Archives for December 2011

'“I’m definitely fortunate to get the opportunity,” Szczechura said. “It was very rewarding just coming off the injury, battling through it all summer just to be ready to play. Then being a guy called up before Christmas is definitely rewarding.”' … [Read more...] about Unknown Szczechura stepping up for Sabres

NY Rangers offense awakens to snap two-game slide against Buffalo Sabres (New York Daily News) Callahan leads Rangers to win (New York Post) Rangers break slide with sharp win (Newsday) Torts thinks highly of Biron (Newsday) Rangers down Sabres, 4-1; Hagelin scores twice (Bergen Record) Anisimovr OK after crashing into boards (Bergen Record) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New York Coverage

'“Scoring one goal is not good enough,” Vanek said. “On special teams, you don’t have to score, you just want to create some positive momentum and today it cost us the game.”' … [Read more...] about Hagelin scores twice, Rangers beat Sabres 4-1

'Biron, who was a Sabres goaltender for nine seasons until 2007, made 12 of his 32 saves in the third period. "It's a lot of fun to play here," he said.' … [Read more...] about NY Rangers 4, Buffalo 1

'Mistakes have cost the Sabres dearly all season long at the First Niagara Center and Saturday night, the team continued its troubling trend.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fall to Rangers 4-1

'The Sabres have gotten contributions from Brayden McNabb, Zack Kassian, T.J. Brennan and Corey Tropp. Stuart isn’t surprised they’ve done well, “If you look at the talent and the depth this organization has, it’s been pretty impressive and it’s been obvious with how these kids have performed up here so far. You could see a lot of that talent real early on in training camp and … [Read more...] about Amerks players have learned to be ready

'Is Regier safe? Even Ruff, the longest tenured coach in the league could be expendable. Who knows, even Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek could become parts of deals, and their big contracts won't matter to Pegula. He can afford to match or exceed their deals if it comes to that in terms of a player or players acquired.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Deal With Pegula Pressure

'“This all sort of started at the Sabres summit, which the team held back in spring,” reports Phil Kneitinger, who launched Black, Blue and Gold (blackbluegold.wordpress.com) in October 2009. Kneitinger said that the forum began as a simple social gathering, where the Sabres sprung for pizza, wings, and beverages, but rapidly turned into a mock press conference. “There we were, … [Read more...] about Bloggers in the Box

'The Rangers had a pair of shorthanded goals in the game, but it was Callahan’s that was the backbreaker. With Brandon Dubinsky in the box for boarding and the score tied 1-1, Callahan picked up the puck at the Rangers blueline and raced into the Buffalo zone. While Christian Ehrhoff was able to close the gap on him in front, Callahan held on to the puck, spun to his left and … [Read more...] about Missed opportunities

'Stuart (7/8/1982, 6’2”, 200 lbs) has played in 24 games for Rochester this season and has tallied the second-most points on the team with 17 (8+9).' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall forward Colin Stuart

Adirondack Phantoms defeat Rochester Amerks in overtime (Rochester D&C) Phantoms top Rochester in overtime (Glen Falls Post Star) Photo gallery (Glen Falls Post Star) Rankin shines in 3-2 overtime loss to Phantoms (Amerks.com) Holmstrom with Dramatic Overtime Winner! (PhantomsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

NY Rangers (15-6-4) at Buffalo (15-11-2) (AP) New York Rangers (15-6-4) at Buffalo Sabres (15-11-2) (The Sports Network) Pregame Notes: Rangers at Buffalo (NewYorkRangers.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New York Coverage

'"It wasn't one of those where we created as many chances as we did in some of the games, but we beared down on the two really good ones that we had," said Buffalo captain Jason Pominville, who scored on a breakaway with 2:41 left in OT.' … [Read more...] about Sabres find a pulse in OT triumph over Florida

'"You just have to be mentally prepared anytime to get the call," said Szczechura, who has three assists in his three games in Buffalo this season. "The way things are going right now, guys are banged up. You never know. So I just kind of take it day by day. When I get the call, I just try to be ready and help this team win."' … [Read more...] about Farmhands show up, get job done for Sabres

'“We (bore) down on the two really good ones we had, and it ends up winning us the game,” Pominville said about the scoring chances. “It’s kind of weird how it goes sometimes. You create a ton of opportunities for yourself and you don’t win a game, and tonight you don’t create as much and we find a way to win. I don’t know which one we’d rather have. We’ll take the win.”' … [Read more...] about Substance beats style for Sabres in OT win over Florida