Grigorenko, 20, has registered 10 goals and 21 assists (31 points) in 38 games with Rochester. With the Sabres breaking down their roster at the deadline, it looks like Grigorenko will be with the team for the remainder of the season. He has two points (1G / 1A) in 12 games with Buffalo.
Grigorenko had one goal and one assist in 12 games during his recall. He heads back to Rochester where he has seven goals and 15 assists (22 points) in 30 games.
Grigorenko was sent down during the Christmas break, but has been recalled because the Sabres have just 11 healthy forwards. Grigorenko has one assist a minus-1 rating in four games with the Sabres.
Grigorenko was a minus-1 with one shot in 16:42 in his season debut on Tuesday. With three days in between games, the Sabres had the luxury of sending Grigorenko back to the AHL before recalling him for tonight’s game. Expect him to centre the third line like he did on Tuesday.
Grigorenko was a minus-1 in 16:42 in his season debut on Tuesday. The Sabres are off until Saturday, so there is a good chance that Torrey Mitchell will be ready to return to the lineup. If not, expect Grigorenko to be recalled again.
Grigorenko, 20, has recorded seven goals and 12 assists (19 points) in 27 games with the Rochester Americans this season. Grigorenko will centre Drew Stafford and Nicolas Deslauriers on the Sabres’ third line vs. the Jets.
Grigorenko, 20, has recorded seven goals and 12 assists (19 points) in 27 games with Rochester this season. He has struggled to find his way in his first two attempts to stick with the Sabres, recording just eight points (3G / 5A) in 43 games. The 2012 first rounder (12th overall) will look to impress during his recall so he doesn’t go back to the minors.
Grigorenko initially refused to report to Quebec, preferring to develop in Rochester of the AHL. An agreement between the NHL and the CHL does not allow teenagers to play in the AHL. With the Remparts’ season over, Grigorenko is allowed to play in the AHL. Grigorenko has dominated at major junior level, scoring 178 points over parts of three seasons with Quebec. He had 48 points in 28 games for the Remparts after his demotion.
Grigorenko’s agent, Jay Grossman, confirmed to the Times Herald that Grigorenko won’t be reporting to the Remparts. Grossman declined further comment until he and Grigorenko speak to the team. The Sabres obviously believe going back to juniors is best for Grigorenko's future, but the 19-year-old wants to play in the NHL. Monitor this situation going forward.
"We're not looking at what he can do now," said Sabres head coach Ted Nolan. "We're looking at what he can do down the road."The Sabres are not going anywhere this season, so going back to juniors is likely best for Grigorenko's development. He will likely shred the QMJHL when he returns, he posted 70 goals and 69 assists (139 points) in 92 career games during his first two seasons with Quebec.
Grigorenko took awhile to return Buffalo following the World Junior Championships because of bad weather. There is a decision to be made with Grigorenko. Are the Sabres going to keep him with the team or send him back to juniors? For now it appears he will stay with the team where he has two goals and one assist in 18 games.
Grigorenko has shuffled in-and-out of the Sabres lineup all season, so a stint in the World Juniors, where he will be one of the top-players, should help him regain some confidence. He has two goals and one assist in 18 games, which is not exactly what the Sabres were hoping for when they selected him 12th overall in 2012.
The Sabres tried to send Grigorenko to the AHL on a conditioning stint on Tuesday but it was denied by the NHL. With Grigorenko returning to Buffalo yesterday, he will be in the lineup tonight. The 19-year-old has struggled with just two goals and one assist in 15 games.
The Sabres attempted to send Grigorenko to Rochester (AHL) on a conditioning assignment because he has not appeared ready for the NHL at this point in his young career. Conditioning assignment's are typically used for players coming off of injuries - which Grigorenko is not. He is back with the Sabres today, no word on what Buffalo will do next.
Sabres head coach Ted Nolan said that his team has too many teenagers on the team, but that changed today when they sent four players down. There were rumblings that Grigorenko was going to go back to the QMJHL but the Quebec Ramparts already have their two import players so Grigorenko goes to Rochester and is expected to be back with the Sabres soon. Grigorenko will get a chance to play big minutes in the AHL and regain some confidence in his game.
Grigorenko was a healthy scratch for the second time this season on Tuesday. He will return to the lineup as the fourth line centre. He has no points and is averaging 11:36 TOI in six games.
Grigorenko has no points in six games. He started on the third line Monday with wingers Zemgus Girgensons and Brian Flynn but skated just 8:57. It was Grigorenko's second game with less than nine mintues in his last three outings.
Grigorenko who was a healthy scratch on Thursday will return to the lineup tonight vs. Chicago. He has no points and is a minus-1 while averaging 11:24 TOI in four games. The Sabres are expecting much more out of the 2012 12th overall pick.
Grigorenko has seen his ice-time drop in every game this season. The 2012 third overall pick has struggled this season. “You have to find a way to be an impact in a game,” coach Ron Rolston said. “It’s his ability to put himself in positions where he can use those skills. That means you’ve got to go to the puck, you’ve got to get the puck, you’ve got to support the puck, you’ve got to be around the puck, you’ve got to battle for the puck. You can stickhandle in a phone booth and that doesn’t really translate unless you can be an impact on the game."
Grigorenko has dressed 22 times for the Sabres and recorded just a goal and four assists. The organization sent him back to Quebec in mid-March to compete in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs. Buffalo recalled him Tuesday and he's been practicing with the team. He centered Jochen Hecht and Nathan Gerbe in practice Sunday.
