Archives for October 1, 2011

'A spectacle will be on Tuesday anyway, for the fans, for the Sabres, and also for the Adler Mannheim, which may play against the Sabres. Finally, the NHL is once again the glory in Europe. In Germany, even in a new scale, the same three games can be experienced. A second test match also on Tuesday, in which the Hamburg Freezers of the Los Angeles Kings (both games from 19.30 € … [Read more...] about Meeting with World Stars

'"Any time you're back out it's a good sign, so hopefully he progresses," coach Lindy Ruff said before heading to Washington for a 4-3 preseason shootout loss to the Capitals. "I would say the answer for Tuesday is no. He hasn't been involved in any practices of any level, and I wouldn't consider that an option."' … [Read more...] about Odds of Hecht playing before home folks slim

'"In broadcasting, you sort of wonder, is anyone listening and are they enjoying what I'm doing," he said. "This sort of verifies that people were listening and did appreciate what I did. It's very satisfying."' … [Read more...] about Lorentz’s latest catch: A huge honor

'“I think when you look at overall depth and veteran experience, it would be in that category,” Ruff said. “When you have an Ehrhoff, Regehr, Leopold — the guys who have put in those number of years and been around, played a lot of different situations. Depth-wise and experience-wise, I think it’s right up there,” with being the best."' … [Read more...] about Utilitarian Leopold illustrates Sabres’ blue-line depth

Capitals beat Sabres in NHL preseason on shootout goal by Nicklas Backstrom (Washington Post) Boudreau encouraged by Caps’ performance in 4-3 shootout win over Sabres (Washington Times) Shaky start no problem for Caps (Washington Exmainer) Caps Postgame - 4-3 win over Buffalo (Washington Exmainer) A work weekend for the Caps (CSN Washington) Capitals 4, Sabres 3, SO … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Washington Coverage

'The Sabres fly to Germany on Saturday for a preseason game Tuesday in Mannheim. They’ll open the season next Friday in Helsinki against Anaheim.' … [Read more...] about Backstrom’s shootout goal gives Capitals 4-3 win

'Thomas Vanek scored two goals for the Sabres. Jason Pominville added a goal, while Ryan Miller had 29 saves.' … [Read more...] about Washington 4, Buffalo 3 (SO)

'The teams traded goals early in the shootout, but Backstrom beat Miller and Adam was stopped by Vokoun in the sixth round to end the game and give the Caps a 4-3 win.' … [Read more...] about Capitals Stop Sabres 4-3 In A Shootout

'Hecht said everything went well Friday morning, "Good, everything went well, I'm making progress, I've been skating on my own for a couple days and today did the pregame skate with the team so it's a step in the right direction."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Hecht practices with the team

'It's interesting how everything is changing down there. Green said they had to keep up, "It was time, we want to be competitive with the other markets around here, we want our fans to have the best food possible. We want to be more progressive and offer more things and that's what the fans are looking for, they're looking for different options besides a hot dog or pizza."' … [Read more...] about Sabres have all new food at The Center

'The Sabres have strengths in every area: top-end scoring, offensive depth, defensive defensemen, scoring blueliners and an elite goalie. I am a little concerned about this team’s relative weaknesses on the penalty kill, unless Regehr can camouflage a dearth of quality checking forwards beyond Paul Gaustad. For that reason, I wonder if the Sabres might struggle a bit in the … [Read more...] about 2011-12 Season preview: Buffalo Sabres

Amerks' Voakes took the road less traveled to pro hockey (Rochester D&C) Rochester Amerks players deliver tickets to fans (Rochester D&C) Amerks roll 9-1 in exhibition game vs. The University of Western Ontario (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage