Archives for December 2011

Brother act for Sabres-Senators (Ottawa Sun) Game Day: Sens vs. Sabres (Ottawa Sun) Buffalo (16-13-3) at Ottawa (15-14-4) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (16-13-3) at Ottawa Senators (15-14-4) (The Sports Network) Sabres, Senators continue to battle for position (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Ottawa Coverage

'Forwards Derek Whitmore and Marcus Foligno were promoted from AHL Rochester to bolster a banged-up lineup that had only 10 forwards skate in practice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres call up 2 after Vanek misses practice

'Ruff admitted that he has concerns over his goaltending, "Well, obviously you're concerned after the last game. It was a tough game for both goalies. We need them to play well. When you're banged up, you need your goalies to play well."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Vanek misses practice

'Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced tonight that forwards Derek Whitmore and Marcus Foligno have been recalled from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.' … [Read more...] about Foligno and Whitmore recalled

Whitmore to make NHL debut with Sabres (Rochester D&C) Injuries taking their toll on Amerks, too (WGR-AM) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"It's awful playing out there when you do it to yourself in some ways," right wing Drew Stafford said. "We got outworked. They're one of the hardest teams on the puck in the league, and they won more battles than us. That's what it came down to. There's a lot of frustration that goes with that."' … [Read more...] about Frustrated Sabres feel rotten to the core

Amerks cap Texas tour with win over Houston (Rochester D&C) Aeros, Hackett torched in 6-3 loss to Americans (Houston Chronicle) Amerks offense takes flight in 6-3 victory over Aeros (Amerks.com) Aeros postgame Dec 18: RCH 6, HOU 3 (Aeros.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage

'As usual, the Sabres have a relatively balanced junior prospect pool. The trend has been to draft more WHLers in the last two seasons as six of the 16 selections they have made were out of the Western League.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres possess deep group of CHL prospects

'“Our partnership with MSG is a strong one,” Sabres president Ted Black said. “MSG met with us this week and advised us generally on the status of their negotiations with Time Warner Cable. We’re hopeful this situation gets resolved without any interruption to our fans.”' … [Read more...] about Time Warner-MSG contract feud may hurt Sabres fans

'Miller was more effective as a yo-yo than as a goaltender, going from the crease to the bench to the crease and back to the bench during the lopsided loss. He finished with 10 saves on 15 shots in 29:43 of action. He looked skyward in disbelief on many of his goals.' … [Read more...] about Pens put Sabres goalies on string

'"We haven't had an adequate sample size to find out how good our team can be," Black said. "Is there any thought of getting rid of Darcy or Lindy right now? No. None."' … [Read more...] about Black preaches patience to frustrated Sabres fans

'Watching the Sabres getting pushed around will be the norm if Drew Stafford and Derek Roy continue to play spectator. Roy in particular is on the less-than-useful list as long as he continues trying to con the refs into overlooking his shopworn diving routine, punctuated with dramatic head shakes as he heads to the penalty box.' … [Read more...] about Future has to be better than present for Bills, Sabres

'“It’s a little disheartening for the guys when we play back-to-back games and I don’t have a save early,” Miller said. “I wasn’t good enough. I don’t even think that was anywhere close to good hockey on my part.”' … [Read more...] about Miller shelled in loss to Penguins

'If he keeps performing well, can the Sabres really send him back to Rochester when their injured veterans return? “I still need to give more,” Kassian said. “Every game’s a tryout for me.”' … [Read more...] about Kassian making presence felt

Malkin's hat trick buries Buffalo, 8-3 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Martin latest Penguin to miss time with an injury (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Malkin, Penguins thrash past Miller, Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Penguins sit Martin with a lower body injury (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Pens Insider: Penguins 8, Sabres 3 (Beaver County Times) Malkin's 5-point game sparks … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Pittsburgh Coverage