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Dineen will coach Portland next season
IllegalCurve.com — From Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News: The Buffalo Sabres are expected to name Kevin Dineen as their American Hockey League head coach in Portland, giving the former 19-year NHL veteran the responsibility of developing a fresh group of prospects while allowing him to stay with the same team. Read the entire article here. Dineen has coached Portland the last couple of years, but this season the team has switched its NHL affiliation from Anaheim to Buffalo.  So, Dineen stays in the same city but gets new ...

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Honk if you love justice! — NHL.com has a look at the Sabres current prospects, including Gragnani, Gerbe, Ennis, and so on.  It’s a good read if you are trying to get a feel for who all will be filling out the Portland roster this year. Speaking of Portland, Kevin Dineen will stay on as coach of the Portland Pirates, the new Sabres affiliate. Buffalo also announced the signing of a few depth players who will most likely help fill out the AHL roster.  Colton Fretter and Colin Murphy (along with another recent signee, Mathieu Darche) should all be filling roles for the ...