Archives for March 11, 2008

'"Nathan is pretty banged up and may not be able to go," said Ruff. "He's got kind of whiplash from hitting the boards."' … [Read more...] about Paetsch banged up after Avery hit

'“Depending on his test this morning, I don’t have a timetable, but it’s going to be a good period of time,” Ruff continued. “When we get those results we will know better.”' … [Read more...] about Spacek, Kalinin to miss time

'“We pushed it as hard as we could,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “We went with three forwards, four forwards. We went after it as much as we could.”' … [Read more...] about Only a point for the Sabres

'Spacek has a chest injury and will require more tests to determine when he could return, but coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday, “It’s going to be a good period of time.” As for Kalinin, Ruff said the player will miss up to two weeks with a shoulder injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres depleted by injuries to Jaroslav Spacek, Dmitri Kalinin; Henrik Tallinder to return

'The recall is Weber’s third this season.' … [Read more...] about Weber recalled by Buffalo

'It would be fair to say it was a well-earned point considering the depleted defense. It also would be fair to say one point isn’t enough.' … [Read more...] about Points of no return

'The Sabres will be reaching deep into their farm system over the final three-plus weeks in hopes of stringing together enough wins to steal the eighth spot. But let’s be honest. If they had reinforcements along the blue line worthy of playing in the NHL, they would have been in Buffalo months ago.' … [Read more...] about Sabres refuse to give up on season

'“It’s unfortunate all that happened but I thought we did a good job,” said Lydman, who played a season-high 29 minutes, 27 seconds. “The forwards did a good job supporting us. That was a big thing.”' … [Read more...] about Surviving blue liners step up

'Adding to the gloom, Kalinin and Spacek could be out for extended periods with their undisclosed injuries, meaning the Sabres likely will be calling Mike Weber up from Rochester, and maybe Mike Funk, too.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall after losing 2 defensemen

'Buffalo is now 2-9 this season in shoot-outs, and Miller has allowed 12 goals on 24 attempts.' … [Read more...] about Season sweep

'Paul Gaustad was named the Sabres nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy, the Buffalo-area chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association announced today.' … [Read more...] about Gaustad is Buffalo&#8217s Masterton nominee

Scott Gomez seals Rangers' 3-2 shootout win over slumping Sabres (New York Daily News) Could be Blueshirts vs. Bruins in Bx. (New York Post) Rangers, Isles want to close out Yankee Stadium (Newsday) Rangers win again as points streak reaches 13 (NewYorkRangers.com) ype=2&gnum=1045"target=_blank">Rangers looking to extend streak tonight (NewYorkRangers.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s New York Coverage

'Jason Pominville had a goal and assist and Thomas Vanek also scored for Buffalo, which fell to 1-3-2 in its past six games. The Sabres did earn a point, inching to within three points of Philadelphia, which holds the conference’s eighth and final playoff spot.' … [Read more...] about Gomez seals Rangers&#8217 3-2 shootout win over slumping Sabres

'"We could have won the game, we just weren't able to score on the few opportunities we had," Pominville said.' … [Read more...] about NY Rangers 3, Buffalo 2 (SO)

'This loss is now the ninth to come in a shootout for Buffalo, with two others coming in overtime.' … [Read more...] about Rangers Take Shootout 3-2