Sabres Links
- Garth Snow and the Islanders are likely to retain their first round pick this season [Islanders Point Blank]
- Nick Deslauriers scored his first Rochester goal as the Americans blow out Syracuse 5-1 [Amerks.com]
- One Finnish report says that Joel Armia may want to go back home [WGR 550]
- Chad Ruhwedel was impressive in first game back after the Zac Rinaldo hit [Buffalo Hockey Beat]
- Colton Gillies has made the most of his chance with the Americans [Rochester Democrat & Chronicle]
- Prospects Report: Cal Petersen makes 23 saves in 7-2 victory [Sabres Prospects]
Around The League
- Pavel Datsyuk scored late as Detroit beats Boston in game one [NHL.com]
- Montreal takes a 2-0 series lead over Tampa with a 4-1 victory [NHL.com]
- Anaheim survives a late Dallas rally to take a two game lead in the series [NHL.com]
- Joel Quenneville fined $25,000 for gesture [Chicago Tribune]
- Milan Lucic was up to his usual business again, as he speared Danny DeKeyser from behind [Pro Hockey Talk]
- The Coyotes, Kings, Ducks, Sharks, and possibly a western Canadian team could be moving their AHL affiliates to form a new pacific division [Mayor’s Manor]
- More suitors are lining up to take a run at owning the Islanders [Sports Business Daily]