Confirmed with Link: Sabres sign Kevin Porter and Kyle Criscuolo (Both 2yrs + 2 way)

[joshjull]

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[SabresSociety]

Rochester finally getting much needed attention

 

[Zman5778]

More very solid AHL guys.

Look out. They mean business in Rochester this year. It's about time.

 

[Ace]

Both 4 year college grads IIRC. Botts sure has a type lol

 

[kirby11]

Love what we're doing with Rochester

 

[sabrefan27]

Great stuff. I knew th day Botterill was hired would be a turning point. No guarantees but the roster is shaping up quite nicely.

 

[Chainshot]

Hot damn. Oh to be near enough to actually get to see them play on something other than the crap AHL scoreboard feed this year.

Porter was Amerks captain back in '12-13 and in usual fashion, he was up for too much of the season. He's just 2 years removed from 41 games with the Pens, so he's probably in line for that 13/14 spot.

 

[Chainshot]

Wondering if they put Criscuolo and Malone back together, get some Crimson chemistry going.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Dex]

Great stuff. I knew th day Botterill was hired would be a turning point. No guarantees but the roster is shaping up quite nicely.

And nice to see it's not shaping up as an after thought

 

[krt88]

Glad to see them focus on helping Rochester out! AmerisourceBergen fans deserve a winner and Sabres prospects need. To learn how to win.

 

[Rowley Birkin]

Porter was Amerks captain back in '12-13 and in usual fashion, he was up for too much of the season. He's just 2 years removed from 41 games with the Pens, so he's probably in line for that 13/14 spot.

Knew the name from somewhere.

Some good moves here adding AHL depth who could make the jump in an emergency.

 

[Ace]

I'd bet on almost all the kids to start in Roch. Finally let them play with a team that won't be a tire fire for a while. One more NHL bottom 6 singning I think would be perfect

 

[Rhett4]

Great stuff. I knew th day Botterill was hired would be a turning point. No guarantees but the roster is shaping up quite nicely.

This is an impressive start and will go a long way toward ensuring Rochester isn't a dumpster fire like last year. Murray talked a good game and made some good vet moves, but then the whole thing fell off the rails. I'm really hoping that the best part of going to Amerks games this year isn't drinking a 24 oz. of Southern Tier.

 

[Chad Thundercock]

Every July, people here say these signings are great for Rochester. Heh.

 

[Chainshot]

I'd bet on almost all the kids to start in Roch. Finally let them play with a team that won't be a tire fire for a while. One more NHL bottom 6 singning I think would be perfect

I'd like another NHL-level vet bottom 6 guy who can skate and an AHL tweener defenseman.

 

[Chainshot]

Every July, people here say these signings are great for Rochester. Heh.

If there are enough of them. The issue is having Fedun, Falk, Grant and COR playing too damn much in Buffalo if we look at last season.

 

[Deleted member 27798]

As long as Kevin Porter is an ahl guy, I'm good. I'm sick of seeing guys like Porter, Ellis and Grant centering the 4th line.

I'm still hoping for some speed and grit for the 4th line...at least 1 player.

 

[sabrefan27]

If there are enough of them. The issue is having Fedun, Falk, Grant and COR playing too damn much in Buffalo if we look at last season.

Right. Fedun and Falk played a combined 45ish games in Rochester last season. These signings didn't matter with Murray because the depth was poor organizationally.

 

[BloFan4Life]

I do wonder if this points to Bailey and Baptiste starting in NHL. They deserves it and fit what this team wants to do.

They eventually need to come up, enough is enough.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Love how active the Sabres have been with getting AHL/depth guys on day 1 of FA. With Regier and Murray, these type of signings always seemed to come as an afterthought.

Welcome back, Porter

 

[sabrefan27]

I do wonder if this points to Bailey and Baptiste starting in NHL. They deserves it and fit what this team wants to do.

They eventually need to come up, enough is enough.

Botterill has said the prospects won't be gifted spots. Need to earn it. My guess is there are more signings to come and they'll need a big camp to make it.

 

[Zman5778]

Botterill has said the prospects won't be gifted spots. Need to earn it. My guess is there are more signings to come and they'll need a big camp to make it.

Beat me to it. I still see one more legit NHL guy being signed and maybe one more tweener.

 

[Chainshot]

I do wonder if this points to Bailey and Baptiste starting in NHL. They deserves it and fit what this team wants to do.

They eventually need to come up, enough is enough.

Deserve? Neither have earned it yet.

 

[Ace]

Deserve? Neither have earned it yet.

4 points in 40 games WHAT MORE DOES BAILEY HAVE TO DO???