By Jourdon LaBarber / Sabres.com When the World Junior Championship came to Buffalo this past winter, Michael Broad took his then 14-year-old son, Ty, to Harborcenter for Sweden’s tournament-opening contest against Belarus. Michael thought it was a good opporunity for Ty to see up close what players like Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Nylander were capable […]
By Ryan Lambert / Yahoo Sports Last week, the Sabres got one hell of a gift from the Carolina Hurricanes, pulling three-time 30-goal guy Jeff Skinner out of Carolina for next to nothing. An okay prospect and a handful of non-first-round picks is an incredibly low price to pay for a player of Skinner’s […]
The winger is eager for fresh start with Buffalo. By Jourdon LaBarber / Sabres.com With a full no-movement clause in his contract, Jeff Skinner had the final say regarding potential destinations as the Carolina Hurricanes shopped him over the course of the offseason. The Buffalo Sabres were a destination he told management he’d approve. Why […]