If you'd like to do a little scouting and take a look at some players who might be future members of the Buffalo Sabres, check out the Memorial Cup which starts tonight, and runs through May 26.
A number of top prospects,...
Ever since John Butler was sent away as the Bills GM, it’s been one poor job after another. It’s added up to one of the worst organizations in the National Football League for over 12 years.
Today, I feel things have changed....
Change. We inevitably want it when we don't get the result we want from one of our teams. The Bills have made plenty of changes over this 13 season playoff drought. But nothing ever really changed.
Different GM's, different...
Just days removed from Buddy Nix stepping down as General Manager of the Buffalo Bills, the team has announced the man that will take over molding the roster. The Bills have officially promoted Doug Whaley, naming him the 12th GM in franchise history.
Whaley...
When the Bills go to training camp in July, the focus on the offensive side of the ball will be squarely on the quarterback competition but the best story on offense could be what CJ Spiller does for an encore.
The Bills first round pick in the 2...
On Wednesday, the Buffalo Bills continued to get closer to having all of their selections from the 2013 NFL Draft under contract. The team announced that they've signed second-round linebacker Kiko Alonso to his rookie deal.
Alonso is the sixth draft...
When the new year started in March for the National Football League, it didn't take long for one of the Buffalo Bills' more well-known offensive linemen to find a new home. Andy Levitre found greener pastures with the Tennessee Titans after spending...
Jeremy White
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As you watch the NHL playoffs you may be inclined to feel like the Sabres are "far away" because they don't look like they could compete with the teams that are still playing. You'd...
Perhaps feeling slim at the position, the Buffalo Bills have acquired another tight end to help shape the roster as they continue to go through Organized Team Activities. The team announced on Tuesday evening that they were awarded 26-year old tight end Mickey...
In their first week of Organized Team Activities of the offseason, the Buffalo Bills had nearly an 89-percent attendance rate as the team continues to adjust to life under new Head Coach Doug Marrone.
There were 10 total absences from Tuesday's voluntary...
At the start of this week, the on-the-field portion of the Buffalo Bills competition for the 2013 starting quarterback position officially got underway with the beginning of Organized Team Activities at One Bills Drive.
Monday marked the first time that...
Long live the Stanley Cup playoffs, one of the only things left in grown-up sports that's really, really great.
It's all been said before. The drama, the tension, the way a player's fate -- or a team's, or an organization's -- can hinge...
Doug Marrone wants to have a competition for the job of starting quarterback. I completely understand that but I totally disagree with it. It should be EJ Manuel's job to lose.
Marrone's main mission through the off...
When the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft concluded, the Buffalo Bills looked at their board and saw a pair of wide receivers still out there that they were targeting for the next round of picks.
With one already off the board by the time it was the Bills'...
Bills first round draft pick E.J. Manuel got on the field Friday for the first time as a Buffalo Bill. The quarterback did get a chance to call some plays in the huddle and make some throws 7-on-7. Coach Doug Marrone said, “It’s what I expected,...
Let the overanalyzing begin!
One day in to the Buffalo Bills' three-day rookie mini-camp, the starvation for how the newest members of the team looked is at its peak. The one very important thing to remember is that this was only one day of work --...
New Bills coach Doug Marrone got his first look at the players Buffalo just drafted as Bills Rookie Camp got underway. Marrone says he has definite goals set for these three days, “Our goal as coaches is to come out here, get with these players, start...
With the rookie wage scale in place, there really isn't too much room for negotiations with most draft picks just being slotted in to their contracts. Like many other teams in the NFL, the Buffalo Bills are taking advantage of that by swiftly coming to...
Now two weeks removed from the 2013 NFL Draft, some teams around the league have been chipping away at signing their rookie class. On Thursday night, the Buffalo Bills came to terms with the first of their eight-player draft class.
The team announced they've...
The Sabres have yet to confirm this, but many sources have told me that Ron Rolston has fired James Patrick and Kevyn Adams.
Bucky Gleason claims that Teppo Numminen will be retained by Rolston.
I had reported many times after Rolston took over that...
It's no secret in the National Football League. With each passing year players get older, skills decline and their salary cup numbers gets higher. That's the way a majority of the contracts are constructed in the league.
With that commonality amongst...
