http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/players/david_leggio/139791 Recent articles about David Leggio en-us Friday night, the Sabres closed out another season of spectacular failure.  They did it with Ryan Miller in net, possibly for the last time. Miller has long been a player who draws attention to himself, be it on the ice or in the locker room with his sometimes emotional, rarely uninteresting interviews.  So naturally, the notion that Friday may have been Miller’s last game in a Sabre uniform had Sabre Nation buzzing.  Lots of intelligent opinions have been put forth in recent days across blogs and Twitter, and here, I will attempt to give you my own (although I make no promises of its intelligence). In short, I have very mixed emotions about this. I used to believe (as recently as February) that there were untouchables on this Sabres team.  Vanek, Myers, Pominville, and Miller were players I’d have considered off-limits, guys who a Stanley Cup-winning team could (and should) be built around.  It was unlikely to me that Darcy Regier could flip any of these players for a... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:32:39 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/yet_another_hot_take_on_ryan_millers_potential_departure/13520579 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/yet_another_hot_take_on_ryan_millers_potential_departure/13520579 Yet Another Hot Take on Ryan Miller's Potential Departure http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/yet_another_hot_take_on_ryan_millers_potential_departure/13520579 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/a/da43960e78e6452086144e689a561f814fed6612/mini/5926320.jpg Necessity is the mother of invention. Amerks head coach Chadd Cassidy has to invent a solution to his team's lack of goal tending. and quickly, or else his team will travkl home in a two games to none hole. Amerks love save and team MVP David Leggio made 12 stops on 17 shots face in Saturday's 6-3 loss in game one at Toronto. That's bad goal tending no matter how you slice it. Zemgus Girg... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:07:06 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=51199 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=51199 GARTH: Play Hackett http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/garth_play_hackett/13504403 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jason Pominville made his Wild debut on Thursday night in LA. He was -1. Tonight, the focus shifts to the kids that Buffalo traded their captain for. Johann Larsson will make his debut in Rochester. He will center for Zemgus Girgensons and Jacob Lagace for the Amerks. Matt Hackett will back-up David Leggio. The Sabres also received a first rounder and a second rounder from Minnesota in... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:40:42 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=50671 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=50671 GARTH: Bull Shift http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/garth_bull_shift/13326643 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/0/00de39aa0dc94958b46e3ccd27be28b9d3a08980/mini/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92604065.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D03996F45BCACD5716749CB7EA9160DBD6D1788E6F43A12F66.jpg Here we go, 3 days left until the Bruins drop the puck and we're headed into the meat of the Northeast Division. The Buffalo Sabres, one of DOY's most bitter rivals. The rivalry between the Bruins and the Sabres have been well documented over the past few season, culminating in Milan Lucic absolutely running the **** over Ryan Miller. Miller then calls Lucic a piece of ****, Brendan Shanahan sits on his hands, Lindy cries that it's open season on goalies, Lucic beats the **** out of Patrick Kaleta and the Sabres eventually miss the playoffs completely.  So it's well documented that the Sabres (who many believed would win the Northeast Division) underachieved last season.  Top Five Scorers: Player Games Played Goals Assists Points Jason Pomenville 82 30 43 73 Thomas Vanek 78 26 35 61... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:29:56 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/northeast_preview_buffalo_sabres/12674311 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/northeast_preview_buffalo_sabres/12674311 Northeast Preview: Buffalo Sabres http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/northeast_preview_buffalo_sabres/12674311 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The legend of Joe Finley has gone...to the New York Islanders. There are also reports stating that Visnovsky has decided to remain in the KHL and not play for the Islanders. As per Bob McKenzie, David Leggio and Drew Schiestel have reportedly cleared waivers. Joe Finley (D) claimed off waivers by Isles from Buff.— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) January 14, 2013 Finley was a 1st round (... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:12:52 -0500 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=48457 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=48457 Kevin Freiheit: Report: Finely claimed by NYI; Leggio, Scheistel cleared http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/kevin_freiheit_report_finely_claimed_by_nyi_leggio_scheistel_cleared/12656155 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Cody Hodgson scored a pair of goals for the second consecutive game and David Leggio turned in a brilliant 36-save performance as the Rochester Americans cruised to a 4-1 win over the Lake Erie Monsters in front of a record-setting crowd of 19,070 Friday night at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo. The game was a great diversion for the Sabres fans in the building, considering they haven't seen a... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:07:42 -0500 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=48110 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=48110 GARTH: CoHoHo, Merry Christmas http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/garth_cohoho_merry_christmas/12531886 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png I didn't watch the Bills game today, but was surprised to see they kept it close. I wanted to touch on the Amerks quick. They used three third period goals last night to defeat Syracuse. The line of Foligno (1+2), Evan Rankin (1+1) and Brian Flynn (1+1) combined for seven points on the night while Nick Tarnasky and T.J. Brennan also scored for the Amerks. Goaltender David Leggio stopped 2... Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:23:32 -0500 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=47466 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=47466 Kevin Freiheit: Rochester playing well http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/kevin_freiheit_rochester_playing_well/12184366 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png For the first time in 36 games for the Amerks, it wasn't David Leggio starting in goal. Connor Knapp made his pro debut against the Bulldogs and looked as if he would get the win. But Hamilton scored four times in the third period and ended up winning 4-3. Knapp made 30 saves on the night. It's too bad Rochester fell apart in the third period. Here are highlights from Friday's game. I'... Sun, 04 Nov 2012 11:31:07 -0500 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=47365 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=47365 Kevin Freiheit: Knapp loses in pro debut http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/kevin_freiheit_knapp_loses_in_pro_debut/12128554 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Just a quick update from the the game. The Amerks fell to the Marlies this evening by a 3-1 score. It was nothing close to the offensive shootout in last night's game against Syracuse. Marcus Foligno had the only Rochester goal and David Leggio made 34 of 37 saves on the night. The Amerks' next game will be Tuesday when they host the Binghamton Senators at 7:05. The Toronto team is... Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:09:52 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=47044 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=47044 Kevin Freiheit: Marlies' power play to much for Amerks in 3-1 defeat http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/kevin_freiheit_marlies_power_play_to_much_for_amerks_in_3_1_defeat/11957248 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Toronto Marlies open their 2012-13 regular season this afternoon at Ricoh Coliseum against the Rochester Americans, the team that they eliminated in the first round of the Calder Cup Western Conference playoffs last season. Ben Scrivens will start in net for Toronto and David Leggio is expected to get the start for Rochester. The game marks the North American debut of Estonian born win... Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:29:07 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=47042 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=47042 Mike Augello: Marlies Season Opener; Top Maple Leafs Right Wingers Of All Time(Part I) http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/mike_augello_marlies_season_opener_top_maple_leafs_right_wingers_of_all_timepart_i/11955799 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/c/ac3868886719108341c77f215d0a77244dbba72e/mini/nhl-rookie-tournament-day.jpg The Buffalo Sabres have signed two free-agent forwards, Mark Mancari and Kevin Porter, and re-signed minor league goalie David Leggio each to one-year contracts. Mancari re-joins the Sabres after spending last year in the Vancouver Canucks' organization. He had no points in six games with Vancouver and spent the rest of the season in the minors. Selected by Buffalo in the seventh-round of the 2004 draft, Mancari had three goals and 10 assists in 36 games with the Sabres. Porter has 25 goals and 20 assists in 163 career NHL games over five seasons split between Phoenix and Colorado. He played at Michigan and was college hockey's 2008 Hobey Baker award winner. Leggio had a 28-24-2 record and led the AHL with 1,721 saves with Rochester, the Sabres farm team. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:21:35 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/sabres_sign_two_free_agent_forwards/11170223 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/sabres_sign_two_free_agent_forwards/11170223 Sabres sign two free-agent forwards http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/sabres_sign_two_free_agent_forwards/11170223 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/b/2b4df42e3793a2273189f7e7c8c309ad2dc74781/mini/08.jpg A sellout crowd is expected at the Ricoh Coliseum today for Game 2 of the Calder Cup Eastern Conference between the Toronto Marlies and the Rochester Americans. The Marlies won a closely fought 4-3 victory Thursday night, as winger Jerry D’Amigo scored the winner with less than five minutes remaining in regulation time. Ben Scrivens is expected to get the start for Toronto and David Leggio... Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:23:37 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=43997 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=43997 Mike Augello: Marlies – Amerks Game 2; Leafs Add Underhill http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/mike_augello_marlies_amerks_game_2_leafs_add_underhill/10610656 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Full marks to the Amerks for their complete effort in Game 1. David Leggio started his 24th consecutive game for the Amerks, and made 34 saves on 38 shots. Ben Scrivens made 20 saves on 23 shots. Varone scored first to break the seal on this series, only to have the Marlies score three straight goals. Foligno and Brennan scored to to tie the game at 3 in period three. Jerry D'Amigo scored... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:47:15 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=43957 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=43957 GARTH: Amerks Lose Game 1 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/garth_amerks_lose_game_1/10599094 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png A few years ago I used to do an annual series on the Best and Worst Fans of the NHL.  I usually timed it right around late August, prior to the start of NHL training camp.  In my first edition back in 2008 I rated the New Jersey Devils near the bottom.  One of my qualifiers that a team's relative success was factored into my fan ratings.  So if you had a successful team but didn't draw well you were going to get hammered in my final rankings.  The Devils were and still are a great example of a team that has been fairly successful but has been milquetoast to pathetic at the gate.  The backlash my assessment caused really surprised me.  Apart from a fusilade of predictable insults levied in my direction, was a huge plethora of excuses why fans weren't showing up to the games (everything from the arena being located in a bad neighborhood, parking issues, being in a saturated NHL market, and high ticket prices).  Yet few could explain why a team that had a good tradition of ... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:01:12 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/brodziak_scores_twice_to_put_minnesota_back_into_1st_place_in_4_2_home_win_over_new_jersey/8479678 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/brodziak_scores_twice_to_put_minnesota_back_into_1st_place_in_4_2_home_win_over_new_jersey/8479678 Brodziak scores twice to put Minnesota back into 1st place in 4-2 home win over New Jersey http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/brodziak_scores_twice_to_put_minnesota_back_into_1st_place_in_4_2_home_win_over_new_jersey/8479678 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/4/b43d3ff493a8a0c1b20dd6f05a8dfd389ad5b396/mini/Minnesota_Wild_v_0a6c.jpg