Archives for March 2009

'Only two years ago, Danny Briere was part of a Sabres team that had fans dreaming of the Stanley Cup. On Friday, he helped bury his former mates by scoring twice in a 6-4 Flyers victory, dealing a severe blow to whatever slim playoff hopes Buffalo still had. Marty Biron, another former Sabre, chimed in with an impressive performance of his own. The Philadelphia netminder … [Read more...] about Briere, Biron Haunt Former Team in 6-4 Flyers Win

Without a whimper (Portland Press Herald) Wolf Pack Defeat Portland (Hartford Courant) It was just plain ugly (Maine Hockey Journal) Wolf Pack Beats Pirates 3-1 (PortlandPirates.com) Wolf Pack Take over First Place with 3-1 win in Portland (HartfordWolfPack.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Portland Coverage

'“I think he does a lot of things well,” Ruff said Thursday after the 10th-place Sabres prepared for tonight’s huge tilt against the Philadelphia Flyers at HSBC Arena. “I think he’s just a good two-way player. I don’t know if you’d ever put him in the goal-scoring category, but I think his play away from the puck he’s a smart … [Read more...] about Sabres are still waiting on Moore

Philadelphia (37-22-10) at Buffalo (34-28-8) (AP) Sabres looking to improve playoff hopes (Sportsticker) Philadelphia Flyers (37-22-10) at Buffalo Sabres (34-28-8) (The Sports Network) Game notes (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'“We tried to give a little levity to the situation, lighten things up, get a good flow and good atmosphere on the ice,” Ruff said. “[Wednesday’s] practice was good. I thought [Thursday’s] was a little more of a relaxed type where we realize the situation we’re in and we’ve just got to go after it and win a game.”' … [Read more...] about Team has a fun day to ease frustrations

'"It's not even close to being over," Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta said Thursday. "You've always got to believe. I've seen it happen just being a Buffalo fan. When everyone counts you out, that's when you're most dangerous."' … [Read more...] about Sabres still have playoff aspirations

'“You’re not giving (the puck) up. You’re getting it deep,” Ruff said Wednesday after the Sabres practiced several of the situations that led to four unanswered goals, including two in the third period, and a 4-2 Senators win. “The good teams don’t put the puck in the places where you give up scoring chances. And when you don’t have it, … [Read more...] about Sabres still need to be desperate

'Head Coach Lindy Ruff said a timetable has still not been made for the netminder’s return to the lineup, but added that the on-ice workouts have not caused any setbacks.' … [Read more...] about Miller improving, taking shots

'“We tried to give a little bit of levity to the situation, lighten things up and get a good flow, good atmosphere on the ice,” Ruff said. “Yesterday’s practice was good, I thought today was a little bit more of a relaxed type.”' … [Read more...] about Mood swing

'The Sabres have been tied entering the final period 14 times. They have earned points in just six, a percentage of .429. The only teams below them are Colorado (.412) and the New York Islanders (.400), who happen to be dead last in their respective conferences.' … [Read more...] about Sabres folding when adversity appears

'Structured point-of-sale outlets such as eBay and Stubhub now offer the opportunity for ticket holders to resell tickets, many taking advantage of the gulf between season ticket prices and face value. The result is hundreds of tickets available online for any given game, at prices far cheaper than the eye-popping “platinum” and “gold” prices at the … [Read more...] about A Season Ticket Meltdown?

Pirates' chances improve (Portland Press Herald) Monarchs comeback falls short (Manchester Union Leader) Pirates find a spark to move back into third place (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates Leapfrog Monarchs, Take Third Place (PortlandPirates.com) Monarchs Sink To Fourth (MonarchsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage

'Head to head, Ottawa had outscored the Sabres 11-2 in the middle stanza this year and outshot them 71-45. It was more of the same Tuesday as the Senators scored a pair of goals to wipe out the deficit and outshoot Buffalo 13-1.' … [Read more...] about Sabres pay the price for penalties

'"You prepare a little different when you know you're going to be playing," Tellqvist said. "You work a little extra in practice on game situations and I've been doing a lot of that with [goaltenders coach Jim Corsi]. If you're not communicating, it's going to be a problem."' … [Read more...] about Tellqvist gets heads-up about first start

Senators steamroll flat Sabres (Ottawa Citizen) Sabres just right size for Sens (Ottawa Citizen) Photo gallery (Ottawa Citizen) Brendan's gotta Bell-ieve (Ottawa Sun) Extra Spezza deliveries again (Ottawa Sun) Game Story (Ottawa Sun) Photo gallery (Ottawa Sun) Photo gallery (OttawaSenators.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) The following are rough English translations … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Ottawa Coverage