The Buffalo Sabres appear to be in a good position for the 2013 NHL entry draft. The Sabres have two picks(8 and 16) in the top twenty in what is considered to be the deepest draft in the last ten years. So, both picks could be used on good...
I want to get something out of the way right away. Suffering? Really? I know how it sounds in the building and certainly on the radio, but we are not suffering nor will we be if our hockey team is even worse than they've been recently. Suffering,...
It's an eternal struggle with professional sports.
The same way businesses have adapted to new technologies over the past twenty years in order to survive, franchises have to stay with the times to not fall behind. However, there's a bit of a pushback...
In explaining his decision to remove the interim tag from Head Coach Ron Rolston, Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said he felt the team was getting better under Rolston’s tutelage.
Maybe its simpler than that and perhaps it...
Clearly one of Ron Rolston’s jobs is to win hockey games. However, with the Sabres talking more about the long term, and a team that can make multiple runs in the playoffs, WGR's Jeremy White says the list of goals should start and stop...
Ron Rolston's career in Buffalo will be defined by how he develops young players. It's been hailed as his greatest strength. Not to mention that the rebuilding Sabres are in dire need of someone who can start turning things back...
Somewhere along the way I got a tip never to ask listeners if they care about something. Instead, just talk about it. If they care, they'll be there. If they don't, they won't. What they won't do is tell you whether they care. It's not...
Darcy Regier spoke to Ron Rolston after the season and decided to go no further. Rolston is now the head coach of the Sabres and Regier said, “More than anything else it speaks to the job he did, the respect gained from the players in Rochester, but...
After deciding against changing the General Manager, the Buffalo Sabres have also decided to stay the course behind the bench. Ron Rolston will be announced as the 16th Head Coach in Sabres history. The announcement will be...
If only I could move my big screen, HD TV outside. I want to watch all of the playoff action but the weather has been absolutely beautiful so who wants to be indoors. Having said that, I made sure to take time to check in on as many series...
Game 7 between the New Jersey Nets and Chicago Bulls on Saturday night will finalize the NBA's schedule for the second round.
Four teams advanced on Friday night, leaving only the Bulls or Nets remaining in the first round. The Knicks closed out...
It’s taken three days, but the final two Stanley Cup series begin tonight.
Montreal finished 28th in the NHL last season and improved to 4th this year. Ottawa overcame huge injuries and ended up 14th.
I think a lot of Montreal’s...
For all the football historians and purists out there still believing in principles from the way the NFL used to be, this column will likely infuriate you.
The trend of the new NFL is unmistakable, and teams all over the league are attempting to adapt as...
Zemgus Girgensons leaned against a beam in the Rochester Amerks' locker room. He wondered aloud whether he could have done a little bit more, finished one more chance or laid one more hard check. If somehow that would have made a difference in...
The last time the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in a playoff series was 1993. New York has never lost to the Pens in three series, but that is likely to change this season.
Pittsburgh comes into the series as the NHL’s...
One of the biggest decisions facing Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier this off season is what to do with Thomas Vanek and Ryan Miller. One former NHL GM tells WGR if it were up to him, both players would have their contracts extended....
By Sal Capaccio
Twitter: @SalSports
Today is the start of May. That means Bills training camp begins in just about twelve weeks. OK, give a few days or so either way. For that, here are twelve things I'm...
By Sal Capaccio
Twitter: @SalSports
Tomorrow (or today, depending when you're reading this) is the start of May. That means Bills training camp begins in just about twelve weeks. OK, give a few days or so either way. For...
It certainly was not a normal regular season with only 48 games played due to the lockout, but now we get back to normal as the playoffs begin.
Yes, it’s a second straight year of playoffs without the Sabres, but the NHL playoffs are always...
It certainly was not a normal regular season with only 48 games played due to the lockout, but now we get back to normal as the playoffs begin.
Yes, it requires a second straight year of playoffs without the Sabres, butthe NHL playoffs are always...
The Buffalo Sabres will draft 8th in New Jersey on June 30th. The Sabres are also holding the 16th overall pick which they acquired from Minnesota in the Jason Pominville trade.
The team with the top pick after the Draft Lottery is Colorado which...
Just a couple of days after the 2013 NFL Draft ended, the Buffalo Bills went to work to secure some of the players that did not hear their name called throughout the seven-round selection process.
The Bills announced on Monday that they've agreed to...
