Archives for April 2008

'"I just wanted to finish with a good game and at least go home with a good taste," Thibault said. "Guys just played a tremendous game tonight. We played probably our best defensive game of the year, and I appreciate the fact they did that for me."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Boston 0

'The Sabres finish the season in tenth place in the Eastern Conference missing the playoffs just one season after winning the President’s Trophy for best record in the league. The last team to do that was the New York Rangers who won the President’s Trophy the 1991-92 season and then missed the playoffs the next year.' … [Read more...] about Sabres End Season With Shutout Win

Griffins take advantage of Amerks (Rochester D&C) Coach suits up as backup goalie (Rochester D&C) Griffins beat Americans, snap losing streak (Grand Rapids Press) Griffins squeak by Amerks 3-2 (Amerks.com) Corazzini's late goal lifts Griffins (GriffinsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'“What’s most disappointing is I feel like we have the team to do it,” Vanek said Friday after practice in Ristuccia Memorial Arena. “I said a month ago we should be in the top eight, and I said it because I meant it. I felt like with this team, we should be in the playoffs. We could have made some noise there. From that standpoint, it’s … [Read more...] about Vanek, Roy share disappointment

Sabres thumbnails (Boston Globe) Buffalo (38-31-12) at Boston (41-28-12) (AP) Bruins look to improve playoff standing (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (38-31-12) at Boston Bruins (41-28-12) (The Sports Network) Game Notes: Buffalo vs. Boston (BostonBruins.com) Bear Essentials: Buffalo vs. Boston (BostonBruins.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Boston Coverage

Syracuse dominates Rochester again (Rochester D&C) Crunch simply can't lose (Syracuse Post Standard) Photo gallery (Syracuse Post Standard) Win Streak Ends (RNews.com) Power-play propels Crunch over Amerks 4-3 (Amerks.com) Crunch Magic Continues with Tenth Straight Win (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'Perhaps the biggest injury is tied closely to the one of the Sabres great misjudgments of 2007-2008. Sabers management felt they could let Briere go given the presence of a healthy Tim Connolly. Health has been anything but constant for Connolly in his career. This season wound up ending early after Connolly elected to have surgery to remove bone spurs in his hip.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Come Up Short

'“We’ve got enough talent here and good players to make the playoffs,” Sabres defenseman Jaroslav Spacek said. “There’s no excuse. We didn’t do it. We didn’t get it done, and that’s even more frustrating.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ run is over and out

'Paille wasn’t a feared sniper in Rochester, but he is proving dangerous in Buffalo. He entered Thursday’s game with 19 goals and was leading the Sabres by scoring on 17.6 percent of his shots.' … [Read more...] about Paille hasn’t got time for the pain

'“The Plexiglas there, I thought it was there to protect me, not to injure me,” Jackson told The News.' … [Read more...] about UB professor sues Sabres, alleging Plexiglas injury

'"I wanted to stay in Buffalo, we all did," Campbell said after the trade that made a very good San Jose team even better. "Buffalo didn't want to pay us."' … [Read more...] about Front-office blunders dull Sabres

Habs keep conference dream alive (Montreal Gazette) Price can lead Canadiens to promised land (Montreal Gazette) Front-office blunders dull Sabres (Montreal Gazette) Photo gallery (Canadiens.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) The following are rough English translations from French language documents: Like the year of the last cut (Le Journal de Montreal) The Sabres … [Read more...] about Friday’s Montreal Coverage

'“They had to go for it and I think they played a little cautious at first and, I won’t say they played into our hands but getting the first one was huge,” Smolinski said. “It kind of deflated them a little.”' … [Read more...] about Smolinski scores twice as Canadiens&#8217 3-1 win eliminates Sabres

'“The day you go out is a tough day, but that makes it even tougher,” Ruff said. “Obviously we came a long ways, and we’ve got some young guys who have come a long ways. We’re a young team, but I really felt we should have been in the playoffs regardless of our youth.”' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres go from first overall to elimination from playoffs

'Ryan Miller allowed three goals on 25 shots in defeat. "It's been that way every night," Miller said about the magnitude of the game. "We knew it for the last month. You have to get off to a good start, which we didn't do this season."' … [Read more...] about Montreal 3, Buffalo 1