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Sabres rookie centre Mikhail Grigorenko will be reporting to his Canadian Junior
Hockey League team after all. The Sabres announced on their Twitter account on
Sunday night that Grigorenko has informed them that he will report to Quebec
City. The decision comes a day after the teams 2012 first-round draft pick
balked at being demoted, saying he wanted to take time to "think about my
career." Grigorenkos agent, Jay Grossman, told The Associated Press his client
agreed to report to the Remparts after lengthy discussions with Sabres president
Pat LaFontaine and newly hired general manager Tim Murray. "Its safe to say weve
had serious concerns about his development process and that was warranted,"
Grossman said. "We felt it was important for the Sabres to look more carefully
at his development and that we had these kinds of conversations that were
necessary so that we were on the same page going forward with respect to his
development." Grossman called the discussions positive, and was pleased to have
a chance to air his concerns directly with Murray, who was hired on Thursday.
Murray, the former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager, took over in
Buffalo after GM Darcy Regier was fired in November. "The hope is that with him
being assigned outside the organization that they were going to monitor his
progress," Grossman said. "I think time will tell. I think that its obviously
the players responsibility, which he surely is willing to take on to work hard
and to continue to develop his game." Grigorenko has had difficulty finding a
niche in Buffalo since the Sabres selected the Russian-born player with the 12th
pick in the 2012 draft. He has three goals and five assists in 43 career games
with the Sabres, including two goals and an assist in 18 games this season. The
lack of production can in part be tied to Grigorenko being on his seventh coach
in two years, including his third in Buffalo since Ted Nolan took over in
November after Ron Rolston was fired. The 19-year-old has also spent the past
calendar year hop-scotching teams in four cities, three countries and two
continents. Grigorenko opened last season in Quebec City before making the
Sabres roster coming out of the NHL lockout in January. He lasted only two
months in Buffalo before being sent back to Quebec City in March, and then
finished the season playing for the Sabres AHL affiliate in Rochester. His
career path has been just as muddled this season. Grigorenko opened the year in
Buffalo, but once again had difficulty earning regular playing time. The Sabres
attempted to demote him to Rochester, but the move was blocked by the NHL
because he still has eligibility to play in Quebec. Last month, the Sabres
loaned Grigorenko to the Russian junior national team to compete in the World
Junior tournament in Sweden. After helping Russia win a bronze medal two weeks
ago, Grigorenko found himself once again in limbo once he rejoined the Sabres
last week. The team was left with only two options, either keeping Grigorenko in
Buffalo or returning him to Quebec City. Both Nolan and LaFontaine spoke at
length with Grigorenko before informing him that they were going to return him
to Quebec City on Saturday. Grigorenkos initial decision to not report caught
the Sabres by surprise, Nolan said on Sunday before the Sabres 2-1 shootout win
at Washington. "We knew obviously players would be disappointed when something
like that happened," Nolan said, "but no indication that he wouldnt report." The
Sabres would prefer to have Grigorenko develop in the AHL, but understand that
wont be an option until next year. "P.K. Subban played four years in Belleville,
and he turned out pretty good," Nolan said of the Montreal Canadiens defenceman.
"Junior hockeys a good place to develop." The issue is that Grigorenko is into
the second year of his rookie three-year contract. And there are concerns that
the Sabres have mishandled Grigorenkos development, which is something that
could jeopardize his future with the team once his contract expires. In a
message posted on Facebook on Saturday, Grigorenko apologized for "the
situation" he found himself in. "We just need to find a place for me where I can
develop and be the best hockey player I can be," he added. "Now I would just ask
all of you guys to respect me and the time Im taking to think about my career.
It might be hard to understand, but it is even harder for a teenager."
Grigorenko has played well in previous stints in juniors, posting 139 points in
two seasons with Quebec, including 30 goals in 33 games last season.
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Barcelona hosts third-division side Cartagena in the return leg of their
round-of-32 tie after winning their first meeting 4-1.St. Louis, MO (Sports
Network) - The St. Louis Blues announced that Hall of Famer Brett Hull has
returned to the franchise. Hull was welcomed as the clubs new executive vice
during a press conference at Scottrade Center on Monday. "We are pleased and
proud to announce that Brett Hull is coming home to the St. Louis Blues. "Brett
was a Hall of Famer on ice, and hell be a Hall of Famer in this capacity as
well," said Blues chairman Tom Stillman. Hull was acquired from Calgary late in
the 1987-88 season and over the next 10-plus campaigns rewrote the franchise
record books. He ranks at the top of the list for goals (527), hat tricks (27),
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career during which he compiled 741 goals, the 49-year-old moved into management
with the Dallas Stars in 2006, rising to the level of co-general manager with
Les Jackson in November of 2007. He was eventually fired in 2009, replaced by
former Dallas teammate Joe Nieuwendyk, but remained with the club as an advisor.
Hull later worked as executive vice president and alternate governor. "I never
wanted to leave 15 years ago, and Im glad Im back, I can tell you that,"
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