Archives for January 2012

'Buffalo netminder Jhonas Enroth lost his stick and it ended up sliding out to the right faceoff dot. Leopold corralled the stick and passed it back to Enroth in the crease. However NHL rules (Section 3, Rule 10.4) state that a goaltender’s stick must be handed to him, not passed or slid, so Leopold was assessed a minor penalty for throwing the stick. On the ensuing … [Read more...] about Jet blues

Phil Varone scores two goals in Amerks victory (Rochester D&C) B-Sens can't cash in on chances (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Phil Varone, David Leggio power Amerks to 3-2 win over Binghamton (Amerks.com) Amerks outlast B-Sens, 3-2 (BinghamtonSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

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'The event was so successful that lines at concession stands were, in some places, more than a dozen fans deep. The team had handed out vouchers for free soda and free popcorn at the front gate.' … [Read more...] about 5,000-plus fans watch game on scoreboard TV

'The latest loss merely mimicked the story of the season so far. The Sabres failed in their attempt to win back-to-back games, missed multiple scoring chances and lost another key player, this time center Derek Roy.' … [Read more...] about Regier says no shake-up imminent as struggles intensify

'He'll become the third Buffalo player to hit the 500 mark this season, joining Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek. It's the third time in team history three players have reached the milestone in the same season, joining the 1977-78 trio of Craig Ramsay, Don Luce and Rick Martin, and the 2003-04 group of Curtis Brown, Jay McKee and Miroslav Satan.' … [Read more...] about Pominville travels long road to 500

'Officials of Time Warner Cable and MSG Media will meet next week with representatives from State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's office in an attempt to resolve the dispute that has left many local hockey fans unable to watch telecasts of Buffalo Sabres games.' … [Read more...] about State to intervene in cable dispute

Third-period surge keys Canes (Raleigh News and Observer) Photo gallery (Fox Sports Carolinas) Hurricanes 4, Sabres 2 (CarolinaHurricanes.com) Photo gallery (CarolinaHurricanes.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV) Photo gallery (WIVB) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Carolina Coverage

'“They’re only really good opportunities if you bury them,” Ruff said. “We work to get position offensively. It was good. Not converting isn’t any good.”' … [Read more...] about Staal’s 3 points lift Hurricanes past Sabres 4-2

'"I don't want to stand here and talk about grade-A scoring chances because we probably had our highest total for the whole year and we walked out of there with two goals," said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff. "It's frustrating."' … [Read more...] about Carolina 4, Buffalo 2

'Tyler Myers' return wasn't enough to give the Sabres a boost in Carolina on Friday night. Eric Staal, who has struggled for the better part of this season, racked up 3 points in a 4-2 Hurricanes win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fall in Carolina 4-2

'There are 39 games gone, many of them wasted. With Ruff going with Miller and junking his goaltending rotation he said, “We’re at a stage now where we have to start making a move. We’re starting to get healthy, we just got Nathan back which was a plus for us. Getting Myers back should be a plus on the back end. We’re still missing a couple of key pieces on the back end, but … [Read more...] about Sabres Ruff knows the time is now

'Myers has been given the OK by the doctor that the bone is fully healed. He played well his last few games before the injury and it was because he was physical. Myers said the injury will not force him to back off, “I think it’s exactly how I should look at making my return. You look at those last two games and really analyze it and why I was successful in those two games it’s … [Read more...] about Sabres Myers is back

'The Sabres opened up the arena and let fans in for free, giving them free popcorn and pop on day six of MSG's decision to pull Sabres' games off of Time Warner. But now, the NYS Attorney General hopes to mediate an end to the dispute, saying, "We have had constructive discussions with Time Warner Cable and MSG Networks as part of an ongoing effort to facilitate progress in … [Read more...] about Thousands at FNC, and AG gets involved

'With the Hurricanes struggling, head coach Kirk Muller knew that he needed his captain to be a presence on the ice, and Eric Staal would gladly oblige. Playing 30 shifts for over 23:00, Staal collected a goal, two assists and was selected as the first star of the night as he led the Hurricanes to a 4-2 win over the Sabres. Carolina forward Chad LaRose said it best during his … [Read more...] about The aftermath: ‘Canes 4, Sabres 2