Archives for November 2007

'Ryan Miller saved 17 of the 18 shots he faced in net for Buffalo, but the Sabres went 0-for-2 on the power play and failed to capitalize during an otherwise dominant first period, on their way to a third consecutive loss.' … [Read more...] about Montreal 2, Buffalo 0

'After no scoring in the first period, the Canadiens took the lead coming back from a Sabres odd man rush, to create their own odd man rush with Tomas Plekanec slipping it under a sprawling Ryan Miller with seven minutes remaining in the second.' … [Read more...] about Huet Solid In 2-0 Shutout

'"Huet was very good," Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller said. "I thought we got inside a few times and he came up big. You can't be too mad, usually, about those games but it just comes at a time when we're looking for something to go right and hopefully the guys aren't going to take this too hard."' … [Read more...] about Shooting blanks

Hunter of the Week (RNews.com) Amerks prepare for three-game weekend (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage

'“At the end of the season, you always look back at games where you say, ‘We should have had this one, this could have happened there,’ ” center Derek Roy said. “You’ve got to take these points when you can because they’re very crucial at the end of the season.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres add up long division stretch

Canadiens aim to continue recent offensive surge (Sportsticker) Game Preview: Canadiens vs. Sabres (Canadiens.com) The following are rough English translations from French language sites: Canadien-Sabres-November 5 (La Presse) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Montreal Coverage

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'Jaroslav Spacek and Nolan Pratt both practiced for the Buffalo Sabres today, but aren't likely to play in tomorrow night's game in Montreal.' … [Read more...] about Weber Called Up; Pratt And Spacek Practice

'After extending Jochen Hecht's contract a few weeks ago, Darcy Regier might have to reconsider another one of his rules: never make a shakeup trade. While the NHL Trade Deadline is still months away, an early-season trade shouldn't be out of the realm of possibility for the the team's general manager.' … [Read more...] about Five players the Sabres could consider trading

'With Spacek out and Pratt questionable, Andrej Sekera will likely be back in the Sabres lineup as the sixth defenseman for Monday's game at Montreal.' … [Read more...] about Pratt’s trip to Rochester is put on hold

'It has also put the onus on the new top line of Derek Roy, Tomas Vanek and Maxim Afinogenov. "They were basically our third line last year, and with three top lines you couldn't defend us," goaltender Ryan Miller said. "Now they're our top line and teams want to defend them. They've got to figure out how to score, and once they do, it'll … [Read more...] about Buffalo blues

'It is apparent that no one on the Sabres roster is willing to step up and be the lead guy, someone who will take responsibility of the captainship. Everyone is standing in the back, waiting for the other guy to step forward.' … [Read more...] about Rattled Sabres digging deeper hole

Amerks win third straight (Rochester D&C) Amerks tame 'Dogs to extend win streak to three (Amerks.com) Former Amerk Al Albour honored tonight on Long Island (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'“You can’t really sugarcoat it. We weren’t very good,” said coach Lindy Ruff. “I thought we were just flat-out awful at times. They got us on the run a little bit and we didn’t do a lot about it.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres have night to forget

'“When you haven’t played in a while, you don’t want to do anything fancy,” Thibault said after his second appearance of the season in relief of Ryan Miller ended in a 4-2 loss at HSBC Arena. “You want to play a solid game, an honest game. I have to find ways to win games. I don’t play a lot and I have to make a difference every time I … [Read more...] about Thibault angry at himself