williamsville ny native, david leggio, holding the fort

as the injury bug decimates the buffalo sabres line-up, the team was forced to call up two more players for yesterday's game vs. the pittsburgh penguins...luke adam (40 games--21 goals, 21 assists) and mark parrish (42gms--11g, 24a) joined mark mancari, who was third overall in the ahl in scoring (56gms--32g, 32a,) on the big club...for those counting that's 64 goals and 77 assists leaving the portland pirates...

the trio were replaced by echl center mark voakes (6' 0", 182 lbs) and former hershey bears right wing chris blight (6' 0", 190 lbs.)...

portland pirates goalie, david leggio

in net for the pirates, while pirates starter jhonas enroth remained with the sabres, was williamsville ny native, david leggio...

last night the depleted portland pirates defeated the hershey bears 3-2 in a shootout...leggio was the game's second star with a .938 sv.% and did not allow a goal in the shootout...

back in november, i did a piece on the goaltender who was trying to crack the ahl for the third time...his stats at the time:  8-1, 2.48 gaa, and a .922 sv%...

since then he has maintained his pace...year-to-date for the 6'0", 180 lb. goalie:  18-4, 2.53 gaa and a .919 sv.%...he has not lost a game in his last 10 games (one no-decision) and for the month of march he's 3-0 with a 1.95 gaa and a .943 sv.%...

this weekend, the sabres will finish their seven-game road trip in toronto on saturday night the follow up with a return to hsbc arena for a game vs. ottawa on sunday...

the portland pirates will play three in a row friday through sunday...

nice work by leggio as well as pirates coach, kevin dineen, as they hold the fort