Archives for January 2009

'“We were hard on a lot of plays and there wasn’t much to dislike,” Ruff said. “Special teams were good, our counter-attacks were good, we made it easy on our defenceit was a big improvement from the other night.”' … [Read more...] about Roy, Pominville each score twice as Buffalo cruises past Toronto 4-1

'"We got everybody on the same page tonight," said Roy. "We were skating hard and moving the puck well. We came out in the second and kept working hard. As a team we have to step up and play hard and I think we did that tonight."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Toronto 1

'The Sabres struck first with a power play goal 6:49 into the middle stanza. Jason Pominville blasted the shot home from the point, with assists to Jaroslav Spacek and Roy. Buffalo came right back two and a half minutes later with their second of the period. Roy scored his 12th of the year to give Buffalo the 2-0 lead. Thomas Vanek and Drew Stafford picked up assists on the … [Read more...] about Sabres Dump Maple Leafs 4-1

Injury-depleted Pirates find themselves back on top (LetsGoSabres.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Portland Coverage

'“I’m not a player who wants to be on the fourth line,” Hecht said before the Sabres bused here. “I think I’m better than that. It’s just been too many games where I didn’t play to my potential. Now I’ve got to prove again that I can be on the first two lines. It’s just that right now I’m not good enough.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Hecht demoted to fourth line

'“We’ve got to demand out of each other more,” Sabres center Jochen Hecht said Wednesday. “We’ve got to be able to give the other guy a hard time when he’s not playing well, be able to tell him. It’s something that’s hard when you’re good friends, but usually you think if you’re good friends you would take whatever he … [Read more...] about For Sabres, Sometimes the truth does hurt

'The Sabres visit the Toronto Maple Leafs in Air Canada Centre tonight, and they’re hardly in a festive mood. On-ice woes are plentiful, the home fans are irate and questions are mounting about everything from ownership on down. But last year . . . ah, last year was a treat.' … [Read more...] about A low-key New Year&#8217s Day is on tap

'"It's disappointing, it's frustrating and hard to hide from," Ruff said after his team's latest setback, a 4-2 home loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Slough tough on Ruff

Buffalo (17-15-5) at Toronto (15-16-6) (AP) Leafs, Sabres trying to turn things around (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (17-15-5) at Toronto Maple Leafs (15-16-6) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Toronto Coverage

It's in with the new (Portland Press Herald) Admirals' season-high 4-game win streak ends (Norfolk Virginian Pilot) Admirals Lose 2-1 at Portland on New Year's Eve (Newport News Daily Press) Pirates bid adieu to 2008 with a victory (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates Ring in New Year With 2-1 Win over Admirals (PortlandPirates.com) Pirates Edge Admirals (NorfolkAdmirals.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage