The Buffalo Sabres announced that Grant Ledyard, Director of Youth Hockey Development and Head Coach of the Buffalo Jr. Sabres, will conduct 15 separate hockey clinic sessions for Mite, Squirt and Peewee aged children beginning Sunday, October 17 at HSBC Arena. The goal of these clinics is to inform and instruct participants on how they can improve every aspect of their own individual games.
The cost for each of the one-hour clinics will be $30 per participant. Alternatively, participants can choose to pay $75 for all three days. They will take place on three Sundays: October 17, November 7 and November 14.
The times for the clinic are as follows:
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As reported last Friday, Jamon Meredith’s days as a Buffalo Bill were likely nearing an end. Sources said that Chan Gailey grew tired of Meredith’s inconsistency and promoted rookie Cordaro Howard past him on the team’s depth chart. After being inactive the past two games, Meredith has been released from the team all together.
The Bills have promoted Mansfield Wrotto to the current active roster, though that may only last a week. If Shawn Nelson, returning from suspension, is able to play this Sunday, Wrotto probably goes back to the practice squad. If not, he’ll remain on the 53-man roster but be inactive when the Bills take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday.
Rookie offensive tackle Ed Wang is still not ready to play.
We don’t know how things will play out regarding the reserve tackles and roster addditions/subtractions over the next few weeks, but one fact we now know for sure is Jamon Meredith is looking for work when just a few months ago he was expected to compete for a starting job.
According to a report in the Burlington County Times, the Philadelphia Eagles have contacted the Buffalo Bills about a possible trade involving Marshawn Lynch.
The Eagles are searching for a running back with starter LeSean McCoy out indefinitely with a broken rib suffered in Sunday’s game against the Washington Redskins.
Lynch has carried the ball 37 times in four games for Buffalo this season while splitting time with C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson, running for 164 yards despite an offensive line that has struggled to open any holes.
There have been rumors of a Lynch trade since the start of last offseason, but with the team off to a 0-4 start and going nowhere, coupled with the need to get Spiller more involved offensively, this is a rumor that may very well have some teeth to it.
Stay tuned for more updates.
According to TSN, the Buffalo Sabres have waived forward Matt Ellis.
Ellis has served a role as one of those forward grinders that makes up for a lack of offensive talent with grit and determination. He played in 72 games with the Sabres last year, accumulating just three goals and 10 assists. In his two seasons with the game that spanned 119 games, he chalked up 10 goals and 15 assists.
The signing of Rob Neidermayer during the offseason put the writing on the wall for Ellis’ departure.
The 12 forwards expected to have opening day jobs include: Thomas Vanek, Drew Stafford, Derek Roy, Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly, Neidermayer, Mike Grier, Paul Gaustad, Tyler Ennis, Patrick Kaleta and Cody McCormick.
Nathan Gerbe, despite a solid preseason is not likely to be in the opening day lineup. However, Lindy Ruff may decide to keep him in Buffalo as an extra player.
On the defensive side its Chris Butler, Andrej Sekera and Mike Weber competing for what will be two roster spots on opening day. Ruff has no made no official decision.
Also, Marc Mancari has cleared waivers and will likely be assigned to Portland.
Here are some things we already knew learned following the Buffalo Bills latest embarrassing loss, a 38-14 laugher (pun intended, Donte) to the New York Jets at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
♦ First and foremost, we’ve learned once and for all that this year’s edition of the Bills is even worse than advertised. Playing in front of a fired up home crowd and against a division rival missing key defenders Calvin Pace and Darrelle Revis, Buffalo stunk up the field from the opening kick. The 38-14 final score sounds much closer than the game actually was. There’s nothing positive to take away from this game. The offense was horrible and the defense even shoddier.
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