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 (http://sabres.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8470018) on a two-year, two-way contract. http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676477

[DetDannyWilliams]

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=676180&navid=nhl:topheads

[snow1989]

Ummmm....why? Can anyone explain?

[rbochan]

Ummmm....why? Can anyone explain?

Why, to win the Stanley Cup, of course.