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Offseason Edition
Tim Kennedy also played last season in Europe. ©2016, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
BUFFALO – In a perfect world, Tim Kennedy said, his summer would have played out as he had hoped.
Following a rough European season, the former Sabres forward wanted an NHL team, preferably one with an AHL affiliate in the Northeast, to sign him.
“But sports today is a results-based industry,” Kennedy told the Times Herald on Thursday.
Of course it is, and Kennedy, an AHL All-Star in 2014-15, is coming off a career-worst four-goal, ... Read the full article
Tim Kennedy plans to play in North America again next season. ©2016, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
Former Buffalo Sabres forward Tim Kennedy thought he knew what he was getting into when he signed to play for Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik, a Russian team located in a closed town – seriously, you need permission to visit – and led by a Soviet-era coach.
“I knew that going in that it was the worst city and I heard that the coach was really tough, but you figure how bad can it be and how ... Read the full article
Tim Kennedy skates in the AHL Skills Competition earlier this year. ©2015, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
For the first time in his seven-year career, South Buffalo native Tim Kennedy spent an entire season in the minors.
Sure, the popular former Buffalo Sabres forward still enjoyed a strong campaign with the Hershey Bears in 2014-15, earning an AHL All-Star Game berth and a $225,000 salary, according to generalfanager.com.
But a season out of the NHL and the recent birth of his twin daughters, Harper and June, changed Kennedy’s outlook on his ... Read the full article
Phil Varone is on recall to the Sabres. ©2015, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
Rochester Americans center Phil Varone, who’s on recall to the Buffalo Sabres, has been named to the AHL All-Star Game, the league announced today.
Varone has enjoyed another strong AHL season, compiling eight goals and a team-high 29 points in 35 games with the Amerks.
The 24-year-old is set to make his NHL season debut tonight in New Jersey.
Two former Sabres also earned spots in the game. Hershey Bears forward Tim Kennedy, ... Read the full article
John Scott played defense part of Monday’s win. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
BUFFALO – Good thing the NHL’s three-day Christmas break begins today. A flu bug ravaging through the Sabres forced them to dress only 16 skaters for Monday’s 2-1 overtime win against the Phoenix Coyotes inside the First Niagara Center.
The Sabres scratched forwards Marcus Foligno, Ville Leino and Linus Omark and defenseman Alexander Sulzer, all of whom played Saturday.
With just 10 forwards available, interim coach Ted Nolan switched tough guy John Scott, a winger ... Read the full article
Tim Kennedy played 78 games as a rookie with the Sabres in 2009-10. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
BUFFALO – Finally, more than three years after the leaving the Sabres, Tim Kennedy’s career appears to be on an upswing again.
The South Buffalo native has spent the last month as a Phoenix Coyotes regular, mostly playing left wing on a top line beside Radim Vrbata and Martin Hanzal. Kennedy skated 19:05 on Thursday, just 11 seconds less than his career high.
It’s been a long, arduous journey for Kennedy since the Sabres unexpectedly ... Read the full article
Tim Kennedy played regularly in the NHL in 2009-10. ©2013, Janet Schultz, Olean Times Herald
South Buffalo native and former Sabres forward Tim Kennedy returned to the NHL on Tuesday, skating 15:33 in the San Jose Sharks’ 1-0 overtime loss in Nashville.
Kennedy had been dominating the AHL, compiling 13 goals and 37 points in 37 games with Worchester.
The 26-year-old last played in the big leagues on Jan. 5, 2012 with the Florida Panthers.
Kennedy’s NHL career famously derailed in August 2010 when the Sabres walked away from a ... Read the full article