WASHINGTON -- Buffalo Sabres interim head coach Ted Nolan said Sunday the organization was surprised by prospect Mikhail Grigorenkos decision not to
report to a junior club in Canada.
Kenny Lofton Jersey . "We knew obviously players would be disappointed when something like that happened," Nolan said,
"but no indication that he wouldnt report." The Sabres assigned the Russian
centre to the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on
Saturday, hoping the 19-year-old former first-round draft pick would get some
top-line minutes. Grigorenko has struggled to adapt to the NHL in parts of two
seasons, with eight points in 43 career games since he was selected No. 12
overall in 2012. But Grigorenko says he wont go to Quebec. He apologized on
Facebook on Saturday, adding: "We just need to find a place for me where I can
develop and be the best hockey player I can be." Nolan said he doesnt know what
the next step will be for Grigorenko and Sabres team president Pat LaFontaine.
"Its one thing that you learn -- what you can control, what you cant control,"
Nolan said. "Him and Pat will take care of that." The Sabres would prefer that
Grigorenko play for their Rochester AHL affiliate, but an agreement between the
NHL and the Canadian Hockey League doesnt allow teenagers to play in the AHL.
Buffalo tried to send Grigorenko to Rochester on a conditioning assignment in
November, but the NHL denied the request. 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. "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." Grigorenko recently returned from the
world junior championships in Malmo, Sweden, where he led Russia to the bronze
medal with eight points in seven games.
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