January 21, 2013 - 10:42 AM
Rick Jeanneret, the Sabres' legendary broadcaster, remains ill and will miss his second straight game tonight. Kevin Sylvester wrote on Twitter this morning that he will handle the play-by-play duties for Buffalo's game in Toronto.
Jeanneret skipped the Sabres' season opener Sunday against Philadelphia. WGR's Paul Hamilton did the radio-only broadcast. Sylvester, who hosts a weekday morning Sabres show on WGR, will handle the simulcast call for the radio station and MSG television.
---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.
