Archives for 2006

Barons drop Amerks as playoff hopes fade (Rochester D&C) Amerks great Ehman dies from lung cancer at age 73 (Rochester D&C) Barons barely get by Amerks (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Cleveland 4, Rochester 3 (AP) Cleveland Clips Rochester (RNews.com) Amerks lose 4-3 to Barons; travel to Grand Rapids (Amerks.com) Amerk Hall of Fame Forward Gerry 'Tex' Ehman dies at age 73 … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'The Sabres are 1-3-1 without the left winger. That's the only losing record among forwards who've missed at least two games.' … [Read more...] about Hecht missed as Sabres slide

'The Sabres are sending forward Adam Mair to Pittsburgh for another opinion on his concussion. Mair, who's been out since suffering the concussion Jan. 12, has shown inconsistencies in his testing. Mair can't be cleared to play until he passes the tests, and he does well on some but not on others.' … [Read more...] about Chara’s injury leaves big gap in Sens’ lineup

'The game is sold out, the Sabres' 17th sellout of the season and third in a row.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Senators

'He's still No. 3 on the Sabres depth chart as the only goalie under contract behind Ryan Miller and Martin Biron. "He's right there on the doorstep and I think he's had a long conversation with Jimmy (Corsi) about that," Cunneyworth said. "The way he fills the net is very Miller and Biron-like. We point to the level of compete that Ryan … [Read more...] about Leighton wants to show Sabres his future is in NHL

'"We're a little out of sync and part of it is you knocked out some pretty important pieces from our lineup," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "When we were firing on all cylinders, Connolly was playing great in the middle between Kotalik and Pominville and the Briere line was just on fire and now you take Jochen away from that."' … [Read more...] about Losing streak has Sabres searching for their offense

'To a man, the Sabres insist they’re good enough to hang with the Eastern Conference leaders, but it’s obvious they’ve yet to come up with a solution to Ottawa’s speed. They were down 3-0 in the first period in a 4-2 loss Saturday and looked lethargic in doing so.' … [Read more...] about Can Sabres find answer to Ottawa?

Senators Gameday (Ottawa Sun) Senators Game Day (Ottawa Citizen) Ottawa (47-15-6) at Buffalo (44-19-5) (AP) Reeling Sabres hope to get back on track against Senators (Sportsticker) Ottawa Senators (47-15-6) at Buffalo Sabres (44-19-5) (The Sports Network) Sabres take on formidable Senators (CBC Sports) Sens vs Buffalo (OttawaSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Ottawa Coverage (Updated 4:00 p.m.)

Leighton wants to show Sabres his future is in NHL (Rochester D&C) Paetsch featured in AHL All-Star trading card set (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage (Updated 7:15 a.m.)

'Uh-oh.' … [Read more...] about The once unbeatable Sabres slump to third consecutive loss

'"We're not happy with the way we've played against them, there's no disguising that," Ruff said Thursday. "We need to make a statement."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hope to end skid against conference-leading Senators

'Coach Lindy Ruff said Thursday that team doctors have recommended both players get another four or five days to recuperate from their respective knee injuries.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Connolly, Hecht to miss another few games

'"We kind of get on a roll in the third period, it's just too late," Sabres winger Ales Kotalik said. "When you're down, 4-nothing, it's tough to get back in 20 minutes. It's tough."' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t break their fall

'"It's a little troubling," said Mike Grier. "I think when you start scoring five or six goals a night, you get lulled into a false sense of belief. As a team, we let things slide. Maybe this stretch will help us get our heads screwed back on."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hope it’s good time for a slump

'"He was just telling me if I'm not going to work hard, if I'm not going to play well and stuff, he's going to sit me," Vanek said. "I told him that I understand that. I just said that I could have helped out in the third period, and I was surprised I got benched. So I just told him I guess I've just got to show up and play harder and make his job easier."' … [Read more...] about Vanek, Ruff see eye to eye