The roster overhaul continued for head coach Doug Marrone and the Buffalo Bills on Monday. Looking to get faster all over the field, the Bills traded inside linebacker Kelvin Sheppard to the Indianapolis Colts. In return, the Bills received outside linebacker...
Thomas Vanek and Ryan Miller both wanted to sit down with Darcy Regier and Terry Pegula to see what their futures are. Both have one year left on long term contracts and neither wants to go through a long rebuild. Regier said, “They’re...
It was no surprise to me when Sabres team President Ted Black said that Darcy Regier will remain the General Manager of the Sabres. Ted Black said, “Darcy was given his extension that was announced in January when we came out of the lockout, so the...
Smile? Well it is a start at least. This is why you draft a quarterback. Even better, this is why you draft a quarterback early. It gives your fans hope and hope, if you let it, can make you smile.
I thought I didn't need or...
Jeremy White
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whitey@wgr550.com
Happy Monday morning. Just feeling like both teams are in similar spots, and feeling like the way out is identical. Bear with me on this little stream of consciousness that falls out of my brain...
There's no sugar coating it, so I'll be blunt: A deeper look into the Buffalo Sabres' statistics during the 2013 NHL season say they might have been the worst team in the NHL. Not among the worst. The worst.
Yes, there were...
By Sal Capaccio
Twitter: @SalSports
During our marathon draft coverage this week, a caller said to me on the air, "the difference between teams like the (Super Bowl champion) Ravens and teams like the Bills isn't the offensive...
The Sabres cleaned out their lockers after another disappointing season.
We know Buffalo’s rebuilding, but what we don’t know is if Ryan Miller or Thomas Vanek will be a part of it. Vanek said, "If it looks like it's a long rebuild,...
Through two days of the 2013 NFL Draft the Buffalo Bills have added four players to their roster, focusing almost exclusively on the offensive side of the ball.
The Bills selected quarterback E.J. Manuel, wide receiver Robert Woods, linebacker Kiko Alonso...
It's deja vu for the Rochester Americans.
Last season, they fought to the last day of the season to secure a post-season spot. In the first round, they took on the Toronto Marlies – ultimately being swept in the series. This...
The Buffalo Sabres wrapped up the 2013 NHL season with a 2-1 shootout win at home against the New York Islanders.
After a lackluster first period, the Sabres jumped out ahead of the Isles early in the second on a Brian Flynn goal. Thomas Vanek out-battled...
The fans gave Ryan Miller two nice cheers early. The Sabres goaltender is just the 20th goalie in NHL history to play 500 games with one team. At the first whistle he was recognized by the fans and gave them a nice wave.
Before the game, Miller was...
The Sabres play their final game of the season tonight while the Islanders fight for playoff position.
Right now New York would face the top seed in Pittsburgh, but Ottawa and the Rangers also have 54 points.
Ryan Miller gets the start in goal and will...
By Sal Capaccio
Twitter: @SalSports
After the Bills made EJ Manuel their only pick in the first round of the draft, I spent a lot of time watching film of him. Before the draft, I had seen him play several times at Florida State...
By Sal Capaccio
Twitter: @SalSports
After the Bills made EJ Manuel their only pick in the first round of the draft, I spent a lot of time watching film of him. Before the draft, I had seen him play several times at Florida State and watched...
It surely was a polarizing day for fans of the Buffalo Bills.
Yes, the team you love got ripped incessantly by some national reporters for taking E.J. Manuel ahead of all the other quarterbacks. On the other side, the Bills made a stark declaration that...
The 2013 NFL Draft is finally here. In what is sure to be one of the craziest first rounds in recent memory, the Buffalo Bills appear in the mix of one of the most intriguing teams on draft day.
What will they inevitably do with their first round pick?...
One of the biggest questions I’ve heard since the Rangers game is, “Is Ryan Miller mad at the fans?”
In the past when something has come up he forgets about it and moves on. This time is no different as Miller said, “I’m not...
The Sabres will finish the season Friday without Pat Kaleta and Ville Leino. Kaleta hurt his hand blocking a shot while Leino has a lung problem.
I had heard weeks ago that Leino had a collapsed lung and I asked him right away before a game. He flatly told...
One of the benefits of working in our business is getting to meet/interview some of the greatest figures in sports. There are very few I have been in awe of, save for the likes of Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky. However, I was in awe of...
