Sabres bring back Ellis on two year two way deal, will be Captain for Amerks

[DetDannyWilliams]

Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced that the team has agreed to terms with forward Matt Ellis on a two-year, two-way contract. http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676477

[DetDannyWilliams]

Re: Sabres bring back Ellis on two year two way deal, will be Captain for Amerks

yesterday at the PC when asked about Ellis

Regier said the Sabres have every intention to re-sign center Matt Ellis, who is slated to become an unrestricted free agent Friday, with the intention of naming him captain of the team's American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=6...d=nhl:topheads

[snow1989]

Re: Sabres bring back Ellis on two year two way deal, will be Captain for Amerks

Ummmm....why? Can anyone explain?

[rbochan]

Re: Sabres bring back Ellis on two year two way deal, will be Captain for Amerks

Ummmm....why? Can anyone explain?

Why, to win the Stanley Cup, of course.