Archives for November 2010

'Hall got the winner at 11:26 of the second after Lalime easily corraled Randy Jones' dump-in. Lalime had several options to his right or behind the net as Hall stood in front just to Lalime's left, seemingly out of harm's way. Not so. Lalime tried a one-handed sweep pass to his left -- and put it right on Hall's stick.' … [Read more...] about Lalime’s gaffe leads to another Sabres loss

'"It feels pretty good. The confidence is there," Stamkos said following Tampa Bay's morning skate Saturday. "Things are clicking right now offensively. Our power play is clicking of late and that helps. I'm happy to stay consistent but it's only a quarter of the way through [the season]."' … [Read more...] about Stamkos is having nothing but fun for Lightning

'Then a funny thing happened to the team as a whole. They began to play like the guys who won the division championship a season ago. They joined their colleague, Derek Roy, in playing like champions.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fans discover that all is not lost

'This is not a lesson in history. It’s a lesson in art.' … [Read more...] about Albright-Knox highlights 40 years of the Sabres

Bolts beat Sabres to finish off perfect road trip (Tampa Tribune) Brave Burns will be missed (Tampa Tribune) Jones, Vernace called up by Bolts (Tampa Tribune) Tampa Bay Lightning beats Buffalo Sabres 2-1 (St. Petersburg Times) Injury situation for Tampa Bay Lightning's Simon Gagne gets murkier (St. Petersburg Times) Tampa Bay Lightning Nuts & Bolts (St. Petersburg … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'“We didn’t do enough,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “We tried to pay attention when (St. Louis and Stamkos) were out there. Once they got the lead they played a little different game, which took Stamkos and St. Louis out of it a little bit.”' … [Read more...] about Smith solid in goal as Lightning top Sabres 2-1

'Sabres goalie Ryan Miller didn’t dress Saturday for Buffalo’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, and is day-to-day because of an undisclosed lower-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres G Ryan Miller out for Tampa Bay game

'"Mistakes will happen," Sabres forward Jason Pominville said of the game- winning goal. "[Lalime] played well. He kept us in the game. He made the saves he needed to and it comes down to us. We got just one goal and you're not going to win many games if you just score one."' … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay 2, Buffalo 1

'Tonight was a chance for Lalime to step up and show Lindy Ruff that he can fill in for Ryan Miller when called upon, but ultimately gave away the game on a sloppy play.' … [Read more...] about Lightning Comeback To Top Sabres 2-1

'In 21 career games versus the Lightning, Vanek has scored 17 goals.' … [Read more...] about Aftermath: Lightning 2, Sabres 1

Pirates prevail in a shootout (Portland Press Herald) Pirates edge Worcester in a shootout to tie franchise record (Maine Hockey Journal) Ellis returned to Portland; Grumet-Morris recalled from Greenville (Maine Hockey Journal) Sharks get point, but not satisfied (Worcester Telegram and Gazette) Full complement finally hits the ice (Worcester Telegram and Gazette) Pirates … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Portland Coverage

Lightning-Sabres scouting report (Tampa Tribune) Tampa Bay (10-7-2) at Buffalo (8-10-3) (AP) Tampa Bay Lightning (10-7-2) at Buffalo Sabres (8-10-3) (The Sports Network) Revived Sabres look to cool Lightning attack (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'"We just got them to the front with Van in front there, and that's what we've been trying to do," Connolly said. "We did a better job of it. It's slowly been moving in the right direction."' … [Read more...] about Sabres go on a power trip against Kings

'"The first period, once again, we didn't do a great job getting pucks deep and creating stuff," Vanek said. "In the second, the Gaustad line really came out, played hard and got that goal. From then on, we never looked back. ... We really cycled the puck well, got an ugly goal and it jump-started our team."' … [Read more...] about Fourth line puts on first-rate performance in win

Kings are on wrong kind of streak, lose to Sabres, 4-2 (Los Angeles Times) Kings lose to Sabres 4-2 (LAKings.com) Photo gallery (LAKings.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Los Angeles Coverage