Ask 100 fans of the Buffalo Bills, and I'm willing to bet a solid 80 of them would prefer the team to trade down from the eighth overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Here's the rub: you have to find a partner to tango with to make any of those moves...
The day is almost here.
Simultaneously on Thursday night, the 2013 NFL Draft will start and all the rumors swirling around what could happen in the first round will cease to exist. And good riddance. I don't know how much of the rumors you follow with...
It's been a long wait, but fans of the Buffalo Bills can rest easy knowing that there could be a potential game-changing player on his way to western New York within the next two days.
In today's version of the NFL Draft Podcast -- the final one...
It’s time to take a page out of James Carville’s strategy from the 1992 presidential election when he offered his advice on where to focus the campaign by saying “It’s the economy, stupid.”
I’ve put together my...
It’s been up and down for Adam Pardy. The big defenseman has played 198 games in the National Hockey League, yet he split this season between Rochester and Buffalo. He played 21 games with the Amerks and barring injury, he’ll have 17 with the Sabres...
You can pretty much call tonight in Pittsburgh a preseason game. The Pens have first place in the Conference clinched and the Sabres are out of the playoffs and playing for pride, experience and jobs.
Pittsburgh has won 22 out of 24 games with Sidney...
The 2013 NFL Draft is getting closer and closer, and the rumors are making the draft picture so cloudy you can barely see Thursday anymore. We know one thing is for certain: the Buffalo Bills have the eight overall pick in the draft.
What will they do with...
By Sal Capaccio
Twitter: @SalSports
About the first round. And only the first round…..
Position that's very possible, but I don't think the Bills should take at #8: Linebacker. Yes, I agree with...
With this being the penultimate game of the season, I felt it was the perfect time for one more round of who’s hot and who’s not. Quite honestly, there are a lot more not’s than there are hot’s.
One of the few players...
Mikhail Grigorenko skated with the Sabres for the first time since coming back from his junior team. He centered Jochen Hecht and Drew Stafford and was okay in the first period.
On his first shift he was totally lost in the defensive zone and lost Alexander...
Jhonas Enroth came up with 37 saves Monday night against Winnipeg, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Jets from skating away wtih a 2-1 victory. Thomas Vanek scored Buffalo's lone goal, his 18th.
The two sides were both kept out of the net in the...
Hello once again from the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box at First Niagara Center. Since the last time we talked the Buffalo Sabres were still in playoff contention, but while I was off last Friday the team was officially eliminated from the postseason and...
Even the week of the NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills are bringing in an unrestricted free agent for a visit. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Bills will be hosting former Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins linebacker Karlos Dansby at team facilities....
There was a lot of disappointment not only with the fans, but in the lockerroom at the way the elimination game against the Rangers went.
Buffalo needed not to lose in regulation to stay alive and they went out and gave up eight goals at home.
I know,...
After both goaltenders played poorly Friday against the Rangers, it’s Jhonas Enroth getting the start tonight against the Jets.
Miller gave up four goals in just a shade over one period of work and waved to the fans as they mocked cheered him right...
The 2013 NFL Draft is only three days away. As we get closer, WGR's Joe Buscaglia and Brian Koziol take you through all of the possibilities that could happen on Thursday.
In today's version of the NFL Draft Podcast, they explore the ever popular...
Now that its official and we know the Sabres will be spectators come playoff time for the second straight season, you might be wondering “where did it all go wrong”?
Unfortunately there are a number of areas in which the 2012-2013 edition...
It took Mark Pysyk 16 games to score his first NHL goal. He had four in the 57 games he played in Rochester.
It was a shame the kid scored late in an 8-4 loss that eliminated the Sabres from the playoffs. He said, “We weren’t where we wanted...
In late February, it sure looked like a shakeup in Buffalo would ruin the Rochester Americans' chances at making the playoffs.
After Ron Rolston was bumped up to interim head coach of the Sabres, Chadd Cassidy lost his first four...
The Sabres won’t have Pat Kaleta in the lineup Monday against Winnipeg. Ron Rolston would not rule him out for the week. That puts Mikhail Grigorenko in the lineup centering Jochen Hecht and Nathan Gerbe.
I asked Rolston if Grigorenko’s practice...
When the Buffalo Sabres drafted Zemgus Girgensons in the first round of the 2012 NHL draft, the expectation was that he would become a physical, two-way center. But for almost all of his first professional season, the 19-year-old has played left wing....
