Archives for April 2011

'"Every day I've been making progress. The hand is feeling better," Leopold said. "For me mentally, that's a great thing. When you see me start pushing on guys in drills and doing stuff like that, that's a sign I'm close [to returning]. Right now, I'm just trying to keep things light for the guys and offer support and be positive."' … [Read more...] about Leopold closer to being able to lend a helping hand than Pronger

'Steve Montador: Bad giveaways, senseless penalties and a seat on the bench for the final six minutes' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Flyers Game Two scouting report

'One city worker from each department vied for a coveted pair of tickets to Monday's faceoff between the Sabres and the Philadelphia Flyers.' … [Read more...] about City staffer wins Sabres jackpot

'“My view is, because we are on the border, I’d like to have more of our games broadcast in that (Canadian) market. Of course, there are Canadian broadcast rights involved and the Maple Leafs have their own territorial rights too. We very much respect that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres banking on Canadian fans

'"The first couple of times we played against each other, you know, you're used to seeing him in a Sabres uniform and all of a sudden he's on a different team," Pominville said. "So it was kind of weird. But now we've adjusted and he's doing his thing with the Flyers and we've moved on from our side."' … [Read more...] about Briere and Pominville: Once teammates, now rivals

Disappointed Flyers enthused by their play in Game 1 (Philadelphia Inquirer) Briere and Pominville: Once teammates, now rivals (Philadelphia Inquirer) Pronger likely to sit again (Philadelphia Inquirer) Game 2: Sabres at Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer) Flyers don't expect same lack of offense in Game 2 vs. Sabres (Philadelphia Daily News) Flyers say favorable bounces will … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'"We thought they came out really hard (on Thursday)," said forward Jason Pominville. "They were physical right off the bat and, in their building, they wanted to make a statement. We expect them to come out even harder on Saturday. They'll want to get back into this, and get that win."' … [Read more...] about Sabres don’t want Miller doing it by himself

'He did get hit in the head during Game 1.' … [Read more...] about Morrisonn Misses Practice

'“I was real happy with the way we played together last night,” said Myers. “We have to communicate with each other as much as we can on the ice, and because we’ve been doing that, we’re making it easier on us... (Chris) moves the puck really well and it’s always easy to play with somebody who moves the puck quick and keeps the game … [Read more...] about Defense shuts down

Staying up after facing letdown (Portland Press Herald) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Portland Coverage

'The Sabres put in a clutch rebound, held the Flyers scoreless on the power play and showed a hostile opposing crowd can’t slow them down.' … [Read more...] about Sabres no pushover vs. Flyers

'"It's been a heck of a career," Ruff said. "To play the number of games he's played, it's pretty special. He's had a role that has fit his game and he's been a good leader inside dressing rooms and he's a good person, and I think that's made him very effective."' … [Read more...] about Grier persevered to carve out lengthy NHL career

'Chris Butler played only 49 regular-season games, at one point sitting 17-of-18 during one miserable winter stretch. Marc-Andre Gragnani spent most of the season dazzling in the AHL, finally earning a late recall and sticking in March. Mike Weber was a healthy scratch 20 of the first 22 games this year. All three Buffalo Sabres defenseman made their NHL playoff debuts Thursday … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 youth was served against Flyers

'Sabres coach Lindy Ruff improved to 9-2 in Game One when starting a series on the road. The momentum favors Buffalo, a shift made clear as the sellout crowd in Wells Fargo Center began booing their punchless club during the final eight minutes.' … [Read more...] about Sabres grind one out on Kaleta rebound goal

'"It was a tough time there for me for about a month when I didn't see any ice time," Butler said. "I give a lot of credit to [assistant coach] James Patrick and [player development coach] Kevyn Adams, who were real helpful to me. [Patrick] told me he went through the same thing and if you look at the career that he had, it can happen to anybody."' … [Read more...] about Young Sabres’ defensemen ”Great, real good, excellent’