Archives for January 17, 2012

'"If you want to just destroy a team and go out and be reckless and do something, yeah. Then there's going to be new guys in here. But other than that, this locker room is going to be pretty much the same, if not completely the same and we gotta find it from in here [points to chest]. You can't sit and wait for somebody else to [expletive] do it."' … [Read more...] about No trade can help this team: Miller

'It is hard when you feel like things aren't going right or things aren't bouncing your way. You can certainly see it within the team, just the number of man-games we've lost to injury. A lot of guys just kind of feel it like that. It's like, 'Are we even going to get through a game without losing somebody?' We've had like only two or three of those games in the last two months … [Read more...] about Miller talks frustrating season, state of the Sabres

'Owner Terry Pegula is on this trip and got a first-hand look at the mess that has become of his millions.' … [Read more...] about Sabres touching bottom after latest loss

'Ryan Miller entered Monday's game 37th in the NHL in goals-against average (2.97) and 35th in save percentage (.903).' … [Read more...] about Miller brothers have a get-together

'"I think a lot of people are looking at it that it's his fault, that he's the only one," Drew said of his brother's recent struggles. "But there's a bigger picture there. There's a lot of things that could be addressed (with the Sabres), but it's not my team."' … [Read more...] about Red Wings’ Drew Miller sticks up for brother Ryan

'Minus Andrej Sekera, Christian Ehrhoff and Brayden McNabb, Weber has been logging plenty of ice time along the Buffalo blue-line. He played a season-high 26:58 in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders. “Right now, with some of our big guys injured, a little more responsibility falls on other guys,” Weber said. “I’m just trying to play a solid, good defensive game.”' … [Read more...] about Weber knows Sabres need to get it going

Red Wings rattle Sabres, set team mark for straight home wins (Detroit News) Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk excels with no flash or fanfare, just brilliance (Detroit News) Red Wings' Drew Miller sticks up for brother Ryan (Detroit News) Photo gallery (Detroit News) Red Wings break 47-year-old team record with 15th straight win at Joe Louis Arena (Detroit Free Press) Red Wings … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Detroit Coverage

'“It’s embarrassing,” Ryan Miller said. “I got family and friends and everybody coming to watch Drew and I play. They watched Drew perform.”' … [Read more...] about Red Wings top Sabres 5-0 for 15th straight at home

'Ryan Miller was tagged for all five goals on just 14 shots before he was pulled in the second period for the Sabres, who have lost 11 of their last 14.' … [Read more...] about Detroit 5, Buffalo 0

'Pegula has said he will not fire general manager Darcy Regier and coach Lindy Ruff, who have been together in Buffalo since 1997 – the longest-tenured tandem in the league. He has said it so often that he would lose credibility now if he did fire either of them. Regier has been historically reluctant to make major moves, but even if he makes some now – with more financial … [Read more...] about Underachieving Sabres spiraling out of control

'Nothing much to report in the third period. No goals for either team and Detroit coasted to an easy win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Blanked By Detroit

'“You come off an injury and not an easy injury when you’re talking about a concussion and his game was off and he’s trying to get it back on track. I’ve seen it tough for some of our forwards going back to last year with Pominville, I said he wasn’t right for a month. It took a month before you really felt like that delay in his game was gone. He passed the test, he was … [Read more...] about Sabres Ruff knew Miller wasn’t himself

'While the Red Wings have been dominant at home, the Sabres continue to search for their winning ways on the road. Buffalo has now lost a franchise-record nine straight road games in regulation, after starting the season 8-3-0. Their last road win was on December 3 in Nashville. The Sabres have lost three of their last four games, dropping to 19-21-5 on the season.' … [Read more...] about Red Wings 5, Sabres 0

'"It's not up to him to say anything to us," Pominville said of Pegula. "We've got to figure it out ourselves with the coaches and everything. It's up to us to figure it out and, I mean, it's not up to him to come in here. We know we've got to be better and even if he would say something, it still falls on us. We're the guys out there playing. We're the guys that have to be … [Read more...] about Sabres look for answers after 5-0 loss

'“It's fun for friends and family to watch that,” said Drew Miller, who gets another chance to play against his older brother Ryan of the Buffalo Sabres. “We've got a lot coming to the game. It's a unique situation to be to play against your brother at this high of a level."' … [Read more...] about It is Miller time at The Joe