In the most important game of the season the Sabres were doing fine.
They made one big mistake when Christian Ehrhoff fanned on a pass allowing Rick Nash to go in alone. Ryan Miller made a big save and it stayed 0-0.
New York then got three huge breaks...
The 2013 NFL Draft is under a week away, and the Buffalo Bills could be well on their way to taking a young quarterback in the first round. But what if that does not end up happening on Thursday, April 25?
In today's version of the podcast, Joe...
They weren’t supposed to screw it up.
The Buffalo Sabres’ plan should have been simple: Tank, get a top three draft pick and start the rebuild around the league’s next superstar.
But five players screwed it up. It should have...
The Sabres face elimination from the playoff race as they host the Rangers. If New York wins in regulation, Buffalo is done.
The Rangers are in 8th place with 48 points after winning at home against Florida Thursday night. Buffalo has 44, while...
Amherst, N.Y. (WGR 550) -- The Buffalo Bills first round draft pick had little sleep and arrived in Buffalo early today. Quarterback E.J. Manuel stopped in to visit with Howard SImon and Jeremy White in our WGR studios. Here are some photos snapped...
Check out the pictures from the Transitowne event with Howard and the WGR Promo Team on March 16th!
Pictures from Sal Capaccio broadcasting live from the Labatt Pond Hockey Tournament
Sunoco sampling at the Bills tailgate at the last home game of the season on 12-30-12!
WGR's Pat Malacaro is in Ottawa for the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend. Head inside for his photos from Media Day and the Skills Competition.
WGR Ball Girls at Westwood Country Club in Amherst for the 5th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament.
It's the start of a brand new era for the Buffalo Bills. With brand new helmets and uniforms for the franchise, the next new thing to be installed is the brand new A-Turf that will make up the field at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
Some major changes to the field...
The Buffalo Bills unveiled their new uniforms Friday night at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Click to view the pictures!
Chad Kelly Football Announcement
Darth Vader was in the neighborhood, so he stopped by our studios to give Bulldog a Star Wars Bisons Jersey and to play some match game.
5/13 Joe Buscaglia describes E.J. Manuel's first day, the hope he's given Bills fans and the possibility Kein Kolb will start over him
5/8 Buffalo Bisons 2B Jim Negrych analyzes his team's success, his individual success and the other teams in Buffalo
5/8 Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers explains his reaction to Ron Rolston coming back as head coach, how he lost his confidence this season and what he plans to do in the offseason
5/8 Hockey News' Adam Proteau discusses Ryan Miller & Thomas Vanek's trade value, which teams could be in the market for a goalie and Ron Rolston losing the interim tag
Murph interviews Akron NY native and packers 4th round draft pick JC Tretter
5/3 Sabres broadcast host Brian Duff discusses whether the NHL needs to change their rules on checking, how much responsibility is on the passer and whether star players get different treatment
5/1 3rd round pick WR Marquise Goodwin explains the process of being drafted by the Bills, his role at Texas and what Aaron Williams and what it was like participating in the US Olympics
5/1 NHL Network's Craig Button discusses the future for the Buffalo Sabres, which players, the Sabres should build around and the value for Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek
Murph interviews EJ Manuel's former HS coach Darnell Moore
Murrph interviews rotoworld.com draft expert Josh Norris
Murph talks to the newest edition to Buffalo, LB Jerry Hughes
Murph sits down to talk draft with Bills asst. GM Doug Whaley
4/24 Joe Buscaglia discusses whether the Bills should wait next year for quarterback, when the Bills should target a tight end in the draft and the possibility the Bills might trade down
4/24 Mike Robitaille Segment 3 previews the NHL playoffs and the future for the Sabres
4/24 Mike Robitaille Segment 1 expresses the importance of goaltending for a team to have success, why its so tough for the Sabres to keep Ryan Miller and why some teams wont commit long-term to goaltenders
Joe and Brian talk about the possibilities for the Bills to trade in the first round.
4/22 Steve Ott explains what went wrong, the frustrations with not making the playoffs and how the Sabres image as a destination for free agents is affected because of this season
Joe and Brian go over the options of what positions the Bills could take... other than quarterback.
4/19 SabresProspects.com's Kris Baker discusses which players he forsees having an impact on the Sabres in the future, who can provide scoring and a preview of the 2013 NHL Draft
