, Schiestel
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Last winter, Sabres defense prospect Drew Schiestel earned an AHL All-Star berth.

With 23 points and a gaudy plus-15 rating in Portland, a recall seemed inevitable for the 59th pick in 2007. Then, two games before the big tilt, Schiestel tore his ACL, shelving him for the season.

The 22-year-old hurt his knee again on opening night for Rochester this season, his first appearance in eight months.

On Tuesday, the Sabres loaned Schiestel to the Texas Stars, Dallas’ AHL affiliate, to …

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