January 25, 2011 - 11:41 AM
OTTAWA -- The Sabres have just taken the ice in Scotiabank Place for their morning skate, and Drew Stafford appears ready to play tonight against the Senators. To make room on the roster, the Sabres have sent defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani back to Portland.
The lines:
Thomas Vanek-Jochen Hecht-Jason Pominville
Paul Byron-Tyler Ennis-Stafford
Nathan Gerbe-Paul Gaustad-Cody McCormick
Rob Niedermayer-Matt Ellis-Mike Grier
More following the skate.
---John Vogl
John Vogl has been covering the Sabres since 2002-03, an era that has included playoff runs, last-place finishes and three ownership changes. The award-winning writer is the Buffalo chapter chairman for the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.
@BuffNewsVogl | jvogl@buffnews.com
Mike Harrington, a Canisius College graduate who began his career as a News reporter in 1987, is in his sixth season covering the Buffalo Sabres. He is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and can vouch that exposed flesh freezes instantly when walking in downtown Winnipeg in January.
