The Buffalo Sabres seemed to find a good replacement in Rochester for Seth Appert when he joined Lindy Ruff’s coaching staff in Michael Leone, but there is some speculation that the Amerks head coach may be garnering interest to join another NHL club’s staff.
Jeff Marek of Daily Faceoff reported on Friday that the 37-year-old could be a candidate to join Dan Muse’s coaching staff in Pittsburgh. Muse coached and worked with Leone in the US National Development for two seasons.
The Michigan native joined the Sabres organization last June and led the Amerks to a second place finish in the AHL’s North Division (42-22-8)record in his rookie season and a sweep of Syracuse before falling to Laval in the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs. He previously serving as an assistant coach for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program for three years and for two seasons as head coach and general manager of the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers.
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Former Buffalo Sabre and Rochester Americans alum Scott Metcalfe passed away on Friday. The 58-year-old was a former Edmonton Oilers first round pick and was acquired by Buffalo in 1988. He played 19 career NHL games with the Oilers and Sabres, and multiple stints with the Amerks over nine seasons.
The Amerks mourn the loss of Hall of Famer and Calder Cup champion Scott Metcalfe, who passed away earlier this morning at the age of 58.
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The Florida Panthers evened the Stanley Cup Final with a 5-4 double overtime victory over the Oilers in Edmonton on Friday. Former Sabres on both sides factored in the contest, as Evander Kane scored in the first period to wipe out an early Panthers lead and Dmitry Kulikov tied the score 3-3 in the second period.
Evander Kane (EDM) 1G, +1, 24:25 TOI, 1 SOG, 8 Hits
Jeff Skinner(EDM) Did Not Play
Sam Reinhart(FLA) -2, 30:37 TOI, 6 SOG
Evan Rodrigues(FLA) 1A, 20:54 TOI, 6 Hits
Dmitri Kulikov(FLA) 1G, +2, 23:40 TOI, 3 SOG, 5 Hits
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