Archives for October 2011

'"Honestly, the Canadiens played much better than us, said Montreal defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani. We've been dominated. Without Ryan Miller, for sure we lost the game. It was fantastic. "' … [Read more...] about ”Miller was fantastic” – Marc-Andre Gragnani

'"It caused a surprise, admits the head coach of the Sabres, Lindy Ruff. It is clear that he has developed a chemistry with Jason and Thomas. We knew its potential, it is not for nothing he was named rookie of the American League last year (62 points in 57 games). It was a very good start. Now he must continue to develop his talent."' … [Read more...] about Luke Adam grandstanding

'"The Canadiens will play in front of his supporters, and there is always a bit of pride at home, said Ruff. A game like that is big for Canadian players. I think we'll see a much different team tonight." … [Read more...] about The Sabres are like Canadian, according to Ruff

'"I was especially surprised by the speed of the negotiations, said the 6'8 defender before the game last night at the Bell Centre. We started the discussion, and a week later, it was already set. As we left, we agreed on the contract. The number seven was quite the case for everyone. "' … [Read more...] about The Sabres and Myers wanted the same thing

'"Jason is a player well prepared. From a technical point of view, he understands the game, we can count on him in all situations and has the respect of all his teammates," coach Lindy Ruff lists.' … [Read more...] about Captain Pominville is unanimous

'"It is obvious that it is a great honour," said Pominville after training for the Sabres, Tuesday, at the Bell Centre." Without becoming the new face of the team, I have now represent the image of the Sabres on the ice outside. I will also have to push the guys to elicit the best in our team."' … [Read more...] about Pominville, the designated captain

Goalie frustrates Canadiens with 40 saves (Montreal Gazette) Gorges blames 'mental lapse' (Montreal Gazette) Sabres are riding a wave of rich contracts (Montreal Gazette) Adam off to quick start with Sabres (Montreal Gazette) Miller a multi-dimensional guy (Montreal Gazette) Photo gallery (Montreal Gazette) The CH deserved better (Le Journal de Montreal) "Their goalie … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Montreal Coverage

'The Canadiens (1-3-1) had a 41-23 shot advantage on Buffalo (4-1-0) but failed in their bid for a first win on home ice this season. Christian Ehrhoff had an empty-net goal for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Miller shines as Sabres top Habs 3-1

'"We talked about it as a team that we want to embrace the expectations, but we also talked about areas of the game we want to get better at," coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday as his team prepared to face the Montreal Canadiens. "If we focus on those areas we'll be able to meet some of those expectations. It's not looking at where we should be, it's how we're going to get there."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look to added dept for success

'Miller made 40 saves, including 11 in the third, as Buffalo killed off all five of Montreal's power-play chances to improve to 4-1-0 on the young season. Jordan Leopold also scored for the Sabres, while Christian Ehrhoff added an empty-netter in the final minute.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Montreal 1

'The two teams were about to go into the second intermission tied, but the Canadiens ice the puck with 5.9 seconds left in the frame. Buffalo capitalized on the opportunity, winning the offensive zone faceoff. Gragnani and Pominville worked the puck across the crease for Thomas Vanek who sent it home for his fourth of the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Drop Habs 3-1

'With less than six seconds left in regulation, Buffalo settled in to take a draw to the left of Montreal goaltender Carey Price. The play started with center Paul Gaustad, who won the draw over to Marc-Andre Gragnani. Gragnani tapped the puck to a waiting Jason Pominville who saw Thomas Vanek edging towards the net. Pominville passed the puck across the ice to Vanek who caught … [Read more...] about The aftermath: Sabres 3, Canadiens 1

Rochester Amerks rally, top Syracuse in shootout (Rochester D&C) Rochester prevails for shootout win over Syracuse Crunch, 3-2 (syracuse Post Standard) Amerks pick up third straight win with 3-2 shootout victory over Crunch (Amerks.com) Crunch fall to Rochester in Shoot out (SyracuseCrunch.com) Together again (TheAHL.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"It's kind of a plus," defenseman Christian Ehrhoff said. "For me being that much on the road, it's nice to get to know everybody. It's a good team-building thing. You've got to be careful you win your road games like we have so far and get off to a good start."' … [Read more...] about Sabres learning to like life on the road