Archives for November 2008

Penguins fall to Buffalo, 4-3 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Sabres turn table on Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Pens' Pesonen sees action (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Aftermath: Sabres 4, Penguins 3 (PittsburghPenguins.com) Photo gallery (PittsburghPenguins.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

'“They’re a great team and we know they have the firepower, but we stayed within our system and it paid off for us,” said Gaustad, who missed the first nine games of the season because of a thumb injury. “We didn’t run around and we stayed within ourselves. When we do that we’re a strong team and a hard team to play against.”' … [Read more...] about Gaustad, Stafford lead Sabres past Penguins

'"I thought the all-around game tonight was probably as good as we played since close to the start of the year," said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff. "I thought our special teams were exceptional, our desperation and competitive edge, our play away from the puck was good."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 3

'The Sabres tied it up again a little over three minutes into the third when he finished off a play during which Derek Roy found Thomas Vanek, who then passed it along to Stafford. The Buffalo winger swatted it past Curry for his second goal of the night to even the score 3-3. Gaustad connected on his second goal, and the game-winner, at 16:36 of the final frame to put Buffalo … [Read more...] about Stafford, Gaustad Each Score Twice; Sabres Beat Pens 4-3

'“That’s my strength and that’s what I try to play to,” he said. “I’m not really a finesse guy... I try to get to the net as much as possible. Sometimes they go off you and sometimes they don’t.”' … [Read more...] about If he had a dime…

'Maxim Afinogenov held the puck for what seemed like a full minute before feeding Drew Stafford on Buffalo's first goal and similarly appeared to hold the game on his stick all night, his best performance of the season on a day Lindy Ruff considered benching him again.' … [Read more...] about 10 things you should know about the Sabres-Penguins game

Monarchs remain white-hot, win sixth straight (Manchester Union Leader) Panic hasn’t set in for the Pirates.....yet (Maine Hockey Journal) Portland Falls 3-1 in Manchester (PortlandPirates.com) Shiver Me Timbers! Monarchs Land In Third Place (MonarchsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Portland Coverage

' The selections were made by the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame Selection Committee: Robert O. Swados, Wayne Redshaw, Bill Hajt, Scotty Bowman, Seymour Knox IV, Peter Andrews, Michael Gilbert, Ed Kilgore, Archie Katzman, Kevin Gavagan, John Murphy and Jim Lorentz.' … [Read more...] about Andreychuk and Ellis to be inducted into sabres Hall of Fame tonight

'Tonight the Buffalo Sabres Alumni are giving away a guaranteed $10,000 pot to some lucky fan at the game.' … [Read more...] about $10,000 up for grabs tonight in Sabres Alumni 50/50 Raffle

'“The NHL season is going to be an absolute grind from start to finish,” Rivet said Thursday. “There’s no easy games. That’s the difference between 10 years ago, when you could kind of almost take a night off and still win. In today’s game, it’s extremely difficult to win hockey games and very, very easy to lose.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres hope to build on victory

'Brennan made the team and went on to win the Raymond Lagacé Trophy as the QMJHL's top defenceman in his rookie season after scoring 16 goals and adding 25 assists in 68 games. The NHL Central Scouting Bureau had him as the top-rated defenceman heading into the 2007 entry draft and the Buffalo Sabres selected him during the second round.' … [Read more...] about Juniors’ Brennan makes up for lost time

Scouting the Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Insider: Pens at Buffalo (Beaver County Times) Pittsburgh (13-5-3) at Buffalo (10-8-3) (AP) Sabres look to generate sparks against Penguins (Sportsticker) Pittsburgh Penguins (13-5-3) at Buffalo Sabres (10-8-3) (The Sports Network) Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo Preview (PittsburghPenguins.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

'Perhaps the time off did Tallinder some good. He joined the rush several times, including seconds before Derek Roy's first goal. It was reminiscent of his dash in Atlanta a few Fridays ago that resulted in Clarke MacArthur's tap-in goal. Lindy Ruff eased the defenseman back into the lineup with 14:03 of ice time. Partner Teppo Numminen also saw limited time at just under 15 … [Read more...] about Spelling out the tasty morsels of Sabres-Bruins game

'After more than 100 games, it stops being a slump. It’s a trend. They beat Boston on Wednesday, 3-2, but until proven otherwise, they’re average, without a consistent winning edge.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need new names on jerseys

'But, as has been the Sabres' custom this season, there was no easy ending. Phil Kessel scored with 10:35 left, and it was white-knuckle time once again for the crowd of 18,326. But Ryan Miller wasn't beaten again and finished with 27 saves.' … [Read more...] about Sabres get back that winning feeling